The Faculty of Forestry at the University of British Columbia (UBC) invites applications for a tenure-track academic position in Indigenous Natural Sciences at the Assistant or Associate Professor level, to commence on July 1, 2021 or when a suitable candidate is found. The UBC Vancouver campus is located on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territoryContinue reading "UBC Vancouver Opportunity in Indigenous Natural Sciences"

HELI 2010 alum Dr. Anthony Santella recently developed a free webinar on the coronavirus (COVID-19) for youth and adolescents. There are two versions of the webinar: One version is for elementary/middle school students and another version is for high school students. The content is age appropriate and medically accurate. The content will focus on scienceContinue reading "HELI Alum Shares Free COVID-19 Webinar for Youth"

Fathima Wakeel, PhD, MPH, joined the faculty in the College of Health at Lehigh University as a tenure-track Associate Professor as of January 2020! Similar to what she previously did at Ferris State University, Dr. Wakeel will be helping to develop a brand new College of Health at Lehigh, building its Population Health infrastructure andContinue reading "Congratulations to HELI 2016 Alumna Dr. Fathima Wakeel!"

Update - April 7, 2020: HELI 2020 has been postponed. Full details here. Update - April 2, 2020: Due to an increase in respiratory illness and the rise of COVID-19 (Coronavirus), UW-Madison ICEP and HELI are following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), AAMC, State and local Public Health, UW Health, and UW-MadisonContinue reading "HELI 2020 registration is paused"

The UMass Medical School-led National Cancer Institute (NCI)-funded T32 PRACCTIS Program is now accepting applications for postdoctoral trainees to start in August 2020. PRACCTIS stands for 'Prevention and Control of Cancer: Training for Change in Individuals and Systems' and is designed to prepare the next generation of scientists to conduct implementation research that addresses criticalContinue reading "NCI-funded PRACCTIS Postdoctoral Opportunity"

The University of Pittsburgh Center for Sleep and Circadian Science (CSCS) is accepting applications for its inaugural Summer SWIM: Sleep and Circadian Workshop on Indispensable Methods, August 10-14, 2020. Individuals from groups under-represented in sleep and circadian science are strongly encouraged to apply. The Summer SWIM is an immersive one-week training program addressing state-of-the-art methodologies in human and animal research onContinue reading "Summer SWIM at Pittsburgh"

Baylor College of Medicine’s 2020 Center of Excellence in Health Equity, Training and Research (Baylor COE) Summer Research Summit will be held Tuesday, June 9th in Houston, TX. This conference is open to physicians and other healthcare professionals, residents and fellows, biomedical scientists, population health researchers, healthcare policymakers, students, community members and others nationwide whoContinue reading "Baylor College of Medicine Health Equity Research Summit"

The 2020 Request for Applications for the Center for Aging in Diverse Communities (CADC) Scientist Program at University of California San Francisco is now open. This opportunity is for researchers located in the San Francisco Bay Area. The CADC is now requesting applications for CADC Scientists who will conduct pilot studies to investigate research questionsContinue reading "UCSF Center for Aging in Diverse Communities Pilot RFA"

Apply now for a new workshop ‘Promoting Indigenous Research Leadership’ taking place June 8-10, 2020 in Bozeman, Montana. Promoting Indigenous Research Leadership (PIRL) is a three-day workshop designed to promote the research careers of Indigenous and other early-career faculty working with Indigenous communities. The workshop helps faculty investigators foster a sense of community, improve leadership and grant applicationContinue reading "Promoting Indigenous Research Leadership (PIRL)"

The East Carolina University (ECU) Center for Health Disparities Research (CHDR) is seeking a new Director. The ECU CHDR was established to combine and organize campus and community efforts around the goal of improving quality of life and eliminating health disparities in eastern North Carolina through conducting relevant research and applying the findings. The Director of CHDR will playContinue reading "Director of the ECU Center for Health Disparities"