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Internship Opportunities at the Division of Global Health Equity (DGHE)
Overview:
The Division of Global Health Equity (DGHE) fosters the support and coordination of training, research, and service to reduce disparities in disease burden and to improve treatment outcomes both at home and abroad. The Division focuses on infectious diseases (e.g., HIV and tuberculosis) as well as non-infectious diseases (e.g., coronary artery disease, diabetes, addiction) and other health problems (that disproportionately affect populations in the developing world) of major importance to society.
There are also several opportunities over the course of the year to participate in events hosted by any of the four pillars of institutional support: DGHE, Francois Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights (Harvard School of Public Health), Department of Global Health and Social Medicine (Harvard Medical School), and Partners In Health. There also may be some opportunities to explore outside interests related to the projects with which the organizations are involved. However, the priority of the intern should be their work at the DGHE.
Note:
1) Undergraduate, recent graduate or master's candidate only
2) Related international experience preferred but not required
To Apply:
Please send the following materials as one combined document to Charmaine Lastimoso, clastimoso@partners.org (please cc: Sara Cleveland, scleveland@partners.org). Please title the document “lastname_first name_DGHE Internship”
1) Cover letter expressing your interest and summarizing your qualifications.
2) Resume or Curriculum Vita
3) List of 3 References (name, affiliation, relation to you, telephone number(s), and email address(es))
4) Expository Writing Sample; must demonstrate ability to cite primary sources and synthesize research
(academic paper, report, etc.)
NOTE: No more than 5 pages (selections from larger piece of writing are acceptable).
Please call Charmaine at (617) 432-6947 if you have any questions.
Full-Time Haiti Intern
Duration:
12 months, beginning ASAP
Hours:
Full-time (approximately 35-40 hrs/wk)
Remuneration:
Stipend available Responsibilities:
The intern will work in Boston (not internationally) and will work with Dr. Ivers and a research assistant to provide primarily administrative support, as well as research-related tasks. Examples include: - Financial administrative support
- Organizing travel
- Organizing meetings
- Entering data into research databases
- Basic formatting of surveys
- Maintaining an up-to-date CV for Dr. Ivers
- Conducting literature and internet searches
- Retrieving articles, journals, electronic resources, books
- Submitting manuscripts online
- Making posters for conferences
- Editing PowerPoint presentations
Part-time Academic Year Internship
**Currently not available**
Full-time Academic Year Internship
Duration:
10 month minimum; beginning July 15, 2009
Hours:
Full-time (approximately 35-40 hrs/wk)
Remuneration:
Stipend available Responsibilities:
Interns at the DGHE are based in Boston and asked to cover a broad range of tasks. The bulk of activity, however, will be to support the overall goals of the organization. Examples include: - Entering data into administrative and research databases
- Financial administrative support
- Researching possible donors for the development team
- Assisting with event and meeting logistics
- Assisting with the maintenance and administration of protocol submissions to the Partners Human Research Committee (PHRC; ethics committee for the Partners Healthcare system)
- Writing/editing faculty and division reports and reviews
- Conducting literature and internet searches
- Retrieving articles, journals, electronic resources, books
- Writing background reports or summaries
- Creating graphs and tables for reports and publications
- Editing PowerPoint presentations
Job Opportunities at the Division of Global Health Equity (DGHE)
Postdoctoral Position in Mathematical Modeling and Statistical Methods for Infectious Diseases
We are currently seeking candidates for a postdoctoral position in the Division of Global Health Equity at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (DGHE; Harvard Medical School) and the newly founded Center of Communicable Disease Dynamics (CCDD; Harvard School of Public Health) in Boston, Massachusetts USA to work in a collaborative setting with a multidisciplinary team of mathematical modelers, epidemiologists, and biostatisticians an NIH-funded, multi-year project to investigate new approaches for surveillance of multidrug resistant (MDR) and extensively drug resistant (XDR) tuberculosis.
The emergence of highly drug resistant forms of M. tuberculosis pose a substantial threat to global TB control and there are major gaps in our ability to assess the incidence, prevalence and trends in drug resistant tuberculosis is some of the most highly affected areas. We propose that many limitations of current approaches for drug resistance surveillance may be overcome through the use of novel survey methodologies. The primary aim of this project is to develop mathematical models of tuberculosis dynamics and statistical methods to inform practical approaches for the design and analysis of tuberculosis drug resistance surveys in high-burden settings.
Candidates will have training and experience in modeling and simulation in the biological or physical sciences and an interest in infectious diseases, surveillance, and public health policy. Past experience with developing and analyzing deterministic models, individual-based (agent-based) and/or network models is desired. Candidates will have proficiency with programming languages (including for example C and/or MATLAB).
This position is for two years, with the possibility of extension.
Salary: US $44,000-$50,000 + benefits depending on experience. Start date is negotiable, but we seek to fill this position as soon as possible.
Applications: Applicants should send a CV and a letter describing their research interests with a brief summary of their Ph.D. work. A copy of any published or in press papers would be welcome. Also, please provide email addresses for two individuals who would be able to provide letters of reference.
Send applications to:
Dr. Ted Cohen (tcohen@hsph.harvard.edu)
Division of Global Health Equity
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
651 Huntington Avenue, FXB Building, 7th floor
Boston, MA 02115
Informal questions may be directed to:
Dr. Ted Cohen (tcohen@hsph.harvard.edu)
GHDonline-PATH TB Research Assistant
The DGHE is a founding partner of the Global Health Delivery Project (GHD). GHDonline, the “communities of practice” website of GHD, is where health care implementers share proven practices, connect with colleagues, and find resources they need to improve health outcomes in resource-limited settings. Launched in July 2008, GHDonline consists of four public communities (Adherence & Retention; TB Infection Control, Drug Resistant TB, Health IT) that global health professionals can join to participate in discussions, post resources, and search for practical information to help them design, implement and improve health care programs and services. GHDonline also hosts several private communities designed and maintained for specific organizations and collaborative initiatives.
The GHDonline Tuberculosis Communities Research Assistant works alongside the GHDonline community moderators, GHD staff, and TB project staff at GHD partner organization PATH, to promote activity, manage outreach, and develop content in the tuberculosis communities on GHDonline.
Responsibilities:
- Dissemination of the most up-to-date international policies (e.g., the new WHO TB infection control policy), and facilitation of their discussion among community members
- Starting new discussions by posting questions or resources focusing on new methods, programs, etc. that are not yet covered in the communities
- Identification of important studies and reports that are closed-access, for which summaries could be drafted and posted in the communities
- Outreach to TB infection control implementers and organizations to collect and document best practices from the field; consolidation of these success stories into composite resource documents for posting in the community
- Recruiting new members from high-burden countries by assisting with the development and dissemination of communications materials at conferences, meetings, forums, trainings, etc.
- Collect qualitative data for posting in the communities as executive summaries and mini-cases
- Research on questions, policies, tools, etc. that are critical to organizations doing work in TB infection control
- Coordinate training sessions and demonstrations for new members as needed
- Assist with preparation of reports to donors, tracking progress, maintaining statistics, and documenting activities
Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree and 1-2 years work experience required Strong computer skills and basic knowledge of internet technologies Familiarity with data management and web-based social networking Strong writing and communications skills Public health experience Demonstrated ability to interact professionally and with sensitivity amongst culturally and vocationally diverse staff, partners, and clients (GHDonline members, moderators, and visitors)
Additional Skills, Abilities, Competencies Required: Interest in tuberculosis and infection control Attention to detail Action orientation and inquisitiveness Ability to work both independently and collaboratively as a member of a small team International experience a plus Fluency in a foreign language, particularly Spanish, Russian, Chinese and/or Haitian Creole a plus Basic knowledge of internet technologies (html) a plus
Commitment:
The GHDonline Tuberculosis Communities Research Assistant is a paid 6-month position, with the possibility of extending this term upon review of the work that has been completed within the initial time frame.
To Apply:
Please send your cover letter, CV, and a 3-5 page writing sample to Amy House: ahouse@partners.org
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