MERCK Scholarship for BUSPH students to attend the 3rd International Conference for Improving Use of Medicines (ICIUM)
The MERCK Scholarship provides full funding for up to six BUSPH students to attend the Third International Conference for Improving Use of Medicines (ICIUM). The November 2011 ICIUM is a conference expanding knowledge and collaborations with the global pharmaceutical community. This highly interactive conference focuses on improving medicines use and health, with an emphasis on vulnerable populations. Half-day sessions will be organized around different levels of the health care system. Each session will engage participants in the process of shaping evidence-based policy recommendations and creating an agenda for future research on International Health topics.
Student Diversity Internship Program: Environmental Justice (EJ) eco-Ambassadors
The Environmental Justice (EJ) eco-Ambassador Program, in partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Student Diversity Internship Program (SDIP) is providing student internship opportunities focusing on environmental justice. This new partnership supports Administrator Lisa P. Jackson's priorities to "expand the conversation on environmentalism and work for environmental justice.
The EJ eco-Ambassador focus area aims to:
• Expand opportunities for graduate students to work collaboratively with EPA offices to support community based programs and increase local community's capacity to address environmental concerns; and
• Facilitate career development opportunities for graduate level students who have been involved in or have a strong interest in environmental justice.
Student internship opportunities to work on environmental justice concerns are available at EPA Regions nationwide.
Application Process
Graduate students interested in the EJ eco-Ambassador focus area should apply to the Student Diversity Internship Program (SDIP); in your application please indicate your interest in the EJ eco-Ambassador focus.
Please submit your applications via AGi Support Services Incorporated by August 19th, 2011.
Eligibility Requirements and more details for The EJ Eco-Ambassador Program can be found here .
Family Planning and Adolescent Reproductive Health in Emergency Specialist : Save the Children : Washington DC based
Summary
The Family Planning and Adolescent Reproductive Health in Emergences Specialist will provide technical assistance to country office programs that address family planning in development and emergency settings. The specialist will contribute to the implementation of youth friendly family planning, emergency obstetric care (EmOC), and Post Abortion Care (PAC) in emergencies and significantly manage all work related to adolescent reproductive health in emergencies. He/She will work collaboratively with the Emergency Health and Nutrition, Adolescent Health and Reproductive Health teams as well as country offices to ensure that family planning and EmOC/PAC programs in emergencies are adolescent inclusive, to strengthen global family planning programs, and to document and disseminate research findings and program results.
Requirements
• Clinical degree (Nurse, Midwife, etc), with 2 years clinical experience in providing family planning services including short-acting and long-acting methods like IUD and contraceptive Implants
• Masters degree in public health or related field an advantage
• Minimum of 2 years working with youth
• Minimum of 2 years experience working in developing countries, emergency settings an advantage
• Ability to travel up to 40% of the work year, including post conflict countries
• Flexibility to travel to a new emergencies at least once a year w without prior planning
• Ability to work from Washington DC.
Physicians for Haiti is expanding and we hope you are interested in being part of our team!
Whether you are new to Physicians for Haiti or a have been with us from the beginning, whether you are in the medical field, social sciences, business, public health, education or work in the community, we have a way that you can inspire, empower, and support the development of leaders among Haiti's next generation of health professionals.
Please visit us on our website to learn more about the roles you can help fill. The deadline to apply is September 6th.
We are looking for:
1. Administrative Officer
2. Communications Officer
3. Treasurer
4. Development Officer
5. Boston Haitian Community Mapping Intern
6. Medical Education French Translation Intern
7. Medical Education Conference Intern
8. Medical Education Needs Assessment Intern
9. Information Technology Intern
If you have any questions, please contact us at ccurry@physiciansforhaiti.org
We look forward to hearing from you!
Physicians for Haiti
www.physiciansforhaiti.org
3 PAID Fall Internship Opportunity related to childhood diarrheal diseases Center for Global Health and Development
Project Background:
Childhood diarrheal disorders remain one of the top causes of childhood mortality around the world. Currently, there is an international movement to develop a global consensus on the priorities for research and interventions targeting childhood diarrheal morbidity and mortality. As a result, WHO, UNICEF, non-government and university partners formed a consortium to develop a global action plan for childhood diarrhea designed to guide international public health policy. One aspect of this larger project is to prepare six country case studies each including the following elements: 1) Country level situational analysis; 2) Documenting the underlying risk factors related to childhood diarrhea; 3) Reviewing current interventions and programs on the ground; and 4) Summary with conclusions and recommendations for the way forward.
If you are interested in applying for this position please email your CV and cover letter by August 24, 2011 to Marion McNabb (marionm@bu.edu). You will be contacted for an interview if you meet the qualifications.
Upcoming Culminating Experience Deadlines
Dear IH students,
I wanted to remind you all of several upcoming Culminating Experience deadlines.
For students working on their Culminating Experience this summer, the final, approved draft is due on August 19 by 5:00pm. If you are working on your CE this summer and do not think you will be able to submit your final draft by this deadline, please let me know ASAP. Directions for the CE are available through the IH Blast CE tab, and also copied here:
When you have completed your CE:
1) Forward your advisor’s approval email to jump@bu.edu or ask them to CC me when sending it to you.
2) Update your CV.
3) Complete a CE Cover Sheet
4) Complete the online Submission of CE Form. You may upload your completed CE with cover sheet and your CV at the end of the online form.
Once I have received all of your documents, I will notify the Registrar of your successful completion and confirm with you by email!
For students intending to do their CE this fall, the first deadlines are fast approaching!
For Option 2 and 3 (Journal Article or Independent Project), your project proposal and CE contract are due September 9th. Option 2 and 3 project proposals should be reviewed and approved by your CE advisor before they are submitted. A committee will then review your project proposal and notify you of any necessary changes.
For Option 1 (Policy Analysis), the problem purpose statement and CE contract are due September 16th.
To start your CE:
1) Complete a CE Completion Contract for the semester. If you started your CE in a previous semester and wish to continue work into the next semester, you will need to re-submit your contract. Contracts must be signed by you and your advisor. If your advisor is unable to sign the contract, you may forward an email indicating their approval to jump@bu.edu.
You may download the appropriate Contract here:
CE Completion Contract Fall 2011
2) Depending on your CE Option, complete either a Problem Purpose Statement or a Project Proposal.
3) Complete the online “Request to Complete CE Form“. You may upload your CE Completion Contract and Problem Purpose Statement/Project Proposal at the end of the online form.
If you have trouble with the online forms, let me know.
I hope you are having a great summer so far, and getting excited for classes this fall! Please be in touch if you have any questions about the CE.
Thanks everyone,
Emily Jump
Technical Advisor Positions, the Carter Center
Technical Advisor Positions, The Carter Center support to the Southern Sudan Guinea Worm Eradication Program Technical Advisors (TAS) provide technical and managerial support (on behalf of The Carter Center) to the Ministry of Health, Government of Southern Sudan, Guinea Worm Eradication Program (SSGWEP) within a specific coverage area (county or district). Technical advisors are responsible for the implementation and oversight of all interventions to stop guinea worm transmission within their given program coverage area.
Primary responsibilities are:
1.) Manage 3-10 field-level staff to implement interventions to stop guinea worm transmission. Field staff management includes training, planning, and direct field-level supervision. 80% of technical advisors’ time is spent with field staff in villages working in a supportive / supervisory capacity.
2.) Oversight of transportation resources (motorcycles and vehicle) and stock (intervention materials, compound supplies) including vehicle maintenance sheets and stock inventories.
3.) Oversight of all technical aspects of GWD eradication, including surveillance, implementation of interventions used to interrupt transmission of GWD, and staff compliance with the SSGWEP operational guidelines.
4.) Development an effective relationship with residents of endemic communities to engage their active participation in the eradication of GWD, including their participation in: 1) keep residents/visitors with the disease from contaminating sources of drinking water, 2) ensure all residents always filter all drinking water, and 3) promptly report any cases of GWD in their community.
5.) Effective communication and coordination with local, county, state, and national authorities regarding the status and needs of the GWEP, particularly advocacy for the provision and or rehabilitation of safe sources of drinking water.
6.) Full time in rural remote field settings, eighty percent of time spent working within villages. Must be willing and able to walk long distances, perform effectively in a rural remote environment with limited access to resources / infrastructure, and to spend a minimum of eighty percent of time outdoors in a hot climate.
7.) Ability to work and make responsible, effective decisions in a challenging environment
TAS are primarily supervised by the Director of the SSGWEP, The Carter Center's Resident Technical Advisor and Resident Deputy Technical Advisor, and more regularly and directly by Regional Senior Technical Advisors of the SSGWEP.
TAS are offered six month-long contracts. Candidates should be prepared to commit serving the SSGWEP for two years.
Other requirements are:
• A Masters Degree in Public Health or related field, or equivalent work experience.
• Three years of progressive managerial experience with community -based programs, preferably in Africa.
• Demonstrated experience with the preparation of technical reports, budgets, plans of action, and management of inventories.
• Demonstrated ability to build team work.
• Ability to make sound work judgments under difficult conditions, and become technically sound to be effective with minimal level of attention from supervisors.
• Sound personal and professional conduct, and respect for the work of The Carter Center and the Ministry of Health of Southern Sudan.
• TAs are posted to remote rural areas where disease transmission is endemic, and must be prepared to work and live in such areas, operating out of sub-offices of the SSGWEP.
To apply, please send CV and cover letter to jobs@cartercenter-ssudan.com . Subject line must include: Application Technical Advisor Position. All documents must be in Microsoft word (.doc) or PDF format. Materials in other formats or applications without required materials will not be considered. In the body of the e-mail, please indicate where you saw the job posting.
Only finalists will be contacted.
Project Manager for M&E Project with the Welbodi Partnership
The Welbodi Partnership seeks a Project Manager with monitoring and evaluation expertise for a Comic Relief-funded project to improve healthcare services for children in Sierra Leone, based at the national children’s hospital in Freetown.
This is a great opportunity to help us improve child health in one of the world's poorest countries. The Welbodi Partnership actively encourages applications from qualified Sierra Leoneans at home or in the Diaspora, as well as individuals from other African countries.
Position Available: Project Manager and Learning Specialist
Location: Freetown, Sierra Leone
Assignment Length: 18 months, from 3rd January 2012 or earlier
Salary: £24,000 (approx gross annual), with benefits including shared accommodation in Freetown
Application Deadline: 1st September 2011
For full job description and application form, please see: http://welbodipartnership.blogspot.com/2011/08/position-available-project-manager-and.html
Career Search Engine – International Medical Corps
International Medical Corps is a global, humanitarian, nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development programs.
Check out the International Medical Corps career search engine.
IH Career Guidance – available Thursdays; noon-2pm, in BUSPH Career Office
Dear IH Concentrators,
We are very excited to announce that the SPH Career Services Office, in Talbot 2 East, has augmented their offerings with a new Practitioner-in-Residence. Starting tomorrow, you can meet with Patricia Burns, an MPH - IH alumna and seasoned Global Health professional, to discuss job skills that make a difference, plan your job search strategy, do a mock interview and target your resume.
Come seek advise, obtain coaching, review your transferable skills and share experiences. To confirm an appointment for tomorrow, contact Lisa M. Toby,
Assistant Dean, Career Services, via ltoby@bu.edu .
We are very excited that Patricia is on board and hope you will take full advantage of her presence.
Best,
Joe
