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Public Health Program Associate, Emory-Einstein TB Research Group

Category : Post-Grad Student Opportunities

Opportunity Description 

A team of researchers in the Department of Epidemiology at Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University has been conducting research aimed at improving prevention, care, and treatment of tuberculosis (TB) including drug-resistant TB, TB/HIV co-infection and latent TB infection, as well as examining the impact of TB on non-communicable diseases such as diabetes.

The group collaborates with partners at other U.S. institutions as well as partners based at international sites in South Africa, Ethiopia, Brazil, India, and the country of Georgia.  

We are seeking a Public Health Program Associate who will be responsible for coordinating and monitoring the quality and project progress of a NIH-funded research project being conducted at an international research site. 

 

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Provide principal administrative and research support to the Principal Investigator and Program Director in the administration and implementation of multiple NIH funded projects and their completion
  • Be responsible for communication across research sites and collaborating agencies based in the U.S. and internationally, including daily emails, biweekly video/teleconferences and quarterly site visits
  • Prepare agendas for and lead weekly project U.S. team meetings, and biweekly conference calls with international team members, write and distribute minutes for all meetings
  • Serve as a point of contact and interact with the study personnel at the international study site(s) to ensure smooth integration of the study into the clinical and programmatic setting
  • Work with on-site project staff to ensure compliance to all aspects of the project protocols and national and international regulations
  • Develop and maintain standard operating procedures (SOPs) for activities at each site
  • Track screening, enrollment and follow-up visits of study participants
  • Prepare and present periodic progress reports, meeting agendas and minutes, and action items to document project progress and next steps in regular team meetings with the Study Investigators, Program Director and other Key Personnel
  • Develop and monitor implementation of project work plans
  • Review study database and develop data reports to track study progress
  • Work closely with the study data management teams for any database or paper case report form (CRF) revisions
  • Work with the site study staff to monitor accuracy and completeness of data collection and data entry to ensure quality data management
  • Conduct quarterly site monitoring at the international study site(s) including quality control (QC) of informed consent forms, study CRFs and source documents, and meeting with in-country team regarding all aspects of project progress. When international travel is not possible, QC of CRFs and source documents will be conducted from the U.S. through review of scanned and emailed documents.
  • Prepare and send daily notes to the Principal Investigator, Program Director and other Key Personnel during international site visits, detailing study activities and meetings with local collaborators
  • Collaborate closely with site investigator to provide targeted support and training of international study staff members to ensure accurate and timely completion of all project activities
  • Prepare and submit ethics applications, including amendments and annual renewals to the Emory Institutional Review Board (IRB); oversee ethics applications at all relevant site IRBs
  • Review project ledgers and track expenses
  • Complete additional research duties as assigned
  • Except for during site visits, work from assigned desk located in Rollins School of Public Health Epidemiology department (once Emory offices reopen)

 

Qualifications 

Minimum

  • A master’s degree in public health, a master’s of science degree in public health or health education, or a master’s in development practice from an accredited school.

Preferred

  • We prefer a master’s in public health or related field from an accredited school
  • Experience in research project management is desired
  • We prefer experience with international research projects
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities while working as part of a geographically dispersed team
  • Accuracy and attention to detail is required
  • Ability to work independently with minimal oversight and willingness to take ownership of project
  • Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills
  • A strong communicator, including promptly responding to emails, clearly presenting study progress to collaborators and key personnel, and leading conference calls and team meetings – desired
  • Ability to work effectively in teams
  • Knowledge of human subjects research study design and regulations, epidemiology and biostatistics
  • Ability to complete tasks in a timely manner
  • Ability and desire to travel internationally multiple times per year to study sites during 2-3 week trips, to support the needs of the project
  • Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office suite applications

 

Additional Details

  • This is a 15-month position
  • 30-35% travel to the international site(s) for monitoring project progress

 

How to Apply 

Click here to read more about this position and apply online! 

If you have any questions about this posting, you email Angie Campbell at angie [dot] campbell [at] emory [dot] edu. 

 

Summer Practicum Opportunity, HealthMPowers

Category : APE/ILE Student Opportunities

Description 

  • Providing evaluation and data analysis for Early Childhood Education center program to improve nutrition and physical activity of preK age children.
  • Job duties include: working with HealthMPowers staff to manage survey data collection from child care staff and parents; assisting in preparation of annual report to HealthMPowers; managing data cleaning, coding, data checks and analysis for assessment and survey data; assisting with ongoing documentation of methodology; assisting in the development of center and overall child care reports, including creating charts.
  • May also assist with grant writing/funding opportunities; and with conducting analyses and writing a manuscript for peer-review publication.

To learn more about HealthMPowers, click here! 

 

Practicum Details

  • 1 student for 10-20 hours/week (200 hours total)
  • Preference for students with strong data analysis experience and writing skills
  • Unpaid

 

Contact Information

If interested in this position, please email Julie Gazmararian, PhD, MPH, Professor, Department of Epidemiology at jagazma [at] emory [dot] edu. 

Graduate Student Epidemiology Program, AMCHR

Category : APE/ILE Student Opportunities

What is GSEP?

The Graduate Student Epidemiology Program (GSEP) is a Maternal and Child Health leadership program and internship opportunity.  GSEP is funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), a department of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and has been around since 1997.  The program has trained over 400 students.  After a four-year hiatus from 2017 to 2020, GSEP is relaunching this summer with a cohort of 20 students. The application process, orientation, and 10-week summer internship experience are led by the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP).  Students will receive a $7,000 stipend provided by AMCHP.

Please note that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we anticipate this year’s GSEP will be a full-time, 40 hour per week remote experience – no relocation.  Although different than in past years, this creates an opportunity for a more inclusive program.  Students who might have been unable to relocate for the Summer due to expense or commitment will be able to participate this year.  Remote work also expands the list of possible host sites that may have been limited due to location or cost of living (e.g., those in Hawaii, Alaska, U.S. Territories, or Freely Associated States).

Read more about the program here!

 

GSEP Goals and Objectives

Consistent with HRSA’s Maternal and Child Health Leadership Competencies, Version 4.0, GSEP strives to do the following within the context of MCH epidemiology. 

  1. Ensure interns have the foundation necessary to work within various professional settings to contribute to the health and well-being of our nation’s women, children, youth, and families and inspire others to do likewise.
  2. Provide leadership training and use the MCH Leadership Competencies to guide the measurement and evaluation of MCH leadership training’s strength.
  3. Cultivate, sustain, and grow intern connections with current MCH professionals in national, state, and local health agencies, academia, and other MCH organizations.

Students and site supervisors should create opportunities across the 12 MCH Leadership competencies (linked above).

 

Who Should Apply? 

We’re building the college-to-work pipeline. We’re looking for currently enrolled graduate students with a strong, demonstrated interest in epidemiology and maternal and child health (inclusive of youth with special health care needs needs).  Epidemiology degree seekers are preferred.  Specifically, we want to expose students to three different career tracks/options for epidemiologists in the MCH field across all MCH population domains:

  • Women/maternal health
  • Perinatal/infant health
  • Child health
  • Children with special health care needs
  • Adolescent health

Students will have the opportunity to engage more deeply in one or more tracks and domains through their internship projects.

 

How to Apply

  • Application deadline:  11:59pm EST on Friday, March 19, 2021
  • Click here to access the online application!

For questions about the GSEP student application and experience, please contact Maura Leahy (mleahy [at] amchp [dot] org).

 

Google Street View Practicum/Data Collection Opportunity, RSPH

Category : APE/ILE Student Opportunities

Opportunity Description 

Study Title: African-American Cancer Epidemiology Study (AACES)

Study Website: http://aaces.emory.edu

PI: Dr. Joellen Schildkraut (Department of Epidemiology)

Time Period: Spring through Summer 2021

 

We are looking for MPH/MSPH or PhD students to work on a study that is looking at the role of neighborhood disorder on ovarian cancer survival. This project is computer based and uses Google street view images across hundreds of US neighborhoods as the data source. The individual will examine images and answer a structured survey tool about the neighborhood environment present in the image. Students will be trained and calibrated to the methodology. This is an excellent opportunity for participating firsthand in data collection.

 

Responsibilities 

  • To participate in training to learn procedures for assessing neighborhood disorder using Google Street view
  • To conduct visual assessments in Google Street view and answer prompts about images in the assessment survey tool
  • To participate in calibration and quality control procedures related to neighborhood assessment
  • Collecting and recording accurate information using the CANVAS database system

 

Requirements 

  • Access to a computer with reliable internet connection. Dual monitors are suggested but not required
  • Visual attention to detail
  • Minimum 50 hour commitment

 

Contact Information

If interested, please email a resume or CV to Lauren Dempsey at lfdemps [at] emory [dot] edu.

BOOTS Fellowship, CDC

Category : Post-Grad Student Opportunities

Role Description

The Office of Blood, Organ, and Other Tissue Safety (BOOTS), Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP), National Center for Emerging Zoonotic and Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) is seeking qualified applicants for a an ORISE position. The successful candidate will support 2 BOOTS-related activities: 1) the National Blood Collection and Utilization Survey (NBCUS) and 2) National Healthcare Safety Network Hemovigilance Module. Specific activities are described below.

 

Duties and Responsibilities

NBCUS:

  1. Participates in facility identification, outreach and enrollment for the NBCUS
  2. Provides technical support to blood centers and healthcare facilities participating in the NBCUS.
 

NHSN:

  1. Conduct data analyses and author peer reviewed journal manuscripts related to blood transfusion safety.
  2. Develop and maintain technical expertise in the function and use of the NHSN Biovigilance Component including thorough understanding of the application from a user perspective. This is a continuous activity.
  3. Handle inquiries from existing and prospective NHSN Biovigilance Component users, assist facilities with NHSN enrollment, and provide user support regarding procedures for correctly applying CDC surveillance definitions and criteria and data entry. This is a continuous activity.
  4. Participate in the change request and implementation process with the NHSN development team, including submitting change requests, defining business requirements with a business analyst, and testing and verification of the surveillance application prior to release. Changes to the surveillance system are released twice per year.
  5. Investigating defects in the surveillance application as discovered by participating users, communicating defects to the NHSN QA team, verifying fixes, and communicating updates back to end users. This is a continuous activity.
  6. Assist with data management, validation, and cleaning, including analyses to assess data quality and outreach to users for data entry correction and completion.
  7. Identify and addresses opportunities to enhance usability of hemovigilance surveillance data for prevention.
  8. Assist with the development of NHSN modules and mechanisms for electronic reporting to NHSN. Communicate with users and provides technical expertise to improve user interface and analytic and group user functions.
  9. Assist with maintenance of the technical content of protocols, definitions, and data collection forms for the NHSN Biovigilance Component (including the hemovigilance module). Surveillance methods are reviewed at least annually
  10. Attends weekly BOOTS staff meetings, bi-weekly NHSN User Support Team meetings, bi-weekly NHSN Development – User Support communication meetings, and weekly update meetings with technical monitor.

 

Eligibility Requirements

  1. Requires a Master’s degree and relevant experience in epidemiology and/or biostatistics.
  2.  Experience with SAS.
  3. Experience with REDCap, Microsoft Access and Microsoft Excel preferred.
  4. Experience with data management and analysis preferred.

 

How to Apply 

Click here to read more about this opportunity and apply online!

Summer 2021 TEPHINET Communications Intern, Task Force for Global Health

Category : APE/ILE Student Opportunities

Role Description 

The Communications Intern will provide support to the communications activities related to the conference as well as to other TEPHINET programmatic communications activities during the summer 2021 semester. Under the guidance of the Communications Manager, the intern will support the development of program and event websites, newsletters and reports; assist in the creation of communications materials for conferences and events; collect and categorize public health resources and project information for sharing via communications channels; and perform administrative and other duties as assigned. The intern may have the opportunity to contribute to specific projects depending on skills and interest.

 

Primary Responsibilities

  • Assist in the development of web copy and publications
  • Assist in collecting information (through surveys, web research, and file searches) for inclusion in various communications materials
  • Update and maintain databases of communications assets
  • Assist in creating communications materials for TEPHINET conferences
  • Provide support in graphics, photography and video production if candidate has these skills
  • Copyedit documents written by native and non-native English speakers
  • Perform other duties as assigned

 

Logistical Information 

  • Time frame: The ideal candidate could commit to working from May 10, 2021 through the end of the summer semester, with a possibility of extension into the fall 2021 semester.
  • Availability: The candidate should be available for at least 20 hours per week.
  • Location: The Task Force for Global Health is working remotely until at least June 30, 2021. This position will work remotely until then and possibly further into the year depending on the Task Force’s decision around reopening.

 

Qualifications 

Minimum 

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
  • Interest in communications/marketing
  • Interest in working in global or public health and/or international development

Preferred 

  • Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
  • Exceptional writing skills
  • Fluency in Spanish, Portuguese, French, or another language besides English
  • Experience in developing web content
  • Skills in graphic design, photography and/or videography
  • Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite software
  • Experience working in communications/marketing and/or global or public health

 

How to Apply 

  • Click here to read more about the position and apply to the posting on Handshake! 
  • Interested candidates must apply before April 30, 2021
  • For questions about this opportunity, please contact the hiring manager, Tina Rezvani, at trezvani [at] tephinet [dot] org

American Public Health Statistics 2021 Student Competition

Category : Academic Student Opportunities

Opportunity Description 

The APHS Section is accepting abstract submissions for student research poster and oral presentation sessions. Students wishing to be considered for these sessions should submit online an abstract and a 2-page summary of their paper. In order to be eligible for the student competition you must be a student at the conference in October 2020 (those graduating in May/June 2020 are not eligible). When submitting your abstract, please submit it under the session “Student oral presentations” or “Student poster presentations”, even if it may be thematically related to other topics on the topic list.

Click here to learn more about the competition!

 

How to Enter & Additional Information

Students interested in competing in the student oral paper competition should contact Dr. Niloofar Ramezani (nramezan [at] gmu [dot] edu) Your two-page summary of the paper should be e-mailed to Dr. Niloofar Ramezani (nramezan [at] gmu [dot] edu) with a copy to Dr. Haresh Rochani (hrochani [at] georgiasouthern [dot] edu),  with a letter from a faculty member attesting to the author’s student status.

If a student abstract was submitted for oral presentation but is not accepted as an oral presentation, it will automatically be considered as a poster submission. All accepted student abstracts will be considered for the Student Research Competition. An award will be given for the Best Student Oral Presentation.

**Deadline Extended** Communications Associate – The Confounder

Category : Student Opportunities Work Study

The Department of Epidemiology is seeking a motivated 1st year MPH or MSPH student to manage The Confounder  (WordPress) and its corresponding weekly Mailchimp newsletter (The Weekly Confounder) – representing the voice and brand of the Department.

Part-time Position – Communications Associate 
Department of Epidemiology 
Date(s): March 23, 2021 through December 31, 2021 
Anticipated Hours: 6-8/week 
Hourly Rate: $13.50 
Apply by: March 16th, interviews via Zoom to follow.  
Application: Email Confounder [at] emory [dot] edu with your resume and a brief description of your relevant experience and interest in the position. 

Key characteristics of the overall brand include:

  • Community
  • Collegiality 
  • Academic rigor
  • Integrity
  • Ambition 
     

The position will require the student to format and post content on the Confounder site as they are emailed to them and collated throughout the week. The associate will schedule weekly emails to be sent to the department and alumni, and work with the rest of the Epidemiology communications team to fulfill the mission and strategic goals of the department. This task may include independent search and identification of relevant content for the Confounder – including, but not limited to, events, jobs, and human-interest content from outside sources.

A successful candidate would be able to identify, troubleshoot, and report technical issues with WordPress and Mailchimp to the appropriate team members as needed. This role may require communication with alumni and faculty via email for job postings and events. Other job duties may include recruiting individuals for #WeAreEmoryEPI highlights, writing occasional articles, assisting with website redesign/updates, and collaborating with the communications team to generate creative solutions to execute the Department’s communications goals.  

Requirements: 

  • 1st year student in Epidemiology MPH/MSPH program
  • Strong writing/editing skills and attention to detail are a must
  • Experience with WordPress, Mailchimp, HTML, CSS preferred
  • Responsive to email, collaborative and proactive mentality, with energy and enthusiasm for their work 
  • Available for virtual bi-weekly team meetings via Zoom 
  • Work hours are typically inconsistent (20 minutes here and there), and will include at least some time on Saturdays and Sundays 

Research Assistant, Emory School of Medicine

Category : Student Opportunities Work Study

*** This position is open to non-REAL students***

 

Position Description 

Emory Department of Family and Preventive Medicine seeks a Masters or Doctoral trainee candidate who will assist in recruitment and data analyses of pilot clinical trials and larger longitudinal databases. The research questions are focused on looking at behavioral risk factors and interventions for cardiovascular diseases and dementia prevention. The research efforts are vital to improving patient care, public health, and reduce health disparities. This position is a one year assignment with a possible extension for another year. It requires a minimum commitment of 15-20 hours per week. Motivated candidates will have opportunities to participate in abstract writing, presentation at scientific conferences, and co-authoring publications.

 

Qualifications 

  • Knowledge of statistical programs (e.g. SAS) and prior experience in data analyses is required
  • Prior experience in scientific manuscript writing will be helpful to participate in publications
  • Good communication skills to help advertise studies and enroll and follow-up study participants
  • Understands and adheres to Emory School of Medicine and Emory Clinic’s compliance standards as they appear in the Compliance Policy, Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Policy
  • Bachelor’s degree, preferably in biological sciences, health sciences, or life sciences or equivalent combination of education and experience required

 

How to Apply

We kindly request that all applications be submitted by February 28th, 2021 for consideration. Please email your current resume or CV to Emily Chuba at emily [dot] ann [dot] chuba [at] emory [dot] edu.

Summer Internship, DeKalb County Medical Examiner’s Office

Category : APE/ILE Student Opportunities

Internship Requirements

  • Able to commit to a minimum of two days per week between 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  • Must complete a minimum of 200 hours over a 12-week period to qualify for course credit.
  • Background check and drug screen may be required.

 

Applicant Criteria

  • Candidates should be seeking a Master of Public Health, or a related field.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills, a positive attitude, and a strong work ethic.
  • Ability to handle confidential information with discretion and professionalism.
  • Excellent organization and communication skills.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Google Docs.

 

Internship Objectives

  • Researching emerging forensic science issues.
  • Proposing strategies for improving public health outcomes.
  • Assessing the effectiveness of public health programs and policies.
  • Collecting data concerning infectious disease, overdose, child fatality, SUID, elder abuse, in-custody, and violent deaths for the Department of Public Health and other agencies.
  • Maximizing the effectiveness of the medicolegal death investigation database.
  • Evaluating data qualitatively and quantitatively for future research.
  • Assisting with data entry, tracking, filing, analysis, and modeling to demonstrate the impact of specific causes of death.

 

How to Apply

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