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Johns Hopkins University Assistant Scientist, Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health in Baltimore, Maryland
The Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is recruiting a non-tenure track faculty member at the rank of Assistant Scientist.
The successful applicant will support an innovative community-partnered, highly applied research portfolio addressing case management, service coordination, and/or workforce development in US domestic maternal, infant, and early childhood home visiting programs and/or closely related services and systems that serve families with children. A doctoral degree in public health, psychology, social work, or related field is required. Applicants should have applied health or social services research experience and excellent writing skills, as evidenced by scientific publications and increasing recognition in their field of interest. The applicant will collaborate with Department Faculty and interface with multiple research and community partners to develop and implement research activities, collaborate on manuscripts and other dissemination products for diverse audiences, and collaborate on grant applications to extend this work. They will be expected to lead analyses and develop manuscripts as a lead or supporting author. The successful applicant, consistent with the mission of the Department, will support and extend extramurally funded research, participate in the department's graduate education and student mentoring activities, and contribute to the life of the School and the University.
PFRH is one of 10 academic departments at the Bloomberg School which is home to more than 870 full-time faculty and 3,600 graduate-level students. The School has been ranked the #1 school of public health by U.S. News & World Report since rankings began in 1994. The main campus is in East Baltimore. Both the East Baltimore campus and the broader University, including a campus in Washington DC, support a collaborative and highly interactive environment with a superb research and practice infrastructure. The faculty is multi-disciplinary and has a broad and diverse research, practice and teaching portfolio. Faculty research spans domestic and global settings, and ranges from foundational to highly applied research, translation and implementation work in collaboration with national, state and local partners.
The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health strives to improve the health and health equity of communities by advancing public health education, scholarship, and practice and is firmly committed to a school that embraces scholarship, critical thinking, innovation and scientific rigor and cultivates a diverse, inclusive, and nurturing environment for all students, faculty and staff. Only by uplifting these principles and promoting a culture of belonging can we deliver on our goal of protecting health and saving lives and drive excellence in all we do.
Applications should include: 1) curriculum vitae; 2) Cover letter; 3) statement of interest (1-2 pages) that includes why they are attracted to this position, what attributes and experiences make them a competitive candidate, and how their past record, current actions, and future plans will contribute to the mission and values of the BSPH as stated at https://publichealth.jhu.edu/about/at-a-glance/mission-vision-and-values
Review of candidates will begin in August 2024. Please direct all questions to Professor Allison West, awest25@jhu.edu.
Job Type: Full Time Johns Hopkins University is committed to active recruitment of a diverse faculty and student body. The University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer of women, minorities, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities and encourages applications from these and other protected group members. Consistent with the University’s goals of achieving excellence in all areas, we will assess the comprehensive qualifications of each applicant.