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Postdoctoral Fellow, UCSF Preterm Birth Initiative

The UCSF Preterm Birth Initiative is recruiting its next cohort of transdisciplinary
post-doctoral fellows. Since 2015, all 10 fellows who have completed the program have secured faculty positions. Five have obtained K awards, and together they have published over 50 first-authored manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals. In 2019, we were awarded T32 funding from NIH to support the program, enabling us to expand our already thriving fellowship.

*Opportunity*

We are seeking two postdoctoral candidates to advance innovative discovery, intervention and policy research to help close racial gaps in preterm birth and improve birth outcomes among babies born preterm. Fundamentally, the PTBi is dedicated to addressing racism as a root cause of birth inequity, particularly for Black families. We partner closely with community to develop, test, and disseminate its high impact research.

Given our transdisciplinary approach, we encourage individuals from a wide range of professional and scientific disciplines to apply.  In addition to receiving competitive salaries, fellows are eligible to receive research funding to support fellowship projects and educational stipends to further their training.  Fellows also receive research and career mentorship and participate in regular works-in-progress sessions and professional development workshops.

*Eligibility*

To be eligible for the two-year fellowship, candidates must be a US citizen or permanent resident and have completed a doctoral program. Applicants should submit a cover letter, CV, a research concept note, and 3 professional recommendations to Nicole.Santos@ucsf.edu.  We are accepting fellows on a rolling basis; the first round of applications will be reviewed on October 15, 2020.  Please visit our website for more details.

Survey Statistician Position at the National Center for Health Statistics

The Division of Research and Methodology (DRM) at the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) is seeking a survey statistician.  DRM is the central methodological research and development unit for NCHS and includes the Collaborating Center for Statistical Research and Survey Design, the Collaborating Center for Questionnaire Design and Evaluation Research, and the NCHS Research Data Center.

We are currently reviewing applications on a rolling basis and will begin scheduling telephone interviews after August 10. The successful candidate will work in the Office of the Director on a variety of projects related to survey design, measurement, and big data.   The full announcement can be found here.
Please contact Morgan Earp (mearp@cdc.gov) for more information or if you have questions.

Research Assistant in Networks and Health Improvement, University of Glasgow

The MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit at the University of Glasgow is looking for a highly motivated network analyst to join the “Relationships and Health” research programme. This long term research post is funded for an initial period of 3.5 years. The successful applicant will:

– Have strong skills in R and inferential network analysis methods
– Work as part of a range of interdisciplinary project teams
– Analyse cross-sectional and longitudinal egonet and sociometric
network data
– Help to design, implement and evaluate network interventions to
improve health

For further information, please contact Mark.McCann@Glasgow.ac.uk or visit the Glasgow University Website and search for vacancy ref 038665. 

UW Updates Human Subjects Research Policy

Effective August 12th, 2020 the Human Subjects Division (HSD) has made changes to human subjects research that is allowed during the COVID-19 pandemic. These changes draw upon improved knowledge about how to effectively manage the risk of COVID-19 infection. This includes the addition of a COVID Relative Risk self-assessment tool.The advantages of the risk tool are:
  • Evidence-based
  • Captures the major known risks associated with COVID infection and severity
  • Easier for researchers to apply
  • Allows researchers to easily see what changes might significantly lower the COVID risk profile of a study
  • Can be easily adjusted/revised as new information about COVID risks and current pandemic status becomes known, though HSD intends to revise the scores and threshold infrequently and only when there is significant, reliable new information that would generally affect other UW operations as well.
Summary of the changes
1. No already-active research is being halted. Already-started research that met the earlier criteria for being conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic continues to be allowed.
2. Revised criteria for allowed research. All new and currently-halted research should be assessed against the revised criteria.
3. Requirements for all in-person research.  All research involving in-person interaction with participants, whether new or ongoing, must meet common-sense infection and risk control requirements (e.g., face coverings, screening for COVID symptoms).

2020 Virtual Summer Institute on Climate Extremes and Climate and Environmental Equity

An annual event where faculty, scientists, graduate students, and invited speakers focus on how climate and our physical and human world interact. Each year a new topic, showcasing emerging knowledge and ways in which disciplines intersect, is examined. Always an opportunity for team building and for full discussion of the alternative ways that research can be brought to focus on the pressing questions of today.

Organized by Becky Alexander, Director, UW Program on Climate Change, and Professor, UW Atmospheric Sciences,

Dates: September 14-18, 2020. Registration will remain open until September 1, 2020

#2020PCCSI  @uwpcc (for those who tweet)

This years’ summer institute is a re-imagining of how to engage across disciplines around an important climate issue of the day. We will explore climate extremes, as seen in marine and continental heatwaves, precipitation and hydrology, and related equity issues. Registration required by Sept. 1, 2020 !

Each day/session will be from 10:00am to 12:30pm and include

  • Presentations by invited speakers with introductions by faculty and graduate student session leads
  • break out group conversations
  • and a live panel discussion