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Public Health Program Associate

The research team of Dr. Aaron Siegler in the Epidemiology Department at Emory University is seeking to hire multiple positions, including a Public Health Program Associate to work on several NIH-funded studies in HIV prevention epidemiology and digital health intervention research across local and/or international settings.

These studies include:

• Establishing a PrEP Epidemiology, Modeling and Surveillance System (PREMISE), a study to support the development of consistent national HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) data to describe its patterns of use, and to understand which programs and policies are effective at facilitating PrEP uptake in the US.
• Improving telePrEP initiation and retention outcomes in the US: The MISTR+ study, an NIH-funded series of clinical trials to support the development of low-touch interventions (such as tailored messaging) and testing their effectiveness on PrEP initiation and retention outcomes.
• The Elección (Choice) Cohort: Developing and testing a scalable, platform-agnostic digital intervention in Peru, an NIH-funded clinical trial to improve understanding of the factors associated with HIV acquisition and PrEP uptake; and evaluate the preferences for and effectiveness of an adapted digital health messaging intervention (mHealth) among men in Peru.

Key Responsibilities:

• Under limited supervision, uses a basic knowledge of public health principles to analyze, develop, implement, and promote new and creative strategies and solutions to address public health issues and challenges.
• Addresses public health issues by providing education, technical assistance, advocacy, public awareness, and research.
• Works with programs or studies designed to evaluate the prevalence or surveillance of public health issues and the effectiveness of targeted interventions.
• May provide technical assistance to organizations to include presentations, web-based resources, strategies, and educational forums to address specific public health issues.
• May work with clinical study sites on patient recruitment and data collection standards. Assists with data collection and data analysis.
• Contributes to proposals, protocols, data analysis plans, reports, manuscripts, and presentation of study findings.
• May assist in designing, developing, and conducting targeted training initiatives.
• May collaborate with external organizations to develop action plans and goals to achieve specific objectives.
• Performs related responsibilities as required.

Additional Job Details:

• Under limited supervision, support the coordination and implementation of Research Protocols, including tracking timelines, deliverables, and project milestones
• Assist with day-to-day project management activities to ensure successful execution of project objectives
• Coordinate meetings and follow-up activities with internal and external project collaborators
• Conduct frequent written and verbal communication with internal and external project collaborators
• Assist with data collection, management, and analysis
• Assist with documentation of project activities including protocols, IRB submissions/reviews, and other project-related reports
• Contribute to proposals, protocols, data analysis plans, reports, manuscripts, and presentation of study findings
• Perform other related responsibilities and/or project-related tasks as required

The position will be based at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. The initial appointment is for 2 years, and renewal is anticipated if performance is satisfactory and funds remain available.

Minimum Qualifications:

• A master's degree in Public Health, a master of science degree in Public Health or Health Education, OR a master's degree in Development Practice OR a master's degree in another field and one year of public health experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• MPH in Epidemiology, Biostatistics, or other relevant field; or a Master's degree in another field and at least 1-4 years of public health experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to foster a good working relationship with both internal team members and external collaborators.
• Experience in project management and coordination of public health research studies and/or clinical trials.
• Proficiency in data management and analysis using SAS, R, or other statistical software.

Note: This role will be granted the opportunity to work from home regularly but must be able to commute to Emory University on a flexible weekly schedule based upon business needs. Schedule is based on agreed upon guidelines of department. This role requires residency in the state of GA. Emory reserves the right to change remote work status with notice to employee.