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Career Development Program
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The University of Minnesota Schools of Public Health and Medicine are excited to announce the
availability of a postdoctoral research education fellowship position in Cancer Disparities. This
education and career development program is funded by the National Cancer Institute (Jean
Forster, PhD and Kola Okuyemi, MD, MPH, Co-PIs). Eligible candidates should have a doctoral
degree in any of the following disciplines: medicine, behavioral science, epidemiology, health
education, health services research, sociology, anthropology, clinical, social or counseling
psychology or a related discipline. Preferred candidates will have experience and peer-reviewed
publications in above disciplines.
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This program is focused on training researchers to develop and evaluate interventions to reduce
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cancer-related inequities among disadvantaged populations in both clinical and population settings,
using a Community Based Participatory Research framework. The program also intends to
enhance the diversity of the research workforce in this area by recruiting individuals from
underrepresented/disadvantaged populations.
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The fellowship provides exceptional educational and career development opportunities, including
both academic and community mentors. The Fellow will collaborate with a dynamic, federally
funded, multi-disciplinary team of investigators including psychologists, physicians,
epidemiologists, and statisticians, and with cultural community organizations with a history of
community-university research partnerships to address community-identified problems. The broad
range of research interests includes: alcohol and tobacco use prevention, nicotine dependence
and smoking cessation; obesity, nutrition, and physical activity; stress and psychosocial risk factors
in chronic disease; health care access and quality for disadvantaged populations; and immigrant
health. The position offers a 2-year appointment with a start date of September 2013, competitive
salary, excellent resources for career development, and liberal benefits. The fellowship can be
tailored to suit the individual's training requirements with opportunities for teaching experience,
clinical and community-based work, authorship on relevant manuscripts, collaborative grant writing
experience, rigorous independent grant submission, and funding to obtain an MPH or MS in
Clinical Research. There is also support for conference travel and other training experiences.
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The University of Minnesota (UMN) is among the most comprehensive public universities in the
United States and ranks among the most prestigious. It is Minnesota’s primary research as well as
land-grant University with faculty of national and international reputation. The UMN Academic
Health Center (AHC) comprises 6 health science schools (Medicine, Public Health, Nursing,
Pharmacy, Dentistry, and Veterinary Medicine). The AHC is also home to the Masonic Cancer
Center, an NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center.
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The Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul are vibrant communities, combining the best of
metropolitan living with the beauty and peace of natural surroundings. The metropolitan area is
culturally diverse, with significant populations of Somalis and other African immigrants and
refugees, Latino communities, one of the largest urban American Indian populations, large
settlements of Hmong and other Southeast Asian refugees, and African American communities.
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The Twin Cities is also home to a large LGBT community. These cultural communities contribute to
a rich and exciting urban environment with a wide selection of cultural offerings including
restaurants, theater, music and arts reflecting the diversity in this area.
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If interested, submit a letter of intent, CV, and three letters of reference addressed to Kola
Okuyemi, MD, MPH to the University of Minnesota Employment web site:
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http://www1.umn.edu/ohr/employment/. Please reference Requisition # 185409.
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Applicants, if they prefer, can upload the contact information into the online application system
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of the three people writing reference letters and then the letters can be emailed directly to
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Lindsey Fabian (fabian@umn.edu).
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Applications will be reviewed beginning in August 2013. However, the posting will stay open
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until filled. The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer.
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Degree and/or credentials:
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Ph.D., MD or equivalent is required. Eligible candidates will have a doctoral degree in any of the
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following disciplines: medicine, behavioral science, epidemiology, health education, health
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services research, sociology, anthropology, clinical, social or counseling psychology or a related
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discipline. Interest and experience within cancer-related health disparities research is required.
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Preferred:
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Background in cancer-related health disparities research, public health, law, sociology,
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psychology, economics, statistics, or related fields. The preferred candidate will have
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experience working with community-based organizations, and grant and manuscript
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writing. Preferred candidates will have peer-reviewed manuscripts in cancer health disparities.
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For more information, please contact Lindsey Fabian (fabian@umn.edu).
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Program Staff
Kola Okuyemi – Program Director/PI, Family Med/Comm Health
Jean Forster – Program Director/PI, EpiCH
Kathleen Call – Faculty Steering Comm., Health Policy & Management
Susan Everson-Rose – Faculty Steering Comm., Medicine
Rhonda Jones-Webb – Faculty Steering Comm., EpiCH
Michelle van-Ryn – Faculty Steering Comm., Family Med/Comm Health
Sara A. Axtell – Curriculum Coordinator, Family Social Science
Lindsey Fabian – Project Coordinator, EpiCH
Patricia Svedberg – Executive Admin Assist, EpiCH
Postdoctoral Fellows
Catilin Caspi
ScD from Harvard School of Public Health
Research interests: social epidemiology of behavioral risk factors for cancer, particularly diet and physical activity
Charles R. Rogers, PhD in Health Education from Texas A&M University.
Research Interests: men's health, colorectal cancer, minority health, community-based participatory
research, and healthcare disparities.
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Barret Sewali
Currently in MPH Executive Program in Public Health Practice, University of MN
Trained in Medicine in Uganda
Research interests: health disparities and chronic diseases among minority and underserved populations
Predoctoral Fellows
Melanie Nadeau
PhD student in Epidemiology
Research interests: health disparities and the social epidemiology of behavioral risk factors for cancer in
American Indian populations.
Jules Przedworski
PhD student in Health Policy & Management
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Research interests: cancer-related health disparities among sexual and gender minority populations, social
determinants of health, mixed methods and community-based participatory research.
Erika Pinsker, MPH
PhD student in Social/Behavioral Epidemiology
Research interests: cancer prevention, smoking cessation interventions, tobacco policy, and reducing health
disparities. She is currently working on a group-randomized work site safety and smoking cessation
intervention.
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