The RURAL Centre would like to welcome three new personnel to our team:

• Jenn Tuttle, Centre Manager;
• Martha Paynter, Research Scientist; and
• Deatra Walsh, Research Scientist

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We are now accepting RURAL Centre Fellowship Applications for 2009-2010. More information about the guidelines and application forms can be found here.

Competition Status: Closed. Thank you for applying.

Congrats to Dr. Judy Guernsey (DAL), Mikiko Terashima (DAL), and Drs. Sarah Curtis and Mylene Riva from Durham University, the UK. They were successfully funded by the Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation (NSHRF) 2008-2009 Capacity Competitive Grants for $10,000 dollars for their capacity development initiative in the area of rural population health.

The team will establish an international, multidisciplinary collaboration between Durham University and Dalhousie University that will seek to examine the complex mechanisms of health inequalities and social determinants as manifested at the microenvironmental level, in rural, resource reliant communities in Canada and the UK. Through this collaboration, the team will develop a network of scholars interested in social and geographical dimension of health inequalities, strengthening the capacity for innovative research on both universities. The team will also develop a long-term research project proposal to be submitted to a national level funding agency.

The Atlantic RURAL Centre is currently seeking a qualified person for the position of Centre Manager. Please see the attached word document for further details.

Deadline: April 14, 2009

Acceptance of applications is now closed. Thank you.

This is a great opportunity for students who are interested in pursuing a Post-Doc in lead biomonitoring. Please see PDF for more information. DOWNLOAD HERE