USA; Post-doctoral Fellowship in Global Health

Yale University and the Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies announce a Post-doctoral Fellowship in global health, which is a multidisciplinary program for scholars with a PhD, MD, or equivalent academic preparation.

.We seek to appoint two Postdoctoral Fellows for a renewable one-year position in the field(s) of health services research, health economics, public health and epidemiology, medicine, nursing, chronic or infectious disease, health policy, medical anthropology, medical sociology, political science, or related field.

The program focuses on individuals with previous research training who are beginning their academic careers and seek to conduct primary research and teach in global health or health systems. Scholars are expected to be in residence throughout the term of their appointment and to contribute to the intellectual life of the University. Postdoctoral Fellows will teach one undergraduate or graduate seminar per year. Salary for Post-doctoral Fellows is $55,000 per year.

Yale University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.Yale values diversity among its students, staff and faculty, and strongly encourages applications from women and underrepresented minorities. Send a cover letter (indicating qualifications and plans for research and writing), a curriculum vita, a writing sample, a syllabus of a proposed course, and three letters of reference to the Global Health Program, the Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies, 34 Hillhouse Avenue, P.O. Box 208206, New Haven, CT 06520-8206. Inquiries may be directed to erm@yale.edu <mailto:erm@yale.edu>. All application materials must be postmarked by May 1, 2009.