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Message from fellow GH peer: Hi everyone! Vaccine Finder through HealthMap is interested in learning about your perceptions around vaccines. This will help inform public health practitioners on how to communicate about it. If you have a minute, please fill out the survey at the attached link. Thanks for all your... More
Business Development Manager Summary: An exciting opportunity has arisen for someone to manage, develop and oversee all PSA strategic business units (research, training and consultancy). Location: Oxford, UK. Reporting to: CEO Line Management: Training Product Manager, Research Specialist and Consultancy Specialists Salary/Grade: £28,000 to £32,000 depending on qualifications and experience. Pension contribution (opt in) of... More
MONDAY, MARCH 21st, 2016 1:00 pm – 1:50 pm Room L-210 (BU School of Medicine) Pizza and drinks will be provided! RSVP: sph.bu.edu/CareerLink SPACE IS LIMITED - RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED! Come learn more about this exciting independent research institution- they are hiring now! NORC at the University of Chicago is an independent research institution that delivers reliable... More
Message from GH peer: Hello fellow GH students, as part of a class we are conducting a nutritional survey to better understand what influences Boston University students' diets. If you are willing to help us in this endeavor we would appreciate it. The survey can be accessed at the following link: https://9c6ay.enketo.kobotoolbox.org/webform
Dimagi is looking for a Partnerships Manager to develop new partnerships and create new opportunities for us in West Africa. If interested, please send your CV and cover letter to dwa-jobs@dimagi.com. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. Please indicate “Partnerships Manager” in the subject line of your e-mail. We are... More
MPH student wanted to help complete research article by end of term. The article is based on DrPH research conducted in South Africa looking at linkage to care after home based HIV testing. The quantitative results have been published. The graduate (now working for the Population Reference Bureau) had some very... More
The Boston University School of Social Work Equity and Inclusion Committee in partnership with our Professional Education Programs and Alumni Association invite you to join us for a special screening of Refugee Kids: One Small School Takes on the World, a short documentary that follows students at a New York... More
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health’s (MDPH) Division of Epidemiology and Immunization is seeking up to 35 graduate students to intern in local health departments during the summer of 2016. Cities and towns currently seeking interns are listed in this posting. See the attached pdf for information about the available individual opportunities. The positions to... More
2016 Dahod Breast Cancer Research Visiting Professor Lecture Monday, March 14, 1-1:50 p.m. BUSM Instructional Building, Room L110 Open to all BUMC faculty, students and staff “Causal Inference in Cancer Health Disparities Research: Where the Rubber Meets the Road” Whitney R. Robinson, PhD Assistant Professor, Epidemiology University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Dr. Robinson will use examples from... More
Job Description: The purpose of this position is to manage multiple federal and non-federal research and training grants, and to support administrative responsibilities of the Rhode Island Public Health Institute. This person will oversee protocol development, implementation and evaluation of research grants, including but not limited to student and fellow recruitment, More
Humanitarian Speaker Series: Dr. Marilene Cherkesly When: Friday, March 18th, 12:30-1:30pm Topic: "Modelling and solving a community health care network design problem in remote regions" Where: MIT Building E38, 6th floor conference room Lunch provided. More Info
The Latin American Studies Program presents: Blessed Fruit of the Womb A Fight for Reproductive Rights in Guatemala Wednesday, March 23 | 5–6:30 PM College of Arts & Sciences, 725 Commonwealth Ave., Room 533 B (Geddes Language Center) More Info
Clinical Addiction Research and Education (CARE) Unit - Research Assistant (RA) The BU School of Medicine/Boston Medical Center’s Clinical Addiction Research and Education (CARE) Unit is seeking a bright and motivated student to assist faculty and staff with research activities. The CARE Unit is an academic unit addressing clinical, education, and research aspects of... More
The Department of Community Health Sciences invites you to come listen to a talk by guest Naoki Knodo, Associate Professor at the University of Tokyo School of Public Health. He will be sharing his research and covering the necessary measures to address health inequality issues in the egalitarian countries Japan and Sweeden. March 16th 2016 10:00-11:00am Crosstown... More
Apply Here Job Description: The George Washington Cancer Institute is seeking a Project Manager for their LGBT Health Equity Initiative. The Project Manager, LGBT Health Equity is a liaison between GW Cancer Center and the Washington, DC community. The position focuses on improved community engagement among underserved populations, in particular the LGBT... More
