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Discover Your Career at Emory University: Emory University is a leading research university that fosters excellence and attracts world-class talent to innovate today and prepare leaders for the future. We welcome candidates who can contribute to the excellence of our academic community.
ABOUT THE JOB
The Department of Epidemiology at Emory's Rollins School of Public Health seeks a Public Health Program Asc, Sr to coordinate and support a portfolio of aging and caregiving research. The primary assignment is to direct an intergenerational caregiving intervention trial, which addresses mental health, social isolation, and loneliness among caregiving youth and older adults. Depending on skills and effort needs, the position may be split across a second project topics such as elder abuse, family caregivers who are older/grandfamily/kinship caregivers, or neighborhoods and cognitive aging. The role combines project coordination, qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis, and scientific writing, with opportunities for lead or co-authorship.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Independently uses a specialized knowledge of, and experience, with public health principles to analyze, develop, implement, and promote solutions to public health issues/problems.
- Collects and analyzes data.
- Prepares proposals, protocols, data analysis plans, reports, manuscripts, and presentation of study findings.
- Addresses public health issues by providing education, technical assistance, advocacy, public awareness, and research.
- Works with programs or studies designed to evaluate the prevalence or surveillance of public health issues and the effectiveness of targeted interventions.
- May coordinate clinical study sites to ensure compliance with patient recruitment and data collection standards.
- May provide technical assistance to organizations to include presentations, websites, strategies, and educational forums to address specific public health issues.
- May design, develop, and conduct targeted training initiatives.
- May collaborate with external organizations to develop action plans and goals to achieve specific objectives.
- Identifies new potential projects, studies or partners.
- Performs related responsibilities as required.
ADDITIONAL JOB DETAILS:
Project Portfolio
Primary Assignment: Intergenerational Caregiving Intervention. Develops and tests a tailored intervention for caregiving youth and older caregivers in partnership with two community organizations in Palm Beach County, Florida. Activities include an environmental scan, focus groups, intervention development, recruitment and delivery, evaluation, and dissemination.
Other Potential Assignments:
- Elder Abuse Science and Evidence. Reviews and summarizes the literature to identify research and data gaps, and supports a Delphi process with a panel of elder abuse experts to prioritize those gaps.
- Creating and Advancing Caregiving Research and Evidence, CARE Network. Reviews papers and extracts data on family caregivers, and analyzes completed scans to recommend common measures of caregiver identity and health outcomes.
- Lifecourse Cognability. Mixed-methods study to understand which neighborhood factors matter across the life course.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- A master's degree in Public Health, a master of science degree in Public Health or Health Education, or a master's degree in Development Practice and three years of relevant applied public health experience OR a master's degree in another field and four years of public health experience.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Quantitative and analytic skills sufficient to serve in an analyst capacity, including survey programming and statistical analysis of large cohort study datasets.
- Experience with aging, caregiving, or elder abuse research.
- Strong scientific writing and the ability to meet authorship thresholds for peer-reviewed publications.
- Experience coordinating multi-site or community-partnered research.
NOTE:
This role will be granted the opportunity to work from home regularly but must be able to commute to Emory University on a flexible weekly schedule based upon business needs. Schedule is based on agreed upon guidelines of department. This role requires residency in the state of GA. Emory reserves the right to change remote work status with notice to employee.
Emory is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law. Emory University does not discriminate in admissions, educational programs, or employment, including recruitment, hiring, promotions, transfers, discipline, terminations, wage and salary administration, benefits, and training. Students, faculty, and staff are assured of participation in university programs and in the use of facilities without such discrimination. Emory University complies with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Era Veteran's Readjustment Assistance Act, and applicable executive orders, federal and state regulations regarding nondiscrimination, equal opportunity, and affirmative action (for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities). Inquiries regarding this policy should be directed to the Emory University Department of Equity and Civil Rights Compliance, 201 Dowman Drive, Administration Building, Atlanta, GA 30322. Telephone: 404-727-9867 (V) | 404-712-2049 (TDD).
Emory University is committed to ensuring equal access and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. To request this document in an alternate format or to seek a reasonable accommodation, please contact the Department of Accessibility Services at accessibility@emory.edu or call 404-727-9877 (Voice) | 404-712-2049 (TDD). We kindly ask that requests be made at least seven business days in advance to allow adequate time for coordination.
INTRODUCTION
Discover Your Career at Emory University: Emory University is a leading research university that fosters excellence and attracts world-class talent to innovate today and prepare leaders for the future. We welcome candidates who can contribute to the excellence of our academic community.
ABOUT THE JOB
The Department of Epidemiology at Emory's Rollins School of Public Health seeks a Public Health Program Asc, Sr to coordinate and support a portfolio of aging and caregiving research. The primary assignment is to direct an intergenerational caregiving intervention trial, which addresses mental health, social isolation, and loneliness among caregiving youth and older adults. Depending on skills and effort needs, the position may be split across a second project topics such as elder abuse, family caregivers who are older/grandfamily/kinship caregivers, or neighborhoods and cognitive aging. The role combines project coordination, qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis, and scientific writing, with opportunities for lead or co-authorship.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Independently uses a specialized knowledge of, and experience, with public health principles to analyze, develop, implement, and promote solutions to public health issues/problems.
- Collects and analyzes data.
- Prepares proposals, protocols, data analysis plans, reports, manuscripts, and presentation of study findings.
- Addresses public health issues by providing education, technical assistance, advocacy, public awareness, and research.
- Works with programs or studies designed to evaluate the prevalence or surveillance of public health issues and the effectiveness of targeted interventions.
- May coordinate clinical study sites to ensure compliance with patient recruitment and data collection standards.
- May provide technical assistance to organizations to include presentations, websites, strategies, and educational forums to address specific public health issues.
- May design, develop, and conduct targeted training initiatives.
- May collaborate with external organizations to develop action plans and goals to achieve specific objectives.
- Identifies new potential projects, studies or partners.
- Performs related responsibilities as required.
ADDITIONAL JOB DETAILS:
Project Portfolio
Primary Assignment: Intergenerational Caregiving Intervention. Develops and tests a tailored intervention for caregiving youth and older caregivers in partnership with two community organizations in Palm Beach County, Florida. Activities include an environmental scan, focus groups, intervention development, recruitment and delivery, evaluation, and dissemination.
Other Potential Assignments:
- Elder Abuse Science and Evidence. Reviews and summarizes the literature to identify research and data gaps, and supports a Delphi process with a panel of elder abuse experts to prioritize those gaps.
- Creating and Advancing Caregiving Research and Evidence, CARE Network. Reviews papers and extracts data on family caregivers, and analyzes completed scans to recommend common measures of caregiver identity and health outcomes.
- Lifecourse Cognability. Mixed-methods study to understand which neighborhood factors matter across the life course.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- A master's degree in Public Health, a master of science degree in Public Health or Health Education, or a master's degree in Development Practice and three years of relevant applied public health experience OR a master's degree in another field and four years of public health experience.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Quantitative and analytic skills sufficient to serve in an analyst capacity, including survey programming and statistical analysis of large cohort study datasets.
- Experience with aging, caregiving, or elder abuse research.
- Strong scientific writing and the ability to meet authorship thresholds for peer-reviewed publications.
- Experience coordinating multi-site or community-partnered research.
NOTE:
This role will be granted the opportunity to work from home regularly but must be able to commute to Emory University on a flexible weekly schedule based upon business needs. Schedule is based on agreed upon guidelines of department. This role requires residency in the state of GA. Emory reserves the right to change remote work status with notice to employee.
Emory is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law. Emory University does not discriminate in admissions, educational programs, or employment, including recruitment, hiring, promotions, transfers, discipline, terminations, wage and salary administration, benefits, and training. Students, faculty, and staff are assured of participation in university programs and in the use of facilities without such discrimination. Emory University complies with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Era Veteran's Readjustment Assistance Act, and applicable executive orders, federal and state regulations regarding nondiscrimination, equal opportunity, and affirmative action (for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities). Inquiries regarding this policy should be directed to the Emory University Department of Equity and Civil Rights Compliance, 201 Dowman Drive, Administration Building, Atlanta, GA 30322. Telephone: 404-727-9867 (V) | 404-712-2049 (TDD).
Emory University is committed to ensuring equal access and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. To request this document in an alternate format or to seek a reasonable accommodation, please contact the Department of Accessibility Services at accessibility@emory.edu or call 404-727-9877 (Voice) | 404-712-2049 (TDD). We kindly ask that requests be made at least seven business days in advance to allow adequate time for coordination.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship in Public Health
Document your MPH or doctoral credentials early
EB-2 eligibility for public health roles typically requires a master's or doctoral degree in a directly related field. Get your foreign transcripts evaluated by a NACES-approved credential evaluator before applying, so employers see a U.S.-equivalent degree from day one.
Target government and academic health employers
State and county health departments, CDC-affiliated programs, and schools of public health routinely file PERM applications for epidemiologists and biostatisticians. These employers have established sponsorship workflows and aren't deterred by the multi-year process the way smaller nonprofits often are.
Search for green card sponsors using Migrate Mate
Filter public health roles by employers with active EB-2 or EB-3 PERM filing history using Migrate Mate. This cuts through employers who list sponsorship as possible but rarely follow through, focusing your search on organizations that have completed the process before.
Verify prevailing wage before negotiating your offer
Your employer must pay at least the DOL prevailing wage for your specific SOC code and work location. Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up the Level I through Level IV wage for your role before you negotiate, so your offer letter already meets PERM requirements.
Understand how PERM recruitment affects your start date
PERM requires your employer to complete a mandatory recruitment period and advertising campaign before filing with DOL. This process alone can take four to six months, so align your expected start date with your employer's HR and legal team well before you sign an offer.
Clarify concurrent I-485 filing eligibility with your employer
If your priority date is current when your I-140 is approved, you can file for adjustment of status concurrently and gain work authorization during processing. Many public health employers don't raise this option unprompted, so ask their immigration counsel directly once PERM is filed.
Green Card Public Health: Frequently Asked Questions
Do public health jobs commonly qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 sponsorship?
Most public health roles with a master's degree requirement qualify for EB-2, including epidemiologist, health policy analyst, and biostatistician positions. Roles that require only a bachelor's degree typically fall under EB-3. The key is whether the employer can document that the position genuinely requires an advanced degree, which PERM recruitment materials must reflect.
How is green card sponsorship different from H-1B sponsorship for public health roles?
H-1B visa is a temporary status with a three-year initial period and no guarantee of renewal. Green card sponsorship through PERM and I-140 leads to permanent residency, with no annual cap at the EB-3 level for most countries. The tradeoff is time: PERM plus I-140 plus adjustment of status can take two to four years for candidates from non-backlogged countries, but the outcome is permanent.
Which public health employers are most likely to sponsor green cards?
State and local health departments, federally qualified health centers, university schools of public health, and large hospital networks with research arms are the most consistent sponsors. They have in-house legal teams or standing relationships with immigration attorneys and understand the PERM process. Smaller nonprofits may be willing but often lack the administrative capacity to manage a multi-year filing.
How can I find public health jobs that include green card sponsorship?
Use Migrate Mate to filter public health roles by employers with a verified history of EB-2 or EB-3 PERM filings. This is more reliable than scanning job postings for sponsorship language, which is often vague or aspirational. Employers who have completed PERM before are far more likely to do it again efficiently.
Can I switch public health employers after my green card is filed?
Once your I-140 is approved and your priority date is current, you may be able to port your green card to a new employer in the same or similar occupational category under AC21 portability rules. Public health roles often qualify because the SOC codes are broadly defined, but you should confirm the new role's alignment with your original petition before making any move.