Ever Thought about Working in Health Philanthropy? More Openings to Check Out. – GrantWatch Blog

If you are taking some time off this week for Easter or Passover, you may want to dust off that resumé and apply for one of these positions. I have included a few interesting points about each position, but read the full position description for many more details.

These jobs were posted on foundation websites in early April. You may want to verify that the positions are still open before applying, as websites can quickly change or become outdated.

via Ever Thought about Working in Health Philanthropy? More Openings to Check Out. – GrantWatch Blog.

Ever Thought About Working in Health Philanthropy? Check out These Openings. – GrantWatch Blog

Here are some openings that I found today on various foundations’ web sites and by word of mouth. Positions range from foundation presidents to a program assistant!

via Ever Thought About Working in Health Philanthropy? Check out These Openings. – GrantWatch Blog.

Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky -News & Information

Health Policy Officer

Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky

Louisville, KY

The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky is seeking a health policy officer.   Successful candidates will have significant health policy knowledge; strong analytic, writing and project planning and organization skills and experience; and ability to work with Kentucky state officials, statewide associations, local policymakers and other stakeholders and Foundation staff to successfully lead our initiative promoting responsive health policy. This position has lead responsibility for one of two new Foundation Initiatives: Promoting Responsive Health Policy. The work involves building and maintaining positive relationships with policymakers; policy research and analysis and oversight of vendors performing such work; issue framing, monitoring of grantees, and providing technical assistance and facilitating peer learning among stakeholders.  The selected candidate will oversee a multi-year grant to assess implementation of statewide Medicaid Managed Care and grants to Kentucky-based health policy and policy advocacy organizations, and work with the CEO, Communications Officer and program staff to craft strategies to advance elements of the Foundation’s health policy agenda.  The Foundation does not generally engage in lobbying but funds targeted research studies and polling efforts to inform the deliberations of state and local policymakers, and convenes key constituencies to offer education on health policy issues of interest.

via Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky -News & Information.

USAJOBS – Search Jobs | Supervisory Program Analyst, GS-0343-15

Job Title:Supervisory Program Analyst, GS-0343-15

Department:Department Of Health And Human Services

Agency:Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services

Job Announcement Number:HHS-ASPE-DE-12-571690

SALARY RANGE: $123,758.00 to $155,500.00 / Per Year

OPEN PERIOD: Tuesday, December 13, 2011 to Thursday, January 12, 2012

SERIES & GRADE: GS-0343-15

POSITION INFORMATION: Full Time – Permanent

PROMOTION POTENTIAL:15

DUTY LOCATIONS: 1 vacancy(s) – Washington DC, DC United StatesView Map

WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED: United States Citizens

JOB SUMMARY:

Become a part of the Department that touches the lives of every American! At the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) you can give back to your community, state, and country by making a difference in the lives of Americans everywhere. It is the principal agency for protecting the health of citizens. Join HHS and help to make our world healthier, safer, and better for all Americans.

This position is located in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of the Secretary (OS), Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE), Office of Health Policy, Division of Health Care Quality and Outcomes Policy, in Washington, DC.

via USAJOBS – Search Jobs.

Professor/Associate University of Kentucky | Professor – Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy

 

Company Name: University of Kentucky

Reference ID: P403700

Position Type Full-time

Location: Lexington, Kentucky

Date Posted: Jul 28, 2011

via HealthEconomics.Com – The Resource for Health Outcomes Professionals.

Income Security Research Associate | National Academy of Social Insurance

The National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI) seeks a mid-level Research Associate for policy analysis, research and convening of NASI experts to address current issues in income security, including unemployment insurance, Social Security, disability insurance and related systems. The Academy is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization devoted to research and education on Social Security, health care financing, and related public and private programs. Its members are some 900 of the nation’s leading experts on social insurance programs and policy.

via Income Security Research Associate | National Academy of Social Insurance.

University of Kentucky | Professor/Associate Professor – Pharmaceutical Outcomes & PolicyHealth

The Department of Pharmacy Practice & Science at the University of Kentucky invites applications for two tenure track positions at the Associate or Professor level in its expanding graduate program (http://pharmacy.mc.uky.edu/programs/graduate/pharmpol.php) located within the newly formed Institute for Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy (IPOP). IPOP is housed in the newly constructed Biological-Pharmaceutical Complex, a $155 million, 286,000 sq ft, state-of-the-art facility and presents exciting opportunities for growth and development of new research and academic programs.

Our program goal is to provide students the opportunity to become leaders in pharmaceutical research affecting medication outcomes and pharmaceutical policy while collaborating with multidisciplinary research teams and creating diverse research opportunities. We are especially interested in candidates who can closely collaborate with faculty from one or more of the following units: Biomedical Informatics, Economics, or Epidemiology. Successful candidates are encouraged to seek a joint appointment in a collaborative discipline.

via HealthEconomics.Com – The Resource for Health Outcomes Professionals.

Dalhousie University, Schulich School of Law MacBain Chair in Health Law and Policy

Dalhousie University, Schulich School of Law
MacBain Chair in Health Law and Policy

The MacBain Chair in Health Law and Policy, named after Arthur Allister MacBain (LL.B. 1951) and established in 2011, was created through the generous support of the McCall MacBain Foundation.

We invite applications for a tenure-track or tenured appointment to the MacBain Chair in Health Law and Policy at the rank of Assistant, Associate or Full Professor, to commence July 1, 2012. The term for the chair is five years and is renewable. The appointment is subject to budgetary approval. Applications received before September 30, 2011 will be given the fullest consideration.

The Faculty seeks applications from exceptional scholars in the field of health law and policy. The chair holder will provide intellectual leadership at the law school and with Dalhousie’s Health Law Institute, and will be actively engaged in projects that seek to have an impact in the health law field locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally. The chair holder is expected to contribute to teaching and supervision at both the J.D. and graduate levels.

The Faculty of Law is already home to a Tier 2 CRC in Health Law in addition to Dalhousie’s Health Law Institute. The addition of the MacBain Chair in Health Law and Policy is expected to make Dalhousie the leader in health law and policy research in Canada and place us among a small number of academic institutions with international impact in this field.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Applications, including a CV, a statement of teaching and research interests, and the names of three referees, should be forwarded by September 30, 2011 to:

Dean Kim Brooks
Schulich School of Law
Dalhousie University
1459 Oxford Street
Halifax, NS B3H 4R2
Tel: (902) 494-2114
Fax: (902) 494-2102

Or applications may be made by e-mail, addressed to: lawdean@dal.ca

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. Dalhousie University is an Employment Equity/Affirmative Action employer. The University encourages applications from qualified Aboriginal persons, persons with a disability, racially visible persons and women. For more information, visit the Employment Equity web site at: http://www.hrehp.dal.ca

Job Hunters: Ever Consider Working for a Foundation? Check Out These Openings. – GrantWatch Blog

For those who want to change jobs or find a job, here is a selected sampling of positions that appear to be still open. Please note that I am only mentioning here a few pertinent details. I have put links to URLs for fuller descriptions of the positions, with all of the caveats, limitations, etc.! Make sure to read the full job descriptions to confirm all information I have listed.

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Tenure-Track Faculty Position: Health Administration and Policy | Jobs | iHEA | International Health Economics Association

Tenure-Track Faculty Position: Health Administration and Policy

Location: Fairfax, Virginia, USA

Reference number: F8938z

The George Mason University, College of Health and Human Services invites applications for a Health Administration and Policy: Tenure-Track Faculty Position.

Position:

Full-time, nine-month, tenure-track position with a focus and experience in healthcare delivery systems or health policy and health services research. Rank and salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

More at Tenure-Track Faculty Position: Health Administration and Policy | Jobs | iHEA | International Health Economics Association.