2018 National Epidemiology Survey Reports Salary Data For Almost 600 University Positions Results from the 2018 national survey of salaries among academic epidemiologists indicates that the median starting salaries or median first year salaries for assistant professor are nearly identical for men and women at almost $100,000 for non-physicians in all schools responding (See accompanying tables in this issue). At the associate professor and professor levels, first year median levels were $20-30,000 and $45,000 higher, respectively.
Increased Participation The 2018 survey reporting on salaries earned in 2017 saw a sizable increase in participation as it returned data for 594 individuals from 32 institutions— compared with 425 and 24, respectively, for salaries earned in 2016, the first set of data we reported. This represents a 39% increase in individual records and a 33% increase in responding institutions.
CDC Testimony Calls Situation A Wake-Up Call About US Vaccination Challenges
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Measles Outbreaks In US Unfolding In A Familiar Epidemiologic Pattern
A total of 228 cases of measles have been reported as of mid-March in the United States and these have garnered headlines across the country with regular updates on the nightly news. Many of these reports have been focused on people opposed to vaccine school laws or hesitant to have their children vaccinated. This latter “vaccine hesitancy” behavior has been
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identified by the World Health Organization as one of ten threats that will require global attention in 2019. The Outbreaks To date, measles has been reported from 12 states and 6 of these jurisdictions have been labeled as - Measles cont'd on page 4 •
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Unique Collaboration The survey is the product of a unique collaboration between The Epidemiology Monitor and two entities at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine—the Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (CCEB) and the Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics. Now in its second year of partnership, this collaborative survey of faculty salaries is designed to help leaders in departments of epidemiology and preventive medicine identify and promote competitive compensation for faculty members. History of the Survey The CCEB and DBEI began the survey more than 20 years ago, soliciting data each year from about 80 institutions to fill a need among their peers: There was no national survey of faculty salaries that could help leaders in departments of epidemiology and preventive medicine identify and promote competitive compensation for faculty members. Though individual institutions had been publishing salary ranges for epidemiology positions in their own departments, there was no national yardstick available. However until last year, when the Epidemiology Monitor partnered with the CCEB and the DBEI to share the 2016 information, the results had been released only to the leaders who submitted data. Evolving and Improving
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Along the way, the survey has continually improved its approach— first by modeling it on the popular, sophisticated tool that the American
Statistical Association has long provided for the closely related field of biostatistics, then by distinguishing tenured from non-tenured positions and pegging salaries to the number of years a faculty member had spent at a particular rank. (Readers should note that when faculty members change jobs, results may vary: They may report their status by the total years spent at a particular rank, or they may appear in the 0-to-1 range at the new institution.) Starting with the 2016 data, the newsletter played an essential role in helping render the data anonymous before sharing it with the CCEB and DBEI for analysis. Latest Survey For the latest survey, the survey partners reached out to epidemiology chairs across country to inform the questions and employed a more userfriendly tool, namely Qualtrics. Limitations There are currently many different sources of salary information available on the Internet, however, the large number of variables, including level of education, years of experience, and different types of employers make it difficult for employers and candidates to assess the utility of any given salary information. While the current survey data are not generalizable across all epidemiologist employment situations, the data are specific to academic positions, rank, duration, and type of education. Though the report should not serve as the sole basis for decision making, it can, nonetheless, add a very useful perspective for assessing academic faculty salary levels in epidemiology. The data provide key bench-marking for faculty - Salary cont'd on page 7
“Epidemiology Counts” Is New Society for Epidemiologic Research Podcast Targeted At The General Public Goal Is To Help Sort Out What Researchers Really Know And Don’t Know About Health Topics In The News A new podcast called “Epidemiology Counts” intended for a lay audience but which may have wider appeal in the general epidemiology community has been created by the Society for Epidemiology Research (SER). The first podcast in the series entitled “Why Should I Trust That New Health Study” appeared in January.
will have heard about epidemiology simply from reading ubiquitous headlines about health, and furthermore that the lay public will be confused by everything they hear or read because it is often exaggerated or conflicts with what they have heard before.
The idea behind the first podcast is to set the stage for listeners to better understand what epidemiology is, what it does, why persons reading or hearing about epidemiologic research can believe what they learn about and how they should process and interpret it.
Public skepticism about the latest results from health research is a challenge for epidemiologists because epidemiologic data are so often the basis for many of the latest headlines on a health topic, and the skepticism and confusion about headlines translates into skepticism and confusion about epidemiology, or even worse, loss of trust in the value of epidemiologic findings.
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After preparing listeners to better understand epidemiology in episode 1, the podcast creators plan for subsequent episodes to tackle individual diseases or exposures and describe what is known and what remains unknown about that particular disease or exposure. Researchers directly involved in the work that is the subject of future podcasts will be invited to talk directly about their work in that area. As one organizer told the Epidemiology Monitor, the idea behind the podcast is for listeners to “hear it directly from the horse’s mouth”.
Why should I believe anything epidemiologists report is the refrain epidemiologists don’t like to hear, and the podcast aims to better educate and prepare lay persons for dealing with what they hear or read, and salvaging the reputation of epidemiology as a source of reliable, beneficial information. The first podcast admits that finding the causes of disease is tough, however it cites several past triumphs in epidemiology to remind the lay public of its value to society.
First Podcast The first podcast assumes that readers
According to Sue Bevan, SER
Setting the Stage
"...the idea behind the podcast is for listeners to “hear it directly from the horse’s mouth”."
"...finding the causes of disease is tough..."
Origins
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"...approximately 25% of kindergarten children in the 2017-18 school year did not have all their recommended doses of vaccine..."
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Executive Director, the idea for the podcast was the brainchild of SER President Enrique Schisterman and was proposed as one of several initiatives by past presidents of the SER on the occasion of its 50th anniversary. The organization then identified Rush University Medical Center’s Bryan James to chair a committee to oversee the production of the podcasts and Boston University’s Matthew Fox to serve as the host.
outbreaks because they have 3 or more cases (New York, Rockland County, New York City, Washington, Texas, Illinois, and California.)
The plan is for the group to broadcast a new podcast each quarter possibly guided by hot topics in the headlines since the public is likely to have active interest in those topics, according to Bevan. For example, a couple of possible topics for new podcasts include one on vaccines and another on plastics. Future Plans
"...the outbreak for the first 70 cases has cost the state well over $1,000,000 or over $14,000 per case so far."
The year 2019 is envisaged as a pilot year to learn more about how much preparation time is needed for each podcast and the goal is to produce one a month in 2020. Each podcast may be 45-75 minutes in length, said Bevan. Without knowing what to expect in terms of the number of times the podcast is listened to, Bevan told the Monitor in March that the first episode has had approximately 700 listeners so far. â–
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Most of the publicity about the cases in 2019 revolves around the outbreak in Washington state which has reported 72 cases, all but one of them in Clark County Washington, and all but a handful of these among unvaccinated persons 18 years or younger. Clark County has been known to be at risk for this kind of outbreak because approximately 25% of kindergarten children in the 2017-18 school year did not have all their recommended doses of vaccine and that number was as high as 40% in three schools, according to Washington State health data. This high degree of susceptibility provided fertile territory in which to start a measles outbreak. According to Scott Lindquist, a state epidemiologist quoted in media accounts, the outbreak for the first 70 cases has cost the state well over $1,000,000 or over $14,000 per case so far. Epi Situation Given the intense level of national news coverage, it is easy for the casual observer to get the impression that these cases represent an unusual situation in the US. In reality, it is the contrary. Why? The number of cases each year since 2000 when measles was declared eliminated from the US has ranged from a low of 37 to a high of 667 and the 2019 cases are in that range so far.
https://bit.ly/2U29gUA The number of cases in 2019 so far is
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-Measles cont'd from page 4 actually striking evidence of the efficacy of the measles vaccine program since prior to widespread use of the vaccine there were 3-4 million cases per year, 400-500 deaths and numerous complications. Measles vaccination coverage is reported to be 92%, another indication of the high level of protection in the overall population. So What’s The Problem? What drives measles epidemiology each year in the US is 1) the number of travelers who get measles while abroad and bring it back to the US, and 2) the number and size of the pockets of unvaccinated persons waiting for them at home making it possible for the virus to spread domestically, particularly within the vulnerable subgroup. Why Pockets of Susceptibles Subgroups of susceptibles exist because of a variety of reasons. Looking back over the outbreaks in recent years indicates that cases have occurred in Orthodox Jewish communities, a Somali-American community with poor coverage, Amish communities, and now the latest in Clark county Washington. These subgroups often exist because all but three states allow exemptions from vaccination for religious or philosophical reasons and these exemptors often cluster together geographically. Also, because of health disparities, clusters of people who lack health insurance, are poor, or live in rural areas may be at increased risk. Also, the number of imports as
opposed to outbreaks each year depends on the incidence of measles in other parts of the world which rises and falls and on the number of susceptible American travelers who visit these countries. Vaccine Hesitancy According to Nancy Messonnier, Director of CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases who testified at a recent congressional hearing, “vaccine preventable diseases do not have the visibility they once had and many parents question whether the vaccines are more dangerous for their child than the disease they prevent. Parents also have access to conflicting and often inaccurate information about vaccines via the Internet, and others express concern that there are too many vaccines. Before 1985, the recommended immunization schedule included seven vaccines. Today we can protect children younger than 2 years of age from 14 potentially-serious diseases with vaccines.” These are among the causes of nonvaccination usually lumped under the “vaccine hesitancy” threat highlighted by WHO. Other Challenges In describing the overall state of the US vaccination program, Messionnier pointed out other important challenges where disease prevention is suboptimal. For example, influenza vaccination coverage for children is typically less than 60% and this coverage varies by state. Over the last four influenza seasons influenza has killed almost 500 children. Some of the same barriers to immunization are at - Measles cont'd on page 6
“...vaccine preventable diseases do not have the visibility they once had..."
"Today we can protect children younger than 2 years of age from 14 potentiallyserious diseases with vaccines.”
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“...the current vaccine situation should be seen as a wake-up call..."
According to Messonnier, only 50% of adolescents in the US are receiving all recommended doses of human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine to get protected against cancers caused by HPV.
increase in measles cases and the current vaccine situation should be seen as a wake-up call that more needs to be done to maintain and even increase the enormous health and societal benefits of associated with optimal use of recommended vaccines.
Wake Up Call Messonnier told congressmen that the
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-Salary cont'd from page 2 for faculty salaries which cannot be obtained by looking more globally. Given the more robust response to the 2018 survey, we will upon request share finer breakdowns of the data (schools of public health vs. medicine, public vs. private, tenure vs. nontenure) at a later date. Future Surveys, Even Bigger Aims The DBEI, CCEB and the Epidemiology Monitor aim to continue to expand the survey with the ultimate goal of providing the field of epidemiology with an industry standard that can
directly inform salary levels and reflects national trends. With continuing improvements, the survey team looks forward to gaining even more respondents and gathering a more robust data set. Work on the next survey will begin in fall 2019, when epidemiology department chairs will receive a request for data. Department chairs who would like to join the survey should contact The Epidemiology Monitor at editor@epimonitor.net. We anticipate publishing the new findings in The Epidemiology Monitor in early 2020.
"Work on the next survey will begin in fall 2019, when epidemiology department chairs will receive a request for data."
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2018 Epidemiology Survey All Schools (N=32) Non-Physician Salary Levels
Associate Professor
Assistant Professor
TITLE
YEARS IN RANK
MALE/ FEMALE
TOTAL COUNT
Top, 1ST QUARTILE
MEDIAN
Top, 3RD QUARTILE
90TH PERCENTILE
0 to 1
32 Female 24 Male
56
$93,000 $90,000
$98,000 $99,500
$118,000 $116,000
$130,000 $125,000
2 to 3
43 Female 16 Male
59
$89,755 $85,490
$100,000 $99,665
$113,516 $113,516
"$114,046
37 Female 5 Male
$105,570
$125,000
42
$115,610 $124,000
$118,820
4 to 5
22 Female 9 Male
$89,925
$129,706
31
$107.465 $111,888
$111,729
6+
17 Female 7 Male
$118,081
$167,000
24
$131,668 $118,125
$135,000
0 to 1
2 to 3
36 Female 14 Male
50
$114,500 $113,037
$127,539 $136,761
$140,454 $153,319
$155,000 $166,700
4 to 5
19 Female 14 Male
33
$116,523 $120,520
$128,814 $139,316
$137,248 $144,524
$140,756 $160,000
6+
32 Female 26 Male
58
$127,576 $118,195
$138,432 $144,800
$164,328 $157,900
$170,000 $165,192
$128,101
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Professor
TITLE
YEARS IN RANK
MALE/ FEMALE
TOTAL COUNT
Top, 1ST QUARTILE
MEDIAN
Top, 3RD QUARTILE
90TH PERCENTILE
0 to 1
8 Female 5 Male
13
$123,600
$145,028
$178,500
$179,830
17 Female 9 Male
$158,026
$280,925
26
$185,812 $188,800
$200,700
2 to 3
4 to 5
13 Female 11 Male
24
$172,684 $167,800
$197,395 $198,000
$203,528 $225,000
$204,000 $264,100
6+
43 Female 53 Male
96
$177,108 $186,937
$195,000 $216,000
$214,669 $231,444
$233,770 $254,630
Top, 1ST QUARTILE
MEDIAN
Top, 3RD QUARTILE
90TH PERCENTILE
$166,910
$210,000
$278,813
$313,585
YEARS IN RANK
MALE / FEMALE
TOTAL COUNT
Assistant Professor
0 to 3
3 Female 3 Male
6
$95,743
4+
3 Female 4 Male
7
$138,530
Associate Professor
0 to 3
9 Female 8 Male
17
4+
4 Female 5 Male
9
$143,675
Professor
2018 Epidemiology Survey All Schools (N=32) Physician Salary Levels
0 to 3
2 Female 4 Male
6
$216,614
4+
9 Female 28 Male
37
$172,202 $231,010
TITLE
$120,357
$205,600
$154,202
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Notes on People [Editor’s note: This month we highlight numerous selections of epidemiologists to serve on the important Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, two saddening deaths of former CDC colleagues, an award, an election, and a foray into politics, this time in Canada. Stay connected. Send us your news.] Elected: Christine Friedenreich, as chair of the International Agency for Research on Cancer’s scientific council. Dr Friedenreich is in the University of Alberta’s Department of Oncology in the Cumming School of Medicine. She is also the scientific director of Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention Research at Cancer Control Alberta. According to Friedenreich, “it’s the most important center for cancer research and cancer prevention anywhere in the world, and I am very honored by this appointment. It’s a huge opportunity.”
Profiled: John Last, age 93, by the Canadian Broadcasting Company asking elderly persons about their pearls of wisdom over the decades. Last, who is living in an elderly care home, says his most important lesson is to make the best of every opportunity. He’s writing a children’s book about the continuing adventures of a parrot and a pair of twins, a book inspired by a memory written in his late wife’s diaries. Last is emeritus professor at the University of Ottawa and original editor of the Dictionary of Epidemiology and other reference texts.
Joined: Henry Raymond, the New Jersey End AIDS Epidemic Committee. Dr Raymond is associate professor of epidemiology at the Rutgers School of Public Health. The committee was initiated by the New Jersey Governor. Said Raymond, "Rutgers School of Public Health is honored to participate in the New Jersey HIV Elimination Initiative announced by Governor Murphy last World AIDS Day… Our expertise in HIV epidemiology will provide a data-based approach to priorities and programs needed to end new HIV infections in the State."
Died: Bill Jenkins, on Feb. 17 in Charleston, S.C. He was 73. The cause of death was sarcoidosis . Bill was a former CDC epidemiologist who worked to address racism in health care and had been a champion for the participants in the Tuskegee study. As one acquaintance paid tribute, “…his whole life spoke powerfully for racial justice and healing especially in public health, past and future, and the role we all can play in making that a reality—not by denial but by acknowledgement, however painful, and active repair. Oh, I miss that laugh. . .”
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Notes on People - con't from page 9 Died: Melinda Moore, on January 17, 2019 of ovarian cancer at age 68 at her home in Darnestown, Maryland. She was a former Epidemic Intelligence Service officer at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and had a career in global health in over 45 countries while employed by CDC, at the Department of Health and Human Services, and at RAND. Her obituary in the Washington Post states “she will be remembered for her adventurous spirit, moral and intellectual leadership, and eternal optimism.”
Running: Nima Machouf, as a member of the federal New Democrats Party (NDP) for a seat as Member of Parliament (MP) in Laurier-Sainte-Marie, an electoral district in downtown Montreal. Machouf works as an epidemiologist at L’Actuel, a medical clinic offering high-quality healthcare in the diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and management of people living with HIV/AIDS. She is running as a progressive.
Awardee: Denise St. Jean, with a Health Policy Research Scholar Fellowship from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, one of 40 awarded annually to doctoral students in the US who want to apply research in their field to influence policy related to population health, health equity and advancing a “Culture of Health.” St.Jean is a student in epidemiology at the University of North Carolina’s Gillings School of Global Public Health. The award provides $120,000 in financial support over a four-year period.
Selected: Jamy Ard, to serve on the advisory committee to review scientific evidence to help inform USDA and HHS development of the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Ard is Professor, Epidemiology and Prevention at Wake Forest School of Medicine.
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Notes on People - con't from page 10 Selected: Lydia Bazzano, to serve on the advisory committee to review scientific evidence to help inform USDA and HHS development of the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Bazzano is a professor at Tulane and head of the Bogalusa Heart Study.
Selected: Joan Sabate, to serve on the advisory committee to review scientific evidence to help inform USDA and HHS development of the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Sabate is Professor of Nutrition and Epidemiology at Loma Linda University School of Public Health.
Selected: Carol Boushey, to serve on the advisory committee to review scientific evidence to help inform USDA and HHS development of the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Boushey is associate professor at the University of Hawaii Cancer Center.
Selected: Rachel Novotny, to serve on the advisory committee to review scientific evidence to help inform USDA and HHS development of the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Novotny is a nutritional epidemiologist at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
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Near Term Epidemiology Event Calendar Every December The Epidemiology Monitor dedicates that issue to a calendar of events for the upcoming year. However that often means we don't have full information for events later in the year. Thus an online copy exists on our website that is updated regularly. This year we will print upcoming events in the Monitor monthly. To view the full year please go to: http://www.epimonitor.net/Events
April 2019 April1-2 https://bit.ly/2zTLGlo Short Course: Bootcamp in Epidemiology - Part 1 / Swiss School of Public Health / Geneva, Switzerland April 1-3 https://bit.ly/2QFN7O7 Short Course: Epigenetic Epidemiology / University of Bristol / Bristol, England April 1-3 https://bit.ly/2Gk3Faf Conference : Teaching Prevention: Building a New Paradigm for Population Health / Association for Prevention Teaching & Research / Cleveland, OH April 2-4 https://bit.ly/2B9Nqad Meeting : 2019 Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity (ELC) Annual Meeting / Centers for Disease Control & Prevention / Atlanta, GA April 4 https://bit.ly/2EfmSHL Short Course: Advanced Epigenetic Epidemiology University of Bristol / Bristol, England April 4-5 https://bit.ly/2zTLGlo Short Course: Bootcamp in Epidemiology - Part 2 / Swiss School of Public Health / Geneva, Switzerland April 4-5 https://bit.ly/2zTLGlo Short Course: Principles of Cancer Epidemiology / Swiss School of Public Health / Geneva, Switzerland April 6-9 https://bit.ly/2Qnz68d Conference: ISPE 2019 Mid-Year Meeting / International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology / Rome, Italy April 8-12 https://bit.ly/2UAKEUf Short Course: Epidemiology of Infectious Disease / Erasmus MC / Rotterdam, The Netherlands April 8-12 https://bit.ly/2Eeb0Wg Short Course: Cancer Epidemiology / Erasmus MC / Rotterdam, The Netherlands April 9-10 https://bit.ly/2EfuvxU Conference: Public Health Research and Science Conference 2019 / Public Health England / Manchester, England April 9-11 https://bit.ly/2QJMQcW Short Course: Mendelian Randomization / Erasmus MC / Rotterdam, The Netherlands April 14-17 https://bit.ly/2SGPRIa Conference: IEA Africa Regional Conference / International Epidemiological Association / Mozambique
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Near Term Epidemiology Event Calendar, con't from page 12 April 24-26 https://bit.ly/2Ep3okx Conference: SHEA Spring 2019 / Society for Healthcare Epidemiology for America / Boston, MA April 24-26 https://bit.ly/2UxCImz Conference: 36th Annual Oregon Epidemiologists Conference / Oregon Health Authority / Sunriver, OR April 25-26 https://bit.ly/2EerUUH Conference: WREN 2019 / Western Regional Epidemiology Network / Ashland, OR April 29 - May 2 https://bit.ly/2rsT82l Conference: 68th Annual Epidemic Intelligence Service Conference / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention / Atlanta, GA April 29 - May 2 https://bit.ly/2LeuxHs Conference: 27th International Epidemiology in Occupational Health (EPICOH) / Multiple Sponsors / Wellington, New Zealand
May 2019 May 5-7 https://bit.ly/2SCCLvz Conference: 2019 HEI Conference / Health Effects International / Seattle, WA May 6-9 https://bit.ly/2LeQI09 Conference: International Forum on Epidemiology / Athens Institute For Education & Research / Athens, Greece May 11-14 https://bit.ly/2L8qgWc Conference: EDEG 2019 / European Diabetes Epidemiology Group / Luxembourg May 13-15 https://bit.ly/2Bk6cMb Conference: CSEB 2019 / Canadian Society for Epidemiology & Biostatistics / Ottawa, Canada May 14-17 https://bit.ly/2Ld4K2r Conference: INTEREST 2019 / International Epidemiology Databases to Evaluate AIDS / Accra, Ghana May 15 https://bit.ly/2EJgNmw Conference: American Institute for Cancer Research 2019 Research Conference / American Institute for Cancer Research / Chapel Hill, NC May 19-22 https://bit.ly/2Gaf2BK Conference: 40th Annual Meeting / Society for Clinical Trials / New Orleans, LA May 20-23 https://bit.ly/2QlMYji Conference: Prevention 2019 / American College of Preventive Medicine / Pittsburgh, PA May 20-24 https://bit.ly/2CkprpR Short Course: Quantitative Risk Analysis and Disease Modeling in Epidemiology / EpiX Analytics / Ft. Collins, CO May 20 - June 7 https://bit.ly/2nmfdjp Summer Program: Summer Public Health Institute / University of Minnesota / Minneapolis, MN
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Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor - Global Food Ventures Initiative – Tenure or Tenure-Track
The University of Minnesota, School of Public Health (SPH), Division of Environmental Health Sciences (EnHS) is seeking to fill two 100% Assistant/Associate/Full Professor (tenure/tenure track) positions as part of the University of Minnesota Global Food Ventures (GFV) initiative. The GFV is a public-private partnership committed to answering the global imperative of safe, nutritious and affordable food, through the application of innovative discovery, and next generation workforce development. These positions will contribute to the GFV research program related to Food Safety Innovations and leverage existing and proposed GFV investments. We are recruiting scientists with expertise in; epidemiology of foodborne infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance at the interface of food and the environment with an emphasis on exposure assessment, data science related to food system supply chain safety and security, economics of food safety, environmental contamination related to food and food systems, and impacts of climate change on food safety and security.
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Multiple Post-Doctoral Fellows The Department of Clinical Epidemiology at Aarhus University invites applications for one to three full-time positions as Post Docs Fellows. The selected candidates will contribute to and lead research centered on diabetes, obesity, and cardiometabolic diseases or pharmacoepidemiology funded by the Novo Nordisk Foundation and Aarhus University. The focus and responsibilities for part of these positions will be to conduct advanced data analyses using the unique Danish populationbased registries and electronic health records data to examine the prognosis of type 2 diabetes, obesity, cardiometabolic outcomes, or pharmacoepidemiology. The selected candidates will work with the principal investigators, other project faculty, and the rest of the research team to help achieve the project aims. They will help drive the research project forward from inception to publication while acquiring analytical skills and exploring new areas of investigation. The major responsibilities will include formulating scientific problems and statistical analysis plans, conducting data analyses, preparing conference abstracts and presentations, and manuscript writing/publishing. The publication of research results in high-quality journals and national and international conferences is expected. Preferred Qualifications Previous research experience related to diabetes, obesity, cardiometabolic disease, or pharmacoepidemiology is desired but not required. Requirements Applications are being sought from candidates who own a PhD in epidemiology, clinical medicine, biostatistics, public health, or related fields; as well as a record of publications in previous research areas. Candidates should have excellent written and oral communication skills, strong quantitative/analytical research skills, experience using SAS, STATA, or R for both data management and analysis, and the ability to work well independently and as part of a team with collaborators. Initial appointments are for two years and renewal is based upon performance and availability of support. Potential candidates should contact Professor Henrik Toft Sørensen at email hts@clin.au.dk
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor The Department of Epidemiology and the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth seek applicants for a tenure-track Assistant Professorship in association with Dartmouth’s Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) in Molecular Epidemiology. Exceptional candidates at the rank of Associate Professor may also be considered. We seek outstanding applicants with rigorous and cutting-edge research programs, with preference given to candidates whose area of expertise is in molecular epidemiology. The successful candidate is expected to have a strong record of scholarship, to develop an independent research program, and to participate in graduate-level teaching. Evidence of the ability to secure extramural funding is desirable. Applicants should have a PhD, MD, or equivalent degree with relevant post-doctoral training. For MD applicants, a MPH or MS degree in epidemiology is preferred. Strong preference will be given to applicants with an established track record in interdisciplinary collaboration as well as those with innovative ideas and experience upon which a strong extramurally funded research program can be built. A generous start-up package as well as access to state-of-the-art research facilities and excellent institutional resources are available through interdisciplinary centers such as the Norris Cotton Cancer Center (NCCC), Dartmouth’s Clinical and Translational Science Institute (SYNERGY), the Children’s Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research Center, Dartmouth’s supercomputing networks (e.g., Discovery) as well as the COBRE. The successful candidate will be given opportunities for mentorship and teaching of both MS and PhD students in the multidisciplinary Program in Quantitative Biomedical Sciences, and may also have opportunities for small group teaching in the Undergraduate Medical Education curriculum. Depending on expertise, candidates may also join PhD graduate programs in Molecular and Cellular Biology and in Experimental & Molecular Medicine. Training grants are available to support trainees. Screening of applications will begin March 1, 2019. CLICK HERE for further job details, institution and application information. Dartmouth College is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer with a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion. We prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, marital status, or any other legally protected status. Applications by members of all underrepresented groups are encouraged.
Chronic Disease and Environmental Epidemiology Section Manager - St. Paul, Minnesota This position will provide leadership for public health surveillance, communication, and health promotion activities related to cancer, occupational health, biomonitoring, and chronic diseases associated with environmental exposures. This position provides direction for the design, implementation, and enhancement of surveillance activities related to cancer, occupational health, biomonitoring, and other chronic diseases and environmental exposures. It coordinates and evaluates these activities with other programs in the Division, the Department, local public health agencies, private health care providers, other state agencies, other states, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This position is responsible for developing or recommending policies to detect, prevent, control or manage the occurrence of cancer, occupational injury, and other chronic diseases resulting from environmental exposures. In addition, this position monitors state and national disease awareness, control and environmental epidemiology-related activities to address issues that impact the health and well-being of Minnesotans. In addition, this position provides oversight for all activities related to the collection quality assurance and reporting for the MN Cancer Reporting System (MCRS) and the MN Environmental Health Tracking and Biomonitoring (EHTB) Program. Why Work For Us Come work for one of the best public health systems in the nation and you will contribute to our mission to protect, maintain and improve the health of all Minnesotans. We are working hard to achieve our vision for health equity in Minnesota, where all communities are thriving and all people have what they need to be healthy. Our collaborative, mission-driven work environment is a major factor in promoting a high level of employee health awareness, employee longevity and job satisfaction. We offer a competitive benefits package including employee and family health and dental insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, health promotion programs, pre-tax benefits, vacation leave, sick leave, paid holidays, deferred compensation, retirement benefits, and more! CLICK HERE TO LEARN ABOUT QUALIFICATIONS HOW TO APPY FOR THIS JOB AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Tenure Track Assistant Professor Position in Cardiometabolic Disease Epidemiology Assistant/Associate Professor in Trans-Omics Epidemiology with a focus on Cardiometabolic Disease Assistant Professor in Genomic Epidemiology with a focus on Obesity/Nutrition
The Department of Epidemiology at the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine and the Tulane University Translational Sciences Institute are seeking outstanding applicants for tenure-track assistant/associate professor positions in the clinical, translational, or genomic research in cardiometabolic diseases or obesity/nutrition. The Tulane University Translational Sciences Institute has been funded by the NIH to provide 50% salary support and substantial research funds to promising junior faculty investigators in clinical, translational, or genomic research in cardiometabolic disease. Candidates with training and research experience in clinical research/trials, nutrition, and genomics/trans-omics are encouraged to apply. There are several large on-going clinical trials and observational epidemiological studies at Tulane University Health Sciences Center. We offer a supportive environment for faculty to participate in these funded studies or develop new projects. Qualifications for Assistant Professor candidates include a doctoral degree in epidemiology/genetic epidemiology/nutritional epidemiology or MD with epidemiology training, post-doctoral experience, demonstrated potential to establish independent research programs, evidence of excellence in teaching, and interest in collaborative research. Review of applications will begin as soon as possible and applications will be accepted and reviewed until the positions are filled. Applicants should send a cover letter, complete resume, and at least three letters of recommendation to: Jiang He, MD, PhD, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, 1440 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70112. E-mail Address: jhe@tulane.edu. All applicants for faculty positions should also apply electronically via the following links: Cardiometabolic Disease Epidemiology: apply.interfolio.com/60477 ; Trans-Omics Epidemiology: apply.interfolio.com/60480; Obesity/Nutrition Epidemiology: apply.interfolio.com/60482. TULANE UNIVERSITY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER. WOMEN AND MINORITIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.
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