Internship and fellowship postings as of January 19, 2022

POSITION: Social Media College Student
ORGANIZATION: CUNY SPH – Center for Advanced Technology and Communication in Health (CATCH) and Public Health Informatics, Computational, and Operations Research (PHICOR) 

General purpose:
As a member of PHICOR and CATCH, the Social Media College Student will be responsible for assisting with developing and implementing the social media strategy and creating high-quality, sharable content. This position will drive the implementation of impactful social media tactics and content to support the vision and goals of PHICOR and CATCH.

Responsibilities:

• Work with the Communications Director to develop and implement a comprehensive social media strategy.
• Work with the Communications Director to produce and schedule compelling social media-friendly content across all platforms.
• Translate research and science to a lay audience. Work closely with communications and research team to ensure integration across platforms and campaigns.
• Collaborate with communications and research team to identify and prioritize effective content creation and storytelling opportunities.
• Monitor social media platforms in the event of crisis communications events. Use professional judgment to address comments, trends, or issues proactively when needed.
• Monitor online commentary and engagement. Provide reports and analysis on social media and continually seek to improve messaging, reach, and engagement. 
• Stay current on social media campaigns, current events, trends, and tools.
• Make proactive recommendations for improvement and enhancement across all platforms.

Qualifications:

• Motivated and creative, with at least 1 year of social media experience. 
• Proven blend of storytelling skills and social media tactics. 
• Experience using social media platforms for paid advertising.
• Strong written and verbal communications skills.
• Ability to work well both independently and in a team environment.
• Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage deadlines.
• Ability to work 15-20 hours a week Monday – Friday.

Please send resumes and cover letters to PHICORteam@gmail.com.

PHICOR (Public Health Informatics, Computational, and Operations Research):
Since 2007, the PHICOR team has been developing and utilizing computational approaches, methods, models, and tools to help a wide range of decision makers address complex health and public health issues. This includes communicable and non-communicable diseases, various aspects of healthcare operations, and international development. 

CATCH (Center for Advanced Technology and Communication in Health):
CATCH, a new University-wide Center located at CUNY SPH, aims to fulfill the need for new technology and communication approaches that help decision makers better understand and tackle systemic, deep-rooted issues in health.

 

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POSITION: College Assistant
ORGANIZATION: CUNY SPH – Dr. Bruce Lee

The College Assistant provides administrative and project support to Dr. Bruce Lee, Professor of Health Policy and Management at the City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate School of Public Health & Health Policy. This position will also provide a range of administrative support regarding daily operations to the PHICOR team. Responsibilities include scheduling complex appointments and meetings, preparing meeting and travel materials, preparing correspondence, compiling data, special projects, and records maintenance. The primary duties and responsibilities of the job include: 

• Serve as assistant to Dr. Bruce Lee, to include schedule maintenance, arranging and preparing for meetings, preparing and editing general correspondence.  
• Scheduling appointments and meeting rooms.
• Making travel and accommodation arrangements and preparing expense and travel reports.
• Perform transactions including purchasing, invoice processing, travel reimbursements and online payments for the team.
• Develops and maintains information to generate various reports for the team.
• Creates tables, charts, graphs, and PowerPoint presentations as needed. 
• Composes, edits, types and distributes various form letters and correspondence; creates and maintains necessary files. 
• Performs other duties as assigned by Director of Operations and Dr. Bruce Lee.

Qualifications: High School Diploma/GED required. Bachelor’s degree strongly preferred. Two years related experience required.  Additional education may substitute for required experience. 

Special skills and knowledge: 

• Excellent typing and accuracy skills; Ability to operate a fax, copier, scanner, desktop computer, laptop computer, personal digital assistant, and a telephone required. 
• Must be proficient with personal computers. 
• Demonstrated knowledge of Windows, Microsoft Office Suite – Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Please send resumes and cover letters to PHICORteam@gmail.com.

 

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POSITION: Communications Coordinator
ORGANIZATION: African Services Committee (ASC) 

Position Summary: African Services Committee (ASC) is seeking a Communications Coordinator to be based at our office in New York City. The Communications Coordinator will work closely with the Communications Director to ensure that all communications activities are integrated to support ASC’s (1) fundraising campaigns; (2) advocacy initiatives; and (3) health, housing, legal, educational, and social service programs.

Responsibilities:

• Assist with the production, development, design, and launch of ASC’s new website
• Conduct interviews to write success stories and profiles for the website, social media, and newsletters
• Liaise with Community Health Workers and other ASC staff to bolster client recruitment through communications activities
• Support the administration of ASC’s webinar series
• Research a landscape analysis of publications and journalists to engage
• Pitch innovative and creative ideas for paid advertising
• Contribute to the monthly reporting of analytics on ASC’s communications activities
• Perform other related duties as assigned

Experience and Education:

• A Bachelor’s degree in African Studies, Public Health, Public Relations, Marketing, Communications, Journalism, or other relevant field
• Basic knowledge and understanding of the public health and human rights landscape, including the issues, stakeholders, and clients
• Proven planning and organizational skills and ability to work to tight deadlines and juggle multiple tasks
• Excellent oral, written communication, and presentation skills. Spoken and written fluency required in English; Fluency or advanced proficiency in French, Spanish, or Wolof preferred but not required
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work efficiently and effectively with both internal and external partners in a multicultural environment
• Excellent computer skills and ability to use standard technology packages such as Adobe Suite and Microsoft Office Suite
• Current US work authorization required

To Apply: Please submit a resume and cover letter to Nicholas Diamond (he/him/his), Communications Director, at nickd@africanservices.org

About ASC: Founded in 1981 by Ethiopian refugees to give a helping hand to other newcomers, today ASC is a multiservice human rights agency based in Harlem and dedicated to assisting immigrants, refugees, and asylees from across the African Diaspora. Our programs address the needs of newcomers affected by war, persecution, poverty, and global health inequalities. We provide health, housing, legal, educational, and social services to more than 6,500 people each year. Staff representing more than 20 countries and speaking over 25 languages provide culturally and linguistically relevant support to this diverse and growing community. Expanding HIV prevention and access to AIDS treatment and care is central to our mission. ASC has taken this work from Harlem to the frontlines of the global pandemic and now operates three health and community development centers in Ethiopia. We are committed to challenging stigma and discrimination at all levels and supporting individuals, families, and communities most impacted by AIDS. Combined with life-saving treatment, this care and support has transformed thousands of lives.

 

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POSITION: Communications Intern 
ORGANIZATION: NYC Mayor’s Public Engagement Unit (PEU)

About PEU
The City of New York’s Public Engagement Unit (PEU) was created in 2015 to serve New Yorkers in historically underserved neighborhoods and connect them to key City services, using innovative methods of proactive outreach. PEU’s model has proven particularly critical in the midst of the global pandemic, a severe economic crisis, and now a challenging recovery. By combining proactive outreach, long term case management, and an interagency approach, PEU breaks down bureaucratic barriers to better serve those who are struggling with a range of hardships – from landlord harassment, homelessness, housing insecurity and eviction, to lack of health insurance, food insecurity, and much more.

PEU’s programs are delivered by four outreach teams:

• DemocracyNYC: Helps increase participation in elections and strengthen ties to government.
• GetCoveredNYC: Helps enroll New Yorkers in health insurance, including low- and no-cost coverage.
• Home Support Unit: Helps New Yorkers in homeless shelters find and move into permanent, stable housing.
• Tenant Support Unit: Helps keep tenants secure in their homes by connecting them to rent freeze and homeowner tax exemption programs, anti-eviction and repair resources, and access to NYC’s Right to Counsel program.

In addition to helping New Yorkers every day through core programs, PEU has been front and center of vital COVID-19 and Hurricane Ida recovery and relief efforts.

Job Description
PEU communications interns will work 25 hours per week and receive ongoing training in order to assist PEU’s Communications Director and PEU’s outreach teams, while building professional skills. Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Scanning and compiling daily media reports for stories relevant to PEU’s core work
• Drafting social media content for PEU channels
• Creating social media toolkits for agency and community partners
• Designing social media graphics and flyers to be distributed by PEU outreach teams
• Generating and revising copy for websites when needed
• Supporting the development of press releases, statements, advisories, columns, op-eds, talking points, and internal briefings
• Tracking and circulating relevant news clips to various PEU team members
• Supporting the Communications Director, Senior Advisor for Communications, Chief of Staff, and Deputy Chief of Staff
• Entering, tracking and analyzing data
• Working with translators on content translation and proofreading
• Joining team meetings and program planning sessions
• Supporting outreach efforts to New Yorkers through remote outreach tactics, including peer-to-peer texting, phone-banking and relational organizing
• Assisting staff with special projects 

Qualifications

• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Ability to effectively manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced work environment
• Willingness to learn, adapt and problem solver
• Experience with social media in a professional setting is an asset
• Graphic design, video, or photography experience is a plus, but not required for this experience
• Multilingual candidates are strongly encouraged to apply

This internship pays $22/hr and is slated to begin during the Spring 2022 semester.

To apply, upload your resume and a cover letter into this application form.

 

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POSITION: Remote Research Intern
ORGANIZATION: Human Impact Partners

Human Impact Partners seeks a part-time Graduate Research Intern to support our policy-focused research evaluating health impacts and inequities. This is a wonderful opportunity for a current graduate student who is passionate racial justice and health equity to translate public health research findings into advocacy materials to support campaigns and movements for social justice across the social determinants of health.

Hourly rate: $22/hour
Start date: Spring/Summer 2022 (March 2022 – August 2022)
Time commitment: Part-time (10-20 hours/week), for approximately 6 months
Location: Remote – must be a resident of CA, CO, FL, or WI. It will be possible to work in our Oakland, CA office when we resume in-office operations sometime in 2022.

Working alongside HIP staff, the Research Intern responsibilities include:

• Conduct literature reviews and manage references in Zotero
• Develop quantitative and qualitative research tools
• Analyze data using quantitative and qualitative research methods
• Write up research findings for reports, issue and policy briefs, and other materials
• Translate HIP’s research findings into materials for public health professionals to advocate around social determinants of health, including community safety, economic security, immigration, housing justice, and other policies

Qualifications

• Studying public health or other field with connection to social policy, such as public policy, city planning, or social welfare
• Strong research, writing, organization, and communications skills
• Understanding of racial justice, health equity, and social determinants of health
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
• Commitment to collaboration and a sense of humor

How to Apply

Please submit the following to researchintern2022@humanimpact.org by January 21, 2022: 

• A cover letter
• A 1 to 2 page resume
• Contact information for 3 references
• A brief writing sample (1-3 pages) highlighting research skills

Applications are due by January 21, 2022. Interviews (in-person or online) are expected to take place starting in early-mid February 2022 and successful applicants will be notified of hiring decisions by late-February 2022 with a start date in March 2022.

To view the official job posting: https://humanimpact.org/about-us/careers/ 

 

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POSITION: Management Consulting Project Opportunities (Volunteer)
ORGANIZATION: The Solution Lab

The Solution Lab provides part-time management consulting experiences to students and recent graduates from advanced degree backgrounds in life sciences, healthcare, and business. 

We are pleased to provide volunteer opportunities for our Spring 2022 project cycle. We currently have projects available with clients in equity research, biotech, big pharma, and management consulting firms themselves. 

2022 Spring Application Deadline: Sunday, January 30th
After the deadline, applications will be accepted on a rolling basis, as needed.

To learn more, click here.

Interested individuals should submit a resume (one page format only please) and a cover letter (in bullet point format) as soon as possible to recruiting@thesolutionlab.org.

 

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POSITION: The Public Health Associate Program (PHAP)
ORGANIZATION: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

The Public Health Associate Program (PHAP) is a competitive, two-year, paid training program with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. PHAP associates are assigned to state, tribal, local, and territorial public health agencies and nongovernmental organizations, and work alongside other professionals across a variety of public health settings.

Throughout the two-year training program, associates gain hands-on experience that will serve as a foundation for their public health careers. After completing the program, PHAP graduates are qualified to apply for jobs with public health agencies and organizations.

The 2022 Associate application cycle opens January 18, 2022, and closes at 11:59 pm (ET), January 25, 2022.

To view the official program website: Public Health Associate Program

 

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POSITION: Evaluation Fellowship Program
ORGANIZATION: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

The CDC Evaluation Fellowship Program is now accepting applications for the 2022 class (estimated start date August 15, 2022).  The Program Performance and Evaluation Office (PPEO) manages the Fellowship under the leadership of CDC’s Chief Evaluation Officer (Dan Kidder). Fellows are master’s- or doctoral-level professionals with applied evaluation experience. The Fellowship is intended to be a two-year program, with the second year being contingent on satisfactory performance and availability of funds.

Fellows are placed in host programs across the agency working on program evaluation activities. The Evaluation Fellowship offers a unique training opportunity with clear expectations and supportive resources, including professional development funds provided by the host program. In this experiential learning model, Fellows learn evaluation skills working in their host program while helping their host program build, expand, and/or improve their evaluation activities. 

Fellows are hired under Title 42 training appointments and receive significant financial support for professional development and CDC employee benefits (e.g., medical insurance, sick and vacation leave). 

Please visit the CDC Evaluation Fellowship Program website for more information about eligibility, the program, and application process.  Questions can be directed to CDCeval@cdc.gov. 

The application deadline is February 22, 2022 11:59 pm EST.

 

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POSITION: HIV and Drug Abuse Prevention Research Ethics Training Institute (RETI)
ORGANIZATION: Fordham University

The Fordham HIV and Drug Abuse Prevention Research Ethics Training Institute (RETI) offers ethics training and a $30,000 small grant award to conduct a mentored research project (MRP) that will contribute to evidence-based HIV and drug abuse research ethics policies and procedures. RETI fellows make a 2-year commitment that includes two in-person summer programs in 2022 and 2023 including fully funded travel, lodging, and meals.

July 11-18, 2022: Online or In-Person Summer Program (NYC)
July 2023 (Dates TBD): Online or In-Person Summer Program (NYC)

* Our hope is to offer in-person training for Summer 2022. However, given the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we will offer hybrid (virtual) formats for those who are unable to attend in person. Any in-person training activities will be in compliance with New York State, New York City, and Fordham University policies on COVID-19 safety.

The Institute (the RETI) is taught by an interdisciplinary faculty of experts in HIV/Drug abuse research and research ethics. In addition, the RETI creates and maintains an ongoing information platform and collaborative network with current and former Institute Fellows fostering research, grant proposals, and publications to sustain advancements in national and international HIV and drug abuse research ethics practices and policies. The Institute is directed by Celia B. Fisher, PhD, internationally recognized expert in evidence-based research ethics policy and practice.

Institute Fellows:

• Gain expertise in national and international HIV and drug abuse research ethics issues
• Acquire community engagement skills to enhance the population and cultural sensitivity of the mentored research project.
• Receive mentoring and faculty and peer feedback for their funded project
• Obtain continuous assistance in publishing, presenting, and writing grant proposals
• Mentored Research Project (MRP)
• During the 2022 summer institute, fellows receive mentoring and faculty and peer feedback on the design of their mentored research project.
• Fellows receive a grant of up to $30,000 for the MRP upon project approval.
• MRP data collection is expected to be completed during Year 1 and presented during the 2023 summer institute.
• Findings submitted for publication, presentation or as pilot data with publication and grant writing workshops offered during Year 2.

Eligibility
Applicants must have: (a) a medical or doctoral degree in social, behavioral, public health or related fields, (b) demonstrated scholarship in HIV and drug abuse prevention research; (c) no more than 10 years post-doctoral experience; and (d) meet requirements to apply for NIH funding, but have not yet received an R01 (Career Development K awards are acceptable). Special attention will be given to those applicants whose proposed research ethics plan includes drug-using populations. Applicants are strongly encouraged to review NIH HIV/AIDS Research Priorities when proposing research topics.

To Apply
Visit fordham.edu/RETIapply for the application requirements and form, or contact Rimah Jaber at ethicsinst@fordham.edu for more information. Applications are due February 23, 2022. Applicants will be notified of award decisions by April 30, 2022.

 

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POSITION: Postdoctoral Fellowship
ORGANIZATION: Mayo Clinic – Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Division of Preventive Cardiology, FAITH (Fostering African American Improvement in Total Health)

This 1-year postdoctoral fellowship is designed to prepare the trainee for a career as an independent investigator in research emphasizing community-based participatory research, innovative community-based behavioral interventions for cardiovascular health promotion, digital and mobile health (mHealth) interventions, cardiovascular health and diseases disparities and psychosocial influences on cardiovascular health.

The FAITH! Program places a priority on health equity by partnering with communities and key stakeholders to create innovative solutions to health disparities to allow everyone to achieve the highest possible level of well-being and health. The program will provide opportunities for robust, advanced training with a structured curriculum (formal didactic training, one-on-one

mentoring from an experienced faculty PI and community partners) and interdisciplinary research training (including participation in field work in marginalized and underserved communities and secondary data analyses from current funded studies and population-based cohort studies). Exceptional coursework and grant funding opportunities are available through the Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and the Center for Health Equity and Community Engagement Research. Trainees will participate in professional development seminars, present their research at scientific meetings, and publish in peer reviewed journals.

If you have any questions regarding the position please email Justin Gundelach at gundelach.justin@mayo.edu. 

To learn more: Postdoctoral Fellowship

 

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POSITION: The Hispanic Leadership Development Fellowship Program
ORGANIZATION: The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) & The National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA)

The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities has partnered with the National Hispanic Medical Association to offer The Hispanic Leadership Development Fellowship Program, as part of a grant from the Office of Minority Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Application deadline is Feb. 26, 2022, and selected fellows will be notified by March 11, 2022.

Applications are currently being accepted from graduate students or recent graduates interested in serving in a paid one-year leadership fellowship from April 11, 2022-April 10, 2023, in Washington, D.C.

Ten fellows will be chosen to work on-site at the HHS and gain valuable experience, with at least two rotations at different agencies within HHS. Fellows will work one on one with a senior-level staff mentor and will receive experience in federal-level work underserved communities at the national level.

Applicants for the Fellowship Program must meet the following:

• Be a U.S. Citizen or lawful permanent resident.
• Current graduate student or have received a graduate degree within two years of the program start date.
• Have documented leadership experience, an interest federal public service career at HHS agencies, experience working with underserved communities for health equity.
• Have full vaccination against COVID-19.

Benefits include domestic round-trip transportation to Washington, D.C., a monthly stipend, health insurance, housing with utilities and mentorship and leadership development including didactic lectures and webinars.

If you have any questions, please contact hnip@hacu.net. 

To view the official program website: Hispanic Leadership Development Fellowship Program

 

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POSITION: The Mark & Sushma Palmer Public Health Advocacy Fellowship
ORGANIZATION: Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI)

The Mark & Sushma Palmer Public Health Advocacy Fellowship provides a two-year, full-time position to an early career public health professional to help them develop valuable advocacy and research skills while promoting nutrition, public health and citizen advocacy.

The Policy Fellow advocates for improved nutrition and health policy with local, state and federal policy makers and engages health professionals, academics, and concerned citizens in supporting nutrition policies. This position reports to the Senior Policy Associate and is available either in CSPI’s Washington, DC office or remotely. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Work with the Senior Policy Associate to develop and implement advocacy goals and strategies for nutrition policy campaigns. Collaborate with outreach and capacity building, communications, scientific, legal, and other policy staff.
• Strengthen existing relationships and broaden support for food and nutrition policies with partners and elected and appointed officials at the national, state, and local levels, including groups and individuals advocating for public health, racial and health equity and social justice.
• Provide technical assistance, materials, and strategic advice to organizations, coalitions, and policy makers, mobilize grassroots, support federal, state and local advocacy (including lobbying) efforts in support of food and nutrition policies.
• Write and develop advocacy materials, including: fact sheets, reports, letters, social media posts, testimony, petitions, infographics, talking points, and action alerts.
• Review scientific literature to inform policy positions and advocacy strategies.
• Organize and represent CSPI at meetings, events, briefings, webinars, calls, and with the press.
• Supervise interns.
• Carry out other departmental activities as needed.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree (MS, MPH, MPP) in health, policy or nutrition; or Bachelor’s degree plus two years of public health or policy experience.
• Commitment to CSPI’s work and mission.
• Commitment to advancing equity at the intersection of public health and social justice and ability to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout the work and in the workplace.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to speak effectively and persuasively and produce high-quality written products.
• Ability to interpret and critique scientific research in nutrition and public health.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to take responsibility for multiple projects and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work independently and with supervision; and ability and willingness to work as part of a team.
• Ability to work additional hours as needed.     

Compensation: The salary range is $50,000 to $55,000, based on experience.

To Apply: You are required to submit a resume and cover letter indicating relevant experience and interest. The application deadline is January 24, 2022.

To view the official job posting: Fellowship