July 2022 - The Epidemiology Monitor

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Rapidly Growing Sub-Specialty: Climate Epidemiology Dangerous heat waves fueled by a warming planet are blanketing much of the Northern Hemisphere. As Dr. Jennifer Francis, Acting Deputy Director at Woodwell Climate Research Center, noted: “The Earth is warming, but some areas like the Arctic are warming 3-4 times faster. This differential warming is affecting the jet stream in direct and indirect ways, causing more extreme and prolonged heat waves in many parts of the Northern Hemisphere”. In its wake are wildfires, droughts, extreme weather patterns, power outages, and animal migration, all of which have a negative impact on our collective health. The

World Health Organization deemed climate change as “the biggest health threat facing humanity” as they expect it to cause about 250,000 additional deaths per year between 2030 and 2050.

So, it’s no surprise that one sub-field, climate epidemiology, is rapidly growing. According to MPH Online, climate health epidemiology is one of the top 15 epidemiology jobs right now. One cannot ignore the multiple job openings, or the multiple open requests for Climate Epidemiology research abstracts, like an upcoming

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Public Health Workers Are (Still) Not Okay Lack of resources, long (really long) hours, and a duty to remain stoic has taken a toll of government public health workers during the pandemic. This will have a significant impact on our field for decades to come. In fact, we are already seeing high turnover rates at public health departments with some, unfortunately, leaving the field altogether.

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In July 2021, a MMWR study surveyed 26,174 public health workers who worked in a health department at any time during 2020. Information was gathered on four mental illness conditions: anxiety, depression, PTSD, and suicidal ideation. They found significant mental illness burden on - Not Okay cont'd on page 3 Volume Forty Three •

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special edition in Frontiers in Epidemiology, or a call in Health Affairs to add a climate lens to health policy in the United States.

The innovative work in climate epidemiology can be seen in all corners of the globe. A research team at Colombia University, for example, is taking a comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach to assess how power outages affect public health across the United States. This team is studying data of reported outages between 2008 to 2020 to evaluate geographical patterns, including the overlap with CDC’s social vulnerability index and the impact on hospital capacity and medical supplies.

Another team, the UC San Diego Climate Change Epidemiology lab led

by Dr. Tarik Benmarhnia found that as climate change leads to more extreme weather, low- and middle-income countries will face higher rates of infectious diseases among children.

This team also found that extreme heat during the final weeks of gestation increase risk of preterm birth.

Other teams are studying the negative health impacts of wildfires, like emotional trauma, stress, dose response effect of multiple exposures of smoke, and the impact of different types of smoke. As epidemiologist

Joan Casey noted in Inside Climate News, “One really interesting thing about wildfires is the composition of the smoke. One wildfire does not produce the same types of exposure as another. If homes are burning or a lot of plastic, could it be worse for health potentially than burning a forest of trees? Or does the type of tree that’s burning matter?”

Identifying patterns of who and where people are most vulnerable will inform how we can improve health outcomes through policy and how we can effectively develop points of intervention. For example, Benmarhnia’s team found air quality improvement in three cities in France had substantial benefits in the prevention of dementia in those aged 65 years and older. Climate epidemiology will also critically evaluate current strategies and how we can further improve interventions. For example, one study found that heat alerts—a way to warn vulnerable population of extreme heat risks—was set too high and lowering these thresholds could result in fewer heatrelated illnesses.

We’ve just begun to see the health impacts of climate change. There is no doubt that this will be a growing field; we could use all the brilliant minds we can get. ■

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-Not Okay cont'd from page 1 public health workers. A total of 53% reported at least one mental illness in the past 2 weeks. PTSD had the highest prevalence (37%) followed by depression (32%), anxiety (30%), and suicidal thoughts (8%). This shouldn’t be surprising once we look at their typical work weeks: A total of 60% of workers worked more than 40-hour work weeks. One of three workers were unable to take time off work, as the majority were concerned about falling behind on work (64%), had no work coverage (61%), felt guilty (59%),

or were not allowed to take off time from work (18%). Compared to other populations during the pandemic, public health workers had higher rates of all mental illnesses compared to the general population (https://bit.ly/3zeLHym), healthcare workers (https://tinyurl.com/ycknbewt; https://bit.ly/3bbl0lZ), and emergency personnel (https://bit.ly/3cP9zB5).

“Compared to other populations during the pandemic, public health workers had higher rates of all mental illnesses..."

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"Nothing fully captures what this year has been like.”

A more recent, follow-up study contextualized the impact of this burnout. In a MMWR article released this month, more than 44,000 governmental public health workers participated in a survey about workplace perceptions and experiences anytime during the COVID-19 pandemic (March 2020-January 2022).

Nationwide, 27% public health workers are considering leaving their organization within the next year for reasons other than retirement. A total of 44% are considering leaving or retiring in the next 5 years. Of those that are thinking about leaving, 76% began thinking about it since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

I asked a few health department employees to contextualize their experience as public health workers during the pandemic. This is what they said:

"Taken together, public health workers are struggling, and many are getting prepared to leave."

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“Just thinking about what to say brings up so many emotions. I don’t even know if I can eloquently say what I feel. Nothing fully captures what this year has been like.”

“Damaging. Never being able to get away from it. The constant, never relenting presence of COVID in our lives 24/7. It consumes our work, our homes, wherever we are, it is. Never really being in the moment with any part of your life because you know your phone is going to ring with a work request at any moment.

Foolishly thinking you can take an hour out to celebrate your kid’s birthday only to have some request from a politician who demands an immediate response.”

“The long never ending work weeks with no one advocating for our mental/physical health. Just constantly asking us to do more and more and more. And when we do speak up, we are treated like we are weak.”

“Seeing the absolute shameful worst in people. And the absolute inspiring best in people, who were the reason I keep doing this every day. No regret.”

“It has challenged me physically, mentally, and socially. I believe in the work we do and the people we help but there are too few of us. We are doing 2-3 jobs per person averaging as much as 120 hours per week. So, we push through because people continue to get sick and die. But we suffer too.”

Taken together, public health workers are struggling, and many are getting prepared to leave. Given that we need an estimated 80,000 more public health workers than we currently have leaves us with a big problem. We, as a country, need to invest in a public health infrastructure. Public health has been chronically underfunded, which become blaringly obvious during this pandemic. Departments didn’t have the workforce or the budget for an effective response. And once they do get this workforce, funding is typically cut because much of the world has already moved on. This leads us into a damaging revolving door of neglect and panic. Over and over again. We urgently need to address the needs of current public health workers while concurrently strengthening the system to prepare for the future. ■

The Epi Wayback Machine - Articles From Our Historical Archives The Use Of Epidemiologic Evidence For Public Health Is Doomed To Fail Without Champions According To Tobacco Control Expert - Circa 2013 Keynote Speaker Shares Important Lessons That Apply To All Public Health Issues It’s a paradox. Smoking and lung cancer are the perfect example of the power of epidemiologic evidence to bring about important social change, and the perfect example of the inadequacy of data to bring about important social change, according to Matthew Myers, President of the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids.

Speaking to The Epidemiology Monitor following his keynote address to a special meeting of the Young Epidemiology Scholars (YES) program in Washington in early June, Myers noted that “The effort to reduce tobacco use and the death and disease caused by it is often seen as one of the great public health victories, but while the progress that has been made is impressive, the battle is far from over.

There are extraordinarily important lessons that apply to all public health issues.”

Disease Burden In a talk entitled “Putting the Power of Science to Work—It Takes Leadership As Shown by Both The Failure and the Success in US and Global Tobacco Control”, Myers laid out the challenge facing scientists and others committed to tobacco control.

There were 100 million deaths from tobacco in the 20th century and an estimated 1 billion people will die from tobacco in the 21st century if

current trends continue. According to Myers, tobacco is the leading preventable cause of death killing more than 400,000 annually which is a larger number than those dying from AIDS, alcohol, car accidents, murders, suicides, and fires combined. Nearly 90% of lung cancer cases, one third of the total cancer deaths, and twenty percent of the deaths from heart disease are tobacco related. Tobacco results in 96.7 billion in annual health care costs.

“Nearly 90% of lung cancer cases, one third of the total cancer deaths, and twenty percent of the deaths from heart disease are tobacco related."

Hurdles To Policy Action In his presentation, Myers sought to explain some of the reasons behind the slower than warranted progress in tobacco control. He noted that the tobacco industry was the first to recognize the power of politics and of political action and the importance of framing the debate. Thus, the industry developed political friends in high places, according to Myers, used the media to frame the issue as one of an individual’s right to choose or tobacco as a legal product or tobacco control as government intrusion, and it created scientific create doubt about the science.

"... in epidemiology and public health it is rarely enough to produce science and assume that change will happen."

He reiterated that in epidemiology and public health it is rarely enough to produce science and assume that - Evidence cont'd on page 6

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-Evidence cont'd from page 5 change will happen. Change requires leaders, leadership, dedication, and sustained commitment, said Myers.

Three Hurdles

“...when priorities collide, political leaders do what they believe the people who are active care about.”

Like other public health issues, tobacco is a health issue, but its solution is a political AND social issue according to Myers. “All policy change faces three hurdles,” said Myers, including 1) “uninformed policy makers and the public, 2) inertia, and 3) active opposition—often from powerful forces that creates a lack of political will.”

To address these hurdles, Myers claimed a solid scientific base is a prerequisite. Stated most simply, “we must have the facts and serve as the information resource,” according to Myers.

More About Hurdles

"When scientists fail to engage, Myers said they fail to assure the proper use and impact of the evidence."

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Myers elaborated on overcoming the hurdles by saying that facts must be followed by achieving a public recognition of the problem. This he argued for in the form of media campaigns to keep the issue visible and framed as a serious problem with a sense of urgency if not public outrage.

Next he highlighted the importance of gaining support from organizations and individuals to join in the fight because “when priorities collide, political leaders do what they believe the people who are active care about.”

He urged non-governmental groups to relate to government by helping where appropriate but pushing where necessary. He made a distinction between coalition building and advocacy stating that direct advocacy

for public policies that make a difference is crucial and that advocates need to know who counts to make change take place. He cautioned that change does not occur overnight ---“it is a marathon not a sprint.”

Formula for Success He told the audience “it is our responsibility to address all three hurdles.” His formula for success in bringing about change is: Science + Communications + Advocacy + Coalition Building = Policy Action, Environmental and Behavior Change.

Individual leaders are required to make these elements happen, he said, and the roles of the engaged persons can vary depending on the circumstances, but all of the elements must be addressed.

Staying Objective When asked about potential loss of objectivity for scientists engaged in the process of making change, Myers said engaging in the process of social change does not require a loss of objectivity. In fact, he said, “we expect nothing less from scientists” and being engaged is the best guarantee that the evidence produced by epidemiologists or other scientists is not ignored or misused. When scientists fail to engage, Myers said they fail to assure the proper use and impact of the evidence. Furthermore, it is important for scientists to be engaged with those interested in addressing public health and social problems because nonscientists can identify gaps in data which must be filled for the scientific work to be of real benefit.

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-Evidence cont'd from page 6 Constructing The Story As part of his formula for success, Myers told the audience that scientists and public health professionals must be able to tell a compelling story and tell it simply. “We need individual leaders to be engaged, to reach out to the public, to make the case,” he told the Epi Monitor. “It does not happen naturally.” Using tobacco as an example, he said it is a story that can be and must be told in just four sentences or concepts: 1. We must act. We face a genuine tragedy if we don’t act, act now, and act decisively.

2. Tobacco caused deaths are preventable. We already know how to reduce tobacco use. And we can afford it.

3. The action we propose translated into lives saved, costs saved, and longer healthier living. This is about real people.

4. This is the time to act.

Champions Myers anchored his talk in expanding on these four concepts concluding that people make a difference and that behind every public health victory is a champion or a group of champions providing the essential leadership element. Unless individuals and scientists feel strongly enough about the need to translate evidence into action or policy, then it won’t happen, said Myers.

Even when the science is right, he added, well meaning decision makers have lots of problems to address.

Which one gets tackled depends on which one has people behind it demanding change.

Perseverance He reiterated that meaningful change takes time and perseverance. “What is radical and impossible today becomes tomorrow’s norm,” he said, “and success is rarely a straight line. But with the right effort, the arc of progress leans the right way. There is nothing more fulfilling,” he stated at the end of his presentation.

“We need individual leaders to be engaged, to reach out to the public, to make the case...”

Audience Reaction Kevin Xu, one of the young participants in the YES event in Washington, told the Epi Monitor that Myers’ presentation was remarkable and very different from other keynote speeches.

Why? Because Myers’ talk was very down to earth and candid about the challenges facing those who would translate evidence into action, he said.

He added, there is a “schism” between policymakers in the outside world and researchers in the ivory tower with the latter not really aware of what it takes to get people to listen or to take action.

Myers’ talk was “very constructive”, he said. ■

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What We're Reading This Month Editor's Note: All of us are confronted with more material than we can possibly hope to digest each month. However, that doesn't mean that we should miss some of the articles that appear in the public media on topics of interest to the epi community. Moving forward, the EpiMonitor will curate a list of some of the best articles we've encountered in the past month. See something you think others would like to read? Please send us a link at info@epimonitor.net and we'll add it to the list.

COVID-19 ♦ Endemic COVID-19 Looks Pretty Brutal. https://nyti.ms/3beXzYW ♦ Worried about BA.5? Epidemiologists share what they're doing to stay safe

this summer. https://on.today.com/3vh2nnG ♦ Gone but not forgotten: Retracted COVID-19 papers still cited https://bit.ly/3BlIf7O

Monkeypox ♦ Is monkeypox a pandemic? An epidemiologist explains why it isn't likely to

become as widespread as COVID-19, but it's still worth watching. https://bit.ly/3BgcCfP ♦ Demand for monkeypox vaccine exceeds supply, CDC says. https://nyti.ms/3PEcpr8

Climate Change ♦ A lifecourse epidemiology approach to climate extremes and human health. https://bit.ly/3zBR8sE ♦ WA hired a climate epidemiologist - and not a moment too soon https://bit.ly/3J5rG1G

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What We're Reading This Month - con't from page 8 Other Important Epidemiology Topics ♦ How Florence Nightingale changed data visualization forever https://bit.ly/3PEMAHg ♦ NY Detects Polio Case; First in the U.S. since 2013 https://bit.ly/3zc1ei9 ♦ To capture racism's impact on health, one epidemiologist suggests going

beyond conventional methods https://bit.ly/3S6hbPy ♦ Big city health departments warn of major epidemiologist shortage https://bit.ly/3cEHX1o

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Epidemiology Crossword Puzzle Of The Month This puzzle was created by Richard Dicker, a formed CDC employee and "not-quite-retired epidemiologist".

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Named: Penn State has named Jason Rasgon, professor of entomology and disease epidemiology, as the Dorothy Foehr Huck and J. Lloyd Huck Chair in Disease Epidemiology and Biotechnology. A member of the Huck team since he arrived at Penn State in 2011, he was previously an associate professor at Johns Hopkins.

Stepping Down: New Mexico State Epidemiologist, Dr. Christine Ross, has left her position effective July 10, 2022. In the announcement of her departure it was stated that Dr. Ross was looking forward to spending the summer with her family after countless weekends of work during the pandemic.

Hired: Michael Stevens, M.D. has been announced as the inaugural epidemiologist for the West Virginia University Health System. Most recently he held a number of concurrent positions including the associate chairmanship of the Division of Infectious Disease at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine.

Appointed: Infectious disease epidemiologist, Dr. Utpala Bandy, as the interim director of the Rhode Island Department of Health. In announcing her appointment the governor praised her three decades at the center of public health in Rhode Island.

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Apppointed: CIDRAP (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy) has announced the appointment of Eve Lackritz, M.D. as their new deputy director. Dr. Lackritz was previously with CDC for 23 years in addition to several years with the Global Alliance to Prevent Prematurity and Stillbirth located at Seattle Children's.

Appointed: L. Joseph Su, Ph.D., M.P.H., a nutritional epidemiologist who researches links between diet and contaminants in food to cancer and health has been appointed an Associate Dean at UT Southwestern. Dr. Su is Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the Peter O’Donnell Jr. School of Public Health, which will enroll its first class of students in late 2023. In this new role, Dr. Su will work with faculty to establish a solid foundation of innovative curriculum backed by evidence-based research and to attract a diverse student body.

Passed: Joyce C. Lashof, M.D. was the first woman to head a state health department and the first woman to serve as dean of the School of Public Health at the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Lashof was a leader in the battle for health equality for decades and is well known for her work in fighting discrimination against AIDS patients. https://nyti.ms/3S12vS5

Passed: Carol Clarke Hogue of Chapel Hill, NC, an epidemiologist nationally known for her research on the health and social support needs of the elderly. Her work for the U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee on Aging contributed to the 1981 White House Conference on Aging.

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Near Term Epidemiology Event Calendar Every December The Epidemiology Monitor dedicates that issue to a calendar of events for the upcoming year. However that often means we don't have full information for events later in the upcoming year. Thus an online copy exists on our website that is updated regularly.

To view the full year please go to: http://www.epimonitor.net/Events The events that we are aware of for the next two months follow below.

July 2022 August 6-11 https://bit.ly/34bPNIB Conference / JSM 2021 (Joint Statistics Meeting) / American Statistical Association / Washington, DC August 7-12 https://bit.ly/31QsDKc Conference / 16th International Symposium of Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics (ISVEE 16) / Multiple / Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada August 9-13 https://bit.ly/3pVSNDh Short Course / Principles of Research in Medicine and Epidemiology / Erasmus MC / Rotterdam, The Netherlands August 9-13 https://bit.ly/3pYjt6k Short Course / Principles of Genetic Epidemiology / Erasmus MC / Rotterdam, The Netherlands August 9-13 https://bit.ly/3pWfN4V Short Course / Advances in Clinical Epidemiology / Erasmus MC / Rotterdam, The Netherlands August 16-20 https://bit.ly/327ATVW Short Course / History of Epidemiologic Ideas / Erasmus MC / Rotterdam, The Netherlands August 16-20 https://bit.ly/3ILLQx4 Short Course / Causal Inference / Erasmus MC / Rotterdam, The Netherlands August 23-27 https://bit.ly/3pV8Ml0 Short Course / Social Epidemiology / Erasmus MC / Rotterdam, The Netherlands August 23-27 https://bit.ly/3pUSXus Short Course / Practice of Epidemiologic Analysis / Erasmus MC / Rotterdam, The Netherlands August 23-27 https://bit.ly/3E1IH8Y Short Course / Data Science in Epidemiology / Erasmus MC / Rotterdam, The Netherlands August 24-28 https://bit.ly/3mXQ4qe Conference / ISPE Annual Conference / International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology / Copenhagen, Denmark

August 2022 September 7 https://bit.ly/3GGYN9L Event / World Field Epidemiology Day / TEPHINET (Training Programs in Epidemiology and Public Health Interventions Network) / Worldwide

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Conference / American College of Epidemiology Annual Conference / ACE / Scottsdale, AZ September 13-14 http://bit.ly/2RzkcLF Conference / Swiss Public Health Conference 2021 / University of Bern / Bern, Switzerland September 14-17 https://bit.ly/3DWuTMA Conference / 13th Intl Meeting on Microbial Epidemiological Markers (IMMEM XIII) / ESCMID (European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases) / Bath, England September 18-21 https://bit.ly/3ILk9EO Conference / 34th Annual Conference of the Intl Society of Environmental Epidemiology / ISEE / Athens, Greece September 20-23 https://bit.ly/2pNWzQF Conference / Interdisciplinary Approaches for Advancing Population Health Equity / Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Science / Minneapolis, MN September 21-23 http://bit.ly/35hZRhG Conference / 2022 CityMatch Leadership & MCH Epi Conference / CityMatch / Chicago, IL September 26-30 https://bit.ly/3yv9c5w Short Course / Genetic Analysis of Population-Based Association Studies / Wellcome Connecting Science / Hinxton, England

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Research Assistant Professor Epidemiology Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine is seeking applications for a non-tenure track, full-time position at the rank of Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Epidemiology. Candidates with a doctoral degree in epidemiology, community health, behavioral health, clinical research or implementation science or a MD with a master’s degree in epidemiology or clinical research will be considered.

We offer a supportive environment for faculty to participate in research and publish high-impact scientific papers. Ongoing research studies include cluster-randomized trials to implement interventions to address cardiometabolic health inequities.

We have an outstanding track-record in obtaining and successfully completing NIH-funded research. The candidate should have excellent communication and interpersonal skills to work with community partners Main responsibilities include: participating in research grant preparation and submission; developing study protocols, manuals of operation, and study forms; managing on-going and new research studies; supervising study coordinators and other research staff; and participating in data analysis, publications, and presentations.

Review of applications will begin as soon as possible and applications will be accepted and reviewed until the position is filled. Applicants should send a cover letter and complete resume to: Jiang He, MD, PhD Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine 1440 Canal Street, Suite 2000 Mail Box 8318 New Orleans, LA 70112

E-mail Address: jhe@tulane.edu

All applicants should also apply electronically via the following link: https://apply.interfolio.com/73392 TULANE UNIVERSITY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY / AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER. WOMEN AND MINORITIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY

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Department Head - Health Promotion & Behavior We are seeking an outstanding post-doctoral research fellow with expertise in epidemiology, data science, biostatistics, computer science, and/or a related quantitative field to join our team at the Division of Preventive Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (https://prevmed.bwh.harvard.edu/), Harvard Medical School, in Boston, MA to work on a unique collaborative data science project with several industry partners, including Biogen. The research fellow will be part of an interdisciplinary team of epidemiologists (including Drs. Howard Sesso [https://prevmed.bwh.harvard.edu/howard-d-sesso-scdmph/] and Pamela Rist [https://prevmed.bwh.harvard.edu/pamela-m-rist-scd/]), clinicians, biostatisticians, and programmers studying aging-related biomarkers across multiple large-scale clinical trial cohorts with extensive long-term phenotypic data and help develop a large data and analytic research platform for scientific discovery. Strong programming skills in Python, R, SAS, SQL or related platforms are essential, along with familiarity with R Shiny. Previous experience working with natural history studies, biomarker datasets, and/or large-scale epidemiological datasets preferred. The research fellow must be able to work both independently and in a team environment and have strong communication skills for this collaborative project. In addition, the Research Fellow will have the opportunity to develop additional research interests within the Division of Preventive Medicine, an internationally recognized center for clinical trials and epidemiologic research on novel risk factors for cardiovascular disease, cancer, and other aging-related outcomes.

Please email a copy of your CV to Khex Ty at kty@bwh.harvard.edu. We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions or any other characteristic protected by law. Women and minority candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.

Two Epidemiologists / Statistical Analysts We are seeking to recruit two (2) epidemiologists/statistical analysts in the Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ. The analysts will assist the investigators on two NIH-funded projects. These projects will examine (i) how sentinel obstetrical complications affect future risks of cardiovascular outcomes along the lifecourse; and (ii) how exposures to air pollution and weather affect the risk of ischemic placental disease. The duties of the analyst will include assembling and preparing datasets, carry out supervised statistical analysis, generate project reports, and assist with manuscript preparation.

The ideal candidate should meet the following minimum requirements:  Hold a master's degree in Epidemiology, Biostatistics, or Statistics, plus up to 2 years of experience in academia, government, or industry in the areas of design and statistical analysis of projects  Be able to handle large data bases  Advanced knowledge of programming for data management and statistical analysis and knowledge of cutting-edge statistical analysis skills for implementation in SAS and R are essential  Excellent oral and written communication skills are essential Applicants are encouraged to apply through the University’s recruitment platform at https://jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/169416

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