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Summer GRA position for distribution

We are seeking one or two graduate research assistants for projects studying health care providers and social services organization in North Carolina. The projects consist of interviews with health care providers and social service providers in North Carolina on their experiences with the Medicaid program and other payment programs. The projects are led by Dr.…

New notices of funding opportunities from NIA

NIA Funding Opportunities     This alert links to all of NIA's notices of funding opportunities (NOFOs) and other related notices in the previous month, giving researchers and trainees a heads up about what’s new. Read about the latest opportunities (published in March 2024) by clicking on the links below. PAR-24-121: Institutional Training Programs to Advance…

NOSI: U.S. Health in the International Perspective (NOT-AG-24-004, R01, R03)

NIA just published a Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) - U.S. Health in the International Perspective (NOT-AG-24-004). It is designed to stimulate applications for conducting research that examines mechanisms and causes behind the increasing U.S. health disadvantage, which refers to worsening life expectancies and health outcomes in the U.S. compared to other countries.   Of…

California: Data Scientist for CPEHN

The California Pan Ethnic Health Network (CPEHN) is accepting applications for a Data Scientist. Candidates must be based anywhere in California or be willing to move. This is a hybrid position.   Posting is attached to this email and linked here on their website: https://cpehn.org/about-us/careers/.   Application materials should be submitted to the address listed below. Individuals who…

Biological Sciences Clinical Research Assistant Position

We are seeking to hire an energetic and bright Research Assistant who will support participant recruitment and data/sample collection activities for health research studies in central North Carolina. The position primarily involves home visits as well as phone and written contact with study participants. The ideal candidate will be self-motivated, able to work independently while functioning as…

Post Doc Description

  We are seeking a postdoctoral research fellow to work on understanding the role of immunity in the etiology of cognitive decline, Alzheimer’s Disease, and other neurodegenerative conditions, with specific attention to social inequalities in these processes. We will do this using innovative data collected by the Health and Retirement Study on immune aging linked…

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New Behavioral and Social Science Funding Opportunities from NIA and NIH  

New Behavioral and Social Science Funding Opportunities from NIA and NIH      BSR has recently published or joined the following new Requests for Applications (RFAs), Program Announcements (PARs), Notices of Special Interest (NOSIs), and Challenges: NEW! RFA-AG-25-005: Open Measurement Coordinating Network for Non-Pharmacological Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and AD-Related Dementias (ADRD) Primary Prevention Trials (U24 Clinical…

Job Opportunities in NIA’s Division of Behavioral and Social Research

BSR is seeking qualified candidates for a number of roles across our division. See each job description for details on how to apply: NIH Real-World Data Platform Team Individual Behavioral Processes (IBP) Branch Chief Affective Science and Psychological Development Program Officer Behavioral and Social Research Small Business Development Program Officer Health Systems and Health Economics…

TAGC Conference on Social Genomics Call for Papers

The Initiative in Social Genomics and La Follette School of Public Affairs invites paper proposals for The Advances in Social Genomics Conference Series (TAGC) to be held live June 5-7, 2024 on the campus of the University of Wisconsin­-Madison. Researchers from any of the biological or social sciences are encouraged to submit papers for consideration. The goal of this…