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Hartford,
Connecticut
Job
Opportunity
6/2/00
The Hispanic Health Council
(HHC) has an immediate opening for a full-time Qualitative Researcher/Ethnographer.
HHC is a community based health research, service and advocacy institute
in Hartford, CT. HHC was co-founded by an anthropologist and a community
health activist in 1978, and has grown into a major center of applied anthropological
and public health research, direct community service, and training with
a full-time staff of 70 people.
The open positions are for
field qualitative researchers/ ethnographers on a National Institute of
Drug Abuse-funded study of sterile syringe access among street drug users.
The study is designed to compare the role of local-level social environment
on syringe access and HIV in three northeast cities using an array of ethnographic
and other innovative qualitative methods and epidemiological survey techniques.
The present openings for this project are available in the Hartford, CT
and Springfield, MA sites.
Qualifications for this applied
research position include: a PhD or MA in anthropology, public health or
a related field, at least 1 year of ethnographic field experience, good
observational and note taking skills, willingness to work as a member of
a field team, and readiness to work with the target population of this
study. Spanish speaking ability is desirable but not mandatory.
Familiarity with NUD*IST software for qualitative data management/analysis
is a plus.
Salary: $37,000 - $39,500,
plus an excellent benefits package. Send CV plus cover letter summarizing
your relevant experience to: Merrill Singer, PhD, Hispanic Health
Council, 175 Main St., Hartford, CT 06106, e-mail anthro8566@aol.com.
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