Public Health Job Opportunities

Short term position w/Latino Center

The Latino Center of the Midlands is looking to contract with a master’s student (who would be paid) to process evaluations for an internship program. There are 12 interns in this program who all have a pre-health career field interest. They would need someone to process all evaluations/surveys and compile it into a summary report that would be provided to our grant funders. 

The work is to be completed in the Fall of 2022, and can be done virtually.

If interested, contact Emily Nuss, Family & Community Well-Being Manager:

P: 402.733.2720 ext 1402
E: enuss@latinocenter.org

Health Data Fellow w/the Nebraska Hospital Association

This AmeriCorps Fellow will mine historically significant hospital data and provide analysis and forecasting. The AmeriCorps Fellow will serve with the NHA executive team to use the data forecasting in developing and prioritizing action steps for the management of clinical and financial outcomes for rural healthcare in Nebraska.

This is a fantastic opportunity for anyone in a data or healthcare focused degree program.

Deadline to apply: June 24. This is a 12mo, full time position, for $30K/yr (this is A Lead for America Fellowship, through the AmeriCorps program).

View full information and apply online here.

NHA Data Director

The Nebraska Hospital Association is seeking a Data Director.

The NHA Data Director is responsible for overseeing the NHA data department data processing, including data mining and analytics.  The Director will be responsible for providing data to support and enhance decision making including data forecasting to inform hospital performance, financial and clinical outcomes. 

New Hampshire DHHS positions

NH DHHS is looking to hire five onboarding Specialists and five data quality specialist positions. They are also looking to hire one Data Analyst who has experience with data analysis and creating data visualizations using tools such PowerBI and Tableau etc. All these positions are for two years until June 30, 2024.

The Job IDs are:

Onboarding Specialist: 9T3126, 9T3127, 9T3128, 9T3129, 9T3130

Data Quality Specialist: 9T3121, 9T3122, 9T3123, 9T3124, 9T3125

Data Analyst: 9T3162

To apply:

1) Go to State of New Hampshire job site at https://das.nh.gov/jobsearch/employment.aspx [das.nh.gov]

2)      Click the “Search for Jobs” icon on the right toolbar.

3)      Enter the Job ID (XXXXX) for the position in the search tool.

4)      Select the position.

5)      Click “Apply” in the upper right corner.

a.       If it’s your first visit to the NH State jobs site, you will have to create a log in and profile to apply for new positions.

b.       The details in your profile will be evaluated for qualification for the position; please note that attaching a resume does not substitute for including full details of your work experience, education, etc. in your profile.

Candidates can reach out directly to COPH Alumn Alok Patra, who works there on the immunization team with any questions: alok.ku.patra@dhhs.nh.gov .

These positions are on hybrid schedule.

Help Me Grow Nebraska, Graduate Assistantship Opportunity

Project overview: Help Me Grow is a comprehensive, population-level, evidence-based approach design to address gaps in early childhood systems of support. The primary goal of HMG-Nebraska is to build local infrastructure to focus on increasing quality, availability, and families’ access to excellent early learning programs, and expand supports and resources for child growth and development. Specifically, the UNL team is leading data collection and analysis for the project implementation and evaluation.
 

The student will assist with: field data collection using interview, focus group, and survey; analyzing the qualitative data using qualitative research tools (e.g., NVivo, MAXQDA); managing and analyzing quantitative data; disseminating evaluation findings; communicating with stakeholders; participating in meetings. We are looking for individuals with strong organizational skills, attention to detail, communication skills, and willingness to take leadership roles. Preference will be given to students with/interest in public-health background, minority health-disparities, early childhood, and family-community engagement, and working knowledge and skills in basic to moderate quantitative method.

For questions and applications, please contact Dr. Lorey Wheeler, at lorey@unl.edu.

August 2022 Start, through end of academic year.

Requirements: Experience with designing and executing research/evaluation using qualitative and/or quantitative methods.

Department: Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families, and Schools