EcoHealth Alliance Announces 3 New Positions in Emerging Disease Ecology EcoHealth Alliance is expanding its research programs in emerging disease ecology and seeks outstanding candidates for three positions. The positions will play core roles in the Hotspots of Emerging Infectious Disease project and a USAID-funded Emerging Pandemic Threats project. Full position descriptions are available at www.ecohealthalliance.org/about/careers.
Two Research Positions Macroecologist/GIS Researcher with a disease interest and experience managing large, spatial databases. Project includes examining the roles of biodiversity, land-use change, climate change and other socio-economic, demographic, and environmental drivers of disease emergence. PhD in Ecology, Biology, Mathematics, or related field and experience with GIS and database software is required. Prior postdoctoral experience preferred. Public Health/Epidemiologist with an interest in human medicine, to investigate the origins and recent trends in emerging infectious diseases, working to increase the rigor of the underlying datasets on disease emergence and conducting analyses on past, present, and future trends for disease emergence. PhD in Epidemiology or Disease Ecology and proven analytical or modeling experience with infectious disease modeling is required. Analyst/Technician Position GIS Analyst/Technician to work with infectious disease data sets, as well as environmental and socioeconomic data sets, to support model development for the Hotspots of Emerging Infectious Disease project. A graduate degree in quantitative or computational sciences is preferred, however we will consider candidates with undergraduate level degrees in geography, epidemiology, or ecology as well. Further details for all positions may be found at www.ecohealthalliance.org/about/careers. All positions are based in New York and require some international travel. Review of applications will begin August 1 and continue until positions are filled. Candidates should submit a CV, 2-page cover letter stating clearly the position of interest and career goals, and email addresses for two references to j...@ecohealthalliance.org. Please include the position title in the subject of the email.
