Faculty Spotlight:
Jen Beard, PhD, MA, MPH: Congratulations to Department of Global Health Clinical Associate Professor Jen Beard for taking on the position of Associate Editor of the Public Health Post. Read her first article in this new position titled: But What Exactly is Public Health .


Financial assistance is available to both undergraduate and graduate students through the African Studies Center. The application deadline for all types of financial assistance annually is February 15. Qualifying African languages during the academic year: Akan Twi, Amharic, Arabic, Hausa, Igbo, Swahili, Wolof, Xhosa, and Zulu. For more information and to apply click link above!

Internship & Job Opportunities:

The PHI/CDC Global Health Fellowship Program is a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-funded program that offers recent global public health graduates from Council on Education in Public Health accredited schools and programs the exciting opportunity to participate in yearlong fellowships with guidance from leading global health experts from the CDC. The PHI/CDC Global Health Fellowship Program 2018-2019 cohort applications will be extended to Friday, February 9th. We are searching for talented global health change-makers in six technical tracks: Epidemiology, HIV Prevention, Monitoring & Evaluation, Strategic Information, Program Management, and Surveillance DEADLINE TO APPLY HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO FEBRUARY 9TH. Christine Hara , an SPH alumna, is currently a fellow in Mozambique and happy to speak with any interested students.

Applications due March 18th 2018
The BU School of Public Health (SPH), and the College of Communication (COM) in partnership with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting are offering a paid international reporting Fellowship to two BU students. During this summer Fellowship, two outstanding BU students will have the opportunity to work in Washington, D.C., at the Pulitzer Center headquarte rs an d to travel internationally (likely to a developing country) on a 2-3 week reporting trip mentored by a professional journalist.

3ie is seeking a senior program manager to oversee 3ie's West Africa Capacity Building and Impact Evaluation Program (WACIE) and support other capacity building, stakeholder engagement and new business activities across the organisation. WACIE is a multi-year regional initiative that aims at promoting the institutionalization of evaluation in government systems across eight francophone West African countries. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis.  

3ie is currently seeking an evaluation specialist to work principally on our HIV evidence and other health and social development programmes. The specialist will work on grant management, provide technical assistance and support evidence generation and use activities, as well as business development activities as needed.

Restore mentors and conducts hands-on training sessions with East African surgeons to strengthen surgical capacity in their local hospitals. I've attached a description of the temporary position (May - August 2018). Fellows join our field team in Mwanza, Tanzania and assist us with logistics for surgical training trips, data collection, social media, and event planning for our Annual Conference.