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2016 – 2017 Concentrator’s Guide

Information Manager with Harvard University Global Health Education and Learning Incubator

Auto req ID: 38642BR Business Title: Information Manager School/Unit: University Administration Sub-Unit: Interfaculty Initiatives Location: USA - MA - Cambridge Job Function: General Administration Time Status: Full-time Schedule: Mon. - Fri. 9am-5pm (35hrs./wk.) Department: Global Health Education & Learning Incubator Salary Grade: 057 Union: 00 - Non Union, Exempt or Temporary Apply Here Duties & Responsibilities: The Incubator maintains a Digital Repository, More

Pre-register for high demand courses, Fall 2016

Pre-registration for high demand courses offered during Fall 2016 is now open. Those interested in taking GH743, GH854, and GH887 in Fall 2016 should fill out the pre-registration form by Wednesday, March 23. please contact Travis DiJoseph (tdijo@bu.edu) with any questions

Ace the Case Interview Workshop – Tomorrow!

Whether you are currently job hunting or in your first semester, take advantage of this excellent opportunity to become familiar with this increasingly common type of interview! Register Today! Ace the Case Interview Workshop Thursday, March 3, 1:00-1:50pm Location: L209 Delivered by HPM Professor Dr. Chris Louis. Join us for this interactive workshop to help... More

Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia: HealthCorps Fellowship Applications Now Open!

Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ) is an independent, local, non-governmental health organisation established in Zambia in 2001. Our experts utilise innovative and collaborative approaches to develop research, health services and training initiatives with measurable results in the following focus areas: HIV/AIDS Prevention, Care, and Treatment Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Women’s... More

Fast Approaching Deadline! Global Fund Job Posting: Program Officer (PO) – French speaking / Grade Level C

Recruitment Process Please note that all our offers are subject to a pre-employment background check. Closing Date: 03 March 2016 Contract Type: Open Reporting to: Regional Team Leader or Fund Portfolio Manager Work Division or Department: Grant Management Role Summary: The Program Officer (PO) contributes to the delivery of the primary business of the Global Fund: grant management leading to the... More

Clinton Foundation Job Posting: Community Health Transformation Program Manager

About the Clinton Foundation: The Clinton Foundation convenes businesses, governments, NGOs, and individuals to improve global health and wellness, increase opportunity for girls and women, reduce childhood obesity, create economic opportunity and growth, and help communities address the effects of climate change. Because of our work, more than 31,000 American schools... More

APHA is Looking for a GH Intern

The Global Health program is committed to promoting people's well-being and education at the local, state, national and global levels. Specifically, this internship experience is structured to suit the needs and interests of the intern. During the course of the internship, the student will become more familiar with the key issues and... More

Clinton Foundation Looking for a Program Manager, CGI America

About the Clinton Foundation: Established in 2005 by President Bill Clinton, the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI), an initiative of the Clinton Foundation, convenes global leaders to create and implement solutions to the world's most pressing challenges. CGI Annual Meetings have brought together 190 sitting and former heads of state, more than 20 Nobel... More

BUMC Provost Research Seminar: Zika Virus *Presentations by David Hamer and Don Thea

BUMC Provost Research Seminar: Zika Virus Save the Date Tuesday, March 22, 3-5 p.m., Hiebert Lounge Open to faculty, students and staff Welcome Karen H. Antman, MD BUSM Dean and BUMC Provost Ronald B. Corley, PhD Professor and Chair, Department of Microbiology, BUSM Director, National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories Basic Virology Rachel Fearns, PhD Associate Professor of Microbiology, BUSM “Zika Virus Biology: Genetic... More

Visualizing Data for Social Good: A Hands-on Workshop

    More Info: Health programs and decision makers are routinely swimming in data. While we often invest time in analyzing and understanding what the data says, less effort is made around understanding who our audience is, how they interact with information, and designing visualizations that communicate effectively.. Transforming raw data and analytic outputs... More

New GHFP-II Internship Available: MEASURE Evaluation Intern

BACKGROUND The MEASURE Evaluation Project is the USAID Bureau for Global Health's (BGH) primary vehicle for supporting improvements in monitoring and evaluation (M&E) in population, health, and nutrition programs worldwide.Significant human and financial resources have been invested worldwide in the collection of data on populations and facilities, and MEASURE Evaluation is... More