Internships and fellowships postings as of September 30, 2020

POSITION: Research Assistant Intern

ORGANIZATION: Population Council

Internship Supervisor: Manager, GIRL Center

Location: Remote

Assignment Length: 6 months

Internship Summary: The Population Council’s Girl Innovation, Research, & Learning Center (GIRL Center) is a global research and thought leadership hub that generates, synthesizes, and translates evidence on adolescent girls. The GIRL Center works to ensure that policies and programs that aim to improve the health and well-being of adolescent girls are based on rigorous research and high-quality evidence.

The Research Assistant Intern will be responsible for providing research and logistical support to the GIRL Center core team. Their work may be distributed across multiple projects that focus on a range of topics that affect adolescent health and development such as child, early, and forced marriage, HIV, sexual and reproductive health, and education.

Responsibilities:

1. Provide support on research projects, including conducting literature reviews, creating bibliographies, and formatting tables.
2. Assist with data analysis or policy reviews for GIRL Center-powered websites that synthesize evidence on adolescent health and development to promote evidence-based decision-making.
3. Draft sections of and copy-edit reports, briefs, presentations, and communications materials.
4. Other duties to support the overall development and management of the GIRL Center, as assigned.

Qualifications:

1. Enrolled in or recently graduated from a Masters Degree Program with at least 2 years of relevant work experience (internships are considered relevant work experience).
2. Excellent writing and communication skills, for both research and policy audiences.
3. Demonstrated ability to work independently in a remote-work environment, manage time efficiently, prioritize, and multi-task.
4. Ability to read and synthesize published articles and grey literature.
5. Excellent organizational skills, with keen attention to detail and the ability to multi-task.
6. Excellent English language skills (oral and written).
7. Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook is required

To Apply:

To apply go here.

Application Deadline: October 16, 2020

When applying through the web portal please attach your CV and Cover Letter in Word or PDF format.

The Population Council is an international, nonprofit, nongovernmental institution that seeks to improve the well-being and reproductive health of current and future generations around the world and to help achieve a humane, equitable, and sustainable balance between people and resources. The Council conducts biomedical, social science, and public health research and helps build research capacities in developing countries. Established in 1952, the Council is governed by an international board of trustees. Its New York headquarters supports a global network of country offices.  We are seeking an individual to fill the position described.  If you know of a qualified candidate or are interested in this position, please apply at: http://www.popcouncil.org/employment/index.asp.

The Population Council provides equal opportunity; it does not discriminate against any person with regard to age, color, creed, national origin, disability, political belief, veteran status, religion, marital status, gender, gender identity, or sexual orientation. Decisions on employment are based on an individual’s qualifications as related to the position for which they are being considered. The Council especially encourages applications from qualified women and members of minority groups. The Population Council is international in the composition of its board of trustees and its staff, as well as in the nature and deployment of its activities.

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POSITION: Management Consulting Project Opportunities in the Life Sciences and Healthcare Industries

ORGANIZATION: The Solution Lab

Who We Are:

The Solution Lab is an educational nonprofit 501(c)(3) that provides training and leadership experiences to the next generation of healthcare and life science professionals. Through our flagship program, we have completed projects for top ten pharma firms, biotech and health tech startups, nonprofits, and financial services firms. We are growing alongside our clients and recruiting creative, motivated, and articulate volunteers to tackle issues in the life sciences and healthcare industries in New York City.

Position Responsibilities:

Volunteer Analysts and Project Leaders work part-time on small, interdisciplinary teams and challenging projects for clients in the life sciences and healthcare industries.

Projects currently available include:

• Life sciences focused, writing-based projects for equity research clients
• Marketing focused, survey-based projects for digital health clients

Eligibility:

Our exceptional volunteers enable us to turn science into solutions. The following are qualities of ideal candidates:

• Pursuing or completed advanced degree (e.g., MD, PhD, MBA, MPH, PharmD, etc.)
• ]Background in healthcare, life sciences, and/or business
• Willing to commit at least 12 hours/week for 10-12 weeks • Able to attend virtual meetings 2x/week

Why Apply:

1) Gain real-world consulting skills and experience

2) Work and learn with the best and brightest – smart, motivated people with diverse backgrounds

3) Benefit from a strong network of professionals in management consulting, healthcare, and life sciences

How to Apply:

How To Apply Submit a one-page resume with a bullet-pointed cover letter to: recruiting@thesolutionlab.org APPLICATION DEADLINE: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2020 AT 11:59PM EST

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POSITION: Family Planning and Reproductive Health Strategic Communications and Outreach Intern (STAR Program)

ORGANIZATION: USAID

STAR Program Description:

Sustaining Technical and Analytic Resources (STAR) is a project of the Public Health Institute (PHI) supported by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) Global Health (GH) Bureau. Its purpose is twofold: (1) Through individual fellowships, STAR will help strengthen the capacity of diverse American and low-and-middle-income country (LMIC) health professionals at all levels to make innovative contributions to global health (GH); and (2) STAR will create groundbreaking opportunities for both US and LMIC GH academic institutions and other groups, including professional associations, to create systems for open-access knowledge sharing, resulting in effective partnerships. STAR’s individual and institutional participants are contributing to the development of self-sustaining systems and tools that will produce global citizens with the full spectrum of relevant health competencies. STAR is managed by the Public Health Institute and implemented in partnership with Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), and the Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH).

Position Level: Masters Level

Anticipated Timeframe: 6 Months

Location: Washington, DC

Internship Description:

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) advances and supports voluntary family planning and reproductive health programs in nearly 40 countries across the globe. As the world’s largest family planning bilateral donor, USAID is committed to helping countries meet the family planning and reproductive health needs of their people. USAID supports Family Planning 2020’s goal to reach 120 million more women and girls in the world’s poorest countries with access to voluntary family planning information, contraceptives and services by 2020. USAID is also committed to improving health outcomes for mothers and their children through the Agency’s flagship award, MOMENTUM (Moving Integrated, Quality Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health and Family Planning and Reproductive Health Services to Scale.) MOMENTUM supports USAID’s vision of the Journey to Self-Reliance and includes a greater emphasis on building the capacity, sustainability, and resilience of local partner institutions.

Introduction:

The Family Planning and Reproductive Health Strategic Communications Intern (Intern) will support the Bureau for Global Health’s (GH) Office of Population and Reproductive Health (PRH). They will have the opportunity to work alongside USAID’s leading technical experts as well as engage with external partners and stakeholders to promote the Agency’s family planning (FP) and reproductive health (RH) programming and partnerships. PRH communications is a fast-paced and dynamic environment with opportunities to engage with external partners and develop highly visible communication materials.

Reporting structure:

The Intern will work closely with Office of Population and Reproductive Health Communications Team and receive technical guidance from the Director of Office of Population and Reproductive Health, who will serve as his/her onsite manager.

Outcomes:

 By the end of the internship, the Intern will have gained experience and exposure to:

• Strategic communications and outreach in a U.S. Government setting.
• Greater understanding of USAID’s communication strategy through social impact storytelling.
• Greater understanding of the international development community and how USAID’s family planning and reproductive health programming helps build strong, resilient societies in host countries.
• Strengthened skills in relationship-building and collaboration within a complex organizational and partnership structure.

Essential Duties:

• Support with developing internal and external communications materials to bring awareness to PRH’s portfolio and partnerships.
• Engage with partners to develop a series of human-interest stories and visual communications materials to illustrate complex health concepts for a lay audience.
• Help monitor analytics to track impact in order to inform future communication and outreach efforts, including researching and applying new metrics and developing regular reports.
• Draft Twitter, Facebook and Instagram content for USAID’s social media channels, including campaigns for relevant health awareness days.
• Help with content management for the PRH webpage on usaid.gov.
• Support with developing interactive and new visuals to better convey technical family planning and reproductive health content.
• Help draft a wide variety of written communications materials, including but not limited to, memos, one-pagers, fact sheets, press releases, etc.
• Support the development of a knowledge management system for PRH content

Anticipated learning outcomes:

All STAR Interns will participate in learning activities (*required 10% time) during their internship. By the end of the internship, the Intern will be able to:

• Identify and describe the core attributes of the STAR global health competencies; defined as development practice, cross cultural awareness, communication, capacity strengthening, ethics of public health, health equity, gender equality and global burden of disease.
• Gain exposure to Communications and Family Planning and Reproductive Health through global health programming.
• Apply effective communication skills across a broad network of peers and advisors within global health to support learning and professional development.
• Develop a global health focused career plan with a mentor.

INTERNSHIP REQUIREMENTS

Required:

• Currently enrolled masters or other post-bachelor’s degree candidate or completion of such within the past 12 months;
• Demonstrated interest in synthesizing technical health information and developing communications materials that effectively engage a variety of external audiences.
• Strong writing skills and deep understanding of social media platforms and how to use them for engagement.
• Demonstrated experience developing health-related strategic communications, using media analytics platforms to evaluate engagement.
• This position may require travel. Ability to participate in a field experience, which may involve domestic and/or international travel and overnight stays for up to 2 weeks.
• US citizenship or US permanent residency required.

Additional skills (preferred):

• Some experience working with US Government partner organizations, such as academic institutions, research organizations or country governments.
• Familiarity with USAID or another US Government agency involved in development work.
• Demonstrated experience in writing communications materials.
• Strong social media and web management skills.

Salary and Benefits:

The Public Health Institute offers a comprehensive benefits package including learning programs.

To Apply:

All applicants are required to apply for this position through STAR’s online recruitment system at recruitment.ghstar.org, which allows you to create a profile and upload a CV/resume and cover letter. Position will remain open until filled.

Public Health Institute is proud to be an EEO/AA employer.

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POSITION: Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in “Behavioral Sciences Research in HIV Infection”

ORGANIZATION: HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, Division of Gender, Sexuality, and Health at the New York Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University

THREE OPENINGS PER JULY 2021

This postdoctoral Fellowship Program provides innovative training in sexuality, gender, and mental health research as applied to HIV prevention and treatment across populations in both national and global contexts. The program is open to persons with a doctoral degree in the behavioral, social or medical sciences. The long-term goal of the Program is to develop a diverse and highly skilled workforce of leaders in behavioral and social science research to meet the challenges posed by the evolving HIV/AIDS epidemic.

Our Program employs three complementary and mutually reinforcing learning strategies:

(1)   Involvement in research mentored by experienced senior investigators;

(2)   Education via multiple modalities in substantive issues, including the intersection of sexuality, gender, and mental health with fundamentals of medicine, epidemiology, biostatistics, and health promotion related to HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, and care; and

(3)   Training in critical academic and professional skills that will enable graduating Fellows to excel as competitive researchers with extramural grant support from NIH as well as other PHS and private funders.

This Fellowship offers extensive opportunities for networking with researchers, clinicians, and public health practitioners across disciplines and a range of academic and public health centers in the New York metropolitan area. Fellows have full access to resources of the HIV Center and the Columbia University Medical Center.

Application Instructions:

Applications are invited for three full-time two- to three-year fellowship positions to be filled on or after July 1, 2021.

To begin the application process, download the application form at the following website: https://www.hivcenternyc.org/postdoctoral-fellowship/. Complete the application form and submit with a current Curriculum Vita by email to postdoc@nyspi.columbia.edu, no later than December 1, 2020. Further information about the program will be emailed to all eligible applicants, along with instructions for completing the application process (including submission of letters of recommendation). This search is open immediately and will continue until position is filled.

This is an NIMH-funded postdoctoral training program. You can learn more about the program by visiting https://www.hivcenternyc.org/postdoctoral-fellowship/. Trainees receive support for stipends, health insurance, travel to conferences, and research.

Candidates who are members of a minority ethnic group are strongly encouraged to apply. We are an equal opportunity employer.

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POSITION: Earth Rising Fellow

ORGANIZATION: VAYLA New Orleans

The Earth Rising Fellow advances VAYLA New Orleans’ policy agenda at the local, state, regional, and national levels. The individual in the position defines and formulates VAYLA New Orleans’ policy positions, builds broad-based support for these positions, and promotes VAYLA New Orleans’ presence and the presence of an environmental justice perspective in policy formation. This is for a one year project, with the possibility of extension.

Responsibilities (including but not limited to):

• Build community and government awareness on key environmental policy issues through public education, government relations, and media strategies

• Engage with our communities through regularly held community engagement meetings. Aimed at understanding and increasing awareness of environmental justice and social determinants of health;

• Develop and implement an intersectional Community Curriculum to advance environmental justice for the organization;

• Develop and implement the organization’s environmental policy agenda based on existing priorities and ongoing discussions with VAYLA New Orleans staff and key stakeholders in the environmental, environmental justice, and environmental health movements:

• Staff task forces and other collaborative initiatives and projects;

• Identify and work with key partners to advance the organization’s public policy agenda;

• Create forums for dialogue with government officials, funders, agencies, and donors on topics impacting the environment, environmental justice, and environmental health in communities of color;

• Advise the organization about “sign-on” letters addressing current or future policy issues;
• Manage Earth Rising Youth Leaders, Interns, and/or Volunteers.

Pay commensurate to experience

How to Apply:

To apply, please email a resume, cover letter, and writing sample in PDF format to opportunities @ vayla-no.org. Absolutely no phone calls will be accepted. Please note on the cover letter how you received this announcement.

Women, minorities, and residents from underserved communities are strongly encouraged to apply.

Job Type: Temporary

Schedule: Monday to Friday

Company’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/vaylano

Work Remotely: Temporarily due to COVID-19

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POSITION: Foodborne Disease Intern

ORGANIZATION: New York City DOHMH, Bureau of Communicable Disease and Office of Environmental Investigations

Description:

The Fund for Public Health in New York City, (FPHNYC) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that is dedicated to the advancement of the health and well-being of all New Yorkers. To this end, in partnership with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), FPHNYC incubates innovative public health initiatives implemented by DOHMH to advance community health throughout the city. It facilitates partnerships, often new and unconventional, between government and the private sector to develop, test, and launch new initiatives. These collaborations speed the execution of demonstration projects, effect expansion of successful pilot programs, and support rapid implementation to meet the public health needs of individuals, families, and communities across New York City.

Program Overview:

The foodborne disease group at the New York City DOHMH, Bureau of Communicable Disease and Office of Environmental Investigations are working on a project, “Improving Foodborne Disease Outbreak Detection by Incorporating Complaints Identified in Social Media Data”. The project is a collaboration with the Columbia University Department of Computer Science and uses data from Yelp and Twitter to identify complaints of foodborne illness. The program is located primarily at 125 Worth St, New York, NY 10013 and 42-09 28th St, Long Island City, NY 11101.

Position Overview:

The foodborne disease group has an opening for a new intern to assist foodborne disease environmental health specialists and epidemiologists with foodborne illness complaint detection and outbreak investigations. The candidate would start in October 2020, with the possibility of staying on for the entire 2020-2021 academic year. The candidate would work 20 hours/week during the school year, with daytime and evening hours from 9am-5pm.

Responsibilities:

• Follow-up and investigate reported foodborne disease complaints identified via social media and reported to the citywide complaint system (311); conduct telephone interviews using a standardized questionnaire
• Outbreak investigations
• Data collection, data entry, data management, and data analysis
• Other disease investigations within the Office of Environmental Investigations and Bureau of Communicable Disease where necessary
• Miscellaneous projects as needed

Qualifications:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong interest in infectious disease epidemiology and environmental health
• Ability to multi-task
• Currently enrolled in a graduate (MPH, MS or PhD) program in public health or related field; Incoming students encouraged to apply

Salary and Benefits:

The salary range for this position is commensurate with experience and education.

To Apply:

To apply, send Resume, with Cover Letter, including salary requested and how your experience relates to this position here. We ask that you do not contact our staff directly and no phone inquiries please. Applicants who best match the position needs will be contacted. The Fund for Public Health in New York City is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages a diverse pool of candidates to apply.

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POSITION: Postdoctoral Fellow

ORGANIZATION: The Center for Health Behavior Research at the University of Pennsylvania

Description:

The Center for Health Behavior Research at the University of Pennsylvania (https://www.cceb.med.upenn.edu/chbr) is seeking a talented and highly motivated postdoctoral fellow to join the Center. The Center, directed by Dr. Karen Glanz, focuses on advancing the development, application, and testing of health behavior measurement and theories. We conduct and collaborate on innovative research on prevention, intervention, and program development for health behavior change.

Our research focuses mainly on chronic disease prevention, dissemination and implementation science, cancer prevention and control, and community-engaged research. The postdoctoral fellow will have opportunities to collaborate on interdisciplinary research, conduct secondary data analyses, and work on new studies.

The position is for one year with the possibility of support for two additional years through an NIH T32 training grant in cancer epidemiology (based on qualifications). Start date is negotiable.

Eligibility:

Eligible candidates must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident and have recently completed a research-oriented doctoral training program (PhD, DrPH, ScD, or equivalent) in behavioral, social, or public health sciences.

To Apply: 

Interested candidates should send a CV, list of publications, and cover letter to Claudia Caponi (claudia.caponi@pennmedicine.upenn.edu). The cover letter should describe your interest in the position and detail how the work of the Center for Health Behavior Research aligns with your career and research goals.

Inquiries can be addressed to: Karen Glanz, PhD, MPH, (kglanz@upenn.edu), George A. Weiss University Professor, Perelman School of Medicine and School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, 801 Blockley Hall, 423 Guardian Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19104.