The Harvard Chan Yerby Fellowship Program draws on the rich research environment and intellectual resources of one of the world’s premier public health training institutions. Named for Dr. Alonzo Smythe Yerby, an African-American pioneer in public health, this program aims to expand the diversity of those entering the academic public health field. The program creates a bridge between academic training in public health-related fields and entry-level faculty positions at institutions throughout the United States.

The goal of the program is to advance the intellectual and professional development of each Yerby Fellow. Under the guidance of a senior Harvard Chan School faculty member with compatible interests, Yerby Fellows develop research agendas, receive grant support, and actively pursue publication in peer-reviewed journals. Additionally, Yerby Fellows gain teaching experience and participate in a wide variety of professional development activities.

Yerby Fellows receive a competitive salary with benefits for one year, renewable for a second year upon completion of a successful review of the first year.

Fellowship training is available across the broad range of the School’s activities: laboratory sciences, population sciences, and social and policy sciences. Fellows are based within one of the School’s nine academic departments:

– Biostatistics
– Environmental Health
– Epidemiology
– Global Health and Population
– Health Policy and Management
– Immunology and Infectious Diseases
– Molecular Metabolism
– Nutrition
– Social and Behavioral Sciences

Basic Qualifications

1. Applicants must have earned a doctorate in a public health-related discipline, preferably at the time of application, but in some exceptional circumstances before the fellowship begins.

2. Applicants must be U.S. Citizens, permanent residents, or have been granted Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) status by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services at the time of application submission.

3. Applicants who are members of a minority group that is underrepresented in public health will be given special consideration. Underrepresented, as defined by the NIH, includes American Indian or Alaska Native, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, and Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander. Individuals from other backgrounds that would contribute to academic diversity, including individuals from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds and those with disabilities, are also eligible to apply.

Additional Qualifications      

Ideal applicants will show a demonstrated interest in and experience with independent research, advanced scientific publication, and grant writing.

The Fellowship seeks candidates whose research, teaching, and service will contribute to a stronger, more diverse public health community. The program is particularly interested in scholars with the potential to bring to their research and teaching a critical understanding of the experiences of historically underrepresented groups in higher education.

Special Instructions   

The deadline to apply is November 10, 2020 at 11:59 p.m. EDT. All applications must be submitted through this online application portal.

Recommendation letters are due by November 25, 2020 at 11:59 p.m. EDT. The link to submit recommendation letters will be sent to your references only AFTER you submit your completed application.

Contact Information 

Jennifer Ivers
Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
ivers@hsph.harvard.edu

Mollie-Anne Maxfield
Faculty Affairs Coordinator for Communications, Appointments, and Postdoctoral Programs
mmaxfiel@hsph.harvard.edu

Contact Email  mmaxfiel@hsph.harvard.edu
Equal Opportunity Employer 

HARVARD is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions or any other characteristic protected by law.

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This scholarship is offered by the ANU College of Health and Medicine & the ANU College of Science.  The scholarship has been generously established by Mr Jon Nicholson, in memory of his late father, Dr Angus Nicholson.

Field of study

Science (Honours), Medical Science, Health Science

Eligibility

The award is available each year to a current or prospective ANU student who:

(a) is a domestic or international student

(b) has an outstanding academic record in science

(c) has a demonstrated passion for his or her chosen field of Science

(d) is eligible for enrolment or already enrolled at the University in the Honours year of an undergraduate degree offered by the ANU College of Science or the ANU College of Health & Medicine or an equivalent degree program at another tertiary educational institution.

How to apply

Please note that the application for 2021 will open from 15th September 2020.

To be considered for the award applicants must:

1) Apply by written letter to coursework.scholarships@anu.edu.au setting out one’s passion for science and one’s academic achievements.

2) The applicant must also organise two references from people who are well placed to support the application and comment on this passion, and arrange for referees to send their reports to coursework.scholarships@anu.edu.au

There is no separate application form for this scholarship. However, one must submit all the required documents by the deadline published on the scholarship website to complete the application process.

The application for the 2021 award is open until the deadline of 30th November 2020. 

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• Angus Nicholson Honours Scholarship in Science
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• Postdoc in Epidemiology- University of Copenhagen

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Education Future International Scholarship 2021 is offered for Bachelors, Masters degree in the field of All courses. The Education Future International Scholarship is a unique scholarship fund that has been created by the scholarship winners worldwide. All the like-minded winners have come to a decision to fund the next batch of students with whatever they can contribute. This is a concept of giving back to society for the cause of education with a focus on building a brighter and smarter future.

Eligibility criteria:

The Education Future International Scholarship is only offered to the meritorious Indian students for studying overseas at any of the top universities globally.

• Applicant should be an Indian national with a valid Indian passport
• Applicant should have a minimum scored 60% in 10th and 12th.
• Applicants should reflect that they lack means of self-funding their education abroad. Hence, the applicant should be planning to fund himself at least 50% through an education loan.

Eligible areas of study:

• The applicant should be going to pursue any UG/ PG course overseas to a recognized university/ college outside India. This scholarship cannot be availed for studying in India.
• This scholarship is open to all subjects of study

Value of the scholarship:

• The value of each scholarship ranges between 2 lacs to 10 lacs Indian rupees.
• The number of scholarships varies each year and depends on the quality of applications we receive.

Scholarship timeline:

Applications for the Education Future International Scholarship are accepted on a rolling basis. Hence, the first you apply, the better.

Spring 2021 applications:

If your course start date is between 1 November 2020 and 31 March 2021

• Applications open- 15 May 2020
• Application deadline- 15 Oct 2020
• Final results announcement date: 1st week of December 2020
• Apply now

Fall 2021 applications:

If your course start date is between 1 April 2021 and 30 October 2021

• Applications open- 15 July 2020
• Application deadline- 15 March 2021
• Final results announcement date: 1st week of July 2021
• Apply now

Application form:

Students interested in applying for the Education Future International Scholarship should submit the online application. Application form or any sort of documents are not required to be sent offline via post/ courier.

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The Penn Center for AIDS Research (Penn CFAR) invites Pilot Grant applications offered through its Developmental Core.  Proposals in all areas of HIV/AIDS clinical, basic and bio-behavioral research are welcomed. The CFAR is especially interested in proposals that bridge programmatic areas and, in particular, investigators outside the HIV/AIDS field turning their focus to HIV/AIDS and projects linked with CFAR HIV/AIDS investigators.

We especially encourage proposals that address areas of particular interest, including:

• Implementation Science to End the HIV Epidemic in Philadelphia, including collaborative projects with the Philadelphia Department of Public Health
• The overlapping HIV and opioid use epidemics
• HIV reservoirs and tissue immunology involved in persistence and control
• AIDS-associated malignancies (basic to clinical, must involve some HIV-linked aspect of study)
• Comorbidities of HIV, including but not limited to cardiovascular, metabolic, bone, ageing, weight gain, and other complications that persist despite therapy, along with persistent inflammation.

Priority areas

All proposals must address high or medium priority areas in the NIH Priorities for HIV/AIDS research. (https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-15-137.html).  These areas are:

• Reducing the incidence of HIV/AIDS
• Next generation of HIV therapies (better safety and ease)
• Research toward a cure
• HIV-associated comorbidities, coinfections, and complications
• Cross cutting:  Basic research, health disparities, and training of workforce

Two types of award are available;

A General Pilot Research Award and a Mentored Research Scholar Award, described below.

Amount:  We offer awards up to $60,000 for each grant. Grants are for a one-year period and are not renewable.  It is expected that funds will be available in July 2021. 

Application Deadline:  Monday, January 18th, 2021

The required cover page and instructions can be found on the Developmental Pilot Awards page of the CFAR website.

AWARD TYPES AND ELIGIBILITY

General Pilot Awards: Faculty members

Eligible applicants must have a faculty appointment equivalent to Assistant Professor or Staff Scientist or above in any track at a Penn CFAR institution (or a commitment for such an appointment at the time the award would start).

For junior faculty applicants, a one-page mentorship plan with a senior faculty member is strongly encouraged; for non-HIV/AIDS investigators of any level, a partnership plan with an established HIV/AIDS investigator is also encouraged.

Mentored Research Scholar awards: Young Investigators (Pre-Faculty)

Young investigators at the Instructor/Research Associate/Staff Scientist level who are poised to begin an independent research program within a mentored environment at a Penn CFAR institution are eligible, and must include a letter of support from their scientific mentor.  In addition to the above letters, a one-page mentorship plan is required.  Guidelines for the Mentorship Plan are available through the CFAR website.

Please note that Post-docs and Fellows are not eligible for CFAR Mentored Research Scholar Awards or General Pilot Awards unless they have institutional commitment for a Pre-Faculty (Instructor/Research Associate/Staff Scientist) position at the time the award will start.

Pilot Awards Eligibility

• New investigators who never have held extramural R01-level support from the NIH
• Investigators who have not previously been funded by the NIH for work in HIV/AIDS
• Investigators who have worked in HIV/AIDS who wish to study an area that is a significant departure from their currently funded work
• New interdisciplinary collaborations involving investigators from different disciplines who have not previously worked together

If you have any questions about eligibility, please contact Developmental Core Director Dr. Pablo Tebas (Pablo.Tebas@pennmedicine.upenn.edu)

Community-based Organizations & Department of Health: Please contact Kate Gordon at gordonk@pennmedicine.upenn.edu for more information about eligibility.

Clinical Studies:  The NIH has restrictions on the type of clinical studies that can be supported by CFAR Pilot Grants. If you are planning to propose a human intervention study (biomedical, behavioral, etc.), please contact Developmental Core Director Pablo Tebas at Pablo.Tebas@pennmedicine.upenn.edu so we can help ensure that your study, if approved, can be supported by CFAR.

Use of Fetal Tissue: Research plans using fetal tissue are not permitted in pilot awards.

International Applications:  

Applications with research activities in Botswana must be discussed with and approved by Dr. Robert Gross prior to preparation of the application.  grossr@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Applications that include planned research activities at other international sites outside the U.S. should be discussed with Dr. Pablo Tebas prior to preparation of the application. Pablo.Tebas@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Application Deadline:  Monday, January 18th, 2021

The required cover page and instructions can be found on the Developmental Pilot Awards page of the CFAR website.

*Note that the application should include a brief section that describes how this pilot project will lead to future independent funding.

Note that successful awardees will be contacted at several points throughout the project period for progress reports, mentoring activities, human subjects study record completion, and to participate in feedback seminars. Pilot recipients will be followed for a 5+ year period following the close of the award for additional NIH reporting requirements.

For further information or questions please contact:

Pablo Tebas, M.D.
Director, CFAR Developmental Core
Pablo.Tebas@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Luis J. Montaner, D.V.M., M.Sc., D.Phil.
Co-Director, CFAR Developmental Core
montaner@wistar.org
Kate Gordon
Executive Director, Penn CFAR
gordonk@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

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Department of Public Health – Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen is looking for a highly motivated and dynamic researcher for a 2-3 year postdoc to commerce on January 1st 2021.

The Postdoc will be part of epidemiological research projects, which utilize the opportunities nested within large and complex national and international datasets, including nationwide registers.

Information on the Section of Epidemiology can be found at: https://publichealth.ku.dk/about-the-department/section-epidemiology/

Research

The Postdoc will be part of an interdisciplinary and dynamic research group in Complexity and Big Data Epidemiology at the Section of Epidemiology, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen: https://publichealth.ku.dk/about-the-department/section-epidemiology/research-epi/complexity-and-big-data/. We offer creative and stimulating working conditions in an international research environment. Application and development of new causal inference based methodology in epidemiology is one of our core strengths. The candidate will also be part of an international early career training network within the framework of the IDEAR network (www.idear-net.net), which will provide an excellent opportunity for international network building and epidemiological training

Job

The Postdoc will be part of large international epidemiological research projects such as the DANLIFE project, which utilize unique register-based data sources with high-resolution data from infancy into adult life to uncover the impact of childhood social adversities on morbidity and mortality across the life span. The postdoc will also be involved in the Working Environment Resources project aimed at identifying resources at the workplace that can promote employee health. The work tasks include data management of large register-based studies, scientific work related to childhood adversities and/or working environment, statistical analyses of large complex data materials, writing scientific papers and teaching.

Profile

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic scientist with the following competencies and experience:

• You have a PhD in Epidemiology, Public Health, Data Science or related sciences
• You are highly experienced in working with large and complex dataset, preferable also register-based studies
• You have an active interest in public health and epidemiology
• Proficient communication skills and ability to work in teams
• Excellent English skills written and spoken

Place of employment

The place of employment is at Section of Epidemiology, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen. We offer creative and stimulating working conditions in dynamic and international research environment.

Terms of employment

The employment as postdoc is a full time and fixed-term position for 2-3 years. Starting date is January 1st 2021 or as soon as possible thereafter.

Salary, pension and terms of employment will be in accordance with the agreement between the Danish Ministry of Finance and AC (Danish Confederation of Professional Associations). Currently, the monthly salary starts at 34,600 DKK/ approx. 4,650 Euro (April 2020-level). Depending on qualifications, a supplement may be negotiated. The employer will pay an additional 17.1 % to your pension fund.

Non-Danish and Danish applicants may be eligible for tax reductions if they hold a Ph.D. degree and have not lived in Denmark for the last 10 years.

The position is covered by the “Memorandum on Job Structure for Academic Staff at the Universities” of June 28, 2013.

Questions

For further information please contact Head of Section, Professor Naja Hulvej Rod nahuro@sund.ku.dk, tel. 35 32 67 35

Foreign applicants may find this link useful: www.ism.ku.dk (International Staff Mobility).

Application procedure

Your online application must be submitted in English by clicking ‘Apply now’ below. Furthermore, your application must include the following documents/attachments – all in PDF format:

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1. Motivated letter of application (max. one page).

2. CV incl. education, work/research experience, language skills, and other skills relevant for the position.

3. A certified/signed copy of a) Ph.D. certificate and b) Master of Science certificate. If the Ph.D. is not completed, a written statement from the supervisor will do.

4. List of publications.

Application deadline: 14 October 2020, 23.59pm CET

We reserve the right not to consider material received after the deadline, and not to consider applications that do not live up to the abovementioned requirements.

The further process

After the expiry of the deadline for applications, the authorized recruitment manager selects applicants for assessment on the advice of the hiring committee. All applicants are then immediately notified whether their application has been passed for assessment by an unbiased assessor. Once the assessment work has been completed each applicant has the opportunity to comment on the part of the assessment that relates to the applicant him/herself.

You can read about the recruitment process at https://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/

The applicant will be assessed according to the Ministerial Order no. 242 of 13 March 2012 on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Universities.

University of Copenhagen wish to reflect the diversity of society and welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of age, disability, gender, nationality, race, religion or sexual orientation. Appointment will be based on merit alone.

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The Johns Hopkins University Global mHealth Initiative (JHU-GmI) is a University-wide Community of Excellence, housed in the Department of International Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (JHSPH), that connects faculty, staff, and students in interdisciplinary collaborations in the field of digital health. Our work spans the development of and research in mobile and wireless technologies for patient and population health. JHU-GmI’s mission is to develop responsive innovations and provide rigorous, evidence-based support for mobile information and communication technologies (ICTs) to improve global health. JHU-GmI faculty focus on resource-limited settings where the burden of disease and mortality are the highest. Our access to large field research sites enables real-world validation and evaluation of digital health technologies. We have helped define the direction of the digital health field through our work in building standards, guidelines, and digital innovations and approaches that are widely used.

We are seeking a talented, passionate, and motivated Post-Doctoral Research Fellow to join our team and be a part of the initiatives that are underway. The successful applicant will be an independent thinker that can collaborate effectively across different teams and projects. They must have significant quantitative analytical skills and have expertise in an analysis and data visualization software package. In this role, the post-doctoral research fellow will work with JHU-GmI’s network of investigators and collaborators on projects that employ digital strategies to advance healthcare outcomes in the United States and across several low-income countries. Current projects span a wide range of exciting research and innovation activities around the globe, include an assessment of WhatsApp as a telemedicine platform in primary and specialty healthcare settings in Bangladesh and South Africa, evaluation of a mobile clinical decision-support tool to advance maternal and child health services in Burkina Faso, the use of digital health to measure and improve the uptake of micronutrients in Haiti and Indonesia, and the development and piloting of an AI-chatbot to improve maternal health outcomes. The research scholar will support and lead grant writing, data analyses, and manuscript writing around a range of digital health projects. The candidate will have the opportunity to establish a strong foundation for their careers. The candidate will work closely with Drs. Smisha Agarwal and Alain Labrique. 
This is a one-year position starting December 15, 2020 with possible extension for a second year. This position is remote till at least March 2021, with the expectation that the candidate will relocate to the Baltimore area when University restrictions around COVID-19 are lifted. Given the current travel restrictions, U.S. citizenship or permanent residency is a prerequisite. 

Selection Criteria 

Essential 

• Ph.D., Sc.D., or equivalent degree in Public Health, Health Informatics, Biostatistics, Data Science, Computer Science, or another related health field 
• Strong background in quantitative research and data analysis 
• Knowledge of at least one software package (e.g. R, Stata, SAS) and at least one data visualization software (e.g. Tableau, GIS) 
• Strong publication track record 
• Great written and communication skills, detail-oriented, and able to multi-task and prioritize effectively 
• Be self-directed and motivated to work independently and as a team member 

Desirable 

• • 1-3 years prior experience in digital health and/or global health 
• • Prior experience and interest in grant writing and securing grant funding 

To Apply 

Interested candidates must submit a cover letter, a personal statement (no longer than two single-spaced pages), and contact information for 2 referees. The personal statement should detail research and practice interests in alignment with the center’s agenda, highlight published or in-publication work that speak to the candidate’s analytical skills, teaching experience, and goals for the post-doctoral work. 

Application packages should be e-mailed to Ms. Shivani Pandya (Email: spandya6@jhu.edu) with the subject line “Digital Health Post-Doctoral Research Fellow”. 

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