Member Announcements

University of Central Asia

Vacancy Announcement

Looking for a qualified candidate for the position of: Head, Development & Donor Relations

For detailed information please refer to the Recruitment Notice.

Interested candidates are asked to send a Cover Letter, CV, and a list of three references to hr.recruitment@ucentralasia.org.

Deadline: May 31, 2012
Please check the website for more information about the UCA: www.ucentralasia.org

Social Medicine Course in Northern Uganda 2013

We invite students to apply for the fourth annual course Beyond the Biologic Basis of Disease: The Social and Economic Causation of Illness, a social medicine immersion experience conducted on-site at Lacor Hospital in Gulu, Uganda from January 7, 2013 to February 1, 2013. This unique immersion course incorporates innovative teaching methodologies to merge teaching of clinical tropical medicine with understanding the socioeconomic, cultural, political, and historical underpinnings of illness. Through a combination of lectures, small and large group discussions, films, community field visits, ward rounds, and clinical case discussions, the study of clinical medicine in a resource-poor setting is intersected with social medicine topics such as the social determinants of health, globalization, war, human rights, community-based health care, and narrative medicine. Enrollment is open to fifteen 3rd and 4th year medical students from across the globe, and includes equal participation of Ugandan medical students, and credit for away-rotations can be arranged. Please feel free to visit our website, www.socmedglobal.org, for more information about the course, its directors and guest lecturers, and SocMed. Applications are due June 30, 2012.

Contact info: Michael Westerhaus and Amy Finnegan: socmedglobal@gmail.com

University of Minnesota In-Person Global Health Course

UMN/CDC Global Health Course
Registration is open for the two-week long 2012 UMN/CDC In-Person Global Health Course that will be offered from May 14, 2012 through May 25, 2012.
Contact: Debra Luedtke

Asian Clinical Tropical Medicine Course
Registration is open for the Asian Clinical Tropical Course that will be offered in Bangkok, Thailand from July 21, 2012 through August 3, 2012.
Contact: Mary Tipton

UMN/CDC Global Health Course

The University of Minnesota’s Global Health Course is one of 17 accredited global health courses in the world, and the only course co-sponsored by the CDC. It includes training presented by more than 170 faculty experts in an effort to help medical trainees, practicing physicians, public health professionals, and other health care providers provide the highest quality of care to their patients in the United Sates or abroad. The overall goal of the course is to reduce health disparities in the Global Village. The entire course curriculum consists of seven online modules and two in-person course options. Participants may register for any or all of the subject-specific, stand-alone modules and take them in any order, over multiple years. To fulfill the entire course, all seven online modules plus any two of the in-person course modules must be completed. Completion of the entire course curriculum meets the ASTMH requirements to sit for the examination that leads to a Certificate in Knowledge in Clinical Tropical Medicine and Travelers’ Health (CTropMed®). For more information, please visit the Online Global Health Course web site or the In-Person Global Health Course web site or contact Dr. William Stauffer or Debra Luedtke

Chair, Dept. of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health invites applications for the position of Edgar Berman Professor in International Health and chair of the Department of International Health. The successful applicant will have an outstanding record of academic and research accomplishment and demonstrated leadership and administrative abilities. The Department of International Health seeks to understand health problems and develop affordable means of disease reduction and health protection in underserved populations of the world. Now celebrating its fiftieth anniversary, it has over 140 faculty, 290 doctoral and master’s students and a diverse research program. The Johns Hopkins University is an affirmative action/EOE employer.

Contact info: Susan C. Williams

Curriculum Development Associate (25889BR) - Harvard University Global Health Institute

Harvard University seeks a Curriculum Development Associate to contribute to the Harvard Global Health Institute’s efforts to assess, revise, and implement curricular and programmatic changes to the undergraduate global health curriculum. Functioning in alignment with the Faculty Director’s directives, the incumbent will work closely with the Education Sub-Committee of the Global Health Institute Steering Committee and the Faculty of Arts and Science (FAS) Instructional Committee on Global Health and Health Policy (GHHP) to revise and renew the undergraduate global health curriculum.

Basic Qualifications: A bachelors and advanced degree is required.
Additional Qualifications: An advanced degree is strongly preferred (PhD) with at least one year post-doctoral experience strongly preferred. Strong communication, organizational, writing and research skills. Demonstrated interest in global health, undergraduate education and curriculum design. Ability to work with diverse constituencies.

Additional Information: Depending on the trajectory of the curriculum development, the incumbent may be involved in mentoring or teaching undergraduate students. All Institute staff is responsible for fostering a collaborative and multi-disciplinary global health community in line with the Institute’s mission and core objectives. The incumbent will be expected to leverage the Institute’s range of internal and external relationships towards achieving the Institute’s priorities. As the Institute evolves, it is expected that the successful incumbent will be flexible to take on new approaches and responsibilities.

The Curriculum Development Associate position is a term position initially funded for 24 months.
Contact info: Qualified Candidates may apply online, Please refer to req#25889

Global Health Studies Lectureship, Northwestern University

Applications are invited for a full-time renewable Lectureship starting September 2012. This appointment is non-tenure-line, but, subject to institutional need and personal job performance, is a continuing post with career-advancement opportunities. We seek scholars with PhDs in Public Health, Medical Anthropology, Medical Sociology or related disciplines with international experience and demonstrated teaching excellence. The successful candidate will be expected to teach 6 undergraduate courses per year, and be involved with the ongoing development of the undergraduate curriculum in Global Health Studies. Please send a cover letter, curriculum vitae, teaching dossier (sample syllabi and course evaluations), and names/addresses of 3 references (at least one of which must be prepared to address excellence in teaching). Review of complete applications will begin on March 31, 2012 and will continue until the position is filled. Hiring is contingent on eligibility to work in the United States.

Contact info: Lecturer Search, Global Health Studies, c/o Gregory Buchanan, Northwestern University, 1800 Sherman Ave., Suite 4-700, Evanston, IL 60201-3777 g-buchanan@northwestern.edu

University of Notre Dame Accepting Applications for MS in Global Health Program

The University of Notre Dame offers a Master of Science of Global Health (MSGH) degree, which can be obtained in one calendar year. The Program requires course work to be completed over two semesters, followed by a 6-8 week field experience in a resource-poor location where access to health care is limited. The program allows students to make connections between classroom training in global health topics and the real health needs of the world’s poor and underserved through hands-on experience. Beyond recognizing the burden of disease, students are prepared to make a positive contribution to alleviating this burden, through research, training or service. The uniqueness of the program is its focus on science, health and the poor. Though we accept applications on a rolling basis, we encourage complete submissions by February 1 or earlier due to the limited number of students we admit annually. Submit an application »

Web-Based Course on Ethical Challenges

The Center for Innovation in Global Health (CIGH) with the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics has just launched a new interactive, web-based course on ethical challenges faced by trainees during short-term global health rotations. The curriculum and course includes 10 cases, each with three interactive vignettes, that address important ethical challenges targeted towards individuals from diverse disciplines with little or no prior experience in global health. Each case requires less than 10 minutes to complete and allows users to print a certificate of completion.

Research Faculty Positions — Duke Kunshan University

The Duke Global Health Institute seeks to hire three full-time research faculty (open rank) to work at an innovative Global Health Research Center to be established by Duke Kunshan University (DKU) in Kunshan, China. The DKU Global Health Research Center will be an interdisciplinary program tied closely to China’s health priorities and challenges and will initially focus on three research areas: chronic disease, global environmental health, and health systems. One faculty member will be hired for each area. Each of the three faculty members is expected to undertake research applied to China and other Asian countries in one of these research areas.

Candidates for these faculty positions should have a relevant doctoral degree or medical degree and should thrive working in a multidisciplinary environment. Faculty who have experience working in China or other Asian countries, and with experience launching new initiatives, will be particularly well suited for these positions. DKU-based faculty will have opportunities to collaborate closely with other Duke faculty based in Durham, and with other institutions in China with whom DGHI has established partnerships. While primarily engaged in research, faculty will also be expected to teach one course each year, in English, at the graduate or undergraduate level and to mentor students.

Review of applications will begin on January 16, 2012, and will continue until the positions are filled. Submissions should include a statement of research interests, curriculum vitae, 2-3 sample publications, and teaching interests.

Applications should be submitted electronically as follows:

Submissions should include a statement of research interests, curriculum vitae, 2-3 sample publications, and teaching interests. For further questions on the application process please contact tammy.sorrell@duke.edu.

Professor of the Practice Faculty Position

The Duke Global Health Institute (DGHI) seeks a Professor of the Practice at the Assistant or Associate level to teach in its global health curriculum. Specific courses taught will depend on experience and expertise, but the successful candidate will be expected to teach two courses per semester at the undergraduate or master’s level and participate in our international education initiatives. Candidates should have a doctoral degree in a relevant discipline or a medical degree and should thrive in a multidisciplinary environment. Particularly strong candidates will be those with significant professional experience working in the field of global health, in addition to having global health teaching or training experience. We encourage applicants interested in complementing traditional classroom-based methodology with innovative pedagogical approaches and technologies.

Review of applications will be begin on December 1, 2011, and will continue until the position is filled. Applications, including a statement of teaching interests, curriculum vitae, sample syllabi or course synopses, sample publications, and reference letters should be submitted through https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/1080. Questions may be addressed to tammy.sorrell@duke.edu.

Assistant/Associate Research Professor Opening

The Eck Institute for Global Health at the University of Notre Dame invites applications for a non-tenure track 12-month Assistant/Associate Research Professor. We seek a faculty member with research interests and a demonstrated track record in investigating the epidemiology, health impact and control of chronic and/or infectious diseases that impact humans in low and middle income countries. Individuals with interest or experience in establishing a strong field research program are particularly encouraged to apply. The successful candidate will join a dynamic interdisciplinary campus-wide effort in global health research. The successful candidate is expected to establish a vigorous, independent, externally-funded research program that complements and enhances our interdisciplinary research community. The position is available for three years with a renewable contract based on demonstrated success.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
A Ph.D is required in any of the above relevant fields, a minimum of 3-5 years of postdoctoral experience, and strong track record of publications. Demonstrated success in extramural funding would be a plus. Knowledge of or experience in global health research would be expected.

APPLICATION PROCESS:
Qualified individuals should send in PDF format a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of research interest, and three letters of reference to search committee chair, Dr. David W. Severson at eigh@nd.edu. Review of applications will begin on 15 November 2011 and continue until a suitable candidate is identified.

The University of Notre Dame is committed to diversity in its staff, faculty, and student body. As such, we strongly encourage applications from members of minority groups, women, veterans, individuals with disabilities, and others who will enhance our community. The University of Notre Dame, an international Catholic research university, is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

Contact info: Dr. David W. Severson

Toolkit for global health educators and learners on ethical international engagement

The intention of this kit is to provide practical tools to further establish and maintain a practical and sustainable ethical platform for international engagement. Through critical discussion and innovative learning activities, this kit provides opportunities for deep personal reflection, capacity building and ethically engaged action.

Contact info: Dr. Shafik Dharamsi

Faculty Position in Global Mental Health - Duke Global Health Institute and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Applications are invited for a tenure-track position in global mental health at the Assistant Professor/early Associate Professor level. This will be a joint appointment in the Duke Global Health Institute and the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine. The Institute and Department share a deep commitment to understanding causes of mental illness worldwide and to developing and studying implementation of novel interventions for mental disorders globally. Areas of particular interest include the depression, trauma, and addictions, and the interplay between mental and physical health in low to middle income countries.

The successful applicant will be committed to conducting research to understand how and why mental disorders are responsible for nearly 15% of the global burden of disease worldwide, and to developing novel means of combating them. The individual will be expected to work with DGHI and the Department of Psychiatry to build a resilient field or population based mental health research program in low or middle income countries that will attract external funding and provide a mentoring environment for others. Applicants therefore should have experience conducting field or population based mental health research in low or middle income countries. Applications should include a curriculum vitae, a description of research accomplishment and plans for future research, and reprints of three representative publications. Applicants should also arrange to have three letters of recommendation submitted on their behalf.

Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. Duke University is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

Application
Contact info: The deadline for receipt of applications is September 1, 2011. Application materials should be emailed as pdf files to: psychchair@mc.duke.edu.

Harvard Announcement: Applications Due July 31st for Social Medicine Course in Northern Uganda

We invite medical students to apply for the third annual Beyond the Biological Basis of Disease: The Social and Economic Causation of Illness, an on-site immersion course in social medicine offered at Lacor Hospital in Gulu, Uganda from January 9, 2012 through February 3, 2012. This intensive course designed for 15 international medical students (clinical years) and 15 Ugandan medical students (3rd-5th year) from Gulu University intersects the study of clinical medicine in a resource-poor setting with social medicine topics such as the social determinants of health, globalization, global health interventions, war, human rights, community-based health care, and narrative medicine. This highly interactive course is taught through a combination of lectures, small and large group discussions, films, community field visits, ward rounds, and clinical case discussions. Credit for away-rotations can be arranged.

For more information, we invite you to please see our website Beyond the Biologic Basis of Disease: The Social and Economic Causation of Illness. In addition, short videos of our previous courses can be viewed for 2010 or 2011.

If you have any questions or are interested in applying, please email us at social.medicine@yahoo.com. Applications are due July 31, 2011.

Launch of a New Master's of Science in Global Health Program

University of Notre Dame will launch a master’s of science in global health degree program this fall. The program will provide basic science-centric training in the emerging field of global health. The program, including classroom and experiential learning, aims to prepare students for improving human health around the world, especially for the poor and under-served.

Applications are being sought. Please see the University of Notre Dame Graduate School website for information on the application process.

Contact info: Joseph G. Bock, PhD

Call for Applications: Brown International Advanced Research Institue (BIARI) on Global Health—HIV/AIDS

The Office of International Affairs at Brown University has announced the third annual Brown International Advanced Research Institutes (BIARI). In 2009 and 2010, Brown University inaugurated the BIARI, a major faculty development initiative to convene high-level academic Institutes on Brown's campus each summer. This ambitious new program is designed to provide needed professional development opportunities for young scholars embarking on lives in research and teaching. Organized by discipline and designed and run by recognized scholars, each Institute addresses the cutting-edge questions of the field, and contributes to building the next generation of a transnational academic community. These programs provide a forum for early career scholars and practitioners from the global south to participate in a high-level academic forum devoted to the study of global affairs, bringing together young faculty and practitioners from around the world to address pressing global issues through innovative and collaborative research and pedagogy. Further, the BIARI aims to make a significant contribution to global research through transnational academic collaboration, promoting Brown University's vision of the global university.

In June, 2011, Brown University will host the first BIARI on Global Health, which will be devoted specifically to the interdisciplinary study of HIV/AIDS. At this time, we seek applications from eligible participants from academic institutions, non-governmental organizations, clinical settings, and other scholars or practitioners working in the field of HIV/AIDS in the global south. The institute will run from June 13-24, 2011 on the campus of Brown University, in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. All costs of participation in the institute, including travel, are generously supported through the Santander Universities.

Further information: BIARI
To Apply: Brown International Advanced Research Institutes 2011
Applications will be accepted online through February 11, 2011.

UMN/CDC Global Health Course

The University of Minnesota (UMN)/CDC Global Health Course is one of 17 accredited global health courses in the world, and the only course co-sponsored by the CDC. It includes more than 300 hours of training, with more than 170 faculty experts and offers something for anyone who wants to provide the highest quality of care to their patients here, or overseas, in our evolving world (trainees, practicing providers, public health professionals or administrators). The overall goal of the course is to reduce disparities in the Global Village. The course, and specific topics, are being put on-line in an effort to make access more flexible and available to busy clinicians.

Enrollment is now open for two on-line modules of the course. One curriculum focuses on Immigrant and Refugee Health and the second on Travel Medicine. These are robust courses with over 30 hours of lecture available each, and CME are available. Each module has been designed as a stand alone curriculum and may be taken independently even for those who do not plan to complete the entire course. Five more topics will be available over the next several months.

For more information, visit University of Minnesota - Online Training in Global Health or you can contact Dr. Bill Stauffer or Debbie Luedtke.

Position Posting - Physician Specialist, HIV Care and Support - Botswana-UPenn Partnership

The Botswana-UPenn Partnership is a collaboration between the Botswana Government, the University of Botswana and the University of Pennsylvania which aims to improve clinical care of HIV infected and affected persons, advance research and enrich academic life. The BUP invites self motivated and qualified individuals to apply for a full-time position as a Physician Specialist, for our HIV Care and Support program in Botswana.

The HIV Care and Support Program of the Botswana-UPenn Partnership focuses efforts toward increasing the quality of care received for adults in three main areas: outreach to various districts of Botswana, collaborations with the University of Botswana School of Medicine (UBSOM) and the development of adult inpatient care guidelines.

Contact: Heather Calvert

Health Emergencies in Large Populations (HELP) January 10-21, 2011

The ever-popular July HELP course at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health is now offered for academic credit (transferable) from January 10-21, 2011, with some online modules to be completed in the weeks preceding the class. The course focuses on meeting public health needs of persons affected by disasters and conflicts. The course includes modules on- planning and measurement; food and nutrition; providing health services; control of communicable disease; disaster epidemiology and measurement; reproductive health services for displaced populations; International Humanitarian Law; human rights and human security; protection of relief workers, and a one-day disaster simulation.

Contact: Lauren Burns, 443-287-4842
Email address: helpcour@jhsph.edu
Application

2011 Emory Global Health Case Competition

The Emory Global Health Case Competition is an innovative student learning program that brings together students from multiple disciplines to address a critical global health challenge in both a competitive and collaborative environment. The Emory Global Health Case Competition borrows its format from business school case competitions where student teams formulate recommendations for a business case, but the Emory Global Health Case Competition is unique in that it requires students to work in multidisciplinary teams to analyze a real-world global health challenge that requires an interdisciplinary approach.

2011 Emory Global Health Case Competition Information

Information for Guest Universities

Case Competition Video

If you have any questions, please contact our student leaders, Amanda Stinger and Gretchen Van Ess, at 404-727-1551 or by email ghicasecompetition@gmail.com

From CUGH Collaborating Organizations

Second Annual Merle A. Sande Health Leadership Award - Recognizing Emerging African Leaders in Infectious Disease

Accordia Global Health Foundation is pleased to announce the second annual Merle A. Sande Health Leadership Award and to invite nominations and applications. The award was established in memory of Dr. Merle Sande, a co-founder of Accordia and a renowned infectious diseases specialist known for his enthusiasm for work and life, his joy of teaching, and his outstanding leadership abilities. The award will be given to an emerging African leader who has contributed to the field of infectious disease and embodies Dr. Sande's passion, intellectual drive, and spirit. The successful candidate will be a young leader with remarkable personal accomplishments in teaching, research, and/or clinical science. Nominations and applications will be accepted through January 31, 2011, and the award will be announced in April 2011. The awardee will be invited to lead two (2) days of rounds, lectures, and a keynote address at the Infectious Diseases Institute of Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda in May 2011.

More Information about the Award
Questions?: sandeaward@accordiafoundation.org.