Physical Activity and Public Health Scientist and Public Health Educator/Advisor/Analyst Positions, CDC's Physical Activity and Health Branch, Atlanta, GA
Candidates should have substantive experience designing, implementing, and evaluating population-based physical activity programs, and interventions and/or substantive experience conducting population-based physical activity intervention research.
Duties include developing and disseminating resources, supporting translational intervention research, and providing training, support, and technical assistance to state health agencies, CDC programs, and other governmental and non-governmental organizations.
Public Health Scientist
Qualifications: Ph.D. in Physical Activity and Public Health or related field and minimum two years' experience conducting population-based physical activity research.
Public Health Educator/Advisor/Analyst
Preferred qualifications: MPH in Physical Activity and Public Health and minimum two years' experience promoting physical activity at the state or national level. Acceptable qualifications: graduate degree in a related area with significant experience promoting physical activity at the population level.
Interested candidates should submit CV to: Jacqueline N. Epping, M.Ed.(Mailstop K46), Team Leader, Research Application Team Physical Activity and Health Branch Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, NCCDPHP, CDC 4770 Buford Hwy., N.E., Atlanta, GA 30341-3717, 770-488-5763; jepping@cdc.gov.
Health Promotion Practice, Policy and Research Officer, Centre for Physical Activity and Health, School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Australia
This new position will involve: 1) work on the establishment, development and direction of a national physical activity network in Australia (AusPAnet) in conjunction with the Heart Foundation in Western Australia; and 2) work on an international physical activity promotion and policy work, especially in the Asia-Pacific region.
For more information, go to http://www.usyd.edu.au/positions/, position number USYD/C27/81557. If interested, contact Adeline Yaw at + 61 2 9036 3193, or adeliney@health.usyd.edu.au.