Overview
A formal training program for postdoctoral fellows who can contribute to tobacco control research and build the tobacco control workforce in low- and middle-income countries.
Fellows will spend 15-18 months in the United States (Atlanta, GA) and the last 6-9 months at a host institution in their home country.
The primary goal of this program is to provide training in tobacco control science and policy.
Fellows will spend 15-18 months in the United States (Atlanta, GA) and the last 6-9 months at a host institution in their home country.
The primary goal of this program is to provide training in tobacco control science and policy.
Program Overview
As smoking rates decline in developed countries, it is natural for tobacco control efforts to refocus on low- and middle-income countries that are often short on resources and formally trained tobacco control personnel. The Postdoctoral Fellowship in Global Tobacco Research is offered by Georgia State University’s School of Public Health and the CDC Foundation to provide formal training for postdoctoral fellows who can contribute to tobacco control research and build the tobacco control workforce in low- and middle-income countries.
Over the next three years, four postdoctoral fellows will be trained from low- and middle-income countries. The primary goal of this program is to provide training in tobacco control science and policy so that the candidates can return to their native countries and be leaders in their country’s tobacco control efforts, including expanding tobacco control workforce capacity. In the two-year training program, fellows will spend 15-18 months in the United States (Atlanta, GA) and the last 6-9 months at a host institution in their home country.
Program Location
The School of Public Health at Georgia State University is an ideal place to train future global tobacco control leaders. As a premier urban Doctoral/Research Extensive University, Georgia State University has been consistently ranked for the past several years in the top three for innovation and commitment to undergraduate teaching among US schools. Georgia State also is a minority-serving institution that is first nationwide among non-profit institutions for graduating African American students.
The School of Public Health has been exceptionally successful in training international professionals, having hosted over eighty-five Fulbright students since 2006 and training ten postdoctoral fellows (six international) in tobacco research since 2015. The School of Public Health has also managed professional exchange programs with China, having hosted visiting fellows from the Chengdu CDC and Qingdao Health Department.
The School of Public Health has seven faculty who have or are currently serving in leadership roles in tobacco control with the CDC, WHO, FDA, non-profit organizations, and local governments. All of them are PIs on NIH, CDC, and foundation tobacco control research grants, which will provide research opportunities for the fellows. All of the faculty have extensive mentorship experience, including training postdoctoral fellows.
During the Postdoctoral Training Program, Georgia State University and the CDC Foundation will work together to prioritize and name various tracks of tobacco control research that are considered priorities of the CDC Foundation, in line with the faculty expertise at Georgia State, of interest to the postdoctoral candidates, and meet a tobacco control need in each fellow’s home country.
PROPOSED TRACKS INCLUDE:
- Economics and taxation
- Nicotine and emerging tobacco products
- Tobacco regulatory science
- Leveraging technology to promote cessation
- Novel methods and data science for tobacco control (i.e. novel surveillance, artificial intelligence, modeling, data interpretation)
Program Application
HOW TO APPLY
Candidates should submit the following documents to the Postdoctoral Fellowship in Global Tobacco Research Submission Portal.
- Cover letter (including synopsis of achievements, research interests, career objectives, and reasons for applying to this program)
- Curriculum vitae
- Transcripts: All graduate or professional school transcripts. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable at the time of the submission; official transcripts will be required prior to starting the position. Transcripts in other languages should be translated into English (unofficial translation is acceptable).
- Three (3) letters of recommendation should be submitted directly by the referees via the Reference Submission Portal.
ELIGIBILITY
- A completed Doctorate/Equivalent Degree (PhD, DrPH, MD, DDS, JD) by the start of the program
- Being a citizen of low- or middle-income country
- Prior tobacco control experience is desired, but not required. Prior training may be in public health, epidemiology, communication, economics, social sciences, or other disciplines.
- Fellows are selected on the basis of scholastic record, recommendations, and commitment to pursuing a career in tobacco research in their home countries.
TRAINING
The training program will combine rigorous didactic coursework and mentored research in the US that will enable the trainees to develop skills and knowledge in tobacco control, policy, research methods, and grant writing, ultimately allowing them to obtain high-impact academic, governmental, or civil society positions. The trainee will be working with a primary mentor (one of Georgia State seven faculty who have or are currently serving in leadership roles in tobacco control with the CDC, WHO, FDA, non-profit organizations, and local governments) and will receive additional mentorship from the collaborators at the CDC Foundation, the CDC, and other organizations. For the home country portion of the training, the fellows will be placed in a local university, governmental, or civil society organization in their home country. Each fellow with work with their mentors to develop an Individual Development Plan in the area of their interest and in a track that meets a tobacco control need in their home country. Some example tracks are:
- Economics and taxation
- Nicotine and emerging tobacco products
- Tobacco regulatory science
- Global tobacco surveillance
- Leveraging technology to promote cessation
- Novel methods and data science for tobacco control (i.e. novel surveillance, artificial intelligence, modeling, data interpretation)
BENEFITS
The fellows will receive an annual stipend ($53,000-$58,000, commensurate with experience) throughout the full duration of the program, with full benefits including health, dental, and other insurance options. The program will cover relocation expenses for the fellow from and to their home country, travel funds to attend research conferences, and research funds to purchase computers, software, and to cover additional research expenses, as a well as a honorarium to a home country mentor.
APPLICATION DEADLINES
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis with the priority given to those submitted by November 15, 2021. Applications submitted after this date will be reviewed if the job has not been filled yet. Start date is January 1, 2022 (with some flexibility). The appointment is for two years contingent on performance.
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