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- Research Center Coordinator Job Opening - ISRDI is launching a new initiative: The National Institute on Aging Demography and Economics Coordinating Center (NIA DECC), and we are hiring! The DECC Coordinator will oversee the day-to-day operations of the DECC; serve as a key liaison across DECC stakeholders; manage DECC research events, and support DECC programs and dissemination. Application Review Begins Monday, October 20, 2025.
Communications Manager Job Opening - ISRDI is launching a new initiative: The National Institute on Aging Demography and Economics Coordinating Center (NIA DECC), and we are hiring! The Communications Manager will develop, implement, and evaluate the Center's communications program. Ensuring compliance with NIA requirements, they will develop and manage a DECC website; produce and coordinate email, social media, and media relations; and plan and execute strategies to share cutting-edge, timely research. This position is based in Minneapolis, MN. Application deadline: October 20, 2025.
SUHI Equity Research Fellowship: Now accepting applications for 2026 - Sinai Urban Health Institute (SUHI) is now accepting applications for our 2026 SUHI Equity Research Fellowship Program. Now in its 8th year, this program was designed to strengthen research and collaboration among scientists and universities who share our focus.All candidates must: • Have a PhD (or equivalent terminal degree) • Be on the faculty at any US college or university (all work can be done remotely)The Fellowship runs on the calendar year, and applications are due by October 17th. More details, including info on how to apply, are available on our website. Stipend provided.
UNC Sociology - Assistant/Associate Professor in Population Health - The Sociology Department at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is looking to hire in the area of population health at the Assistant or Associate level. Candidates should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, research statement, teaching statement, a writing sample, and the names and contact information of three references through UNC’s online recruitment system. Applications will be considered until the position is filled, but our review of applications will begin on October 1, 2025. https://unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307172
Mutyala Family Endowed Professorship in Cancer Prevention and Population Health –-University of Houston - The Department of Health Systems and Population Health Sciences at the University of Houston Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine invites applications for an endowed professor in cancer prevention. This position also includes an appointment as a Clinical Faculty member within the Humana Integrated Health System Sciences Institute. We seek candidates who have demonstrated excellence in research and are ready to contribute to our ambitious vision (http://www.uh.edu/medicine/).
Assistant Professor of Health Policy - CE or Tenure Track - Assistant Professor of Health Policy - University of PennsylvaniaThe Department of Medical Ethics & Health Policy seeks candidates for several Assistant Professor positions in either the non-tenure clinician educator track or the tenure track. Expertise is required in the specific area of population health, which includes (but is not limited to) identifying patterns and drivers of health behaviors, morbidity, and mortality and health disparities. Experience with observational or experimental studies using statistical and/or econometric methods is necessary.http://apptrkr.com/5593457 - SUHI Equity Research Fellowship: Now accepting applications for 2026 - Sinai Urban Health Institute (SUHI) is now accepting applications for our 2026 SUHI Equity Research Fellowship Program. Now in its 8th year, this program was designed to strengthen research and collaboration among scientists and universities who share our focus.All candidates must: • Have a PhD (or equivalent terminal degree) • Be on the faculty at any US college or university (all work can be done remotely)The Fellowship runs on the calendar year, and applications are due by October 17th. More details, including info on how to apply, are available on our website. Stipend provided.
The Development, Evolution, and Maintenance of Structural Racism for the Study of Health Inequities: An Expanded Framework for Asian, Black, Hispanic, Indigenous, and White Americans - This critical review of policies and events extends a previously published framework for understanding structural racism in health research across ethnoracial groups from 1400 to present. We apply this framework for Asian, Black or African American, Hispanic/Latinx, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, and White groups and reflect on, compare, and contrast the overarching patterns within and across groups. This work underscores the heterogeneity of structural racism across domains, historical time, and ethnoracial groups, highlighting the necessity of expanding conceptualizations of structural ra - SUHI Equity Research Fellowship: Now accepting applications for 2026 - Sinai Urban Health Institute (SUHI) is now accepting applications for our 2026 SUHI Equity Research Fellowship Program. Now in its 8th year, this program was designed to strengthen research and collaboration among scientists and universities who share our focus.All candidates must: • Have a PhD (or equivalent terminal degree) • Be on the faculty at any US college or university (all work can be done remotely)The Fellowship runs on the calendar year, and applications are due by October 17th. More details, including info on how to apply, are available on our website. Stipend provided.
- The Development, Evolution, and Maintenance of Structural Racism for the Study of Health Inequities: An Expanded Framework for Asian, Black, Hispanic, Indigenous, and White Americans - This critical review of policies and events extends a previously published framework for understanding structural racism in health research across ethnoracial groups from 1400 to present. We apply this framework for Asian, Black or African American, Hispanic/Latinx, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, and White groups and reflect on, compare, and contrast the overarching patterns within and across groups. This work underscores the heterogeneity of structural racism across domains, historical time, and ethnoracial groups, highlighting the necessity of expanding conceptualizations of structural ra
Reflecting on power: the inadequacies of small sample size technique through the lens of indigenous health - In this commentary we describe three distinct, yet related, issues underlying the relationships between statistical power (B) and structural and ideational power related to the “small sample size” problem for Indigenous peoples: (i) inadequate data procurement and management processes, (ii) normative methodological practices, and (iii) insufficient scientific communication. American Journal of Epidemiology, 2025; kwaf097, https://doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwaf097