Internship and Data Resource - The COVID-19 Data Project

The COVID-19 pandemic is a globally historic event that has led to a wide range of state responses. Have you been curious about the types of responses? Do you want to be a part of the team collecting and analyzing policies, cases, deaths, and disparities? Please consider becoming an Emergency Data Relief internship on The COVID-19 Data Project. The COVID-19 Data Project is organized by a dedicated, volunteer community of statisticians, epidemiologists, students, healthcare experts, software engineers, policy researchers, and passionate professionals. The team is currently looking for interns. The project is backed by BroadStreet, a data and software company for social good.

We recruit monthly. The next internship starts February 1st.
Sign up for the internship at: https://learn.broadstreet.io/internships/    

FOR POLICY RESEARCHERS - Attend a Webinar! 
Are you interested in learning more about a free policy dataset containing over 4,500 coded executive orders relating to COVID-19? Hear about our ongoing data collection process and what data are available at our informational webinar. 

Webinar: COVID-19 Policies ~ Datasets for policy researchers 
Date & Time: February 4, 2021 at 2 pm EST / 1pm CST 
Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_eVkzMwdtTACVOIWG59qXtg 

World Health Organization: Advisor, Health Promotion Position

A permanent post in health promotion has just opened at PAHO. Applications close on 25 February! Below is the link to apply:

https://careers.who.int/careersection/ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=2100314&tz=GMT-05%3A00&tzname=America%2FNew_York

OBJECTIVE OF THE OFFICE/DEPARTMENT

This requisition is for employment at the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)/Regional Office of the World Health Organization (WHO)

The Department of Family, Health Promotion and Life Course (FPL) of the Pan American Health Organization promotes, coordinates and implements technical cooperation at the regional, sub regional and country levels, emphasizing the central role of the family and community to foster a culture of health promotion and protection in which health is a social value and a human right. FPL focuses on the development and implementation of programs for women and men’s health; sexual and reproductive health; maternal and neonatal health; the integrated health and development of children and adolescents; the health of aging populations; food and nutrition; comprehensive family immunization and leads innovative, inter-sectoral and strategic efforts to address the social determinants of health.

Epidemiologist Position Opening in Tracking Program - Wisconsin Dept of Health (Deadline: February 19, 2021)

The epidemiologist provides epidemiologic leadership within the Wisconsin Environmental Public Health Tracking program to develop tools to increase the accessibility and availability of data on health outcomes and related environmental hazards and exposures.

The closing date for this position is Friday, February 19, 2021 (11:55pm). Please see the position posting for more details.

 

Due to COVID-19, this position will be remote until it is safe to return to in person work. Note that this is UW position, but it will be located at the State Office Building at 1 W. Wilson.

The Occupational Health Internship Program

The Occupational Health Internship Program is a national summer program dedicated to helping students learn about the field of occupational health and safety (OHS) from those most at stake: working people. Since 2004, OHIP has played a key role in training, mentoring and inspiring a new generation of OHS professionals to prevent job injury and disease through partnerships with labor and worker organizations. Learn more about this internship experience here. 

Rush University Medical Center is hiring!

Epi Research Coordinator 2 

Rush University Medical Center is hiring a Epi Research Coordinator 2 who will coordinate moderately complex Epidemiological, Behavioral or Human Translational, or Population Health research studies and perform a variety of duties including the collection, compilation and documentation of research data, or assist in the coordination of more complex studies. The Coordinator 2 partners with other members of the research team to ensure the research is conducted in accordance with the study protocol, local, state, and federal guidelines related to epidemiologic/ behavioral/ translational research. 

Epi Research Assistant

Rush University Medical Center is hiring a Epi Research Assistant who will be responsible for collecting information from participants according to the research study protocols. The Epi Research Assistant may conduct interviews, epidemiological, social or behavioral assessments, and collect data and/or biological samples from research participants and families in studies. 

Northwestern is Hiring!

Data Assistant - Northwestern is hiring a Data Assistant who will primarily work across two projects including a recently funded research grant to study the impacts of COVID-19 on youth and young adults with an emphasis on minoritized YYA (e.g., LGBTQ+ and BIPOC YYA), and a project that provides evaluation and technical assistance services to multiple community agencies to plan and implement HIV prevention services. The Data Assistant will ensure submission and maintenance of accurate, timely, complete and reliable data and reports by implementing data management and quality assurance procedures and will provide feedback to customers and clients regarding systematic data errors or problems.

Research Technologist - Northwestern is hiring a Research Technologist who will conduct experimental research lab work and/or assist in the design of one or more specific phase(s) of entire project(s) and be able to follow protocols, designs, sets-up and conducts basic experiments. The Research Technologist will also analyze and troubleshoot protocols and data obtained from individual experiments and recommend alternatives and suggestions to improve processes, validity and/or accuracy. 

Research Study Coordinator - Northwestern is hiring a Research Study Coordinator who will coordinate and complete the day to day administrative & technical activities involved in a single complex, large, nationwide or multiple moderately complex concurrent biomedical &/or social-behavioral research studies including but not limited to planning and conducting research studies, reviewing project protocols and recommending strategies to expedite the study, recruiting and retaining participants and administering tests and or questionnaires. The Research Study Coordinator will also ensure that all activities are completed by strictly following Good Clinical Practices (GCP) & all relevant current local, state, & federal laws, regulations, guidance, policy & procedures. 

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Sinai Health System is Hiring!

Behavioral Health Community Liaison - Sinai Health System is hiring a Behavioral Health Community Liaison who is responsible for promoting strategic direction for the services and leading the development of programs and services that produce measurable improvements in volume, community awareness, and reputation. This position is also responsible for the development of programs through ongoing community liaison activities and referral source development. The Behavioral Health Liaison will also oversee service recovery by addressing issues as they arise with referral sources directly with the sources both electronically, telephonically, and in person. 

Crisis Worker - Sinai Health System is hiring a Crisis Worker who will be responsible for completing in-depth biopsychosocial assessments of a patient (adult, child, adolescent) who presents to the emergency department in crisis, and recognizing patients suffering from acute symptoms of suicidality, homicidality, agitation, psychosis, and other presentations. The Crisis Worker will also be responsible for identifying the need for hospitalization, and working closely with the on-call psychiatric providers to determine appropriate disposition as well as the ED attending to provide immediate stabilization (as needed) in the emergency department.

Associate Director of Evaluation - Sinai Health System is seeking a Associate Director of Evaluation to work closely with the Director of Evaluation, supporting him/her in project management; grant writing and reporting; funder, partner, and community relations; financial management; staff supervision; data analysis and evaluation activities; and dissemination of research processes and findings to local and national audiences via presentations and publications in peer-reviewed journals. 

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Center on Halsted is Hiring!

CDPH Coordinator - Center on Halstead is hiring a Care Coordinator who will work under the supervision of the HIV Department Manager and provide intensive case management for participants including but not limited to conducting intakes, assessments, Individual Action Plans, and Linkage, Retention and Re-engagement to Care for people living with HIV and people vulnerable to HIV acquisition. The Care Coordinator will also provide appropriate active referrals and follow up and is responsible for fostering a safe and trauma informed environment. 

Community Violence Clinical Advocate - The Center on Halstead is hiring a Clinical Advocate for LGBTQ survivors of Community Based and Domestic Violence providing LGBTQ centered direct services. Direct services include individual counseling, group counseling, crisis intervention, safety planning, case-management, advocacy, education, and outreach. This position is also responsible for cultivating relationships with Anti-Violence providers within the community and establishing community partnerships to facilitate client care.

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CDC Public Health Associate Program - applications due January 27

The CDC Public Health Associate Program (PHAP) is a competitive, two-year, paid training program to provide experiential learning to early-career public health professionals. Associates are assigned to state, tribal, local, and territorial public health agencies and nongovernmental organizations in the United States and U.S. territories. Please encourage your students and recent graduates to consider applying for this exceptional opportunity and to check the CDC website for more information. Applications are submitted through USAJobs, the federal government’s official employment site, and will be accepted from January 20-27. For more information, visit this page or contact phap@cdc.gov. Watch a recording of the December 16 ASPPH Presents webinar for students interested in applying to the Public Health Associate Program.

ASPPH Presents Webinar: Everything You Wanted to Know about Applying for ASPPH Fellowships - January 7th 3 pm ET

 Register Now!

ASPPH fellowships provide outstanding opportunities for recent graduates of ASPPH-member CEPH-accredited schools and programs of public health to participate in public health programs at the federal level with partnering agencies, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

This is your opportunity to learn all about current offerings for 2021, including insight on what fellowship programs can offer early career public health professionals, a review of the various components of the online application portal, and tips for submitting a strong application.  Additionally, you will hear first-hand from ASPPH fellows as they share their perspectives on the fellowship experience. There will be a live Q&A session at the end of the presentations.

Strategy Planning Project Specialist at AFC

 

Visiting Research Associate II - Health Policy and Administration

The of School of Public Health Division of Health Policy and Evaluation is seeking a Visiting Research Associate II - Social Sciences employee to coordinate project activities and collect, manage, and support data analysis according to established protocols for a practice-based evaluation. These data will inform the evaluation and support quality improvement for a local evaluation related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Research Associate II will create and maintain professional relationships through effective communication with the UIC Evaluation team, the funding agency, and partner agencies.

DUTIES:

 

Research

·         Conduct surveys, interviews, and document reviews to document partner program activities.

·         Collect, process, and analyze survey and interview data using qualitative and quantitative methods to inform the UIC Evaluation and for use by the project funder and partner agencies.

·         Collect, process, document, and support analysis of monthly reports from grantee organizations for rapid turn-around to project funder and partner agencies, and to inform the UIC Evaluation.

Coordination and Communication

·         Provide coordination of the project including support of project research assistants, scheduling of meetings, note taking, drafting of project reports, and tracking project activities.

·         Assist in preparation of presentations and reports based on project findings in accordance with funder requirements.

·         Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.

 

Qualifications: Job Knowledge & Skills, Education, Experience

·         Bachelor’s degree in public health or related field required, Master’s preferred

·         A minimum of one year related research experience.

·         Knowledge of public health concepts, practices and procedures.

·         Understanding and experience engaging in qualitative inquiry and quantitative research.

·         Excellent communication skills and ability to work with internal and external partners in a complex team.

The University of Illinois at Chicago is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. Minorities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. The University of Illinois may conduct background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer. Background checks will be performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act. 

 

The University of Illinois System requires candidates selected for hire to disclose any documented finding of sexual misconduct or sexual harassment and to authorize inquiries to current and former employers regarding findings of sexual misconduct or sexual harassment. For more information, visit https://www.hr.uillinois.edu/cms/One.aspx?portalId=4292&pageId=1411899

 

To apply please provide a cover letter and resume as directed through https://jobs.uic.edu/(Job ID# 139940).