As a service to the population health community, IAPHS provides brief notices of job, training and funding opportunities, as well as conferences, calls for papers, new publications, and other time-sensitive information. Please click each topic below and then on a title to link to the full information about each announcement.
- Call for Manuscripts- Special Issue on Integrated Care - The Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work (JEBSW) is excited to announce a call for manuscripts for a special issue entitled “Social Work at the Intersection of Physical and Behavioral Health: Innovations, Challenges, and Future Directions.” This special issue seeks to advance scholarship and practice at the intersection of physical and behavioral health. Manuscripts addressing systemic barriers, innovative approaches, policy advancements, or practice insights are particularly encouraged. Full manuscript submissions are due by June 15, 2025 through the Taylor & Francis portal.
- 🚨 Job alert - Senior Research Analyst 🚨 - The data team at the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) is looking for a Senior Research Analyst to join us in the Health Care Affairs department. If you love working with data, have a strong background in analytics, and are (or want to become) a hospital policy expert, this is a fantastic opportunity to dive into meaningful analytics, impactful research, and cutting-edge member reports.
University of Houston is Hiring an Dissemination and Implementation Faculy - The Department of Health Systems and Population Health Sciences at the University of Houston's Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine invites applications for a faculty position specializing in dissemination and implementation research. This position also includes a role as a faculty member within the Humana Integrated Health System Sciences Institute. We seek candidates who have demonstrated excellence in research and education and are ready to contribute to our ambitious vision.
Job Opportunity - Assistant/Associate /Professor, Tenure Track (open rank) Department of Population Health and Health Disparities School of Public and Population Health The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston - The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) seeks an individual with a stable record of research funding and scholarship to serve as our newest faculty member in the Department of Population Health and Health Disparities (PHHD) within the new School of Public and Population Health, which was established in 2022. PHHD is a multidisciplinary department comprised of 13 faculty members, with highly active research portfolios in the areas of addressing non-medical drivers of health, real-world engagement, and study of the life course through varied contexts.
Associate or Full Professor; Implementation, Improvement, and/or Health System Science - The Peter O’Donnell Jr. School of Public Health (OSPH) at UT Southwestern Medical Center (UTSW) in Dallas invites applications and nominations for tenured/tenure-accruing faculty positions in implementation, improvement, and/or health system science. We are especially interested in candidates who would be appointed as Associate or Full Professors.
NIH T90/R90 Postdoctoral Training Program - The University of Michigan Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center (CPFRC) has openings through its NIH Pain HEAL T90/R90 training program. The CPFRC's portfolio of research spans the translational spectrum from mechanistic research to clinical trials and community engagement with a focus on equity. We are interested in applicants looking for an independent research career in pain science. Fellows are expected to write their own career development award (K award) with support of the program. See the attached document to learn more, including eligibility criteria and contact information.
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
Open area: 2 Asst. or 1 Asst. & 1 Assoc., UC, Riverside School of Public Policy - The University of California, Riverside School of Public Policy is conducting an open area search for up to 2 faculty--either 2 assistant professors or 1 assistant and 1 associate professor. This search is in addition to the search posted this past July for 2 assistant professors in politics of public policy. The chair for both searches, Richard Carpiano, will be at the annual meeting and happy to meet with potential applicants to answer questions about these positions. Please email him to schedule a time.
Assistant Professor of Public Policy job posting, Univ. of California, Riverside School of Public Policy - Dear IAPHS Members,I would appreciate your help circulating this job ad to your networks.We are seeking to hire up to two Assistant Professors of Public Policy who can conduct research and teaching on the politics of the policy process (inclusive of political advocacy, policy creation, implementation, and/or policy evaluation).Full details here: https://aprecruit.ucr.edu/JPF01951I am the search chair and happy to chat with potential applicants about the position and opportunities at UCR.Thanks, Rich Carpiano - NIH T90/R90 Postdoctoral Training Program - The University of Michigan Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center (CPFRC) has openings through its NIH Pain HEAL T90/R90 training program. The CPFRC's portfolio of research spans the translational spectrum from mechanistic research to clinical trials and community engagement with a focus on equity. We are interested in applicants looking for an independent research career in pain science. Fellows are expected to write their own career development award (K award) with support of the program. See the attached document to learn more, including eligibility criteria and contact information.
- NIH T90/R90 Postdoctoral Training Program - The University of Michigan Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center (CPFRC) has openings through its NIH Pain HEAL T90/R90 training program. The CPFRC's portfolio of research spans the translational spectrum from mechanistic research to clinical trials and community engagement with a focus on equity. We are interested in applicants looking for an independent research career in pain science. Fellows are expected to write their own career development award (K award) with support of the program. See the attached document to learn more, including eligibility criteria and contact information.
Addressing Health Disparities Among Immigrant Populations Through Effective Interventions - NOT-MD-23-003 calls for multidisciplinary and multilevel research focusing on the design and implementation of effective interventions addressing immigrant-specific factors to promote health advantages and reduce health disparities, particularly among migrant workers, recent and 1st generation immigrants. Research should focus on improving the health outcomes among immigrant populations by targeting the complex causes or consequences of health disparities. Standard NIH deadlines.
Addressing the Etiology of Health Disparities and Health Advantages Among Immigrant Populations - NOT-MD-23-002. The purpose of the immigrant health initiative is to support innovative research to understand factors uniquely associated with the immigration experience that contribute to health disparities or health advantages among U.S. immigrant populations. Standard NIH deadlines.
Research to Address Vaccine Uptake and Implementation among Populations Experiencing Health Disparities - NOT-MD-23-008. Solicits research that will: 1) understand and address barriers to increasing reach, access, and uptake of vaccinations among populations experiencing health disparities; 2) evaluate organizational, local, state, and federal policies and initiatives that mitigate or exacerbate disparities in vaccine access, uptake, and series completion, and 3) evaluate community-engaged interventions (e.g., expand reach, address psychosocial barriers, and social determinants of health [SDOH]) to facilitate vaccination uptake in clinical and community contexts. Standard NIH deadlines.
Research With Activities Related to Diversity - PAR-23-122. The NIH Research With Activities Related to Diversity (ReWARD) Program's overarching goal is to enhance the breadth and geographical location of research and research-related activities supported by NIH. The ReWARD program provides support for the health-related research of scientists who are making a significant contribution to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) and who have no current NIH research project grant funding. The ReWARD program provides funding for both the scientific research and the DEIA activities of investigators. Standard NIH deadlines.
Addressing Health Disparities Among Immigrant Populations Through Effective Interventions - NOT-MD-23-003. The purpose of the immigrant health initiative is to support research to design and implement effective interventions to enhance health advantages and reduce health disparities among U.S. immigrant populations (particularly agricultural workers, unaccompanied minors, first generation immigrants, and children of immigrant families) and address factors related to immigration experiences that affect health. NIH receipt dates from June 5, 2023 through June 8, 2026.
Addressing the Etiology of Health Disparities and Health Advantages Among Immigrant Populations - NOT-MD-23-002. The purpose of the immigrant health initiative is to support innovative research to understand factors uniquely associated with the immigration experience that contribute to health disparities or health advantages among U.S. immigrant populations. This notice applies to NIH due dates on or after June 5, 2023 and subsequent receipt dates through June 8, 2026.
Addressing the Impact of Structural Racism and Discrimination on Minority Health and Health Disparities (R01 - Clinical Trial Optional) - PAR-23-112. This initiative will support intervention research that addresses structural racism and discrimination (SRD) in order to improve minority health or reduce health disparities. Application dates October 10, 2023, October 9, 2024 and October 9, 2025. AIDS due dates differ - see notice.
Firearm Injury and Mortality Prevention Research - NOT-OD-23-039. The purpose of this Notice is to highlight interest in research to improve understanding of the determinants of firearm injury, the identification of those at risk of firearm injury (including self- and other-directed, victims and perpetrators, accidental injury), the development, piloting, and testing of innovative interventions to prevent firearm injury and mortality, and the examination of approaches to improve the implementation of existing, evidence-based interventions to prevent firearm injury and mortality. Standard NIH deadlines.
Research on the Health of Sexual and Gender Minority (SGM) Populations - NOT-MD-22-012. Calls for research on the health of sexual and gender minority populations. Standard NIH deadlines.
Research to Action: Assessing and Addressing Community Exposures to Environmental Contaminants - PAR 20-210. This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages multidisciplinary projects to investigate the potential health risks of environmental exposures of concern to a community and to develop and implement an environmental public health action plan based on research findings. Projects supported under this program will employ community-engaged research methods to conduct research and to translate research findings into public health action. Standard NIH deadlines.
Multi-disciplinary team research on drug abuse - PAR-22-201. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) seeks collaborative research by multi-disciplinary teams to address critical issues of neuroscience, genetics, behavior, prevention, treatment, epidemiology, etiology, health services, HIV/AIDS and co-occurring opportunistic infections (e.g., viral hepatitis C, tuberculosis, sexually transmitted infections) and associated consequences in substance abusing populations, medication development, or other research areas relevant to drug abuse. Standard NIH deadllines.
Research on Addressing Violence to Improve Health Outcomes - NOT-OD-22-167. Highlights interest in addressing the role of violence in health outcomes and integrating violence-related screening and interventions into health care settings. This Notice is to encourage intervention research focused on addressing exposure to violence - including but not limited to child maltreatment, intimate partner violence/teen dating violence, elder mistreatment, peer violence/bullying, and community violence – to improve individual-level health processes and outcomes. Standard NIH deadlines.
Preventive Interventions to Address Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Populations that Experience Health Disparities - NOT-OD-22-154. The purpose of this NIH Notice of Special Interest is to solicit projects on preventive interventions that address cardiometabolic risk factors in populations that experience health disparities. Standard NIH deadlines..
Evidence for Action: Investigator-Initiated Research to Build a Culture of Health - Evidence for Action (E4A), a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, funds research that expands the evidence base needed to build a Culture of Health. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. - 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