Job Announcements
Current faculty opportunities at Harvard School of Public Health are listed here.
The Department of Environmental Health has received the following job postings recently:
July 23, 2012
Global Health Program Fellowship – Public Health Institute
A two-year fellowship [Population, Health and Environment Advisor] in Kisumu, Kenya is available through the Global Health Fellows Program II. GHFP-II is a five year cooperative agreement implemented and managed by the Public Health Institute in partnership with CDC Development Solutions and Management Systems International. GHFP-II is supported by the US Agency for International Development (USAID).
GHFP-II’s goal is to improve the effectiveness of USAID health programs by developing and increasing the capacity of health professionals with tailored development opportunities. This is accomplished through the recruitment, placement and support of diverse health professionals at the junior, mid and senior levels, and performance management and professional development activities aimed to enhance the technical and leadership skills of fellows.
The Population, Health and Environment (PHE) Advisor will work with HoPE project partners, stakeholders and staff to achieve this integrated approach to community health, land and fisheries conservation, and livelihoods improvement. The Advisor will be based out of the Kisumu office of OSIENALA with the Pathfinder HoPE LVB Project Manager based in Kisumu serving as his/her onsite manager. S/he will also periodically travel to the other partner sites in Uganda to coordinate project activities.
For full fellowship details and to apply, please see GHFP-II’s online recruitment system at https://www.ghfp.net/recruitment/, which allows you to store your CV, profile and bio data form in our database. A separate cover letter describing your qualifications and experience, interest and familiarity with issues relating to this position, and how this position relates to your career goals is required for each application. All applications must be submitted by 5:00 pm Eastern Time on August 14, 2012.
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July 10, 2012
Tenure Track Position in Global Public/Environmental Health (Assistant, Assoc. or full Professor)
The Center for Environmental and Respiratory Health Research at the Medical Faculty, University of Oulu, Finland invites applications for a full-time tenure track faculty position at the rank of Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor with expertise in global public health, especially in important global environmental health topics.
The CERH currently pursues a multidisciplinary research program in Global Change, Environment and Public Health with a broad range of academic topics that address the assessment and prevention of adverse health consequences from environmental exposures and life-style habits. The program also covers individual susceptibility to the effects of environmental exposures including gene-environment interaction and socio-economic conditions.
Please see the website for full application details. Applications must arrive no later than 3:00 p.m. on Monday, October 1st, 2012. Please contact Professor Jouni J.K. Jaakkola (Director, Center for Environmental and Respiratory Health Research) with all questions at jouni.jaakkola@oulu.fi.
March 9, 2012
Advisor in USAID’s Global Health Fellows Program II
The Global Health Fellows Program (GHFP-II) is a five year cooperative agreement implemented and managed by the Public Health Institute in partnership with CDC Development Solutions and Management Systems International. GHFP-II is supported by the US Agency for International Development (USAID).
The Office of Population and Reproductive Health (PRH) in USAID’s Bureau for Global Health seeks a Population, Health, and Environment (PHE) Technical Advisor. The PHE Technical Advisor provides technical guidance and management oversight to population, health, environment (PHE) activities within PRH programs. PHE activities are designed to enhance understanding of the linkages between population and natural resource dynamics and to improve the delivery of family planning and reproductive health information and services to underserved communities in biologically significant areas where population growth threatens biodiversity or endangered species. The PHE Technical Advisor provides expertise to support and improve ongoing activities, serves as the Office’s technical expert on population, health, and environment issues, and promotes further adoption of the PHE approach by USAID Missions and Bureaus.
The current portfolio includes activities implemented by the University of Rhode Island’s Coastal Resources Center (the BALANCED project), the Woodrow Wilson Center (the HELPS project), and discrete activities within larger PRH projects such as the Population Reference Bureau’s IDEA Project, FHI’s Progress project, the Public Health Institute’s Global Health Fellows Program II, and the University of North Carolina’s Measure/Evaluation project. At present, PHE field activities are being implemented in the Philippines, Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia, and Uganda.
The position is located in the Policy, Evaluation, and Communication Division, one of four divisions in the Office of Population and Reproductive Health. The Division supports improved collection, analysis, and use of data in policymaking and program planning; and promotes policies, behavior change, and community norms that result in improved reproductive health outcomes. The Division’s portfolio comprises 10 projects with a combined annual budget of approximately $100 million. The Division has a total staff of nineteen. The PHE Advisor will receive day to day technical guidance from the AOR (Agreement Officer’s Representative) for the aforementioned PHE projects.
TO APPLY: All applicants are required to apply for this position through GHFP-II’s online recruitment system at https://www.ghfp.net/recruitment/. A separate cover letter describing your qualifications and experience, interest and familiarity with issues relating to this position, and how this position relates to your career goals is required for each application. All applications must be submitted by 5:00 pm Eastern Time on March 16, 2012.
January 25, 2012
Associate Professor/Professor of Environmental Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh
The Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Graduate School Public Health (GSPH) invites applications for a tenured/tenure-stream faculty position at the Associate Professor/Professor level. We are seeking a qualified candidate Ph.D. and/or M.D., with a demonstrated record of excellence in research and training in environmental health sciences, and the ability to direct a well-supported environmental epidemiology program.
Applicants will be expected to show a history of leadership in environmental health science, with a strong and current track record of research funding and involvement in graduate education. Opportunities exist for collaborative interactions and co-appointments in programs with long-standing excellence in our Departments of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Human Genetics and Behavioral Community Health Sciences (GSPH) and/or appropriate departments in the School of Medicine and/or Dietrich College of Arts and Sciences. Collaborations and infrastructure available via other specialized centers and institutes in health sciences include the Epidemiology Data Center, Public Health Dynamics, Clinical and Translational Science Institute, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Magee Women’s Research Institute, and others. Further collaborations and support are available from outstanding resources in genomics, structural and computational biology and toxicology, biomedical informatics, computational sciences, and engineering at University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University.
The successful candidate will be expected to develop and direct an outstanding independent research program in environmental and occupational epidemiology, and to participate in graduate teaching. The candidate may also consider assuming the Directorship of the currently-funded Center for Healthy Environments and Communities (CHEC). An attractive start-up package and a competitive salary have been committed.
Applications will be received until the position is filled. Interested applicants should provide a letter of interest and full curriculum vitae to:
George Leikauf, PhD
Department Environmental and Occupational Health
Graduate School of Public Health
University of Pittsburgh
Bridgeside Point I
100 Technology Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Recruitment@eoh.pitt.edu
The University of Pittsburgh is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer.
January 1, 2012
2 openings at the Department of Environmental Protection
The DEP seeks a Regional Director – Northeast and an Assistant Commissioner – Waste Prevention.
Regional Director – Northeast (Posting ID J27252)
This position will serve as Regional Director of the Northeast Regional Office. The Director will manage the Commonwealth’s environmental programs (air pollution, hazardous waste, emergency response, waste site cleanup, solid waste, water pollution control, water supply and wetlands protection) in this geographic area. The position reports to the Deputy Commissioner for Operations.
Please see the DEP website (http://www.mass.gov/dep/) for full position details and information on how to apply.
Assistant Commissioner – Waste Prevention (Posting ID J27253)
This position will serve as a change agent who can join the Senior Management team in continuing quality environmental initiatives while developing best practices that enhance partnership with economic development and clean energy. The Assistant Commissioner manages, plans and directs the Commonwealth’s programs for the Department’s Bureau of Waste Prevention organized in several business units at Headquarters and across DEP’s 4 Regional Offices.
Please see the DEP website (http://www.mass.gov/dep/) for full position details and information on how to apply.