Jobs and Funding Opportunities — September 29, 2026

In this ongoing series, we spotlight current job openings and funding calls in health and extreme weather research, plus related areas. Twice a month, we’ll round up timely positions, grants, and fellowships to help you find the right next step for your work.

Job Opportunities

• Assistant Director of Programs, The Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA.  
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• Postdoctoral Scholars in Earth Action, NASA’s JPL program, Pasadena, CA. 
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• Senior Research Data Analyst, The Kansas Center for Rural Health, Kansas City, KS 
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• Three Assistant Professor positions, The Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health Sciences at the University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, NY.
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• Assistant or Associate Professor in Environmental Health, The Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.

Fellowships & Funding Opportunities

• The Natural Hazards Center issued a call for quick response research about the health risks and consequences of recent extreme weather events. Proposals that use instrumentation from the RAPID facility are strongly encouraged. Join an online Q&A on October 15, 3:00 p.m. ET.
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• CACHE invites proposals for workshops that align with its aging-health-environment mission, taking place in the 2026-27 academic year. Apply by October 19.
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• The Bloomberg Harvard Visiting Scholars Program supports research that strengthens the capacity of cities and city leaders to deliver results. Apply by October 28. 
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• CACHE is offering seed funding for projects integrating social and environmental data to examine the intersections of aging, health, and environment. Apply by October 30. 
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• Explore NIH funding opportunities at the intersection of health and extreme weather. Learn more

If you have an opportunity to share with the CAFE community, please send it to cafecomms@hsph.harvard.edu.