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      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span></span><span></span><b>The
Center
          to Eliminate Health Disparities (CEHD) </b>at the University
        of Texas
        Medical Branch, located on Galveston Island, Texas, is hiring
        three positions:
        Health Policy Research Fellow, Health and Social Media Program
        Manager, and
        Health Disparities Analyst. CEHD works to reduce health
        disparities by
        supporting research, training and interventions related to the
        causes and
        impact of health inequities in society. The Center develops
        models for
        understanding and addressing health disparities, and promoting
        policy change to
        improve patient and population health. The Center works
        collaboratively with
        partners to advance research, provide training, and undertake
        action-based
        activities centered on recognizing the interdisciplinary,
        intersectoral, global
        and local nature of health challenges. In this sense, the CEHD
        understands
        health in a broad context, related to the physical, social and
        economic
        environment, and also related to social justice. The binding
        philosophy of the
        programs is to support ethically based, people-centered
        solutions. CEHD
        currently has four program areas: Addressing Inequities through
        Health System
        Change, through Social Determinants of Health, through Global
        Health, and
        through Leadership Training for Social Change in Health. More
        information about
        the Center is available at <a href="http://www.utmb.edu/cehd" target="_blank">www.utmb.edu/cehd</a>.
        For information on how to apply, please contact Sayali Tarlekar
        at <a href="mailto:satarlek%40utmb.edu" target="_blank">satarlek@utmb.edu</a>.<br>
        <span> </span><span> </span><br>
        <b><span> </span><span> </span>1. Health Policy Research
          Fellow<br>
        </b><span> </span>Job summary:<br>
        <span> </span>The purpose of this
        position is to
        advance policy research, and support training and education of
        health
        professional students in health policy in relation to health
        equity and social
        determinants of health. Current areas of policy related research
        and teaching
        at CEHD include reducing disparities in UTMB patient care and
        outcomes,
        advancing health equity through school health initiatives
        related to social
        determinants of health, housing and healthy neighborhood design,
        the impact of
        health reform and strengthening the primary care system,
        environmental justice,
        and global health issues. Fellows have the opportunity to
        develop other areas of
        research, and the fellowship is renewable.<br>
        <br>
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      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span> </span>Essential job functions:<br>
        <span> </span>Conduct research and
        support for
        priority CEHD initiatives, including those related to advancing
        health policy
        in relation to health disparities, health in all policies
        approaches, health
        impact assessment, intersectoral action for health,
        environmental justice,
        and/or health equity in global health contexts<br>
        <span> </span><span> </span>Support teaching on issues of
        health policy
        within the medical school curriculum, and with other students as
        needed<br>
        <span> </span><span> </span>Educate and liaise with
        community regarding
        health policy issues<br>
        <span> </span><span> </span>Prepare articles for
        publication<br>
        <span> </span><span> </span>Assist with background
        research for and
        preparation of grant proposals<br>
        <br>
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      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:4.5pt"><span> </span><span> </span>Education/experience:<br>
        Master’s or doctoral degree in public health, social sciences,
        planning or
        policy, or related field. At least 2 years of <span>  </span><span>   </span>experience
        working on projects related to health equity and social
        determinants of health.
        Experience in grant writing, project planning and management,
        and policy
        analysis important. Experience working in partnership with
        community
        organizations and on action-research projects. Strong
        quantitative and/or
        qualitative analysis skills a plus, such as database analysis or
        ethnographic
        analysis. Teaching experience preferred. Spanish language skills
        a plus.<br>
        <span> </span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span> </span><br></p></blockquote></div></blockquote></div></div><br>-- <br>Leora Lawton PhD<br>Executive Director<br>Berkeley Population Center<br>350K Barrows Hall<br>
(m) 510-928-7572<br><a href="http://www.popcenter.berkeley.edu" target="_blank">www.popcenter.berkeley.edu</a><br>