CSTE internship position due 1/31
Category : Student Opportunities
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 Director of Workforce Development the intern will be responsible for supporting a variety of CSTE’s Epidemiology Program Activities.
The Epi Program intern position will support a variety of projects in infectious diseases, surveillance and informatics, and/or non-infectious diseases. Projects may include but are not limited to the Council to Improve Foodborne Outbreak Response (CIFOR), Council for Outbreak Response: Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antibiotic-Resistant Pathogens, planning and organizing disaster epidemiology-related workshops and trainings, chronic disease, maternal and child health, and oral health projects, occupational and environmental health projects, the state Reportable Conditions Assessment (SRCA), 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
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.
Positions Available: 1
Education/Experience: Current graduate student in public health or a related field
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