Working title: Neonatology Fellow
Position Location: Boston, MA (Ariadne Labs / Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health)/Remote
Level of effort: Minimum commitment of 30% LOE, with additional commitment welcome. Multi-year commitment preferred.
Compensation: Covered by candidate’s existing fellowship program/institution (confirmed in writing by fellowship program); no additional compensation provided.
Required qualifications: A neonatology fellow in a certified neonatology fellowship program; all Harvard community members must verify COVID vaccination by their start date (exemptions may be requested for medical or religious reasons).
Description of LIFT-UP project
The Low Birthweight and Preterm Infant Feeding Trial and Supportive Care Package (LIFT-UP) project aims to improve the health and wellbeing of preterm/ low birth weight (LBW) infants and the support to their families through improved feeding interventions (food as medicine & probiotics) and enhanced support of provision of human milk (direct breastfeeding & expressed breastmilk, donor milk, including Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) & water, sanitation, & hygiene (WASH) in the facility and community in India, Malawi and Tanzania.
Description of roles and responsibilities
The Neonatology Fellow will work in close collaboration with the Ariadne Labs/HSPH team to prepare for, initiate and conduct the LIFT-UP project (see description below), and with research partners in India, Malawi and Tanzania to support implementation. The Neonatology Fellow will apply technical expertise to a complex environment and wide range of partners to ensure that recommendations are appropriate, feasible and actionable.
Specific roles and responsibilities
The Neonatology Fellow on this large, multi-site project will carry out the following responsibilities. Some areas of contribution will depend on length of time the individual can commit to the fellowship:
Area of contribution
Specific activities
General
· Provide technical support for the day-to-day conduct of the LIFT-Up study
· Execute, under the direction of the project leads, technical work/content with a focus on activities related to clinical care for vulnerable newborns
· Maintain open lines of communication with the Ariadne Labs team
· Collaborate with the LIFT-UP project team
· Participate in LIFT-UP team meetings
Materials development (protocol, tools, SOPs, training curricula, analysis plan, etc)
· Review draft documents and provide inputs, with particular focus on neonatology/ clinical perspective
· Contribute to writing of a standardized fortification protocol and SOP
· Contribute to the creation of the fortification training curriculum
· Contribute to intervention implementation materials (e.g., checklist, job aids, etc.)
· Conduct relevant literature review(s) as needed (possible lit review paper if identified as a priority)
Preparation for research activities
· Participate in/co-lead trainings where appropriate
Research implementation and data collection
· Support research partners in application of global guidelines and research procedures
· Support research partners to troubleshoot clinical hurdles
Data analysis and interpretation
· Create data analysis plan for the facility needs assessment
· Create a template for a report (PPT slide deck) for sharing the key results of the facility needs assessment
· Analyze the facility needs assessment and draft a report
· Under the direction of the project leads, lead calls with colleagues and partners to solicit feedback on the report and incorporate feedback (tbd if this will lead to a publication or not)
Formulation of recommendations / key actions
· Assist in developing key messages and implications from the facility needs assessment
· Contribute to draft clinical guidelines for fortification of vulnerable infants
· Contribute to any relevant consortium publication(s)
Secondary analysis
If the person has analysis skills and interest
· Secondary analysis of data on low birthweight feeding, growth and other health outcomes, and co-author a paper(s) related to an area of interest
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