Informatics and Data Science Fellowship Opportunity, CSTE

CSTE is pleased to announce that application are open for the Applied Public Health Informatics Fellowship.

APHIF is a 2-year program where recent graduates and early career professionals work in a state or local health agency under the guidance of two experienced mentors. Fellows are matched to a host site with demonstrated capacity to provide technical training, research opportunities, and opportunities for experience in the application of public health informatics in a practical setting.

Who is eligible to apply?

Fellows must hold a masters or doctoral degree from an accredited academic institution. Current students who will complete their degrees by summer 2022 are welcome to apply. As a training program, this fellowship is particularly appropriate for recent graduates and early career professionals. Applicants should have demonstrated knowledge and experience with public health informatics, data science, or a related field. These could be academic or professional experience, such as courses taken, research projects, or internships.

 Fellows must be US citizens. Individuals requiring a visa or who have permanent residency status are not eligible for this program. 

Fellows receive a stipend, reimbursement for insurance premiums, professional development funds, and relocation support.  

• Master’s level: $49,500
• Doctoral: $64,900

Insurance

• up to $370/month for insurance premium

Professional development funds

Relocation

• Up to $1,000

Applications open December 17^th and will close on February 27^th. The application link will be posted on the CSTE webpage.
Questions? Contact Bernadette Aylward, baylward [at] cste [dot] org.

TA Positions, Center for the Study of Human Health

There are several TA positions open within the Center for the Study of Human Health.  The course description, times and instructor names are included below. Interested students can reach out directly to me at Shondra [dot] odoms [at] emory [dot] edu

 HLTH 230-1 Health and Humanities | Eagle, Chris (1 TA needed) 

Online – Monday, only synchronous 1:00pm – 2:15pm, all other course material is asynchronous 

This class explores the role of the Humanities (mainly Literature and Philosophy) in broadening our perspectives on health, illness, and embodiment. We will examine how literary narratives and metaphor can shape our lived experience of health and illness. We will also study various philosophical accounts of embodiment, along with recent Humanistic critiques of the increasing medicalization of human experience. 

 HLTH 210-1/ANT 231-1 Predictive Health and Society | Lampl, Michelle (1 or 2 TAs needed)

Online – Thursday, only synchronous 1:00pm – 2:15pm, all other course material is asynchronous 

Health impacts virtually every societal element – from medicine to law; economics to faith. It is every individual’s concern, and a topic of consequence in the decisions we make regardless of what professional field we pursue. This course introduces students to the efforts seeking to define health and move the practice of medicine from a reactive, disease-focused system to a proactive health-focused one. Students will have the opportunity to engage in this shift in thinking through the course emphasis on the interconnections between mind, body and spirit. Students will gain a better understanding of healthy human function as well as diet, exercise, behavioral motivation and interpersonal interactions. Multidisciplinary topics include the perspectives of business, law, ethics, humanities, engineering, nursing, religion, public and global health, as well as the sciences. 

BIOS TA Positions

The BIOS Department is looking for TAs for the Spring Semester. You must apply by 1/10/2022. 

To apply please scan this QR code:

Teaching Assistant positions available:

GRA Positions, Care2Hope

I am seeking several MPH students to work with me on a community randomized trial with people who use drugs and live in rural Appalachian Kentucky. Some positions are qualitative and will involve conducting qualitative interviews and analyzing resulting data; others are quantitative (either analyzing data, or administering surveys). Data might be a wonderful resource for theses.

   Please apply if you are interested. The positions will open when the Spring semester starts. Right now, we have posted these as REAL positions but they are also open to non-REAL students. Click on the links below to see the job postings and apply.

1.       Graduate Research Assistant – Care2Hope, Quantitative Interviewer

2.      Graduate Research Assistant – Care2Hope, Qualitative Interviewer

3.      Graduate Research Assistant – Care2Hope, Data Management & Analysis – Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health

Summer Internship, U.S. Government and Accountability Office

The Health Care (HC) team supports congressional oversight of health care delivery and financing in the United States across Medicare, Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Program, Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs, Indian Health Service, private markets, public health, and prescription
drugs.

Recent examples of our work examined:
◍ the federal government’s public health response to COVID-19.
◍ the impact of rural hospital closures on access to healthcare.
◍ national efforts to prevent, respond to, and recover from drug misuse.
◍ wait times for care at the Department of Veteran Affairs
◍ the approval and cost of prescription drugs.

To examine these topics, we conduct a range of qualitative and quantitative work—such as site visits to medical facilities, interviewing government officials, surveying state and local health care agencies, and analyzing health care spending data or medical records.

Open the link below to see full details.

GAO Summer Internships

Laboratory Fellowship Program, APHL-CDC

APHL and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) partner to offer a variety of laboratory fellowship programs to train and prepare scientists for careers in public health laboratories and support public health initiatives. As a recipient of American Rescue Plan funding, APHL is expanding its current fellowship program offerings and recruiting for two classes of fellows in 2022—​with​ ​assignments beginning in January 2022 and Summer 2022—​and adding a new Internship Initiative​, which​ will begin assignments in Summer 2022.

Click here to learn more and apply!

Tracking Program Fellowship Opportunity

CDC’s National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) is seeking one candidate for a full-time fellowship administered by ORISE. The fellow will train with the Division of Environmental Health Science and Practice’s National Environmental Public Health Tracking Program. The Tracking Program connects environmental and public health information to drive innovative, cutting-edge programs and solutions to protect and improve the health of communities across the country.

The selected participant will gain experience by providing critical support for the Science Development and Informatics Teams. 

Click here to apply: https://www.zintellect.com/Opportunity/Details/CDC-NCEH-2022-0034

The qualified candidate should be currently pursuing or have received a Master’s degree in one of the relevant fields. Degree must have been received within five years of the appointment start date. This is a full-time one-year ORISE fellowship with the possibility of extending for additional years. The point of contact is Joseph Ralph (cmq8 [at] cdc [dot] gov).

GRA for Cancer Related Projects

Job Title: Graduate Research Assistant (GRA) for Research

Hours per week: 15-20 hours/week

Position Type: Part Time

Organization: Rollins School of Public Health

Operating Unit: Rollins School of Public Health

Department: Behavioral, Social, and Health Education Sciences

Position Description: This faculty member seeks to hire a Graduate Research Assistant for federally-funded cancer related projects. Primary responsibilities may include:

· Program and monitor online data collection instruments

· Data collection (i.e. REDCap, interviews) and data entry

· Conduct data analyses of participant and clinic implementation data

· Assist with mixed methods data analyses (e.g., creation of data tables, thematic analyses)

· Assist with administrative research tasks (i.e., research related mailings)

· Other tasks may include: attend research meetings and assist in report and manuscript writing.

Background: SurvivorLink is an electronic personal health record controlled by cancer survivors and their families that can help them manage their healthcare across their providers. On SurvivorLink, they can store their survivor healthcare plan and other key health documents, share health records with their provider, and learn about the life-long healthcare needs of cancer survivors. The main project will package, evaluate and disseminate an educational and electronic personal health record for pediatric cancer survivors (SurvivorLink) among 12 pediatric cancer centers.

Minimum Qualifications: Highly motivated, efficient, organized, detail-oriented and interested in or experience working on research projects. Preferred Qualifications: Prior work experience and research preferred. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Experience with Microsoft Office products and databases, especially Excel and REDCap, and online surveys. Experience with SPSS or SAS preferred.

Compensation: $15/hour.

Start Date: as early as December 15, 2021

Application Deadline: December 6, 2021

(Applications will be screened as they arrive; positions may be filled prior to this deadline.)

Contact Information: Send resume and cover letter by email to:

Cam Escoffery, PhD, MPH, CHES, cescoff [at] emory [dot] edu

Associate Professor

Rollins School of Public Health Victoria Krauss, MPH, vkrauss [at] emory [dot] edu

Public Health Program Associate

Rollins School of Public Health