U.S. Health Equity Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Company: Harvard University
Location: Boston
Posted on: November 13, 2024

Job Description:

U.S. Health Equity Postdoctoral Research FellowTitle: U.S. Health Equity Postdoctoral Research FellowSchool: Harvard Medical SchoolDepartment/Area: Global Health and Social MedicinePosition Description: The Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard University focuses on research and training aimed at improving global health delivery and promoting health equity worldwide. An interdisciplinary approach is key to achieving global health equity, addressing the complex social, economic, and political factors influencing global health care. Through disciplines like anthropology, history, sociology, economics, implementation science, and bioethics, department investigators seek to understand how issues like poverty, inequality, and access to resources act as barriers to health. In collaboration with community-based and clinical organizations, we develop and evaluate interventions and systems for improving health care delivery.In memory of the late Paul Farmer, the department has established the U.S. Health Equity Postdoctoral Fellowship. Fellows will be early-career researchers spending two years in the department, pursuing an original research project to advance a more equitable and efficient U.S. health care system, with field research sites in low-income settings. Each fellow will have two mentors: a primary mentor from Global Health and Social Medicine and a co-mentor from another Harvard school or department.Department Senior Faculty lead research in the following areas:

• Digital technology for health care
• Ecology of poverty and development
• Health impacts of the climate crisis
• History of medicine
• Intersection of culture, coloniality and well-being in North American Indigenous communities
• Medical anthropology
• Mental health: epidemiology, interventions, implementation science
• Political economy of health
• Tuberculosis: epidemiology, clinical trials, co-infection, social stigma, community interventionsThe aim of this program is to expand the pool of talented academic leaders equipped to conduct research that advances health equity using the frames of social medicine. Fellows will be mentored to pursue the next phase of their careers and will have opportunities to participate in department seminars and career-development workshops at Harvard Medical School.Location: This position is located in Boston with significant travel to research locations.Timeline: A first assessment of applications will be made in late November 2024, with decline notifications sent in early December 2024. Final decisions are expected in January 2025, with offer letters extended in February 2025.Basic Qualifications:
  • Doctoral degree in any field linked to social medicine or global health
  • Priority consideration for applicants who completed their PhD in the three years prior to the start date
  • Experience working in low-income communities
  • Knowledge of U.S. health care systemsAdditional Qualifications: Applicants should be intellectually curious researchers at an early stage of their scholarly career, with experience collaborating with local research partners in low-income communities, demonstrated capacity for independent work, and engagement with researchers and faculty. Both U.S. and international candidates are welcome.Special Instructions:
  • Your cover letter should outline your career goals and interest in the role (one page maximum).
  • Your Statement of Research should describe your concept for the research project (three pages maximum).
  • Provide 2 publications or writing samples, which may be from pre- or post-doctoral work, a dissertation chapter, or a manuscript in process.
  • Provide your graduate school transcript.Application deadline: November 20, 2024.Contact Information:Rebecca GrowAcademic Appointments CoordinatorHMS Global Health and Social Medicine641 Huntington AvenueBoston, MA 02115Equal Opportunity Employer: We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, or any other characteristic protected by law.Minimum Number of References Required: 3Maximum Number of References Allowed: 3Keywords: U.S. health care system; health care equity; social medicine; global health; poverty and health; health inequalities; community health
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