We are recruiting the next fellowship director for the Charlotte Ellertson Social Science Postdoctoral Fellowship in Abortion and Reproductive Health. We have attached the job description, and would appreciate any assistance you would be willing to provide in posting it and forwarding it to any appropriate candidates.
Ibis Reproductive Health seeks an Associate to serve as fellowship director and to lead the Ellertson Fellowship, a two-year postdoctoral research and leadership training fellowship for social science and public health researchers, currently active at five fellowship sites (Columbia University, the Guttmacher Institute, Ibis Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins University, and the University of California, San Francisco). The objectives of the fellowship are to support promising new social science researchers who study abortion and reproductive health, and to produce and share research that informs policy and program design in abortion and reproductive health. The Ellertson Fellowship was launched in 2003, and the third cohort of fellows will join the program in September 2008 at the five fellowship sites.
The fellowship director is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the Ellertson Fellowship and provides leadership and support to the fellowship site directors, fellows, alumni, the Fellowship Advisory Committee, and other allied individuals. The fellowship director coordinates fellowship activities and provides substantive leadership of the program, with a focus on supporting social science researchers to gain experience working on abortion and to continue as leaders in the academic and policy fields.
All the best,
Stephanie McMurtrie
Fellowship Assistant
Charlotte Ellertson Social Science Postdoctoral Fellowship in Abortion and Reproductive Health
Title: Associate and Fellowship Director, Charlotte Ellertson Social Science Postdoctoral
Fellowship in Abortion and Reproductive Health
Job description:
Ibis Reproductive Health is a non-governmental organization headquartered in Cambridge, MA (USA)
with offices in San Francisco, CA, and Johannesburg, South Africa. Ibis Reproductive Health aims
to improve women’s reproductive autonomy, choices, and health worldwide. We accomplish our
mission by conducting original clinical and social science research, leveraging existing research,
producing educational resources, and promoting policies and practices that support sexual and
reproductive rights and health.
We seek an Associate to serve as fellowship director and to lead the Ellertson Fellowship, a two-year
postdoctoral research and leadership training fellowship for social science and public health
researchers, currently active at five fellowship sites (Columbia University, the Guttmacher Institute,
Ibis Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins University, and the University of California, San
Francisco). The objectives of the fellowship are to support promising new social science researchers
who study abortion and reproductive health, and to produce and share research that informs policy
and program design in abortion and reproductive health. The Ellertson Fellowship was launched in
2003, and the third cohort of fellows will join the program in September 2008 at the five fellowship
sites.
The fellowship director is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the Ellertson Fellowship and
provides leadership and support to the fellowship site directors, fellows, alumni, the Fellowship
Advisory Committee, and other allied individuals. The fellowship director coordinates fellowship
activities and provides substantive leadership of the program, with a focus on supporting social
science researchers to gain experience working on abortion and to continue as leaders in the
academic and policy fields. The Associate will also participate in other ongoing research and policy
activities at Ibis, depending on experience and interest, and will participate in project development,
including idea generation, proposal development, and project implementation.
Qualifications:
1. Master’s or higher degree in Public Health, Sociology, Anthropology or a related social science
field (or equivalent experience), and demonstrated interest and experience in reproductive health
or social science research, policy and/or advocacy;
2. Familiarity with academic and independent social science research contexts and with researcher
career paths;
3. At least five years of progressive experience demonstrating strong program management
expertise;
4. Effective interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills;
5. Proposal writing, reporting, and fundraising experience, preferably within the reproductive
health field;
6. Familiarity with abortion and reproductive health and rights policy and advocacy in the United
States and internationally;
7. Ability to make and carry out decisions independently; creativity and flexibility; dedication to
team building, staff development, and collaboration; and
8. A sense of humor.
Responsibilities:
1. Managing fellowship recruitment, review, and selection;
2. Planning and coordinating fellowship annual meetings, trainings, and seminars and the Social
Scientists’ Networking Meeting (held each year in association with the National Abortion
Federation annual meeting);
3. Expanding fellows’ policy and advocacy networks by facilitating connections for fellows relevant
to their areas of research;
4. Organizing external review of fellows’ research proposals;
5. Facilitating connections among sites and fellows and related clinical researchers;
6. Coordinating preparation and submission of national fellowship program and site budgets,
proposals, and reports for donors, ensuring that reporting is timely, accurate, and complete; and
7. Designing and implementing outreach strategies to raise the profile and visibility of the Ellertson
Fellowship and of the fellows’ work and to generate strong and deep applicant pools, including
communicating and promoting the goals and activities of the Ellertson Fellowship to selected
audiences through websites, newsletters, discussion lists, brochures, and national professional
and discipline meetings.
Salary: Commensurate with experience.
Dates and term of assignment: Position is available immediately. Full-time position (will consider
part-time positions for the right candidate) based in either San Francisco, CA, or Cambridge, MA.
Deadline for applications: Interested candidates should send a letter of application along with
curriculum vitae to admin@ibisreproductivehealth.org (preferred) or to Laurel Morrison, 17 Dunster
Street, Suite 201, Cambridge, MA 02138. Applications must be received by 1 July 2008. No calls
please.
More information on Ibis Reproductive Health and on the Ellertson Fellowship can be found at
http://www.ibisreproductivehealth.org and at
http://www.ibisreproductivehealth.org/fellowship/index.cfm.
Posting date: 9 May 2008.
