Applications are open for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Policies for Action: Research to Advance Racial Equity and Racial Justice grant. Typically, Policies for Action grants are funded at $250,000 each. Approximately $2 million will be awarded through this CFP. The deadline is 11/24/2020 for the LOI and 4/7/2021 for receipt of the full proposal. If you’re considering this funding opportunity, please consider filling out a proposal planning form and you will receive high quality and timely pre-award support for your application from our team!

• Award amount: Typically, Policies for Action grants are funded at $250,000 each. There is not an explicit range for allowable budget requests. You should request the amount of funding you will need to complete your proposed research project and to translate and disseminate the results.
• Deadline: 11/24/2020 for the LOI. 4/7/2021 for receipt of full proposal.
• Description: Achieving racial equity and justice in the United States requires a sustained, multipronged intersectional policy approach that addresses both the immediate social conditions leading to poor health outcomes, but also the long-standing structures fostering such conditions. The goal of the Policies for Action call for proposals is to build the evidence base about how national, state, and local policies can improve racial equity in health and well-being in the United States.
• Eligibility: Preference will be given to applicants that are tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and are not private foundations or Type III supporting organizations. Applicant organizations must be based in the United States or its territories. Applications are welcome from all investigators. The following are especially encouraged to apply:
  • interdisciplinary research teams;
  • community-partnered research teams;
  • investigators from diverse backgrounds or with diverse life experiences (e.g., race, gender, class origin/first generation college, LGBTQI, disability, ethnicity, national origin);
  • investigators from a wide range of disciplines;
  • first-time applicants for an RWJF grant.
• Link to complete RFP

The Public Health Program at Santa Clara University (SCU), a Jesuit, Catholic university, is seeking applicants for a tenure-track assistant professor faculty position. We seek a colleague with research and teaching interests in evidence-based health policy, program design/evaluation, and quantitative methods courses.  Candidates must have a strong commitment to both teaching and research, and be able to establish an active research program involving undergraduate students.

Located in the heart of northern California’s Silicon Valley, SCU is a private, Catholic Jesuit liberal arts university committed to promoting social justice in a comprehensive educational setting. It is an AA/EOE employer. Faculty are teaching-scholars who balance a commitment to quality teaching with active programs of research. We assess candidates based on scholarly and teaching potential; contribution to University, College, and Department priorities; and potential to meet the criteria for promotion and tenure. This position is 40% teaching, 40% research, and 20% service. A full-time teaching load is 7 courses per year on a quarter system, with a 1-course reduction for research (typically 2/2/2). Administrative assignments may entail a further reduction in teaching load. Housing
assistance is available. This position is contingent upon the availability of funding.

Basic Qualifications:
– Doctoral degree in Public Health (PhD or DrPH) or a closely related
field
– prior undergraduate teaching experience
– record of active research.

Preferred Qualifications:
– community-involved research addressing structural/racial determinants
of health and racial health equity
– inclusive pedagogy geared toward undergraduate education
– external support of research activities (or the potential)

Responsibilities:
In addition to research and teaching, responsibilities include:
participation in departmental, college, and university-wide committees;
mentoring and advising undergraduate students; holding regular office
hours; curriculum development and improvement; and remaining current in
both subject area and teaching methodologies.

Required Documents:
– current CV
– personal statement(s) covering teaching philosophy experience working
with people of diverse cultures and identities
– statement describing research interests, including how they could be
implemented at an undergraduate institution and foster
intradepartmental/interdepartmental connections
– teaching evaluations for at least one course
– sample syllabi for at least once course
– two examples of scholarly work
– graduate transcripts (unofficial transcripts are acceptable at this
stage)
– *contact information* for three references

Additional Information:

Public Health Search Committee
Santa Clara University
500 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, CA 95053

Inquiries or letters of reference may be sent by email to phsc@scu.edu.

All applications must go through the Workday portal found at
scu.edu/hr/careers, or this direct link:
https://wd1.myworkdaysite.com/en-US/recruiting/scu/scu/job/Santa-Clara-CA/Assistant-Professor-of-Public-Health–Tenure-Track-_R872
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*Applications must be received by 10/16/2020.*

The Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies (HCPDS) is currently accepting applications for the next cohort of the David E. Bell Postdoctoral Fellowship.

The deadline to apply is *Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at noon Eastern Time (U.S.)*.

The Bell Fellowship is an interdisciplinary, postdoctoral training program designed for researchers and practitioners in the fields of population sciences and/or population health. Through self-directed research, selected candidates examine a broad range of critical issues, most from within the
HCPDS’s focal areas: 1) social and environmental determinants of population health; 2) aging societies; 3) workplace & well-being; and 4) social/family demography. In addition to research and writing, fellows participate in weekly seminars, professional development and other skill building seminars, and communications & media skills training.

The salary is $65K/yr plus benefits and a generous research, travel, and relocation fund. The program is open to U.S. and international candidates.

For detailed information, visit www.hsph.harvard.edu/cpds or contact Lesley Harkins at popcenter@hsph.harvard.edu

The Carolina Population Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is inviting applications for a postdoctoral position funded as part of its NICHD-funded T32 population training program. The overall goal of the program is to create a cadre of future leaders in social science and
public health disciplines with the subject matter expertise, interdisciplinary orientation, population perspective, and data skills to address and have an impact on pressing issues in demography, population
health, and reproductive health. The initial term of appointment is one year. The preferred start date is July 2021, and must be no later than January 2022. Reappointment for a second (final year) of T32 support is expected.

Postdoctoral scholars must have received their PhD or earned doctoral degree in a social science or public health discipline before the start date of the traineeship. For additional information and application instructions, please visit our training program website:
https://www.cpc.unc.edu/training/population-science/postdoctoral/ or contact Abigail Haydon, Training Program Manager (ahaydon@email.unc.edu).

The Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) is highly interested in hosting independent Max Planck Research Groups.  We invite you to work with us and apply for a position as Max Planck Research Group Leader.  Applications will need to be directed to the Max Planck Society.  Detailed information as well as application instructions can be found in the official announcement:

https://www.mpg.de/career/max-planck-research-groups/applications

Each Research Group Leader will be offered a research group for 5 years at the Max Planck Institute of their choice.

Deadline: 22 October 2020.

Please contact us in case you plan to apply for leading a group at the MPIDR.  Please direct your inquiries and any content-related questions to our Directors Mikko Myrskylä (sekmyrskyla@demogr.mpg.de) and Emilio Zagheni (sekzagheni@demogr.mpg.de).

Virtual EarthLab Lunch & Learn Series: Panelist Invitation

Dates: The first Tuesday of each month; October 2020-May 2021

Time: 12:30 – 2:00 PM Pacific Time

Website link: www.earthlab.uw.edu/lunch-learn-series

Co-sponsors: Washington Sea Grant; CHanGE; Urban@UW; Center for Global Studies, JSIS

Series Concept

The EarthLab Lunch & Learn series provides a space to learn more about the skills needed to collaborate across diverse fields and communities. Every second Tuesday of the month, two or more individuals from different backgrounds are invited to share lessons from their efforts to collaborate with each other. Such partnerships might include artists collaborating with scientists, researchers collaborating with community members, academics collaborating with practitioners, and researchers collaborating across wide disciplinary divides (e.g. sciences and humanities).

Event Description

The discussion will include reflection on challenges and opportunities encountered, the specific awareness and skills that were developed in order to collaborate, and recommendations for others attempting similar feats.

Compensation 

Your expertise, experience, and time are important–  we want to make sure that you as the panelist benefit from participating just as much as our audience does from your insights.

What we can offer: 

We are offering a modest honorarium for non-salaried community presenters and student presenters. We are not able to provide honoraria to UW faculty and staff at this time. Social security numbers are required in order to receive payment from UW. In addition, we can offer the following benefits to all presenters:

· Audience – We utilize EarthLab’s various promotional channels including our quarterly newsletter (~20,000), EarthLab weekly mailing (~500), social media (~1,700). Our co-sponsors also share the event broadly through their networks.

· Recognition – Panelist bios will be included in promotion as well as shared during the event.

· Professional resources – This event will be recorded (with your permission) and will be made available on our website for the public to access. You are welcome to use this recording for your own professional purposes.

· Professional networking – This event is centered around collaboration and we encourage our event attendees to engage and reach out to panelists after the event to follow-up to continue the conversation.