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2016 – 2017 Concentrator’s Guide

House- and pet- sitter wanted

By Emily Rogers April 5th, 2016 in Jobs

A DGH professor who lives in Jamaica Plain is looking for someone to stay at her house while she travels and take care of her dogs and cat.  It is a single-family house with a yard and garden, 10 minutes’ walk from Forest Hills Station on the Orange Line.  There... More

Research Specialist in Global Health and Nutrition position available

By Juliana Restivo April 5th, 2016 in Jobs, Practicums/Internships

The Center for Nutrition in the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition of Boston Children’s Hospital is searching for a Research Specialist in Global Health and Nutrition. The candidate will be responsible for coordination of field operational, data management, and regulatory activities for international nutrition and epidemiology research projects. Data... More

Global Health 811: Applied Research Methods

By Juliana Restivo April 5th, 2016 in GH Announcements

GH811 is a recently developed course focused on data science methods for global health. The class is hands-on and will equip students with practical skills that employers are looking for. This course is open to all students who’ve taken both introductory biostatistics and epidemiology (EP713 and BS704). Course Overview In this course we focus... More

World Vision Global Health Fellows Programme – Multiple Positions Available

By Emily Rogers March 31st, 2016 in Fellowships, Practicums/Internships

World Vision Global Health Fellows Programme Summer, 2016 Global Health Fellowship Opportunities World Vision Bangladesh: Participatory Learning and Action Groups for MNCH Training Program – Field Test Research Assistant World Vision East Africa Region: Community Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) Lives Saved Tool (LiST) Analyses World Vision Ghana: Nutrition Links, Sustainable Livelihoods and Health... More

Discussion on “Cuba in the Global Health Landscape: Future Challenges”

By Emily Rogers March 29th, 2016 in GH Events

THU, APRIL 7 | 1 - 2 PM Crosstown Center Boston University School of Public Health 801 Massachusetts Avenue Fendall Room CT305 More Info SPEAKERS: FRANK FEELEY Associate Proessor of Global Health at BU’s School of Public Health EDWARD JONES LOPEZ Assistant Professor of Medicine at Boston Medical Center and BU’s School of Medicine ANA MARIA REYES Assistant Professor of Latin American... More

Fellowship: Africa Regional Malaria Advisor

By Abigail Morrison March 28th, 2016 in Fellowships

Africa Regional Malaria AdvisorTechnical Advisor IIHealth Division, Office of Sustainable Development, Bureau for Africa, United States Agency for International Development Location: Washington, DC | Assignment: Two Year Fellowship | GHFP-II-P5-196   The Global Health Fellows Program (GHFP-II) is a five year cooperative agreement implemented and managed by the Public Health Institute in partnership... More

Job Posting: Cost Specialist/Data Analyst

By Abigail Morrison March 25th, 2016 in Jobs

The Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, established in 1981, is the only self-governing graduate and professional school of nutrition in North America. Its mission is to improve the nutritional well-being of people worldwide through: the creation of new knowledge • the application and dissemination... More