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Research Associate
Statistician/Research Associate/Office of Global and Community Health
Harvard School of Dental Medicine
Office of Global and Community Health
The Office for Global and Community Health (OGCH) supports and coordinates Harvard School of Dental Medicine’s (HSDM) initiatives locally and around the world. We work with both faculty and students to promote public health dentistry, raise awareness, and alleviate disease burden through innovative student and faculty programs.
OGCH is seeking a Research Associate (RA) to collaborate with the team in the Initiative to Integrate Oral Health and Medicine and participate in research studies and demonstration projects that contribute to the evidence base for integration of medical and dental care, education and financing. These include investigating associations between oral health and: diabetes, cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, Alzheimer’s disease and cancers of the oral cavity as well as innovative models for financing care. The RA would also participate in quantitative research, drafting manuscripts, and supporting faculty.
This position has a term appointment of one year from the date of hire with the possibility for extension.
The Harvard School of Dental Medicine values diversity among its faculty, is committed to building a culturally diverse intellectual community, and strongly encourages applications from women and minorities
Postdoctoral Fellow
2022-23 Mahindra Humanities Center Postdoctoral Fellow
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Mahindra Humanities Center
The Mahindra Humanities Center invites applications for five one-year postdoctoral fellowships on the topic of the environmental humanities, drawn from any humanistic discipline. We interpret the environmental humanities in the broadest terms, to include all parts of the world and historical eras. Topics may include (but are not limited to) humanistic approaches to climate change, biodiversity, social justice, environmental justice, food justice, regenerative practices, gardening, landscape, urban foraging, health, and animal studies.
We welcome applications from scholars in all fields whose work innovatively engages with the environment and the humanities. In addition to pursuing their own research projects, fellows will be core participants in the bi-weekly seminar meetings for both academic semesters of the fellowship. Other participants will include faculty and graduate students from Harvard and other universities in the region, and occasional visiting speakers. Fellows will also be encouraged to engage with the Center’s existing Environment Forum and the Center’s new initiative, the Intergenerational Humanities (I-HUM) Project on the theme of “Place and Planet.”
Fellows will receive stipends of $65,000, medical insurance, additional research support of $2,500, and (for those not already in residence in Greater Boston) $1,500 in moving expenses. Fellows are expected to be in residence at Harvard for the term of the fellowship.
Postdoctoral Fellowship
Postdoctoral Fellowship
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Global Health and Population (GHP)
Professors Kevin Croke and Margaret Kruk are seeking a highly-motivated and capable postdoctoral researcher with an interest in inter-disciplinary quantitative research and maternal and child health. The successful candidate will work on research and activities to support the evaluation of Service Delivery Resign for Maternal and Child Health in Kakamega County, and the Quality Evidence for Health System Transformation (QuEST) Network.
The Service Delivery Redesign for Maternal Health evaluation: Kakamega County in western Kenya (population 2 million) plans to pilot a policy to address quality gaps in maternal and newborn care through a policy called “Service Delivery Redesign for Maternal Health.” A team of researchers led by Prof. Kevin Croke will leverage the phased rollout of the reform to assess the program’s effect on health outcomes, while also conducting a process evaluation of SDR implementation.
The Quality Evidence for Health System Transformation (QuEST) Network: QuEST is an initiative building from the work of the Lancet Global Health Commission on High quality Health Systems. The QuEST Network, coordinated at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, will work with country governments and global partners to design and test future health system models and measures.
Overview of Role:
• Contribute to the development and implementation of the SDR evaluation by:
o Developing survey tools and research protocols
o Supporting implementation of large scale household and facility surveys, including through field visits (when possible) and remote data quality support
o Liaising with implementing partners to ensure coordination between implementation and research teams
o Drafting progress reports and grant applications
o Analyzing household and facility survey and administrative data
o Drafting manuscripts for publication
• Contribute to QuEST Network research initiatives
o Support the development, fielding and analysis of People’s Voice Survey and E-cohort survey tools
o Support country partners in data collection for Service Delivery Redesign feasibility assessments
o Support data analysis, publication, translation and dissemination activities for the above and related projects
o Promote effective and equitable research collaborations with partners in the US and other countries through analytic support, training, and mentorship as needed
The starting date is Summer 2021. The position is based in Boston. The appointment is for a one-year period, with expected renewal for up to 3 additional years based upon satisfactory performance.
Assistant/Associate Professor
Assistant/Associate Professor
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Biostatistics
The Department of Biostatistics at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health seeks candidates to fill a tenure-track faculty position at the assistant or associate professor level. We seek candidates with backgrounds in quantitative health science research in areas such as biostatistical theory and methods and/or machine learning, and data science, with demonstrated expertise in the development of new methods as well as a record of collaborative research. Candidates with a broad range of research interests are welcome and encouraged to apply; particular attention will be paid to applicants whose areas of interest include methodological work in any or all of clinical trials, infectious disease, or health disparities research . In addition to having a keen interest in the development and application of biostatistical methods and computation in health sciences, candidates should be enthusiastic about teaching, training, and mentorship through our graduate programs. Candidates should also be committed to fostering principles of diversity, inclusion, and belonging throughout their research and teaching activities. Responsibilities will include methodological and collaborative research, and teaching and supervision of graduate students.
The Department of Biostatistics offers an exceptional environment to pursue research and education in biostatistics while being at the forefront of efforts to benefit the health of populations worldwide. Our faculty are leaders in the development of methods for the design and analysis of clinical trials and observational studies, missing data, causal inference, precision health, network analysis, computational and systems biology, microbiome analysis, statistical genetics and genomics, neurostatistics, statistical and machine learning methods, and environmental statistics. Our innovative approaches to the analysis of massive health-related data are strengthened by a deep foundation in theory and application. The department prides itself on having strong mentoring and a supportive environment for assistant and associate professors. Our unique and diverse community provides unparalleled collaborative opportunities with academic departments across Harvard, the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and other world-class Harvard-affiliated hospitals.
Research Associate
Bioinformatics Analyst
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Biostatistics
We are looking for a bioinformatician or computational biologist to work with data from a wide variety of experimental platforms, with a focus on high-throughput sequencing technologies. This role provides a unique opportunity to participate in exciting and rewarding world-class research that is making a profound impact on human health.
About us
The Harvard Chan Bioinformatics Core (HBC) is a center for bioinformatics research, services and training at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. We work closely with biomedical scientists across Harvard to implement approaches for analysis, interpretation, visualization and distribution of scientific discoveries using omic information. HBC projects are a mix of short-and long-term collaborations. Our team includes scientists from different disciplines who work with biomedical research groups within the Harvard, MIT and Broad communities, as well as within industry. In addition to the collaborative projects, our core has an educational mission, and several members of the core also participate in training activities, with the goal to enable researchers to analyze their data independently. The HBC emphasizes teamwork and a supportive environment where we learn from each other.
About you
You have a background in biomedical or quantitative science and a strong interest in working with medical and/or biological researchers. You thrive on scientific challenges, and enjoy collaborating with an interdisciplinary team. You can combine your knowledge of biology and computation to excel at communicating with programmers and wet-lab scientists alike. You are an independent learner, are keen to learn and apply new methods, and are motivated to continually expand your skills. You follow best practices for code and data management, have good organization skills, and are capable of simultaneously working on different projects and deadlines. You are experienced with high-throughput sequencing analysis and are comfortable mentoring junior researchers. Optionally, you have experience and interest in teaching all of the above-mentioned skills.
Duties
The Bioinformatician will support selected research projects, working independently with researchers at the Harvard Chan School, Harvard and the broader Boston biomedical community. They will provide expertise in the use of specialized bioinformatic tools and analysis methods to researchers and collaborate in analyzing and interpreting their data.
Reporting to the HBC Director and Associate Director, and coordinating closely with other Core staff, the applicant will analyze incoming data using existing analytical approaches commonly used in the Core, and assess and/or develop new methods where appropriate. They will document their work thoroughly, and provide manuscript-level reporting of final analyses and results. The applicant will summarize, analyze and visualize data using advanced techniques, and provide direct links to related informatics analysis tools. Other duties will include data management (coordinating with collaborating Research Computing groups and Core developers to ensure consistent data storage), participation in Core and lab meetings and other collaborator meetings around various campuses and liaising with collaborating researchers. Where appropriate, the applicant may participate in developing manuscripts for publication.
Research Scientist
Research Scientist in Health and Elderly Care Policy and Systems in China
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Department of Global Health and Population
China already has a larger number of people aged 65+ than any other country and presents an enormously rich environment for researching and improving its elderly care system. In order to meet the changing needs and demands of the aging population and their families, China is embarking on major reforms to transform its health care system and to build an elderly care system. With the rapidly aging population as well as environmental challenges, technological advancement, urbanization, and mass migration, China’s health system requires foundational changes to meet the evolving needs of its people and to be truly people-centered, as reflected in the government’s strategic goal of achieving “Comprehensive Health.” Rigorous research and training are needed to inform policy formulations.
The Department of Global Health and Population at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health seeks to hire a Research Scientist to contribute to a research and training agenda on health and elderly care policy and systems in China, in collaboration with team members based in Boston and China, and under the direction of Professor Winnie Yip, Faculty Director of the Harvard China Health Partnership. The agenda broadly includes:
Mapping the needs of aging populations, taking an inter-disciplinary perspective incorporating physical, social, emotional and overall well-being;
Examining what is meaningful aging in the context of Asian culture, history and value and implications on end-of-life care and decisions;
Designing effective, sustainable, and innovative elderly care systems that would be fit for the 21st century;
Examining spatial issues, including urban planning, housing, and interior design that would benefit elderlies to continue residing at home or in the community;
Conducting comparative analyses of elderly care systems across a number of countries relevant to China; and
Creating a database to support the long-term research agenda of the program that would encompass social and economic aspects of ageing, and physical, emotional, social well-being.
The Harvard China Health Partnership (HCHP) is the School-wide nexus for scholarship on health care in China, building on the Chan School’s long history of collaboration with China and supporting the goals of the Department of Global Health and Population (GHP) to improve global health through education, research, and service from a population-based perspective. At present, HCHP consists of over ten collaborating academic institutions and government agencies in China. The activities include a wide range of research projects, executive training courses, forums/seminars, and exchange of scholars. More details can be found on the HCHP website here.
Fellowship
Climate & Human Health Fellowship
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Climate and Human Health Fellowship trains board eligible or board certified EM physicians to become national leaders in climate and human health research and advocacy.
This unique fellowship is jointly hosted by the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Emergency Department; Harvard’s Center for Climate, Health and the Global Environment, and the Harvard FXB Center for Health and Human Rights.
The intensive program includes a master’s degree in public health or public policy at Harvard; internships at National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS); opportunities to learn and engage in advocacy on the Hill; and training to lead independent research at the intersection of climate change, human health and policy. Mentorship is provided by an interdisciplinary team of faculty from across Harvard.
Fellows will participate in the academic life of the affiliated Centers at Harvard, and will have opportunity to develop expertise in one of several domains including climate-related migration, adaptation, and health system resilience.
We are committed to training physician leaders to pursue careers in research, advocacy and policy making to ameliorate the impact of our changing climate on human health.
Open Enrollment Program
Leading Digital Transformation in Health Care
Harvard Medical School
Office for External Education
Digital transformation in health care is happening at an increasingly rapid pace. The current global health care crisis is only bolstering the need for technology to provide meaningful solutions. Digital health technologies can make it more convenient for a patient to make an appointment. They can make it easier for doctors to access the right information at the right time. They can make it more efficient for a health system to manage their population and deliver high-value, high-quality care at a reasonable cost—or to continually improve care through knowledge generation in the model of a learning health system.
While excitement and investment in these technologies is rapidly increasing, the adoption and value proposition of technology for health care remains complex and multifaceted. Which innovations will provide more cost-effective, patient-centered, quality care? How do you differentiate value-producing technologies from hype? As a leader, what are the critical steps in managing the change process? How do you leverage digital strategies throughout your organization to benefit all aspects of health care? Insights into these questions are critical not just for health systems, but also business leaders developing industry solutions for health care.
This online program provides you with the knowledge, tools and strategies to design and implement technology-enabled change initiatives in health care. It will feature a combination of live virtual class sessions and self-paced learning and discussions. A certificate of completion will be provided.
Open Enrollment Program
Designing and Implementing AI Solutions for Health Care
Harvard Medical School
Office for External Education
Applications of artificial intelligence in health care are expanding rapidly. Despite its great long-term potential, risks and challenges remain for both AI developers and their partners in health care, the life sciences industry and digital health.
This program will allow leaders across the ecosystem to gain insights into what it takes to successful utilize AI in the unique cultural, economic and regulatory context of health care. Interactive sessions will address technical concepts as well as real-world implementation, with examples drawn from health care delivery/operations and drug development.
The curriculum will feature a combination of live virtual class sessions, small group application exercises, pre-work and vigorous discussions. Upon completion of the program, participants will be able to immediately apply insights gained to the fast-moving and complex health care sector. A certificate of completion will be provided.
Fellowship
Research Fellow for Diagnostic Digital Home Health
Harvard Law School
Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics
The Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics at Harvard Law School is hiring a full-time post-doctoral fellow to support its newly launched Diagnostic Digital Home Health initiative. This position will likely be a three year commitment.
This sponsored research project examines the ethical, social, and legal challenges of digital home health products, with a focus on home diagnosis of infectious and chronic conditions. This project will develop scholarship, guidelines, and proposed regulations for the ethical implementation of these products, using focus groups, virtual workshops, and interdisciplinary scholarship, with a focus on considerations of access and equity, social interconnectedness, and patient privacy.
Previous Petrie-Flom Center post-doctoral fellows have used their positions as successful launching pads for tenure-track legal, health policy, and bioethics academic careers. Our most recent post-doctoral fellow has published in leading journals such as JAMA, Science, and the Journal of Law and the Biosciences. She has been interviewed as an expert in biomedical regulation by media outlets such as Forbes and Lancet Digital Health and presented to regulators at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Faculty
Department Chair and Professor of Environmental Health
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Department of Environmental Health
The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health invites applications for the position of Department Chair and tenured Professor in the Department of Environmental Health. We seek an innovative scholar and visionary leader to direct a large, diverse, multidisciplinary department with a history of outstanding training and research.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Postdoctoral Fellow - Human Rights and Transitional Justice
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Harvard Humanitarian Initiative
HHI is seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow in human rights and transitional justice (TJ) with strong analytical and statistical skills. This one-year fellowship is expected to begin on or around January 1, 2022 with the possibility of extension. The fellow will work with Prof. Phuong Pham and Prof. Patrick Vinck at HHI and a joint Harvard-Tulane program, Transitional Justice Evaluation Tools (TJET), evaluating the effectiveness of transitional justice policies such as prosecutions, truth commissions, reparations, and vetting and lustration. The data and evidence generated by this project will serve to design better policy to address the complex needs of survivors of violence and conflict for accountability, with particular emphasis on the need to prevent, respond to, and end impunity for sexual and gender-based violence in conflict and mass atrocity. The grant focuses on the following case countries: Cambodia, Central African Republic, Colombia, Cote d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guatemala, Iraq, Mali, Sri Lanka, Haiti, and Myanmar. The fellow will report to Prof. Pham and Prof. Vinck.
Internship
Communications and Media Intern
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Harvard Humanitarian Initiative
The ENP Communications and Media Intern is a graduate student position with HHI’s Executive Negotiation Project (ENP). The student will provide dedicated communications and media content development for online and onsite professional development sessions using platforms/software such as the HHI Learning Management System (LMS), Zoom, Canva, Adobe Premier Pro, Final Cut Pro, Vimeo, YouTube, and others. This position will focus on developing a comprehensive communications and media plan while also offering event and technical support for ENP activities. The ENP Communications and Media Intern will be part of the HHI Team and report to the ENP Program Manager.
Consultant
Case Study Consultant
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Harvard Humanitarian Initiative
HHI is looking for a Case Study Consultant for the Executive Negotiation Project (ENP) to implement case studies pertaining to humanitarian tools and technologies. Specifically, these case studies will analyze the development, implementation, and scaling up processes of a number of technologies.
Research Assistant
Graduate Student Research Assistant, Building a Better Response
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Harvard Humanitarian Initiative
The Research Assistant will be working to analyze the usage and evaluation data for the online learning platform to better understand the impact of the course. Candidates should be proficient with data analysis (Stata, R, SPSS). The BBR training is undergoing significant updates, and the graduate research assistant may be asked to provide additional information and assistance to aid in the update process and redevelopment of evaluation instruments. The position will begin as soon as possible in the Fall semester and can extend into the Winter term or Spring according to the needs of the team. There is potential for co-authorship of publication(s) from this work. Candidates from any Harvard graduate school are invited to apply, with special preference for candidates from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the Graduate School of Education. The Research Assistant will report to the BBR Program Manager.
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