The Department of Health Services at the University of Washington (UW) seeks to fill one full-time faculty position with a focus on Anti-Racism as a Full Professor (tenure-track) on a 12-month service period with an anticipated start date as early as fall 2020.   

The position would serve as the Director for the Center for the Study of Anti-Racism and Health (ARCH).  The purpose of ARCH is to provide a community of scholarship and activism – in the School of Public Health, across the University, and within the broader community – concerning interventions that can break down the societal and institutional structures of racism and, thus, to reduce future inequalities in health.

They seek candidates with demonstrated experience in research, teaching, mentorship, and administration related to structural racism, its impact on health, and approaches to disrupt it.  The Director is expected to engage in both university and community service at the local, regional, national, and international levels and encouraged to establish their own research agenda, including how racism intersects with other social inequities.  

See position listing for full details.

To be considered for this position, please submit the following:

• A statement describing your interest in the position, including relevant leadership and mentoring experience, research interests and teaching history;
• A one-page diversity statement that describes your experience related to equity, diversity, and inclusion, as well as your potential to contribute to our diversity mission and commitment to being an anti-racist institution; and
• Curriculum Vitae (including description of extramural funding)
• Names and contact information for four references.  References will only be contacted after an initial screening of candidates.

Review of applications will begin January 15, 2020. The position is open until filled.

If you have questions please contact: Holly Bergstrom, Manager of Faculty Human Resources at hb2@uw.edu

Thank you to HELI 2018 alumna Dr. Maria Mora Pinzon for sharing!

The School of Public Health at the University of Maryland, College Park invites applications and nominations for an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management (expected start date of August 2020). They seek candidates with expertise in health equity or health disparities in the context of health care delivery, health care access and quality, or health care management.

The Department conducts scholarship in health services research, health policy, healthcare management and health equity. The Department’s mission is to improve population health and achieve health equity in the community, in the state of Maryland and nationally by training future leaders and pursuing excellence in research and service. The Department is connected to the Maryland Center for Health Equity.

This is a 9-month tenure track appointment with an Assistant Professor title. The successful candidate must possess an earned doctorate in health services research, health policy, health economics, health care management, public health or related areas and have experience conducting original and applied research. Recent PhD graduates who work in the private or government sectors are encouraged to apply.

Please apply online at https://ejobs.umd.edu, search position #106033.

See position announcement for additional details:

Applications should be completed by December 1st, 2019 for best consideration.
The review of applicants will be ongoing, but applicants are encouraged to apply early.

For additional information, contact the committee chair, Dr. Kellee White (kwhite20@umd.edu).

Thank you to HELI 2012 alumna Kellee White, PhD, MPH, for sharing!

The Health Disparities Research Scholars Postdoctoral T32 Training Program in the School of Medicine and Public Health at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is accepting applications for at least one postdoctoral trainee position beginning in the fall of 2020.

This program supports the training and mentoring of scholars from diverse fields to become interdisciplinary researchers with a focus on health among minority populations, particularly maternal/child, adolescent, and family health. We are seeking candidates who are committed to a research career.

More info: Application procedures and program information.

Application Deadline: January 15, 2020

Questions may be directed to Program Administrator Pam Asquith, PhD,
psasquith@wisc.edu.

Please share with your networks to help identify candidates!

The Harvard Medical School Department of Global Health and Social Medicine seeks a postdoctoral fellow to coordinate a new action-research project dedicated to advancing Indigenous Partnerships for Community Well-Being.

Many Indigenous peoples in the USA experience overwhelming social problems stemming from legacies of conquest and dispossession that have led to unremitting poverty. These problems include mental health inequities such as high community rates of trauma, addiction, and suicide. And yet, conventional clinical approaches to helping individuals with psychological distress and disability are not always well-tailored for Indigenous communities. By engaging in participatory fashion with knowledgeable and resilient Indigenous community partners, the Indigenous Wellness project will assess the relevance, efficiency, and effectiveness of mental health and psychosocial helping services and, together with community partners, re-imagine and re-design such services toward greater cultural consonance, therapeutic benefit, and community self-determination. In-depth consultation with community leaders, traditional healers, and other local knowledge carriers—and circulation of lessons learned through routine academic publication and community dissemination—will be essential to the success of these endeavors.

This fellowship will be under the supervision of Prof. Joseph Gone, Faculty Director for the Harvard University Native American Program, and in collaboration with regional and national Indigenous community partners, the fellow will assume mentored responsibility for: (1) advancing research projects, analyzing associated data, writing manuscripts, and submitting these for publication; (2) coordinating existing partnerships and supporting new partnerships toward efficient and effective action-research dedicated to services innovation; (3) managing the logistics of community-engaged action-research, including ethics review, financial reporting, grant preparation, etc.; (4) consolidating a relevant network of community-engaged researchers and Indigenous knowledge keepers who are committed to promoting innovative Indigenous wellness projects; and (5) supervising students, trainees, and volunteers who contribute to these efforts. Ability to travel routinely to project sites, whether regional or national, is required.

Full position details including qualifications and application instructions available here.

Start date:  Interviewing in October for December 1, 2019, start (or as soon as possible thereafter)

Location: Boston/Cambridge, MA, USA

For additional information regarding the project or the post, please email: Professor Joseph Gone (jgone@g.harvard.edu)

Congratulations to former UW Collaborative Center for Health Equity (CCHE) Director & HELI Faculty Dr. Alexandra Adams and the Center for American Indian and Rural Health Equity (CAIRHE) at Montana State University!

The National Institutes of Health has awarded a five-year, $10.7 million grant to the CAIRHE at Montana State University to continue its mission to reduce health disparities in Native and rural communities through community-based participatory research. The Center was founded in 2014 and concluded its first five-year Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence grant from the NIH earlier this year. Following a competitive renewal process, CAIRHE received its latest five-year grant effective Sept. 1.

Dr. Adams is the director and principal investigator for the CAIRHE and her collaborative team includes two HELI 2015 alumni Nicole Carnegie, PhD, and Vernon Grant, PhD.

Read the full MSU announcement here.

Congratulations to Dr. Adams and all involved!