Organization The Public Health Institute (PHI), Oakland, California Position Mobile Health Fellowship to Advance Health System Transformation in the Global South
Period 12 Months (Start Date September 1, 2012) Description PHI has an opportunity for its Center for Innovation and Technology in Public Health (CITPH) to work with Atlas Service Corps to host a Fellow from one of the following countries, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Ghana, or Rwanda, to work at PHI for a period of twelve months on mHealth and eHealth program activities. Candidates should have a background in one or more of the following areas in eHealth and mHealth: policy research, technical development, and program management. The Fellow will assist PHI staff with the research and writing of position papers on mobile health, including literature reviews of studies that have been conducted on the design, implementation, and evaluation of mobile technology in health, as well as on potential opportunities and recommended actions to use mobile technologies to strengthen national health system capacity in addressing various components of health. In preparation for the Fellow's return to his/her home country, the successful candidate will also have the opportunity to work on a project of professional interest that will address the role of technology-enabled innovations in promoting health system transformation, identify potential grant funding opportunities, and develop grant proposals for the implementation of the project. Candidates will be asked to submit an abstract outlining their project as part of the application process. The Fellow's duties require that the individual be proficient at web searching and Microsoft Office applications, performing literature searches, interviewing experts, creating research deliverables, and managing multiple tasks and deadlines associated with projects. S/he will be health and science literate, able to draw conclusions from a broad array of material, possess excellent analytical and writing skills, and be comfortable working both in a team and independently. The Fellowship is supported in part through a generous grant from Rockefeller Foundation. For more information on and to apply for the Fellowship, candidates should refer to Atlas Service Corps (www.atlascorps.org) The closing date for applications is April 15 2012. The Public Health Institute For more than four decades, PHI has promoted research, leadership and partnerships to build capacity for strong public health policy, systems, and practices. PHI is also a recognized leader in leadership development across a range of public health and global health issues, having managed transformational leadership programs for public health professionals and advocates from early in their careers to the most senior levels. CITPH leads PHI?s efforts to advance the design and planning, implementation and evaluation of mHealth and eHealth programs, and to disseminate research findings broadly for use in public policy and health practices. Hosting Atlas Corps fellows at CITPH is a natural fit that will allow us to advance learning about mHealth and eHealth needs and opportunities in the global South, as well as to leverage PHI?s strengths in developing and supporting global South leaders. Atlas Service Corps Atlas Corps is a non-profit organization that develops leaders, strengthens organizations and promotes innovation through an overseas fellowship of skilled non-profit professionals. Atlas Corps engages leaders in 12- to 18-month direct service fellowships at organizations to learn best practices, build organizational capacity, and return home to create a network of global change makers. Atlas Corps fellows return to their countries to work in the nonprofit sector, sharing new skills, best practices, experiences and resources.
