[ProCOR] Ellison Institute at Harvard University: Fellowship Positions Opportunity

["Andrew Colitz" <acolitz@camail.harvard.edu>]

Hello Everybody,
There is a new global health institute (The Ellison Institute for World
Health at Harvard University) and we are trying to recruit mid-career
research professionals and recent post-doctoral students to collaborate on a
variety of research projects in the areas of economics, public health,
health policy, demography, and related fields with the expectation that
Fellows will make important research contributions for future international
health policy. I have posted the announcement below this email.  Please send
out the announcement throughout your departments and fellow colleagues.  I
appreciate all of your help.

Ellison Institute for World Health at Harvard University
A new global institution, the Ellison Institute for World Health at Harvard
University, is currently seeking distinguished candidates for the Ellison
Global Health Fellows Program. 

The mission of this groundbreaking new Institute is to improve population
health and the efficiency of health-system resource use through the regular
reporting of inputs, outputs, and impacts of the world's health systems and
major health funders.  Fostering accountability for the achievements of
health systems and major health actors requires global reporting of
benchmarked measurement of spending, coverage of key services and
interventions (preventive and curative), efficiency, and, most importantly,
the impact of current policies and practices on population health.  The work
of the Ellison Institute for World Health is designed to provide key
information that will help governments, bilateral donor agencies,
multilateral institutions, foundations, nongovernmental organizations, and
the private sector to improve their own performance.  

Program Overview:
The Ellison Global Health Fellows Program is currently accepting
applications for a two-year fellowship to work at the Ellison Institute for
World Health in Cambridge, MA.  Fellows are expected to apply their core
research skills in the areas of economics, public health, health policy,
demography, and related fields with the expectation that they will make
important research contributions for future international health policy.

Fellows will have abundant opportunities to collaborate with many faculty
mentors within the Ellison Institute for World Health on a number of
research areas, including: national health accounts, health intervention
delivery, cost-effectiveness, mortality, burden of disease/comparative risk
assessment, population health, health forecasts, financial risk protection,
and efficiency of resource use.  Global Health Fellows are expected to
produce research deliverables related to the content priorities of the
Institute including: working papers, journal articles, and presentations for
international conferences during their tenure at the Ellison Institute for
World Health.  In addition to the annual salary, Fellows will have access to
a full range of university resources including benefits. 

Applicant Eligibility Requirements: 
An MD and/or a PhD in health economics, health services research,
statistics, epidemiology, public health, or related field or equivalent
experience is required. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis.
This fellowship has a flexible start date of January 1, 2006 and a minimum
starting salary of $45,000.

Interested applicants should forward an electronic copy of the following:
.a letter of intent (describing the applicant's research areas of
interest)
.one letter of recommendation 
.a copy of a curriculum vitae

Please send these documents via email to: global-health@harvard.edu  and
include "Ellison Global Health Fellows Program" in the subject line of your
email.

If you are unable to send us your materials via email, you may send them to
us at the following street address:
Ellison Institute for World Health 
Harvard University
Ellison Global Health Fellows Program
104 Mount Auburn St., 3rd Floor
Cambridge, MA 02138  USA