Yerby Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

Harvard School of Public Health

The Harvard School of Public Health requests applications for the 2009-2010 Yerby Postdoctoral Fellowship Program.  This fellowship program is specifically designed to increase the diversity of men and women pursuing academic careers in public health.  Working closely with accomplished faculty mentors, Yerby fellows gain experience and skills in areas critical to success in an academic environment: research, publication, teaching, and grant writing.  Fellows are prepared for positions in teaching, research, public health and public service leadership, and national health policy. 

Applicants should be a member of a group of underrepresented in public health or a first-generation college graduate.  Candidates must have received their doctoral degree before September 2010 in a relevant field within the biological, numerical, or social and policy sciences.  The application deadline is Nov. 1, 2009. 

For more information, please contact the program director Betty Johnson at bljohnso@hsph.harvard.edu or (617) 384-5410.