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SPHHS Jobs Database

Welcome! Thank you for using the SPHHS searchable job opportunities website!

To create a new centralized resource for jobs, internships, and fellowships, and to cut down on Listserv traffic, the GW School of Public Health and Health Services has launched this new jobs website.

How to use this new resource:

This new website is searchable by keyword as well as by free text. Search terms can also identify full-time and part-time jobs, fellowships, and internships. Simply type in a keyword, or words into the search box to search job titles only. Or click on "advanced search" below it to search for specific text within the entire jobs website.

The website is open to SPHHS students and alumni and also to the greater public health community. It contains information about all job postings that are forwarded to the SPHHS Office of Student Academic and Career Development Services at sphhsjob@gwu.edu.

Remember, submit all jobs to the new email address!

To submit a potential job, internship, or fellowship opportunity for posting on the new website, please send a detailed email to sphhsjob@gwu.edu. Submissions will be reviewed and posted within 48 hours.

Please do not post jobs directly to the SPHHS Listserv!!

If you have any questions, please contact Mallory Boyd at sphmxb@gwumc.edu or 202-994-2632.

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Recently Added Jobs

Cancer Institute Research Assistant

Organization:
GW Cancer Institute in the Office of Cancer Prevention and Control
Date Posted:
July 2, 2009
Job Type:
Part Time
Degree:
High School
Location:
DC Area

Cancer Institute Research Assistant
 
 Immediate position available, July 1, 2009, for undergraduate or graduate
 student to work on a limited research basis in the GW Cancer Institute in
 the Office of Cancer Prevention and Control. Office has a primary interest
 in population-based oriented research.
 
 The GW Cancer Institute is looking for a student interested in research and
 publications.
 
 The student will have the opportunity to learn the following computer
 programs:
 
 
 Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program (SEER) from NCI
 
 Microsoft Office (Excel mostly)
 
             Graph Pad/Graph Stat
 
             R stat 2.7.1
 
 
 
 Competencies: Adequate writing skills
 
 (writing sample may be requested)
 
 Basic statistics working knowledge
 
(variance, confidence intervals, etc)
 
 Well spoken and articulate
 
 (must be able to converse with faculty and doctors)
 
 Time dedication (estimated percentages based per 20 hr work week):
 
    - Retrieval of data from SEER Program [30%]
    - Searching medical literature online (PudMed/Medline) or at GW library
    [4%]
   - Calculating and organizing data [60%]
   - Attending scientific seminars/talks of interest (optional) [1%]
   - Writing/revising manuscripts [5%]
 
 
 
 Requirement: Must be available for weekly meetings with the Director,
 Office of Cancer Prevention and Control, fellow collaborators and GW
 physicians to discus papers and projects.
 
 
 *(Must be able to provide proof of enrollment and eligibility for
 employment).* * *
 
 Thank you and we look forward to speaking with you soon.
 

Contact Information:

 If interested, please contact Donald E. Henson, M.D. at patdeh@gwumc.eduor 202-994-1966. Please provide a current resume/CV if emailing.

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Post-Graduate Fellowship

Organization:
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington
Date Posted:
July 2, 2009
Job Type:
Fellowship
Degree:
Doctoral
Location:
DC Area

Post Graduate Fellowship at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation Winter Cohort 2010
 

Call for applications
 

The Post?Graduate Fellowship is a highly intellectual, structured, and focused didactic program where talented researchers can leverage their expertise to help advance the field of health metrics. Strong candidates for this program have graduate?level training in quantitative methodology from one of the following areas: health policy, economics, mathematics, statistics, biostatistics, epidemiology, health services, demography, engineering, physics, medical sciences, or other related fields.
 

The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation is a new organization at the University of
Washington. Its mission is to monitor global health conditions and health systems, as well as to evaluate interventions, initiatives, and reforms. It uses cutting?edge techniques to tackle some of the most difficult and most critical questions in global health and find answers that will become the foundation for better policies and, ultimately, better health.
 

The purpose of the Fellowship is to:
• Enhance the fellows’ skills in conducting in?depth, methodological research on a variety
of global health topics with mentoring from faculty and researchers who are the leading
minds in their fields.
• Advance the fellows’ knowledge of quantitative analytical methodologies and their
application to global health.
• Develop the fellows’ understanding of the current global health landscape and its
challenges.
• Strengthen the fellow’s ability to design and implement research projects and mentor
junior researchers.
• Prepare the fellows for future positions in academia, national health agencies,
international organizations, and foundations.

IHME fellows work in one or two of the six key areas:
• Generate systematic estimates of health outcomes – including mortality, causes of death and the overall burden of disease.
• Measure the coverage of specific health interventions and estimate the quality of care
• Track, measure, and analyze funding for health and how it is affecting country health
spending
• Estimate the costs and effectiveness of health service delivery platforms and interventions
• Conduct impact evaluations of policies, interventions, and programs and assess health
system performance
• Develop survey instruments and create analytic tools to harness the value from data in
health information systems and locally available sources
 

Fellows receive training through on?the?job research, methods workshops, access to University of Washington courses, and on?site lectures and seminars. Post?Graduate Fellows contribute directly to IHME’s research agenda through their involvement in work groups, development of new methods, and managing and driving research projects to meet deliverables.
 

Post?Graduate Fellowships are appointed at IHME for one year with the possibility of renewal for a second year upon mutual agreement. The salary is $50,000. As University of Washington employees fellows are eligible for an insurance benefits package that includes a choice among several medical and dental insurance plans, life insurance, and long?term disability. Please note that there is no retirement package included with this appointment.
 

Eligibility and application information
In order to be considered for a Post?Graduate Fellowship, candidates must have the following:
• PhD or MD.
• Strong quantitative background.
• Advanced research experience, especially with data analysis and statistical methods.
• Proficiency in the English language.
 

Each year, the IHME Post?Graduate Fellowship offers a fall cohort beginning in September and awinter cohort beginning in February. Application deadline for the winter cohort is August 1. Candidate selection includes a phone interview and final interview, usually held at IHME offices.
 

Required materials for applications:
1. A cover letter. Ensure that your cover letter includes:
• your full contact information (address, phone number and email),
• the name, affiliation and full contact information of three references,
• which cohort you wish to be considered for (Fall or Winter),
• which of IHME’s areas of work you are most interested in,
• how you became aware of the program.
 

2. Curriculum Vitae or Resume.
 

3. Personal statement describing your interest in IHME and your professional and academic
interests and objectives. Personal statements should be between 750 and 1000 words.
 

4. Three sealed letters of recommendation.
 

5. Educational transcript from your highest degree attained. If your transcripts are not in
English, please also provide a listing of all coursework with grade and credit hour
information.
 

6. English reprint of your most significant publication or research paper.
 

7. Proof of proficiency in English for candidates whose native language is not English.
Candidates who have completed a degree wholly in English can provide a copy of their
degree. All other candidates should send a copy of their scores in an approved English
Language Test, specifically:
(i) Princeton Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) – for the paper?based test,
minimum overall score of 600 including a minimum score of 5.0 in the test of
written English; for the computer?based test, minimum overall score of 250
including a minimum score of 5.0 in the test of written English; for the internetbased
test, a minimum overall score of 100 including a minimum score of 24 in the
test of written English.
(ii) British Council International English Language Testing System (IELTS) ? a minimum
score of 7.0 overall, including a minimum score of 7.0 in the written component.

Contact Information:

Complete applications should be mailed to:
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
University of Washington
Attention: Post?Graduate Fellowship Program
2301 5th Avenue, Suite 600
Seattle, WA 98121
USA
 

For more information, please visit http://www.healthmetricsandevaluation.org or contact us by
email at: pgf@healthmetricsandevaluation.org. No phone inquiries please.

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