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POSITION: Summer and Fall Graduate Interns
ORGANIZATION: Sachs Policy Group
Sachs Policy Group Overview Sachs Policy Group (SPG) is a health care policy and strategy consulting firm based in New York City. Our clients include major health systems, academic medical centers, health plans, nursing homes, home care providers, behavioral health providers, disability agencies, foster care agencies, and unions. We also work with technology companies and start-ups, with an emphasis on companies looking to facilitate the transformation of care delivery and payment.
SPG provides value to our clients through many channels including the analysis of current health care law, pending legislative action, and assistance in navigating regulatory barriers with both New York State and federal health care policy. Additionally, we form ongoing strategic relationships with clients to help them think about new technologies, market segmentation, commercialization, and partnerships throughout the health care industry. Overall, we work with our clients to help develop clear, innovative, strategic initiatives that maximize current opportunities and prepare for future environments.
At SPG, we believe in making diversity and inclusion paramount in our work environment, our goals, and our principles. We believe in the diversity of thoughts, perspectives, ideas, beliefs, experiences, and the inclusion of people regardless of their race, color, sex, gender identity, language, national origin, religion, orientation, physical ability, or age. We believe that a culture of equality is what enables us to be leaders in our field and to bring true value to our clients.
Graduate Internship
SPG is seeking graduate-level interns for both the summer and fall semester to assist in policy analysis, project management, and research assistance in support of SPG’s clients’ needs.
The interns will work with clients where project needs occur, with consideration of the intern’s prior experience and interests. Projects will be dictated by client priorities and may vary from week to week. The internship will be a part-time position (full-time for a summer internship) and will include a bi-weekly stipend, with the possibility to become a full-time position when the internship is over.
Responsibilities
- Drafting policy briefs, proposals, and presentations;
- Developing and updating project plans;
- Preparing agendas and distributing meeting minutes;
- Engaging with the client on open items and deliverables; and
- Tracking issues related to various initiatives.
Requirements
Applicant should be a first- or second-year MPH or MHA candidate with:
- Strong writing and interpersonal skills;
- High-level proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite;
- Previous health care experience; and
- Strong interest and background in one or more of the example client areas of health care listed above.
- Ability to perform fiscal analysis is preferred, but not required.
To apply, email your resume and writing sample to jobs@sachspolicy.com. We welcome a diverse range of candidates with varying backgrounds, experiences, and expertise to apply.
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POSITION: Summer 2021 Communications/Advocacy Intern
ORGANIZATION: HIP (Human Impact Partners)
Human Impact Partners seeks a communications/advocacy intern for the summer of 2021 to support our communications, advocacy campaigns, and digital content strategy.
Start date: Summer 2021 (flexible start and end dates to align with summer availability)
Time commitment: Full-time, for approximately 3 months
Hourly rate: $18-$22/hour DOE
Location: Remote. HIP is based in Oakland, CA, but staff are working remotely due to COVID-19. Candidates based outside the Bay Area who are able to work remotely are welcome to apply.
Deadline: Please submit applications by 5:00 pm Pacific Time on Monday, March 8, 2021. The position is open until filled.
About Human Impact Partners (HIP)
Human Impact Partners is a national public health organization that transforms the field of public health to center equity and builds collective power with social justice movements. We envision a society that centers health, healing, and belonging. We envision a public health field rooted in health equity and racial justice that upholds policies, practices, and systems to ensure health and well-being for those who need it most.
HIP uses advocacy, organizing, policy-driven research, and capacity building strategies to transform public health practice and advance equitable policymaking at the local, state, and federal level. We focus on key determinants that affect health: community safety and immigration, economic security, and housing, land use, and transportation.
About the Position
The Communications/Advocacy intern will report to HIP’s Communications Director, working with them and with other HIP staff leading advocacy and organizing projects. Tasks and projects may include:
- Conducting online research to scan public discourse in social media platforms related to active research and advocacy campaigns HIP is working on. HumanImpact.org | Twitter: @HumanImpact_HIP | Facebook: @HumanImpactPartners
- Supporting Public Health Awakened’s local, state, and federal advocacy campaigns with research, writing, social media, outreach, and coordination.
- Writing social media content for Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn platforms to participate in public discourse on active research and advocacy campaigns.
- Writing copy and building emails in Mailchimp for email campaigns.
- Supporting website content maintenance across HIP’s 3 main websites (Human Impact Partners, Health Equity Guide, and Public Health Awakened)
- Coordinating editorial schedule for HIP’s Medium blog, including coordinating editorial review, searching for header images, and building blog posts in Medium.
About You:
Values
- A deep commitment to racial, economic, and gender justice and HIP’s mission
- Using your own experiences in service of collective liberation
- Commitment to ongoing learning individually and in a collective
- A solid sense of humor We don’t expect anyone to bring all of these skills, but we would like to see a mix of the following:
Skills and experience
- Working towards a degree in sociology, communication science, public health, or related field, or equivalent work experience
- Strong writing, advocacy, social media, and organizational skills
- A deep interest in digital or media literacy, digital organizing, narrative change, and/or public interest communications
- Understanding of racial justice, health equity, and social determinants of health
- Experience using digital organizing tools and social media platforms (especially Facebook and Twitter)
- Excellent communications skills, both verbal and in writing; ability to communicate effectively about issues related to racial justice
- Some graphic design experience; experience working with Canva and/or Adobe
- Experience with advocacy, organizing, or digital campaigns to advance social justice and health equity
- Experience crafting and executing social media promotions plans
How to Apply
Please submit the following to commsintern@humanimpact.org by 5:00pm Pacific Time March 8, 2021:
- A cover letter
- A 1 to 2 page resume
- Contact information for 3 references
- A brief writing sample (1 to 2 pages). We’re looking for examples of clear communication about an equity issue, persuasive storytelling for an advocacy campaign, or synthesis of research into a social media platform. You may choose to submit a social media plan as your writing sample.
Applications are due by 5:00pm Pacific Time March 8, 2021.
Interviews are expected to take place starting in late March 2021 and successful applicants will be notified of hiring decisions by early to mid April 2021.
Equal Opportunity Employment Human Impact Partners is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strongly encourage people directly impacted by the issues we work on (such as criminalization, economic security, immigration), people of color, people with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ folks to seek employment or board opportunities with us. We don’t conduct criminal background checks on candidates.
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POSITION: Two internship programs
ORGANIZATION: Mount Sinai
Public Health Internship Program (https://icahn.mssm.edu/about/departments/environmental-public-health/education/environmental-internship )
Global Health Disparities Research Training Program (https://icahn.mssm.edu/about/departments/environmental-public-health/education/global-health-program)
The main purpose of these internship programs is to provide students from diverse fields of medicine and science with the opportunity to collaborate and be a part of research programs with experienced mentors.
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POSITION: NCI-Funded post-doctoral training in cancer prevention and control health disparities
ORGANIZATION: The University of Arizona Cancer Center
National Cancer Institute-funded post-doctoral research position available in Tucson, AZ:
- Two year traineeship integrating behavioral to biological science research
- Preparation for an independent cancer disparities academic research career
- Multi-disciplinary mentored environment with established investigators
Position Details:
- Engage in a research project
- Develop research proposals
- Produce two to three publications per year
- Stipend and health benefits included
Qualifications:
- U.S. Citizen or permanent resident
- Doctoral degree in public health, medicine, epidemiology, basic science, community psychology, sociology, or related health sciences
- Individuals from underrepresented & underserved backgrounds encouraged to apply
To apply, contact the program at UACC-CPCtraining@uacc.arizona.edu. Applications will include:
- Curriculum vitae
- Research concept
- Personal statement
- Unofficial transcripts
- Three references Applications accepted on a rolling basis with position(s) available as early as March 2021.
For more information contact:
Adrienne Lent, DrPH, MBA, MPH
Telephone: 520-626-4894
E-mail: UACC-CPCtraining@uacc.arizona.edu
Website: cancercenter.arizona.edu/outreach-and-education/education-training/postdocs-fellows/cancer-prevention-and-control
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POSITION: Part-time research fellow
ORGANIZATION: Elektra Health
Elektra Health, is a startup that helps women navigate the menopause transition with access to evidence-based virtual care, education, and community. We’re working with a professor of OB/GYN at NYU who’s also a past president of the North American Menopause Society on a grant application due April 5, so timing is of the essence!
Please find the full post here. It’s a part-time fellowship. Ideally, satisfies course credit but a stipend is possible depending on circumstances. The most important criteria for candidates include:
- Current MD, PhD, MPH, Postdoc, or MBA student
- Demonstrated passion for social, public health and/or women’s health issues
- Be an effective project manager and excellent communicator
- Ability to seek out opportunities for grants / award funding and rapidly craft a high-fidelity application package
- Have prior experience assembling grant or fellowship proposals, ideally NIH SBIRs (successfully funded applications are a plus!)
- Have prior experience working with human subjects in a research setting
- Dedicate 10-15 hours a week starting ASAP
This role is a great fit particularly for those dedicated to women and people of color focused on science, health and medical research! They can reach me at jannine@elektrahealth.com with a subject line “Research Fellowship.”
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POSITION: Eight-week summer training program
ORGANIZATION: UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine
The UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine announces the launch of an eight-week summer training program focused on Integrative Health Equity and Applied Research (IHEAR) for interprofessional, predoctoral health professions students. The goal of the NIH-funded IHEAR training program is to build the capacity and diversity of the integrative medicine research workforce to advance health equity.
Integrative health equity is an emerging field focused on applying integrative approaches to improving health among underserved and vulnerable populations and testing models to improve access to integrative medicine in inadequately resourced settings.
Public health doctoral students, health professions students (including acupuncture, naturopathic medicine, chiropractic), health-focused social scientists are all welcome to apply. Applications are due 3/1.
https://osher.ucsf.edu/education/ihear
Please direct any questions about the program to Ms. Yvette Coulter at Yvette.Coulter@ucsf.edu.