Careers in Global Health

Opportunities at UCSF Institute for Global Health Sciences

Director, Global Portfolio

The Institute for Global Health Sciences (IGHS) is recruiting a senior technical expert to serve as Director of the Global Portfolio within IGHS’ Center for Pandemic Preparedness and Response (CPPR) to successfully expand CPPR’s existing programming in public health preparedness, pandemic response, and global health security. We are seeking highly-skilled, passionate, and visionary applicants who can apply their technical acumen and business development experience to develop, grow and sustain this new center. We will prioritize candidates whose experience, teaching, research, or community service has prepared them to contribute to our mission as well as our commitment to diversity and excellence. The position will report to the director of CPPR and will include the expectation of international travel up to 30% of the calendar year. Full posting.

Malaria Genomic Epidemiology Postdoc (multiple positions)

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A consortium of academic partners is inviting applications from highly motivated candidates for postdoctoral positions at the Experimental and Population-based Pathogen Investigation center (EPPIcenter) at UC San Francisco, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, or Imperial College. Ideal candidates will have experience with modeling and/or genomic analysis and will study the transmission of malaria and apply genomic use cases using data from a large malaria genomic epidemiology project in southern Africa. Successful candidates will have the option to be based at one of the three institutions in alignment with research interests and benefit from a rich and interdisciplinary research environment, working closely with Drs. Bryan Greenhouse (UCSF), Amy Wesolowski (JHBSPH) and Robert Verity (Imperial) as well as a diverse and international team of collaborators.

Grant Manager

Information - Req 70996BR
Uses skills as a seasoned, experienced research administrator to independently develop and / or oversee research proposals, awards, and / or transactions related to contract and grant management and maintains contract and grant records in compliance with institutional research sponsor policies. Works on proposals and awards of diverse scope where analysis of data requires thorough understanding of complex regulations. Completes and approves transactions for signature by manager or other authorized institutional official. Works on complex proposals and awards that may involve multiple investigators and / or multiple sub awards. Guides less experienced staff. Central Role (CR): Is eligible for delegated signature authority (may vary by campus). Department Role (DR): Typically works on complex proposals such as grants / contracts which require task budgets, option years, multiple investigators, and multiple sub-awards.