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 Submissions: Conference and Special Issue of The Milbank Quarterly on "How Policy Contexts Impact Population Health in the United States" - The Center for Aging and Policy Studies (CAPS) and the Center for Policy Research (CPR) will host a conference on June 8 and 9, 2026 at Syracuse University to advance knowledge on the connections between policies and population health in a changing U.S. context. In conjunction with the CAPS-CPR conference, The Milbank Quarterly will publish a special issue in 2027.Authors intending to submit a paper to the special issue are encouraged to submit an abstract of the paper by 01/15/2026 for presentation at the conference. See attached pdf for more information & application instructions.
- WashU faculty search - The WashU School of Public Health is looking to hire faculty at all levels who reflect a diverse range of disciplines and perspectives. A research-intensive institution, the school provides a supportive, collegial, and intellectually engaged environment for faculty to pursue leading-edge scholarship. We encourage applicants who are enthusiastic about conducting interdisciplinary work across a breadth of disciplines. Applications are to be submitted here: https://schoolofpublichealth.washu.edu/about/opportunities/
Postdoctoral Research Fellow -Center for Social Innovation - The Postdoctoral Research Fellow will study child mental health in the United States, focusing on how children, youth, and families experience stress during periods of transition, such as in the aftermath of severe weather events or other crises. The fellow will conduct qualitative and quantitative research to understand risk and protective factors influencing mental health outcomes for children, as well as the role of family dynamics and support systems during these challenging times.
Post-Doc Job Opening - The Minnesota Population Center at the University of MN has 2 Post-Doc job openings. Both positions will work with Dr. Theresa Osypuk and will collaborate on a recently funded NIH study focused on the influence of housing policy and neighborhood environment on health, including fertility, infant, maternal health, and mortality, among families across generations. Learn more and apply here: https://hr.myu.umn.edu/jobs/ext/369579
Tenured Assoc/Full Professor Health Communication/Health Literacy - LEHIGH UNIVERSITY. The Department of Community and Global Health in the College of Health invites applications for a tenured Associate or Full Professor faculty position with a specialization in health communication and/or health literacy with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2026.
Tenure Track Assistant/Assoc Professor Health Communication/Health Literacy - LEHIGH UNIVERSITY. The Department of Community and Global Health in the College of Health invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor faculty position with a specialization in health communication and/or health literacy with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2026.
Indiana University - Assistant Professor Position - The Department of Sociology (https://sociology.indiana.edu/index.html) at Indiana University, Bloomington, invites applications for a tenure-track position at the level of Assistant Professor to begin in the fall of 2026 in the general area of sociology of medicine, health, and/or well-being broadly defined. We encourage applicants whose research in medicine, health, and/or well-being would complement department strengths in the areas of education, social psychology, political sociology, sociology of the family, sociology of inequality, stratification, and population.
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.
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 - 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
- Call for Submissions: Conference and Special Issue of The Milbank Quarterly on "How Policy Contexts Impact Population Health in the United States" - The Center for Aging and Policy Studies (CAPS) and the Center for Policy Research (CPR) will host a conference on June 8 and 9, 2026 at Syracuse University to advance knowledge on the connections between policies and population health in a changing U.S. context. In conjunction with the CAPS-CPR conference, The Milbank Quarterly will publish a special issue in 2027.Authors intending to submit a paper to the special issue are encouraged to submit an abstract of the paper by 01/15/2026 for presentation at the conference. See attached pdf for more information & application instructions.
- 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