New Orleans, LA: Post Doctoral Fellow (public health, epidemiology, maternal child health nutrition, health comm, community health), Tulane University

Job Title: Post Doctoral Fellow - COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES DOWNTOWN CAMPUS
Employer: Tulane University

Location: New Orleans, LA
Date: 12-18-2007 (reposting)

Qualifications:

Completion of a doctoral degree in a public health discipline such as maternal & child health, health education, nutrition, epidemiology, health communication or community health sciences.

Job Duties:

Conduct research and assist in research conducted by the faculty in the Department of Community Health Sciences. This research will be related to Maternal and Child Health but may address a wide range of topics.

http://lhhus.careercast.com/texis/apply?id=474ab9c76d6150&page=&view=

Bethesda, MD: Cancer Research Training Award (CRTA), National Cancer Institute, NIH

Job Title: Cancer Research Training Award (CRTA)
Organization: National Cancer Institute
Posted: 11/26/2007
Type: Full-Time
Classification: Public Health - General
Industry: Federal Government
Number of Openings: 1
Location: Bethesda, MD USA

Position Description: The Cancer Research Training Award provides an outstanding opportunity for an individual with a strong interest in understanding how cancer care (screening, diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring) is delivered and has an impact on populations. This person will gain experience and understanding of how to analyze and evaluate relevant data on processes of care, economic impacts, intermediate, and long-term outcomes in populations and in cancer programs while he/she works as an extramural scientist. The CRTA appointment is a one- or two-year position. Position provides an exciting and unique opportunity to work with leaders in the field of population monitoring and assessment of health services research related to cancer. The position will allow contact with a large number of scientists representing disciplines of health services research, economics, psychometrics, epidemiology, public health, statistics, and clinical health services research (including experts in cancer program evaluation, quality of care assessment, and other cross- cutting arenas of application). Primary activities will include supporting the quality of cancer care research activities in the branch, including research to define, assess, monitor, and improve the quality of cancer care, including support for major national program evaluations of the NCI Community Cancer Care Program and the Medicare Oncology Demonstration project. Other research supported by the branch includes projects on cancer outcomes measurement, focusing on patient-reported outcomes such as health-related quality of life, symptoms from disease or treatment, patient perceptions of and satisfaction with care, and economic burden, and the application of modern psychometric methods to improve measures. The trainee will work collaboratively in a support role with scientific staff at the National Cancer Institute in the design, development and analysis of research projects and grant-related activities. Day- to-day activities might include assessing the state of knowledge in a particular area, preparing reports; assisting with study management, development of questionnaires, maintenance of databases, data analysis, and publications; conducting literature searches; portfolio analyses; gathering and summarizing background information about scientific findings and health policy; participating in Branch meetings; and attending lectures and meetings sponsored by the National Institutes of Health or other agencies.

Qualifications: Minimum of a master’s degree in public health (MPH or MSPH), or current enrollment in a graduate public health program in epidemiology, nutrition, statistics, genetics, behavioral or cognitive psychology or a related public health science, or masters degree in related field such as economics, statistics, demography, or public administration.
A strong interest in public health, population-based research and cancer control. Experience conducting research or serving as a research assistant on a scientific project.

Excellent organizational, planning, writing, and project management skills.

Excellent interpersonal skills.

The ability to work independently and on research teams.

Data management skills (experience with spreadsheets and statistical software packages is desirable).

Organization Description:

Closing Date: 12/17/2007
Desired Starting Date:

Contact Name: Emily Dowling,
Contact Location: 6130 Executive Blvd
EPN, Room 4005, MSC 7344
Bethesda MD 20892-7344
USA
Contact Phone:
Contact Fax:
Contact Email: dowlinge@mail.nih.gov
Web Address: http://appliedresearch.cancer.gov/

How to Apply: Application Requirements: A one-page letter explaining your interest in public health, health services research and cancer control, as well as how you see this position furthering your career goals (include your earliest start date). CV or resume.

Washington state: Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Program in Epidemiology, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Job Title: Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
Job ID: 21295
Location: FHCRC

About Us
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, home of three Nobel laureates, is an independent, nonprofit research institution dedicated to the development and advancement of biomedical research to eliminate cancer and other potentially fatal diseases. Recognized internationally for its pioneering work in bone-marrow transplantation, the Center’s four scientific divisions collaborate to form a unique environment for conducting basic and applied science. The Hutchinson Center, in collaboration with its clinical and research partners, the University of Washington and Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center, is the only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center in the Pacific Northwest. Join us and make a difference.
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Responsibilities
The Program in Epidemiology of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center conducts a wide range of studies to identify physical, chemical, and infectious agents; behavioral and host characteristics; and heritable factors that influence a person’s chances of developing cancer and to assess the impact of these factors on the cancer burden in human populations. Additional studies are designed to identify factors that influence cancer patients’ survival and their quality of life. The investigators and project within the Program also provide rich training opportunities for graduate students enrolled in the Epidemiology Department of the University of Washington’s School of Public Health and Community Medicine. Themes to research conducted within the Program in Epidemiology are the use of population-based study designs and the involvement of multi-disciplinary research teams.

The Program invites applications for two postdoctoral fellowship positions to work with faculty at the FHCRC and University of Washington in the design, conduct, and analysis of cancer epidemiology studies. Fellowships can be renewed annually for up to three years’ duration.
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Qualifications
The candidate must hold an M.D. or doctoral degree in epidemiology, biostatistics, genetics, or a related field and be a US citizen or resident alien. Strong communication and analytic skills, including knowledge of SAS and/or STATA are necessary. This is NOT a bench research position.

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the positions are filled.
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Pay,Benefits, & Work Schedule
Full time position
Salary based on NIH scale + excellent benefits
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Other Information
This is position no. 21295.
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How To Apply
To apply for this position, please send cover letter, curriculum vitae, and the contact information for three professional references to:

Käthe Watanabe
Human Resources Specialist
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Human Resources, J1-105
P.O. Box 19024
Seattle, WA 98109-1024
Email: kwatanab@fhcrc.org
Fax: 206-667-4051
Web site: http://www.fhcrc.org
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Equal Employment Opportunity
The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and The Seattle Cancer Care Alliance are equal opportunity employers, committed to workforce diversity.

Cambridge, UK: Postdoctoral Research Associates in Statistics, University of Cambridge

Postdoctoral Research Associates in Statistics
Department of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics
University of Cambridge
£25,134-£32,796

Applications are invited for one or more Postdoctoral Research Associate positions in Statistics, to be held in the Statistical Laboratory and filled by 1 September 2008, or by negotiation. Information about the Laboratory can be found at www.statslab.cam.ac.uk. These 2-3 year research posts are associated with a major expansion of personnel and activities in core statistical methodology and its applications, supported by the UK Science and Innovation Programme.

The pensionable scale of stipends for a Postdoctoral Research Associate from 1 May 2008 is £26,886 to £33,780 per year. Appointment will be at an appropriate point on this scale. The University offers a range of benefits including attractive pension schemes, family friendly policies, health and welfare provision and staff discounts. The University is committed to equality of opportunity.

Applications should be sent in hard copy or by email to Professor R. R. Weber, Director, Statistical Laboratory, Wilberforce Road, Cambridge CB3 0WB (fax (01223) 337956; email secretary@statslab.cam.ac.uk), and should include full curriculum vitae, email address, list of publications and the names and email addresses of three academic referees, together with completed pd18 form, to be found at http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/personnel/forms/pd18/. Applicants should ask their referees to email/post letters directly to the Director, to reach him by the closing date.

Further particulars are available at www.statslab.cam.ac.uk/Vacancies/
Closing date: 30 November 2007.

Cambridge, UK: Mathematical Modeller/Postdoctoral Research Associate, Cambridge Infectious Disease Consortium, University of Cambridge

Mathematical Modeller/Postdoctoral Research Associate
Department of Veterinary Medicine
University of Cambridge
£25,134-£32,796

Limit of tenure applies*

The Cambridge Infectious Disease Consortium (CIDC: www.vet.cam.ac.uk/cidc) is a collaborative venture, involving several Cambridge University departments and other research institutes. A major objective of the CIDC is to provide a world-class research environment for the training of veterinarians as infectious disease specialists and to develop research programmes in infectious disease dynamics in collaboration with other CIDC scientists.

Great Britain has experienced a dramatic increase in bovine Tuberculosis (bTB) since the late 1980's, and the Veterinary authorities are looking for ways to improve existing testing and control policies. CIDC, funded by the Veterinary Laboratory Agencies (VLA), has been asked to provide scientific expertise on the issue of "problem herds", i.e. herds with persistent or recurrent positive tests for bovine Tuberculosis.

The post-holder will join a team of mathematical modellers and epidemiologists in the CIDC Disease Dynamics Unit based at the Department of Veterinary Medicine, to develop a modelling framework at the within-herd level and to investigate the effects of various sources of infection, animal movement and testing policies. The results will be used to inform government policy.

Candidates should hold a PhD in Mathematics, Physics or Ecology and have strong experience in developing mathematical models for infectious diseases dynamics. Additional background on bovine tuberculosis or other veterinary diseases would be an advantage but is not essential.


Further information is available from Dr James Wood (email: jlnw2@cam.ac.uk,
Tel. +44 1223 764666). Applicants should complete a PD18 available from www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/personnel/forms/pd18 and send a full CV, a statement of areas of interest and the addresses of 3 referees to Meg Staff (mas32@cam.ac.uk), CIDC Administrator, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 OES, Tel. +44 (0)1223 765636


* Limit of tenure: 24 months

Closing date: 30 November 2007.

Farmington, CT: Research Associate, Department of Community Medicine and Health Care, University of Connecticut Health Center

Research Associate
Job Code: 97290 POSTED: Nov 16

Salary: Open Location: Farmington, CT
Employer: University of Connecticut Health Center
Type: Full Time - Experienced
Category: health care Required Education: Masters


Description
The University of Connecticut Health Center is seeking to fill a Clinical Research Associate position in the Department of Community Medicine and Health Care. This full-time position will involve coordination of a five-year (2007-2012), collaborative, Indo-US, National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)-funded research, intervention and evaluation grant that focuses on the prevention of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases among married women in urban poor communities in Mumbai, India. This grant builds on a six-year project (2001-2007) funded by NIMH focused on HIV/STI prevention among married men and a pilot project funded by the Office of AIDS Research (OAR) of NIH, assessing women’s risk of HIV/STI acquisition within marriage in the same communities.



Requirements
Applicants for this position must have a minimum of a Master’s Degree in the social sciences (anthropology, sociology or psychology), public health or epidemiology, plus a minimum of two (2) years of appropriate research experience in community-based research and intervention in developing countries; qualitative and quantitative methodology training and experience; knowledge of women's health issues in international settings; ability to travel frequently to India; and fluency in Hindi. Applicants must be able to provide a relevant writing sample for which they were sole or lead author.
Please apply on line to https://.jobs.uchc.edu and indicate search code 2008-486. It is possible to upload cover letter, resume and references as Word documents as well as complete the on line application. Excellent benefits package includes generous paid vacation, holiday, sick and personal time; medical and dental insurance; long term disability; retirement plan; tuition reimbursement; tuition waiver for dependent children at the University of Connecticut and more.

The University of Connecticut Health Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. M/W/V/PwD

New Orleans, LA: Post Doctoral Fellow - COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES, Tulane University, Department of Community Health Sciences

Job Title: Post Doctoral Fellow - COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES DOWNTOWN CAMPUS
Employer: Tulane University

Location: New Orleans, LA
Date: 11-15-2007

Job Description

Post Doctoral Fellow - COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES DOWNTOWN CAMPUS

Qualifications:

Completion of a doctoral degree in a public health discipline such as maternal & child health, health education, nutrition, epidemiology, health communication or community health sciences.

Job Duties:

Conduct research and assist in research conducted by the faculty in the Department of Community Health Sciences. This research will be related to Maternal and Child Health but may address a wide range of topics

http://lhh.careercast.com/texis/jobsearch/details.html?id=473c0ad16d6e0

San Francisco, CA: Fellowship in Tobacco Control Research, University of California at San Francisco

Position: Fellowship in Tobacco Control Research
Salary: $30,000 to less than $60,000
Institution: University of California at San Francisco
Location: California
Date posted: 11/15/2007
Application deadline: 1/31/2008


FELLOWSHIPS IN TOBACCO CONTROL RESEARCH


The UCSF Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education (CTCRE) invites applications for fellowships in policy-relevant tobacco control research. Completed applications are due January 31, 2008, for fellowships beginning July 1, 2008.
CTCRE represents a partnership between UCSF faculty and the Tobacco Control Archives (TCA) housed in the Kalmanovitz Library. UCSF is a leader in tobacco control research and the TCA was the first to make proprietary, tobacco industry documents accessible on the Internet. In addition, the TCA developed an index and thesaurus for tobacco documents, which have become international standards. Currently, the TCA consists of two digital libraries (Legacy Tobacco Documents Library and the British American Tobacco Documents Archive) as well as paper-based collections. LTDL and BATDA provide Internet access to more than 45 million pages of tobacco documents under the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement between the tobacco industry and 46 state attorneys general. The Library ensures that this information remains fully accessible to scholars, health advocates, journalists and the public. Full access is critical to continued research as under terms of the Master Settlement Agreement the tobacco industry may remove existing documents from their own Internet sites in 2008.

PROGRAM PURPOSE

The CTCRE offers two research programs in policy research related to tobacco control.

·Recent MD or PhD recipients: postdoctoral trainees will receive an annual salary commensurate with their experience, approximately $37,000-$51,000, according to the NIH stipend scale. These positions are supported by an R25T NIH training grant.

·Advanced or senior scholars: postgraduate trainees will receive an annual salary commensurate with their experience and subject to funding availability. Sources of funding may include support from the scholar's home institution, faculty-mentor funding, or an R25T NIH training grant.

Trainees will be recruited from a variety of fields including basic science, social science, public health, clinical science, political science, history, economics, law and marketing. They will study and conduct research in association with UCSF faculty mentors. Applicants may learn more about the Center, the fellowship program, and review the list of UCSF faculty and their research interests at our website: http://tobacco.ucsf.edu.

APPLICATION PROCEDURES

The National Institutes of Health stipulates that candidates usually must be citizens or non-citizen nationals of the U.S., or be lawfully admitted for permanent residence. Candidates will be asked to submit a completed application, a statement of purpose and interest in researching tobacco industry documents, a description of research experience, a summary of career objectives, references and writing samples. Following initial review, candidates will be interviewed by the Selection Committee. Applications are due Jan. 31, 2008, for fellowships beginning July 1, 2008.

CURRICULUM

·Tobacco Control Policy Issues Course
·Cancer Center Tobacco Seminars
·Writing Seminar
·Health Policy Seminars
·Tobacco Fellows' Networking Seminars
·Tobacco Policy Research Group Meetings
·Institute for Health Policy Studies Health Services Research and Policy Analysis Training Program formal coursework

In addition, coursework is available to Tobacco Control Fellows in the following training programs:

·Adolescent Medicine Training Program
·Substance Abuse Treatment Training Program
·Psychology and Medicine Postdoctoral Training Program
·Social and Behavioral Sciences
·Anthropology, History and Social Medicine
·Medical Information Sciences
·Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
·Cardiovascular Research Institute

Each trainee will meet regularly with faculty mentors to discuss research progress, and career or professional issues.

INQUIRIES AND APPLICATIONS

Requests for applications and questions:
Nathan Sinclair
Program Assistant
Phone: 415-476-0140
Fax: 415-514-9345
Email: nathan.sinclair@ucsf.edu

Completed applications should be sent to:
Pamela M. Ling, MD, MPH
Fellowship Program Director
UCSF CTCRE
530 Parnassus Ave., #366
San Francisco, CA 94143-1390


FELLOWSHIP COMMITTEE

Stanton A. Glantz, PhD, Director
Center for Tobacco Control Research
and Education
Professor of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco

Pamela M. Ling, MD, MPH
Fellowship Program Director
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco

Lisa A. Bero, PhD
Professor
Clinical Pharmacy and Health Policy
University of California, San Francisco

Ruth E. Malone, PhD, RN
Associate Professor
Nursing and Health Policy
University of California, San Francisco

Neal L. Benowitz, MD
Professor in Residence
Clinical Pharmacy
University of California, San Francisco

Bonnie L. Halpern-Felsher, PhD
Associate Professor
Adolescent Pediatrics
University of California, San Francisco

Thomas E. Novotny, MD, MPH
Professor in Residence
Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Global Tobacco Control Coordinator
University of California, San Francisco

Jodi J. Prochaska, PhD
Assistant Adjunct Professor
Psychiatry
University of California, San Francisco





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Contact Information:


E-mail : nathan.sinclair@ucsf.edu
Phone : 415-476-0140
Fax : 415-514-9345
Mr. Nathan Sinclair
Program Assistant
CTCRE
UCSF
530 Parnassus Ave., #366
San Francisco, CA 94143-1390
USA

Galveston, TX: Postdoctoral Fellowship in Women's Health, The University of Texas Medical Branch

Job Title: Postdoctoral Fellowship in Women's Health
Job Number:
Organization: The University of Texas Medical Branch
Posted: 11/12/2007
Type: Full-Time
Classification: Epidemiology
Industry: Education
Number of Openings:
Location: Galveston, TX USA

Position Description: The University of Texas Medical Branch is accepting applications for postdoctoral fellows interested in pursuing an academic career in women’s health research. This 2 year fellowship provides training in theory and methods as well as practical experience as they pertain to conducting clinical research. Successful candidates will participate in a core curriculum that includes small group learning, individualized mentoring, and experiential learning activities. They will work with a multidisciplinary team of clinicians, psychologists, epidemiologists, and statisticians. Manuscript writing and research presentations will be an integral part of training and strongly emphasized. Instruction in grant writing is also available.

Qualifications: Applicants must have their doctoral degree prior to the start of the fellowship. Individuals with a PhD degree in public health, psychology, epidemiology, statistics, or a related field are eligible. The deadline for applications is open and application materials will be considered as they are received. The start date is flexible.

Organization Description: The mission of The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston is to provide scholarly teaching, innovative scientific investigation, and state-of-the-art patient care in a learning environment to better the health of society.
UTMB’s education programs enable the state’s talented individuals to become outstanding practitioners, teachers, and investigators in the health care sciences, thereby meeting the needs of the people of Texas and its national and international neighbors.

UTMB’s comprehensive primary, specialty, and sub-specialty care clinical programs support the educational mission and are committed to the health and well-being of all Texans through the delivery of state-of-the-art preventive, diagnostic, and treatment services.

UTMB’s research programs are committed to the discovery of new innovative biomedical and health services knowledge leading to increasingly effective and accessible health care for the citizens of Texas.

Closing Date: 3/31/2008
Desired Starting Date:

Contact Name: Carmen Radecki-Breitkopf, PhD, Associate Professor
Contact Location: 301 University Blvd
Galveston TX 77555-0587
Contact Phone: 409-772-2984
Contact Fax: 409-747-5129
Contact Email: cmradeck@utmb.edu

Boston, MA: Post-Doctoral Research Fellow (causal inference, methods), Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health

Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
Department of Epidemiology
Harvard School of Public Health

The Program on Causal Inference in Epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health invites applications for a post-doctoral research fellow position. The research fellow will work on the application and development of statistical methods for the analysis of complex longitudinal data, with a special emphasis on
• structural models for estimating the effect of dynamic treatment regimes
• comparison of different approaches for the determination of the optimal treatment regime
• applications to a multinational collaboration of cohorts of HIV-infected individuals from Europe and North America

A PhD in epidemiology, statistics, mathematics, or a related quantitative field is required. The ideal candidate will have excellent technical and writing skills, expert knowledge of the SAS language, and an ability to collaborate with colleagues within and beyond the group.

Interested candidates should send CV, letter of research interests, and two reference letters to:

Miguel Hernán
Department of Epidemiology
Harvard School of Public Health
677 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115 USA
+1 617 432 0101 phone
+1 617 432 1884 fax
mhernan@hsph.harvard.edu

Cambridge, UK: Mathematical Modeller/Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge

Mathematical Modeller/Postdoctoral Research Associate
Department of Veterinary Medicine
University of Cambridge
£25,134-£32,796

Limit of tenure applies*

The Cambridge Infectious Disease Consortium (CIDC: www.vet.cam.ac.uk/cidc) is a collaborative venture, involving several Cambridge University departments and other research institutes. A major objective of the CIDC is to provide a world-class research environment for the training of veterinarians as infectious disease specialists and to develop research programmes in infectious disease dynamics in collaboration with other CIDC scientists.

Great Britain has experienced a dramatic increase in bovine Tuberculosis (bTB) since the late 1980's, and the Veterinary authorities are looking for ways to improve existing testing and control policies. CIDC, funded by the Veterinary Laboratory Agencies (VLA), has been asked to provide scientific expertise on the issue of "problem herds", i.e. herds with persistent or recurrent positive tests for bovine Tuberculosis.

The post-holder will join a team of mathematical modellers and epidemiologists in the CIDC Disease Dynamics Unit based at the Department of Veterinary Medicine, to develop a modelling framework at the within-herd level and to investigate the effects of various sources of infection, animal movement and testing policies. The results will be used to inform government policy.

Candidates should hold a PhD in Mathematics, Physics or Ecology and have strong experience in developing mathematical models for infectious diseases dynamics. Additional background on bovine tuberculosis or other veterinary diseases would be an advantage but is not essential.

Further information is available from Dr James Wood (email: jlnw2@cam.ac.uk ,
Tel. +44 1223 764666). Applicants should complete a PD18 available from www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/personnel/forms/pd18 and send a full CV, a statement of areas of interest and the addresses of 3 referees to Meg Staff (mas32@cam.ac.uk ), CIDC Administrator, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 OES, Tel. +44 (0)1223 765636

* Limit of tenure: 24 months

Closing date: 30 November 2007.

NIH/NIEHS: Research Triangle Park, NC: Postdoc: Environmental Epidemiology, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

Postdoc: Environmental Epidemiology
Employer: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Location: Research Triangle Park, NC, United States

Description:
Applications are invited for fellowships under the direction of investigators in the NIEHS Epidemiology Branch, in Research Triangle Park, NC.

NIEHS and the Epidemiology Branch have received national recognition of our trainee programs. In 2004, 2005, and 2006, The Scientist listed NIEHS among the Top places for postdoctoral training. The EB was singled out by Science as having one of the nation's top mentors, in a survey of factors critical to postdoctoral trainee success. EB investigators are leaders in the scientific community, with past Presidents of the American College of Epidemiology, American Epidemiological Society, Society for Epidemiologic Research, and Society for Pediatric Epidemiologic Research; as well as Editors of the American Journal of Epidemiology , Epidemiology , and Pediatric Epidemiology . This stimulating environment presents excellent opportunities for young scientists developing their research careers.

Fellowship training is under the supervision of NIEHS senior scientists. Fellows choose 2 advisors—a primary research advisor and a career mentor—from among senior Branch or Division scientists. Fellows gain experience with interdisciplinary and/or multicenter collaborations, and by participating in career development activities. Previous trainees have gone on to positions with schools of public health and medicine, NIH, CDC, NIOSH, and industry.

To read about individual investigator research interests and ongoing studies, please visit http://dir.niehs.nih.gov/direb/.

Applying for a Fellowship

Postdoctoral Applicants must have a doctoral degree (or be near completion) in epidemiology or a related field, or an M.D. plus epidemiology experience or training (e.g., an M.P.H.).

Predoctoral applicants must be registered in a doctoral program in epidemiology or a related field.

Highly competitive stipends are determined by degree(s) and years of relevant postdoctoral experience; annual increases are available. Medical insurance is provided, and visa assistance is available for international applicants. Appointments are for up to 5 years.

Fellowship applications are accepted on an ongoing basis. Applicants should submit:* A letter describing areas of research interest
* A curriculum vitae with bibliography
* Copies of 1 or 2 recent publications
* Contact information for 3 individuals serving as references

To apply, send application materials by e-mail to epifellowships@niehs.nih.gov .

For more information about fellows at NIEHS, visit the NIEHS Office of Fellows' Career Development Web site, http:/www.niehs.nih.gov/ofcd.

Summer internships are also available through the NIEHS Summers of Discovery Program (see http://www.niehs.nih.gov/summers/home.htm).

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) is located in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.

The NIH is dedicated to building a diverse community in its training and employment programs.
Please note: There is a limit on the number of postdoctoral fellowship applications one may submit through the NIH site. Individuals may submit up to ten (10) applications per 12-month period. Each application one submits counts toward his/her total; there is no way to "retract" an application once it is submitted. For these reasons, the NIH Office of Intramural Training and Education (OITE) urges each would-be applicant to be discriminating when choosing to apply for a fellowship.


About the Employer:
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), located in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, is one of 27 research institutes and centers that comprise the National Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). The mission of the NIEHS is to reduce the burden of human illness and disability by understanding how the environment influences the development and progression of human disease.

The NIEHS traces its roots to 1966, when the U.S. Surgeon General announced the establishment of the Division of Environmental Health Sciences within the NIH. In 1969, the division was elevated to full NIH institute status. Since then, the NIEHS has evolved to its present status as a world leader in environmental health sciences, with an impressive record of important scientific accomplishments and a proud history of institutional achievements and growth under the leadership of former directors Paul Kotin, M.D. (1969–1971), David P. Rall, M.D., Ph.D. (1971–1990), and Kenneth Olden, Ph.D. (1991–2005).

Today, under the guidance of its 2006–2011 Strategic Plan, the NIEHS is expanding and accelerating its contributions to scientific knowledge of human health and the environment, and to the health and well-being of people everywhere.

San Francisco, CA: Fellowship in Tobacco Control Research, UCSF Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education

Fellowship in Tobacco Control Research POSTED: Nov 06

Salary: 37,000.00 - 51,000.00
Location: San Francisco, California
Employer: UCSF Center for Tobacco Control Res. and Ed.
Type: Full Time - Internship
Preferred Education: Doctorate

Description
The UCSF Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education (CTCRE) invites applications for fellowships in policy-relevant tobacco control research. Completed applications are due January 31, 2008, for fellowships beginning July 1, 2008.
CTCRE represents a partnership between UCSF faculty and the Tobacco Control Archives (TCA) housed in the Kalmanovitz Library. UCSF is a leader in tobacco control research and the TCA was the first to make proprietary, tobacco industry documents accessible on the Internet. In addition, the TCA developed an index and thesaurus for tobacco documents, which have become international standards. Currently, the TCA consists of two digital libraries (Legacy Tobacco Documents Library and the British American Tobacco Documents Archive) as well as hard-copy collections. LTDL and BATDA provide Internet access to more than 45 million pages of tobacco documents under the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement between the tobacco industry and 46 state attorneys general. The Library ensures that this information remains fully accessible to scholars, health advocates, journalists and the public. Full access is critical to continued research as under terms of the Master Settlement Agreement the tobacco industry may remove existing documents from their own Internet sites in 2008.

PROGRAM PURPOSE

The CTCRE offers two research programs in policy research related to tobacco control.

• Recent MD or PhD recipients: postdoctoral trainees will receive an annual salary commensurate with their experience, approximately $37,000-$51,000, according to the NIH stipend scale. These positions are supported by an R25T NIH training grant.

• Advanced or senior scholars: postgraduate trainees will receive an annual salary commensurate with their experience and subject to funding availability. Sources of funding may include support from the scholar’s home institution, faculty-mentor funding, or an R25T NIH training grant.

Trainees will be recruited from a variety of fields including basic science, social science, public health, clinical science, political science, history, economics, law and marketing. They will study and con-duct research in association with UCSF faculty mentors. Applicants may learn more about the Center, the fellowship program, and review the list of UCSF faculty and their research interests at our website: http://tobacco.ucsf.edu.

NOTES: 4 openings. US Residents Only. Commensurate with experience and NIH guidelines.




Requirements
APPLICATION PROCEDURES
The National Institutes of Health stipulates that candidates usually must be citizens or non-citizen nationals of the U.S., or be lawfully admitted for permanent residence. Candidates will be asked to submit a completed application, a statement of purpose and interest in researching tobacco industry documents, a description of research experience, a summary of career objectives, references and writing samples. Following initial review, candidates will be interviewed by the Selection Committee. Applications are due Jan. 31, 2008, for fellowships beginning July 1, 2008.

CURRICULUM

• Tobacco Control Policy Issues Course • Cancer Center Tobacco Seminars • Writing Seminar • Health Policy Seminars • Tobacco Fellows’ Networking Seminars • Tobacco Policy Research Group Meetings • Institute for Health Policy Studies Health Services Research and Policy Analysis Training Program formal coursework In addition, coursework is available to Tobacco Control Fellows in the following training programs: • Adolescent Medicine Training Program • Substance Abuse Treatment Training Pro-gram • Psychology and Medicine Postdoctoral Train-ing Program • Social and Behavioral Sciences • Anthropology, History and Social Medicine • Medical Information Sciences • Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics • Cardiovascular Research Institute

Each trainee will meet regularly with faculty mentors to discuss research progress, and career or professional issues.

INQUIRIES AND APPLICATIONS

Requests for applications and questions: Nathan Sinclair Program Assistant Phone: 415-476-0140 Fax: 415-514-9345 Email: nathan.sinclair@ucsf.edu

Completed applications should be sent to: Pamela M. Ling, MD, MPH Fellowship Program Director UCSF CTCRE 530 Parnassus Ave., #366 San Francisco, CA 94143-1390

New Jersey: Postdoctoral Fellow (Computational and Mathematical Epidemiology), DIMACS, Rutgers University

Postdoctoral Fellow
Rutgers University - DIMACS
Piscataway, New Jersey, United States
This is not an entry-level position.

Job ID: 3119919
Job Duration: 1-2 Years
Required Travel: None
Position Title: Postdoctoral Fellow
Industry: University/College
Min Education: PhD
Posted: November 2, 2007
Min Experience: 0-1 Years
Job Function: Research
Job Type: Full-Time
Salary: $40,000.00 - $45,000.00 (Yearly Salary)


Contact Person: Christine Spassione
Apply URL: http://dimacs.rutgers.edu/Applications


DIMACS Center Postdoctoral Fellowships

DIMACS, the Center for Discrete Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science, invites applications for several postdoctoral fellowships for 2008-09. Applicants should be recent Ph.D.'s, with some emphasis on special focus areas Algorithmic Foundations of the Internet, Communication, Security and Information Privacy, Computation and the Socio-Economic Sciences, Computational and Mathematical Epidemiology, Discrete Random Systems, Hardness of Approximation, and Information Processing in Biology, or on methods of advanced data analysis applicable to homeland security. Some awards are expected to be joint with a partner institution such as AT&T Labs, Bell Labs, NEC Laboratories America, Telcordia Technologies or Institute for Advanced Study. See http://dimacs.rutgers.edu/Applications for application information.

Applications are due January 7, 2008 for full consideration. DIMACS Center, Rutgers University, 96 Frelinghuysen Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8018; Tel: 732-445-5928; Email: postdoc@dimacs.rutgers.edu . DIMACS is an EO/AA employer.

Rwanda: Epidemiology Post Doctoral Fellowship, Rwanda Zambia HIV Research Group, Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health

Epidemiology Post Doctoral Fellowship
Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health
Rwanda Zambia HIV Research Group
www.rzhrg.org

Posted: 05 Nov 2007
Closing Date: 08 Dec 2007

Number of Openings: 1

Location: Kigali, Rwanda

Position Description: The Rwanda Zambia HIV Research Group (www.rzhrg.org) maintains 4 research field sites in Kigali, Rwanda (est 1986), Lusaka, Zambia (est 1994) and Kitwe and Ndola, Zambia (est 2003). The home office is at the Rollins School of Public Health in Atlanta, Georgia. 1 Postdoctoral position is available in Kigali, Rwanda, requiring a PhD in Epidemiology and interest in HIV, Infectious diseases, and reproductive health. All post-doctoral positions begin with approximately 6 months of training at the Emory office in Atlanta, GA, USA. Subsequent years will be based in Kigali, Rwanda. Experience with Teleform, SAS, Access, Datafax, and web-based data entry are desirable for Epidemiology post-docs. Fluent English is an absolute requirement. French is required as a first or second language. Relocation costs to Atlanta not provided. Airfare and lodging in Africa provided for post-docs but not for families.

Qualifications: PhD in epidemiology. Fluency in English. French as a 1st or 2nd language.

How to Apply: Please send a CV, cover letter, and the names of two references to rzhrginfo@sph.emory.edu

Texas: Post-Doctoral Fellowships in Cancer Education & Career Development, University of Texas School of Public Health

Post-Doc Fellowships: Cancer Educ & Career Develop
Job Code: apha2007 POSTED: Nov 02

Salary: 48,000.00
Location: Texas
Employer: University of Texas School of Public Health
Type: Full Time - Entry Level
Required Education: Doctorate

Description
Seeking applicants with outstanding promise for scholarly achievement that contributes to cancer prevention and control. Candidates should be ready to do research to assess population health risks and disparities, intervention development and evaluation, or dissemination of effective programs and policies. Our NCI Fellowship program, now in its 15th year of funding, is a quality program with career benefits and provides excellent mentoring and training opportunities that advance fellwos' skills, experience, networks, and research productivity. Fellows have weekly contact with faculty, senior graduate students, and other fellows through an ongoing seminar focusing on proposal writing, publication, and career development.
NOTES: 2 openings. Annual salary $48,000 and up; excellent benefits, with tuition, books, software, travel, and statistical and writing consultation. Support for 2-3 years funded by the National Cancer Institute.

Requirements
U.S. citizens and permanent residents with a PhD, DrPH, MD, or other doctoral degree in public health, health promotion/health education, one of the behavioral or social sciences, epidemiology, medicine, or nursing.

Application deadlines are January 15, 2008; May 15, 2008; September 15, 2008. Application forms are available at http://www.sph.uth.tmc.edu/ncifellowships

Minneapolis, MN: Research Fellow (Cardiovascular in MESA and ARIC cohorts), Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota

Job Title: Research Fellow
Employer: University of Minnesota, Department of Epidemiology

Location: Minneapolis, MN 55454
Date: 11-01-2007
Education: Masters

Job Description
Description: Research Fellow
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

The Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, seeks a 100%-time Research Fellow for its program in cardiovascular epidemiology working on the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study and the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). These studies are supported by NHLBI and are seeking to identify new risk factors for cardiovascular disease. This is an annually renewable, academic professional position.

Specific requirements for the position are: 1) Master's degree in epidemiology, biostatistics or related field; 2) experience in data analysis and data management; 3) understanding of research design, including quantitative approaches and analytical techniques; and 4) experience in use of statistical software packages, including knowledge and understanding of SAS. Excellent verbal and written communication skills are essential.

The position involves active collaboration with multidisciplinary teams including faculty, graduate students, study coordinators and field staff.
Primary responsibilities for the position include: 1) statistical analysis of data files using SAS; 2) assisting, consulting and providing appropriate data and statistical analysis for project faculty and staff; 3) maintaining and documenting databases; and 4) helping write scientific publications.

The position is available on or about December 1, 2007. It will remain open until filled. Interested applicants should submit a cover letter, resume and names of at least three referees, to the following link:
http://employment.umn.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=67444
Please reference job #151875. Cover letter should be addressed to:
Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Attn: Joni Lemieux, 1300 South Second Street, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN 55454.

The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer

Contact:
U of M Epidemiology Jobs
1300 South 2nd Street
Suite 300
Minneapolis, MN 55454

Phone: 612-626-8861