Based in the Mississippi Delta, the Mississippi Delta Fellow (“Delta Fellow”) works in collaboration with theDelta Directions Consortium and its partners to create transformational change in the Mississippi Delta. The Delta Directions Consortium is an interdisciplinary group of academic institutions, community-based organizations, and foundations focused on pursuing improvements in health, food systems, and economic development in the Mississippi Delta Region.
The Delta Fellow is hosted by the Center for Population Studies at University of Mississippi, which is the backbone organization of Delta Directions Consortium. Reporting to the Director of the Center for Population Studies, the Fellow also works closely with the Harvard Law School Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation and Harvard Law School Mississippi Delta Project, as well as the Delta Directions ConsortiumAdvisory Committee. The Fellowship is supported by the Winokur Family Foundation in collaboration with the Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi.
The Delta Fellowship provides a unique opportunity to inform and catalyze community change through the creation, development, and management of interdisciplinary projects. Through their work, Fellows become familiar with community needs, resources, and challenges. Fellows have the chance to pair academic and research resources of University of Mississippi, Mississippi State University, Harvard Law School, and Harvard School of Public Health with community-based organizations in the Delta, to translate academic resources into projects that address community needs. The Delta Fellow will build on existing projects, launch new projects in partnership with Delta Directions members, and have the opportunity to design one new signature project for completion during their tenure, subject to review and input by the Director of the Center for Population Studies and members of the Delta Directions Consortium.
A full job description may be found here.