The Department of Global Health and Social Medicine seeks an epidemiologist to support the design and evaluation of large-scale intervention programs forming part of the core research and teaching activities of the Harvard Medical School Center for Global Health Delivery-Dubai. The Center has three concurrent missions: (1) to conduct and publish cutting edge health delivery research on innovative approaches to addressing health problems of critical importance to the region and world; (2) to train the next generation of scholars and practitioners from Dubai and the region in global health delivery; and (3) to enable Dubai to serve as an important regional hub for discussions and policy formulation on health problems of critical importance to Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, the region, and the world. This position is employed by a Dubai-based affiliate of Harvard Global Research and Support Services Inc. (Harvard Global). Harvard Global is itself a wholly owned affiliate of Harvard University.
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The successful candidate will strengthen the Center’s research program by working with the Center’s grant recipients, faculty and students to design studies, analyze and interpret data, and prepare scholarly publications in English. The ideal applicant will have expertise in at least one of the Center’s core topics, which include optimization of care delivery for diabetes and obesity, surgical diseases, infectious diseases (tuberculosis and hepatitis C viral infection) and mental illness. Because the Center will work across a breadth of topics including communicable and non-communicable diseases, the ideal applicant should be facile with the use and adaptation of epidemiologic research methods. The ideal candidate will be able to assist the Center in research study design and have a strong grounding in causal inference methodologies and longitudinal analyses. Teaching skills are important as the position will involve mentoring students and colleagues in study design and analysis of data. The applicant should have a minimum of five years of experience in the setting of a field-research project.
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A doctoral degree in epidemiology or in public health with a minor concentration in statistics, or equivalent quantitative training, is required for this position. Successful candidates may be eligible for an appointment as Lecturer on Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School.
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Applicants must send a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of teaching interests, statement of research plans, and names and contact information for at least three potential references. These documents should be submitted as .pdf attachments. Please refer to the additional question in this positing for directions to apply and submit your documents.*Only completed applications submitted through our portal will be considered.
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Candidates should be eligible for employment sponsorship in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Offers are conditional on proper work authorization. A signed employment agreement will be issued by Harvard Global’s affiliate and may include a pre-employment background and reference checks.Harvard Global and its affiliates are equal opportunity employers and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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Date Posted:2015-05-21Job Location:Dubai, United Arab EmiratesJob Role:ResearchCompany Industry:Education, Training, and Library
Preferred Candidate
Career Level:Mid CareerDegree:Doctorate
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The successful candidate will strengthen the Center’s research program by working with the Center’s grant recipients, faculty and students to design studies, analyze and interpret data, and prepare scholarly publications in English. The ideal applicant will have expertise in at least one of the Center’s core topics, which include optimization of care delivery for diabetes and obesity, surgical diseases, infectious diseases (tuberculosis and hepatitis C viral infection) and mental illness. Because the Center will work across a breadth of topics including communicable and non-communicable diseases, the ideal applicant should be facile with the use and adaptation of epidemiologic research methods. The ideal candidate will be able to assist the Center in research study design and have a strong grounding in causal inference methodologies and longitudinal analyses. Teaching skills are important as the position will involve mentoring students and colleagues in study design and analysis of data. The applicant should have a minimum of five years of experience in the setting of a field-research project.
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A doctoral degree in epidemiology or in public health with a minor concentration in statistics, or equivalent quantitative training, is required for this position. Successful candidates may be eligible for an appointment as Lecturer on Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School.
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Applicants must send a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of teaching interests, statement of research plans, and names and contact information for at least three potential references. These documents should be submitted as .pdf attachments. Please refer to the additional question in this positing for directions to apply and submit your documents.*Only completed applications submitted through our portal will be considered.
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Candidates should be eligible for employment sponsorship in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Offers are conditional on proper work authorization. A signed employment agreement will be issued by Harvard Global’s affiliate and may include a pre-employment background and reference checks.Harvard Global and its affiliates are equal opportunity employers and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Job Details
Date Posted:2015-05-21Job Location:Dubai, United Arab EmiratesJob Role:ResearchCompany Industry:Education, Training, and Library
Preferred Candidate
Career Level:Mid CareerDegree:Doctorate
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