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Course Offering: OAM 536 – Social Impact Management

Category : Academic Student Opportunities

Emory University’s Goizueta Business School is offering a fall course with limited seats available for RSPH students.

If interested, students should complete the following survey: https://emory.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bPIcK1vxU9vZfbo  Professors Goebel and Martin will review submissions and notify students of their acceptance to the course.

This course surveys the evolving role that social-purpose organizations, their leaders (both management and board of directors), and critical stakeholders play in delivering social and environmental impact. These purpose-driven organizations, which encompass and array of business models, include 1.97 million U.S. based nonprofits1 and 10 million global for-profit social enterprises2. Climate-smart companies, which will also be covered, are on the rise with 434 of the S&P 500 publicly committed to greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets3.

This course will analyze the evolving trends in this field through a blend of:
▪ Academic content (research studies, articles, and case examples)
▪ Emerging business models and frameworks
▪ Guest lectures from social-purpose and climate-smart organization leaders ▪ Team-based learning projects

We will also cover the role and importance of key actors in the social sector, including foundations / grant makers, charities, service providers, B corps, impact investors, government entities, and social enterprises.

Topics covered in the course include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Historic roots of the impact sector and emerging trends
  • Governance models, both traditional and hybrid
  • Tri-sector dynamics, including the roles of business and government
  • Collaborations and partnerships, including public / private
  • Systems thinking
  • Climate-smart business / management principles
  • Resource development and impact investment approaches ▪ Organization and management leading practices
  • Diversity, equity, and inclusion

Whether you plan to work for an impact organization at some point in your career or aspire to serve on a board or make impact investments, this course will prepare you to apply your business acumen for social and environmental good.

The course is part of several Emory University Goizueta Business School’s concentration areas including Nonprofit Management, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), and Social Enterprise.

REAL Student Interns, American Cancer Society

Category : Student Opportunities Work Study

 Position Title:  Research Interns 

Department:    Surveillance and Health Equity Science, Intramural Research, Health Services Research

JOB SUMMARY:

This research internship can fulfill the practicum and/or thesis requirement. The intern will participate in projects related to health services research, learning skills for scientific research by conducting data analyses, presenting analytical results to both internal and external collaborators, drafting research proposals and manuscripts and performing other scientific activities under the supervision of senior researchers.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Conduct literature review on topics related to access to cancer care and cancer disparities.
  • Analyze data on studies related to cancer disparities.
  • Build database, prepare tables and figures for scientific presentations.
  • Potential to lead or co-lead a research project in health services research.

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS:

REQUIRED: 

  • Master’s degree student or higher education level
  • Data analysis experience: R, SAS, or Stata programming skills in social epidemiology research environment. Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously. 
  • Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and oral and written communication skills.

LOCATION:

  • Remote

TIME:

  • ~20 hours/week Fall 2024-Spring 2025 Emory University academic year.

CONTACTS:

Internships Available, Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment, EPA

Category : Student Opportunities Work Study

The Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment (CPHEA) is a leader in the science of human health and ecological risk assessment. Divisions within CPHEA, such as the Chemical and Pollutant Assessment Division (CPAD), occupy a critical position within EPA’s Office of Research and Development (ORD) between the research community and EPA’s program and regional offices who make regulatory, enforcement, and remedial action decisions. CPAD is tasked with determining how pollutants or other stressors may impact human health and the environment.
CPHEA’s Education Program provides participants with educational and professional opportunities in the development of human health and ecological risk assessments, using robust scientific processes to determine how pollutants or other stressors may impact human health and the environment. Through on-the-job training, students work with CPHEA CPAD staff as part of a team conducting an assessment. Through this process students learn about risk assessment (e.g. hazard identification, mode of action analysis, dose-response analysis), systematic review, and new computational tools being utilized in evidence analysis. Students may also assist with confirming toxicity and risk information gathered computationally from public sources to assure accuracy. These non-laboratory positions are ideal for students interested in learning more about the application of toxicological, epidemiological, and environmental research to support science decisions related to risk assessment. CPHEA is currently seeking applications for Student Intern positions.


Technical Qualifications:
This position does not require study in a particular discipline, but applicants with coursework or experience in the following areas are strongly preferred: biology, ecology, toxicology, environmental science, public health, epidemiology, bioinformatics, molecular biology, statistics, or a related field. The specific project will be based on student area of interest, completed or in progress coursework, and discussions with academic mentors. The ideal candidate would possess and/or demonstrate the following:

  • Proactive and engaging nature.
  • Ability to work well in a team environment.
  • General knowledge and interest in public health and environmental sciences.
  • Excellent communications skills

Eligibility Requirements:
The applicant must be a U.S. citizen enrolled at least half-time and be in good standing in a degree-seeking program (bachelor, master, or doctoral degree) at an accredited U.S. educational institution. Participants are required to show proof of enrollment and provide a completed resume.
The program duration will be for a minimum of 10 weeks, 10-15 hours per week within the 2024-2025 school year. This is an unpaid educational opportunity in a virtual environment. Students will be assigned a mentor for the duration of this internship. The participant does not become an EPA employee.


How to Apply:
Interested students should email a statement of interest/cover letter (no more than 1 page), proof of enrollment, and resume/CV to: Louis Neal (neal [dot] louis [at] epa [dot] gov) or Amanda Persad (persad [dot] amanda [at] epa [dot] gov). In the subject line, reference ‘CPHEA Education Program. The statement of interest should clearly identify your academic and professional interests. Potential candidates will have to undergo a background check prior to onboarding. EPA will accept applicants on a rolling basis. For consideration for the Fall/Winter semester, applications are due by July 31, 2024.

    Communications Associate, Department of Epidemiology

    Category : Student Opportunities

    Part-time Position – Communications Associate, Department of Epidemiology 

    Date(s): August 15, 2024 through May 31, 2025 

    Anticipated Hours: 8-10/week 

    Hourly Rate: $15.00 

    Apply by: July 30, interviews via Zoom in early August 

    Application: Email noni [dot] bourne [at] emory [dot] edu with your resume and a brief description of your relevant experience and interest in the position.   

    The Department of Epidemiology is seeking a 1st-year MPH student to manage The Confounder https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/epi/) and its corresponding weekly newsletter (The Weekly Confounder) – representing the voice and brand of the Department. Key characteristics of the overall brand include: 

    • Community 
    • Collegiality and inclusion  
    • Academic rigor 
    • Integrity 
    • Ambition  

    The position will require the student to format and post content on the Confounder site as it is emailed to them and collated throughout the week. The associate will schedule weekly emails to be sent to the department and alumni, and work with the rest of the Epidemiology communications team to fulfill the mission and strategic goals of the department. This task may include independent searches and identification of relevant content for the Confounder – including, but not limited to, events, jobs, and human-interest content from outside sources. A successful candidate would be able to identify, troubleshoot, and report technical issues with WordPress and Mailchimp to the appropriate team members as needed. This role may require communication with alumni and faculty via email for job postings and events. Other job duties may include recruiting individuals for #WeAreEmoryEPI highlights, writing occasional articles, assisting with website redesign/updates, and collaborating with the communications team to generate creative solutions to execute the Epidemiology departments communications goals.  

    Requirements:  

    • Incoming 1st year student in Epidemiology MPH/MSPH program 
    • Strong writing/editing skills and attention to detail 
    • Experience with WordPress, Mailchimp, HTML, CSS preferred 
    • Available for virtual monthly team meetings via Zoom 
    • Responsive to email, with a collaborative mentality 
    • Work hours are typically inconsistent (20 minutes here and there), and will include at least some time on Saturdays and Sundays to prepare for the newsletter launch that happens on Mondays 

    TA Positions Available, Center for the Study of Human Health

    Category : Student Opportunities

    Maryn McKenna — award-winning journalist and author and senior fellow in the Center for the Study of Human Health in Emory College — seeks a TA for her fall writing course, HLTH 381W.

    In this class, students learn the skills of popular writing and the norms of health and science journalism, producing edited stories of varying lengths. These stories are published during the semester on the CSHH news site, Exploring Health.

    This is an excellent training opportunity for candidates studying heath communication or scicomm, or planning to work in the public understanding of science, particularly students taking an MPH, or an MA or PhD in English. Prior public writing or journalistic experience is desirable but not required.

    TA tasks include the following:

    At a minimum, serve as the classroom manager:

    • –  Attend the class (Mon and Weds, 4-5:15pm)

    • –  Maintain attendance records and track draft and final assignments

    • –  Supervise a class GroupMe

      Ideally, also serve as assistant editor for Exploring Health:

    • –  Assist students with locating and documenting rights-free images

    • –  Supervise publication onto WordPress, subject to professor approval

    • –  Supervise compilation of health-news digests and cultural recommendations, for specific

      blog verticals

    • –  Perform first edits of student work (optional, depending on skills)

    • –  Conduct in-class discussion of materials (optional, depending on skills)

      Further opportunities include:

    • –  Writing for publication under Prof. McKenna’s direction

    • –  Continuing the TA assignment into a spring independent study team.

      This is a paid position.
      For more information, contact Prof. McKenna <mmcken3 [at] emory [dot] edu>

    Scholarship Opportunities, Association for Environmental Health & Sciences Foundation

    Category : Student Opportunities

    AEHS Foundation, Inc. is pleased to announce two scholarship opportunities:

    The 11th Annual Dr. Charlena M. Seymour Scholarship and the 8th Annual Dr. David F. Ludwig Memorial Student Travel Scholarship.

    Seymour:

    This scholarship was established to recognize women pursuing an advanced degree in the fields of Public and Environmental Health. $1,000 will be awarded to an applicant who is pursuing a graduate degree in Public Health and/or Environmental Health from any accredited U.S. University or College.

    Please see our website for more details: https://www.aehsfoundation.org/dr-charlena

    Ludwig:

    Up to $1,000 will be awarded each year per applicant (multiple winners are possible) conducting and/or presenting research in the field of ecology, pursuing a graduate or undergraduate degree from accredited U.S. Universities or Colleges.

    Please see our website for more details: https://www.aehsfoundation.org/drdavid

    The deadline for both is July 1st. Please note submission requirements at above links. Incomplete submissions will not be considered. AEHS would be grateful for anything you could do to inform eligible students.

    Applications Open, 2024 Epidemiology Challenge Award

    Category : Student Opportunities

    The Hydrocephalus Association is committed to developing reliable data on the epidemiology and economic impact of hydrocephalus. In line with this goal, the Hydrocephalus Association is offering the 2024 Epidemiology Challenge Award to support one year of focused research that utilizes an existing database to reveal new insights into the incidence and/or prevalence of hydrocephalus or the health economic costs of hydrocephalus. Outcomes from the award will contribute directly to advocacy and education initiatives of the Association and serve as a building block toward a comprehensive understanding of the epidemiology and economic burden of hydrocephalus in the very near future.

    The Epidemiology Challenge Award will support an advanced trainee or scientist with strong methods expertise in epidemiology and/or biostatistics to conduct a focused project on the incidence and/or prevalence of hydrocephalus using a pre-existing dataset.

    For more information and to apply, please click here.

    TA positions available, Emory Department of Biology

    Category : Student Opportunities

    Emory’s Department of Biology has opened applications for Fall Intro Bio Lab Instructor positions, which are a great way to gain teaching experience. Lab Instructors may be Emory graduate students, postdocs, faculty or staff, or people outside of Emory with biology research experience. Paid Instructors receive $2000-2500 for each section of BIOL 120 they teach and $2500-3000 for each section of BIOL 141 they teach. Graduate students can either be paid or earn credit for their PhD TA requirement. Our lab course learning goals focus on research skills, scientific communication, and collaboration. Instructors are trained with weekly prep meetings and provided with lab materials, power points and rubrics for each lab period. Additionally, an undergraduate Learning Assistant is assigned to each section to provide hands-on support during lab. Instructors receive mid- and end-of-semester student evaluations, training in pedagogical techniques, and mentoring from the Lab Director and experienced Instructors. Lab projects are organized into multi-week modules using model systems such as bacteria, yeast, bean beetles, and C. elegans. Background with basic biology and research skills are required but no prior experience with the systems or techniques are needed as these are introduced in Instructor prep meetings. The Fall semester runs from August 28th to December 10th. Applications are considered on a rolling basis . Please contact Megan Cole at mfcole [at] emory [dot] edu with any questions.

    To apply, please click here. 

    Summer Graduate Research Assistant, RSPH

    Category : Student Opportunities

    The WHSC Office of Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice (IPECP) seeks to hire a rising second-year Rollins School of Public Health student to serve as a graduate research assistant (GRA) during summer 2024. The GRA will conduct data cleaning and assist in data analysis and report writing for the Office of IPECP’s IPE-ACTS course. The position will pay $15 per hour for an estimated 50-60 hours of work during June and July 2024, and all work can be conducted remotely.

    This position could also potentially count toward the student’s Applied Practice Experience (APE) if approved by the appropriate departmental APE advisor. Additionally, if the candidate has received the Rollins Earn and Learn (REAL) award, the candidate could continue working for the Office of IPECP as a REAL GRA during the 2024-2025 academic year. The REAL GRA’s primary responsibilities will be to assist in the planning and implementation of the 2024-2025 IPE-ACTS course.

    Candidates should be detail-oriented, have experience working with datasets, and have strong writing/communication skills. Experience with quantitative data analysis is required, and qualitative data analysis experience is preferred but not required.

    Interested candidates should submit resumes to Rebecca Baggett, Office of IPECP Director of Projects, via email at rbagget [at] emory [dot] edu.

    Center for Civic Innovation Internship: Enhancing Community Wellbeing Through Social Innovation 

    Category : Student Opportunities

    Are you passionate about making a tangible difference in community health and well-being? The Center for Civic Innovation offers a unique internship opportunity for students interested in social innovation, civic engagement, and public policy. Grounded in community data and research, our mission is to empower local leaders, scale community-driven interventions, and advocate for effective public policies that uplift Atlanta’s diverse populations. 

    Internship Overview: 

    Join us in a dynamic environment where you’ll collaborate with nonprofits, social enterprises, and community leaders to address social and economic inequality. As an intern, you’ll gain hands-on experience in areas directly aligned with public health competencies, including: 

    1. Community Engagement and Advocacy: Work closely with grassroots organizations and community leaders to advocate for equity and address issues of social and economic inequality. Engage in partnership meetings, event planning, and outreach initiatives aimed at empowering marginalized communities. 
    2. Program Evaluation and Research: Conduct quantitative and qualitative research to analyze community needs and assess the impact of interventions. Gain practical skills in data analysis, evaluation methodologies, and report writing to inform evidence-based decision-making. 
    3. Administrative Procedures and Operations: Support the day-to-day operations of a non-profit organization by assisting with data entry, copywriting, and office management tasks. Learn valuable organizational skills and contribute to streamlining administrative processes to maximize efficiency. 

    Key Highlights: 

    • Hybrid internship format (2-3 days in Atlanta office).
    • Flexible start/end dates between May 20th and August 2nd.
    • Opportunity to work closely with diverse teams on the programs, policy, or operations team. 
    • Access to workshops and events to foster professional growth and skill development. 
    • Emphasis on hands-on learning and skill-building in a supportive and collaborative environment. 

    Qualifications: 

    We’re seeking passionate individuals who are dedicated to making a positive impact in Atlanta’s communities. Whether you’re interested in public health, social entrepreneurship, or community development, this internship offers a unique opportunity to apply and grow your skills and knowledge to address Atlanta’s pressing social challenges. 

    Please email libby [at] civicatlanta [dot] org with your resume and cover letter. Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

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