[USA] Yerby Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, Harvard School of Public Health

The harvard school of public health (hsph) is the direct descendent of the first professional public health training program in America. In contrast to medicine, which focuses on specific individuals and their treatment, the basic strategy of public health is to prevent disease in broad populations, an approach that is far reaching, efficient, and equitable. The school has a celebrated history and global perspective. Working in over forty countries worldwide, members of the hsph faculty perform path-breaking research in such areas as hiv/aids, environmental hazards, reform of health systems, nutrition, genetic markers, health disparities, and the global burden of disease. Located in the heart of the Harvard University Longwood campus, hsph adjoins Harvard Medical School and School of Dental Medicine, the Countway Library, and Harvard- ffiliated hospitals such as Brigham and Women’s, the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and Children’s Hospital.

Eligibility
Candidates for the Yerby Postdoctoral Fellowship Program must have a doctoral degree. To achieve the goal of increasing the diversity of academic public health, candidates must also be members of minority groups underrepresented in public health or first-generation college graduates. Application Information To qualify for consideration, applicants must submit a completed application that includes the following:

Statement of professional objectives in academic public health, including a description of how these objectives would be advanced by research opportunities at hsph
Proposal for research to be undertaken during the fellowship
Curriculum vitae
Three letters of recommendation
Official doctoral transcripts
Sample publication In addition, applicants are welcome to suggest the names of faculty members with whom they might wish to be affiliated.

The yerby postdoctoral fellowship program draws on the rich research environment and intellectual resources of one of the world’s premier public health training institutions. Named for Dr. Alonzo Smythe Yerby, an African-American pioneer in public health, this initiative is geared toward expanding the diversity of those entering academic public health. The program creates a bridge between academic training in health-related disciplines and entry-level faculty positions at institutions throughout the United States.

The goal of the program is to advance the intellectual and professional development of each Yerby fellow. Under the guidance of a senior hsph faculty member with compatible interests, fellows develop their research agendas, gain experience in publishing papers in peer-reviewed journals and obtaining grant support, participate in a variety of professional development workshops, and increase their teaching expertise. Yerby fellows receive a competitive salary with benefits for one year, renewable for a second year. Up to five new fellowships are awarded annually.

Areas of Training
Fellowship training is available throughout the broad range of the school’s activities—laboratory sciences, population sciences, and social and policy sciences. Fellows have a home within one of the school’s nine academic departments:

Biostatistics
Environmental Health
Epidemiology
Genetics and Complex Diseases
Health Policy and Management
Immunology and Infectious Diseases
Nutrition
Population and International Health
Society, Human Development, and Health

The application deadline is December 15 of each year. If December 15 falls on a weekend or holiday, the deadline is the next working day. Application forms are available at http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/academicaffairs/yerby.htm

Brochure (PDF)
Application Form

For further information, please contact Betty Johnson at bljohnso -#- hsph.harvard.edu, Director

Phone: (617) 496-8064
Fax: (617) 495-8543

Harvard School of Public Health
Landmark Center
401 Park Drive
Boston, MA 02215

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