Category Archives: Student Opportunities

PUBH 502 Teaching Assistant, RSPH

The RSPH Dean’s Office is seeking several Teaching Assistants for a professional development course. Responsibilities include managing the Canvas course site, grading of assignments, managing logistics around scheduling of a one-time workshop at RSPH, leading five small group discussions of about 15 first year MPH/MSPH students, and being available to address student questions. Following a February training session, the majority of the tasks will be completed after Spring break through the end of the Spring 2020 semester (approximately 20 hours total) . Specific requirements include:

  • must be a 2nd year MPH/MSPH student or PhD student
  • attendance at a 1-hour training session in February
  • able to navigate Canvas
  • enthusiastic and willing to lead a small group discussion following training
To apply:
 
Interested applicants should apply submit their resume and cover letter on Handshake (posting #3466094)

Epi Scholars Program, New York City DOHMH

Program Description 

The Epi Scholars Program has provided rigorous training in applied epidemiology to stellar graduate epidemiology students at the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). The program is committed to expanding the research capacities of urban health departments to improve population health, while providing a training ground for students to put theory and research into action and develop as future public health leaders. The program offers graduate epidemiology students from select schools:

  • An allowance to defray expenses for a full-time 10-12 week summer internship at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
  • Mentoring by some of the nation’s leading epidemiologists and researchers
  • Enhanced academic opportunities and seminars in methods, theory, and public health practice
  • Practical experience in statistical analysis using programs such as SAS®, SPSS®, STATA®, or SUDAAN®
  • Opportunities to present project findings to senior epidemiologists and their peers
  • Possibility of working on a publishable report/ thesis support
  • Opportunities to interact and collaborate with Epi Scholars and public health professionals from across the country

Epi Scholars program alumni have gone on to accomplish great things: present at significant public health conferences, pursue doctoral degrees and gain employment at the local and federal levels of government. As a partnering school we are pleased to make this opportunity available to top graduate epidemiology students at Emory. Selected students will intern at the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene in New York City, experience research in action, and join the Epi Scholars program’s growing network of public health leaders in-the-making!

Application Information

Epi Scholars will accept applications for the 2020 summer session from January 15th — February 15, 2020.

To learn more about the program and eligibility, click here to visit the Epi Scholars website.  Only electronic applications will be reviewed.  To apply, students may access the application here.

For additional information about the program, please review the attached electronic copy of the Epi Scholars’ brochure or visit the Epi Scholars website.

For questions, please reach out to us at epischolars [at] health [dot] nyc [dot] gov.


Epidemiology Summer Internship, Marshfield Clinic Research Institute

The Marshfield Clinic Research Institute in Wisconsin is seeking summer interns for their annual Epi internship program. There are several epidemiology positions available for summer 2020.

Internship Details 

  • A mentored, hands-on research experience working with an Epidemiologist on an analytic project
  • The student’s role in the project may include conducting literature reviews, contributing to study design, collecting and analyzing data, and preparing a manuscript
  • Students will prepare an abstract describing their research and present orally at the annual Research Symposium
  • Opportunity to be involved with other epidemiology projects including the US Flu Network, Vaccine Safety Datalink, Marshfield Epidemiologic Study Area, and the Health Care Systems Research Network
  • Student project may serve as a capstone project or thesis

Please see the attached flyer for further details. 

Application Deadline: January 20, 2020 

Click here to apply! 


Division of Health and Environment Intern, Abt Associates

Opportunity
 
Abt Associates seeks bright, talented, and intellectually curious students to add to our talent pipeline. As a paid environmental health intern in the Division of Health and the Environment, you will have the opportunity to gain hands-on industry experience while being exposed to challenging projects and learning from some of the top experts in the field. Interns will be exposed to a depth and breadth of expertise and knowledge through events and programs throughout the summer. Our summer internship program consists of a robust and structured curriculum that encompasses professional development opportunities, networking events, and a mentorship program. This position is located in Rockville, MD, Cambridge, MA, Atlanta, GA or Durham, NC.
 
Key Roles and Responsibilities
 
  • Conduct literature reviews and perform data extraction on chemical exposures and health effects
  • Develop and maintain databases of the literature searched
  • Summarize and critically evaluate the results of environmental epidemiological and toxicological studies
  • Research and summarize various documents, reports, and related materials
  • Assist with preparation for meetings, and scheduling and set up
  • Assist with social media efforts and building visibility of project online
  • Assists with maintaining up to date records for program budget
 
Department / Division Qualifications
 
  • Is currently enrolled in an graduate level degree program
  • Ideal candidates will have academic or work experience in environmental health, risk assessment, toxicology or environmental epidemiology
  • Familiarity with federal government chemical risk assessment procedures
  • Ability to multi-task while maintaining attention to detail
 
Program Minimum Qualifications
 
  • Has completed at least two years of college coursework
  • Has excellent communication skills, both oral and written
  • Is available to work full-time throughout the 10 week internship
  • Is eligible to work in the United States
  • Transitioning military are encouraged to apply

Click here to learn more about the position, and apply on Handshake

Applications close February 24th at 11am. 


HRTP: A Public Health Internship Program, New York City DOHMH

HRTP: A Public Health Internship Program at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) is accepting applications for our Summer 2020 internship session.

The program is open to undergraduate, graduate and professional school students of public health, health education, laboratory sciences, medicine, social work, environmental engineering, public administration, accounting, mathematics, computer science, law, nursing, the social sciences, and many other majors.  HRTP offers dynamic internships in public health research, community health outreach and education, fieldwork, laboratory work and public health administration.

The application period for our summer 2020 session will be open from January 15 – February 15, 2020.

For full consideration, HRTP should receive the following or postmarked on/before the February 15th deadline:

  1. An electronic application
  2. A current cv/resume
  3. A personal statement/ essay
  4. An official school transcript from your current institution
  5. One letter of recommendation and the recommendation form

Click here for an online guide to the application. 

For more information about the program, please visit us at www.nyc.gov/health/hrtp.  


2020 Student Research Poster Session, Applied Public Health Statistics Section

Eligibility: Master’s, Doctoral, and first-year Post-Doctoral students are
invited to apply.


To Enter: Applicants must submit an online paper abstract to APHS by
February 19, 2020.

For more information: https://apha.confex.com/apha/2020/aphs.htm


Internship, Roche

We are looking for an intern to join an exciting, multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural team of scientists at Roche for an internship project in summer 2020. The focus of this project is to leverage advanced analytics/machine learning techniques to quantify and predict economic burden associated with cancer treatment, to inform Roche’s value-based healthcare initiative.

Job description:

o Responsible for co-planning and executing the proposed project, leveraging healthcare claims data

o Perform high quality, timely and accurate analyses using most relevant state-of- the-art methodologies

o Identify additional research hypotheses and product opportunities based on study findings

o Communicate and present analysis results, adhering to industry standards

Qualifications:

o Currently enrolled as a Master or PhD student with a background in epidemiology, economics, health service research, statistics/biostatistics or related disciplines (those graduating in 2020 will also be eligible)

o Hands-on research experience involving study design, statistical analysis and machine learning techniques in the context of healthcare. Experience in using claims data is a plus

o Working knowledge of the healthcare system and oncology care

o Proficiency with R or Python

o Excellent communication and presentation skills

o Able to work independently but also comfortable in a collaborative environment

Ideal start & end dates:

o The starting date of this internship is upon availability and it will ideally run for 6 months (length can be adjusted based on the candidate’s academic schedule).

Contact:

Baiyu Yang, Senior Quantitative Scientist, Roche Diagnostics

baiyu [dot] yang [at] roche [dot] com


Spring 2020 Course, Evidence-Based Decision Making

Course Description

GH584 – “Evidence-based decision making” is a course where we critically assess (a) what is data, (b) how do we use it for policy and recommendation development in both the US and global settings, and (c) what are the implications of these recommendations and how they change over time.  Enrollment is open to students in all departments, as we want different perspectives on how these recommendations are made and how they impact different aspects of global health. 

Click here to view the syllabus: GH 584 syllabus

For more information, contact: 

Dr. Robert Bednarczyk (rbednar [at] emory [dot] edu) or Dr. Felipe Lobelo (rlobelo [at] emory [dot] edu)

 


Spring 2020 Course, Perspectives on Mental Health

Course Title
SOC 532, Perspectives on Mental Health

Description
This course entertains two broad questions within which numerous models, theories, and empirical studies are employed. First, what is the nature and burden of mental illnesses and the benefits of mental health? Second, what are the causes of mental illnesses and mental health? This course employs a bio–psycho–social causal model of health. It therefore examines mental health and illness in terms of their proximal (biological), medial (psychological), and the distal (sociological) causes. This course is intended to train students to be theoretically–driven, interdisciplinary scholars of ‘public’ mental health.

Instructor
Dr. Corey Keyes

Time
Monday 1:00-4:00 pm

Location
Tarbutton Hall 206


Intern, CSTE

Organization Description: For more than six decades, the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have worked together in partnership to improve the public’s health by supporting the efforts of epidemiologists working at the state and local level by promoting the effective use of epidemiologic data to guide public health practice and improve health. CSTE and its members represent two of the four basic components of public health – epidemiology and surveillance. CSTE, as a member-based organization, represents the interests of applied public health epidemiologists working in state, local, tribal, and territorial settings to improve the public’s health through effective epidemiology and surveillance. More information can be found at www.cste.org.

Position Description: Under the general supervision of the Deputy Director of Governance, Strategy & Support the intern will be responsible for supporting a variety of CSTE’s Epidemiology Program & Workforce activities.

With CSTE’s Workforce Development team the internship will support projects which may include the Epi Methods subcommittee, the Early Career Professional’s mentorship program, CSTE’s launch of a mid-level epidemiology leadership program and other trainings (in-person and virtual) which are intended to build epi capacity for CSTE’s membership and epidemiologists at state and local health departments.

Other areas of work may include infectious diseases, surveillance and informatics, and/or non-infectious diseases and developing, distributing, and analyzing data from assessments of CSTE members on various topics, including epidemiology capacity assessment modules, disease-specific surveillance capacity assessments, and electronic disease surveillance systems

Other activities may include participating in conference calls, taking notes, attending meetings, communicating with CSTE members and staff, literature reviews, data analysis, report writing, administrative tasks, and other duties as assigned.

PLEASE NOTE: Internship projects are not thesis eligible.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Specific duties may include:

Supporting CSTE training activities (virtual and in-person)
Assist with developing, distributing, and analyzing data from assessments of CSTE members on various topics, including epidemiology capacity assessment modules, disease-specific surveillance capacity assessments, and electronic disease surveillance systems
Supporting the Applied Epidemiology Fellowship program, including assisting with recruiting and fellow and host site application process
Participating in and scheduling conference calls, taking notes, attending meetings
Other duties as assigned.


Qualifications and Employment Requirements:

Current graduate student in public health or a related field
Knowledgeable with Excel and Outlook
Demonstrated strong verbal and written communication skills
Must have strong organizational skills and attention to detail
Must be able to work in Atlanta, GA.
Education/Experience: Current graduate student in public health or a related field

Closing Date: 1/17/2020

Expected Start Date: February 2020

Contact E-Mail: hr [at] cste [dot] org (NO Phone Calls Please – phone messages will not be returned)

Web Address: www.cste.org

How to Apply: Submit CV/resume AND cover letter to https://cste.bamboohr.com/jobs/view.php?id=57. The cover letter must address interest in the activities described above and should highlight any relevant skills, coursework and expertise you have. All additional communication should be sent to hr [at] cste [dot] org. Please include {Job Title} in the subject line. Communication sent to other email addresses may not be reviewed.

Click HERE to apply.


Upcoming Events

  • The Summer Institute in Statistics and Modeling in Infectious Diseases (SISMID) July 15, 2024 – July 31, 2024 Conference / Symposium Event Type: Conference / SymposiumSeries: The Summer Institute in Statistics and Modeling in Infectious Diseases (SISMID)Speaker: Leaders in the FieldContact Name: Pia ValerianoContact Email: pvaleri@emory.eduLink: https://sph.emory.edu/SISMID/index.htmlThe Summer Institute in Statistics and Modeling in Infectious Diseases (SISMID) is designed to introduce infectious disease researchers to modern methods of statistical analysis and mathematical modeling.
  • The Second Annual RSPH Staff and Post-Doctoral Ice Cream Social August 14, 2024 at 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Networking and Special Event Event Type: Networking,Special EventContact Name: Staff CouncilContact Email: rsphstaffcouncil@emory.eduRoom Location: RRR_Terrace 2nd FloorRSPH staff and post-docs are invited to join us for ice cream and delightful conversation. This event is hosted by the RSPH Staff Council.
  • Tricks and Treats with the Council, hosted by the RSPH Staff Council October 31, 2024 at 10:00 am – 11:30 am Networking and Special Event Event Type: Networking,Special EventContact Name: Staff CouncilContact Email: rsphstaffcouncil@emory.eduRoom Location: CNR_8030 Lawrence P. &Ann Estes Klamon roomRSPH staff and post-docs are invited to join the RSPH Staff Council for a festive gathering featuring sweet treats and refreshments. Costumes are encouraged but not required.

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