Career Opportunities

Fellowships

T32 Training Program: Center for Healthy Weight and Wellness

Washington University - St. Louis, MO

Obesity is an area of critical public health concern, as it is associated with significant cardiovascular health risks and the onset of cardiovascular disease. This training program at Washington University School of Medicine proposes to recruit highly-qualified pre- and postdoctoral trainees from diverse backgrounds across disciplines and place them within transdisciplinary mentoring teams with faculty members who are leading researchers in the fields of obesity and cardiovascular disease prevention and treatment. This training program is strategically poised to launch the next generation of scientists to design, implement, and evaluate multilevel, cutting-edge solutions to the prevention and treatment of weight and eating disorders and CVD.

These training experiences will produce a diverse cohort of young scientists with the transdisciplinary research skills necessary to address the complex problems of weight and eating disorders and cardiovascular disease prevention and treatment across the lifespan. The study, prevention, and treatment of obesity require the transdisciplinary integration of medical, behavioral, genetic, metabolic, and public health research approaches and findings. The study of obesity and the relation of its prevention and treatment to CVD risk must therefore be approached from a multi-level, transdisciplinary perspective requiring specialized training in translational research methods.

Mentors will work with trainees to develop a training plan including:

  1. collaborative mentoring
  2. didactic and professional development training
  3. development and completion of translational research projects, grant applications, and more.

Interested applicants may refer here for more information and to apply.

Deadline: June 17, 2019
Posted: 3 hours 59 min ago

The National Biosafety and Biocontainment Training Program (NBBTP) Fellowship

The Division of Occupational Health and Safety (DOHS) and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Bethesda, MD

The National Biosafety and Biocontainment Training Program (NBBTP) was conceived as a partnership between the Division of Occupational Health and Safety (DOHS) and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. The mission and vision of the National Biosafety and Biocontainment Training Program is to prepare biosafety and biocontainment professionals of the highest caliber to meet the needs of the biomedical, emerging disease and civilian biodefense research communities through the 21st century. 

The NBBTP Fellowship is designed specifically for people interested in careers in high-containment. Fellows are introduced to all elements of biosafety in a high-containment setting, including basic facility management and operations protocol. The program includes traditional lectures, reading assignments, mentoring projects, and travel to off-site conferences and training sessions. This fellowship provides a rare opportunity to receive professional training in biosafety and biocontainment at one of the foremost biomedical research centers in the world. Fellowships provide an extraordinary learning environment and rigorous program including academic training, experiential learning, mentorship, developmental assignments, and applied occupational safety and health research opportunities. Fellows will train specifically to support high containment research environments by acquiring knowledge and skills necessary to meet the scientific, regulatory, biocontainment, biosafety, engineering, communications, management, and public relations challenges associated with the conduct of research in these facilities.

Please note: this is a two-year immersive training Fellowship at the NIH campus in Bethesda, MD. It is not a permanent, full-time job with either the US Government or the NBBTP government contractor, CDIC, Inc.

To Apply: Interested applicants must complete the Fellowship Application online at https://nbbtpapplication.org/application/. Resumes/CV’s are required components of the application package. However, applicants who submit resumes/CVs without the additional required application materials will not be considered. All application materials are due by 5:00 pm EST on August 1, 2019 including, resume/CV, official transcripts from the university of highest degree, and 2019 reference forms (http://www.nbbtp.org/reference-form/).

Deadline: August 1, 2019
Posted: 3 weeks 2 days ago

Assistantships

Graduate Assistant for Public Health Sciences Advising (Fall 2019)

School of Public Health and Health Sciences

The Graduate Assistant will work closely with the Chief Undergraduate Advisor (CUA) in providing a successful academic advising program for Public Health Sciences (PHS). The Assistant will work closely with the undergraduate Public Health Peer Advisors.

Click here for a full list of responsibilities and qualifications.

Application Deadline: Submit resume and cover letter to Brigid Williams by Friday, April 26th, 2019 

Deadline: April 26, 2019
Posted: 6 days 22 hours ago

Internships

Summer 2019 Local Health Internship Program - Latebreaker Vacancies

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) - Division of Epidemiology and Immunization

The Massachusetts State Department of Public Health (MDPH) is still accepting applications for vacancies within the Local Health Internship Program for Summer 2019. The Local Health Internship Program matches graduate students with local health departments for a summer practicum experience, allowing the student to work on a variety of public health activities at the local level, while at the same time providing additional access to mentorship and networking opportunities within MDPH. The summer internship session runs from May 22, 2019- August 14, 2019.

While the preliminary student application deadline has passed and the majority of our summer projects have been matched, the following locations remain unfilled at this time. Please see that attachment for descriptions of each location and projects proposed. MDPH is looking to fill these vacancies on a rolling basis - interested students are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

  1. Ashland Board of Health (Middlesex County)
  2. Barnstable County Department of Health & Environment (Barnstable County)
  3. Carlisle Board of Health (Middlesex County)
  4. Fairhaven Board of Health (Bristol County)
  5. Hingham Board of Health (Plymouth County)
  6. Mansfield Health Department (Bristol County)
  7. New Bedford Health Department (Bristol County)
    • Two positions: Public Health Accreditation & Substance Use Prevention
  8.  West Boylston – MDPH Office of Local and Regional Health (Worcester County)

More information and application instructions are located here. Vacancies will be filled when an acceptable candidate is identified, so please apply via email to Hillary Johnson immediately.

Deadline: May 20, 2019
Posted: 1 week 3 hours ago

Jobs

Public Health Coordinator/Faculty Position

Occidental College - Public Health Program

Occidental College is seeking a full-time Coordinator/Teaching Faculty member for its innovative, and community focused program in Public Health. The Public Health program is an interdisciplinary minor jointly administered by a steering committee of faculty in the departments of Urban and Environmental Policy, Biology, and Kinesiology. The Public Health minor at Oxy is one of the first in a liberal arts college and is a popular minor among students from a broad range of disciplines. Many students in the minor enter Public Health related jobs or pursue graduate degrees in the field of Public Health. In addition to the minor curriculum, the Public Health program oversees community-linked internships with direct service organizations and community health clinics in Los Angeles.

The Public Health Program Coordinator/Teaching Faculty is responsible for administering the Public Health minor in collaboration with the steering committee, managing Public Health internships, and teaching 5 course equivalents per year. Courses will include Introduction to Public Health, Epidemiology, and the Public Health Practicum, a community-based course. The successful candidate will be able to leverage existing strengths of the program within an urban liberal arts college and provide advising for students from diverse backgrounds who want to enter public health related fields. The ideal candidate will also be able to develop and grow mutually beneficial partnerships with public health service organizations in Los Angeles.

View full job description and requirements here.

To Apply: Please submit the following items in one single pdf in the order listed to publichealthsearch@oxy.edu.

  1. Letter of interest,
  2. Statement of teaching philosophy, including how you will support and enhance the College’s goal of building a strong educational environment in classrooms that have an ethnically, socio-economically, and culturally diverse student body (include teaching evaluations, evidence of effective advising, or other data, if available),
  3. Current CV, and
  4. three letters of recommendation

Deadline: May 24, 2019
Posted: 3 weeks 2 days ago

Scholarships

Mental Health Scholarship

Achieve TMS

Amount: $1,000
Who Can Apply: All Students
Application Deadline: August 1, 2019

How to Apply: Fill out the application here along with a minimum 1000-word essay that explains your passion in the mental health field, your academic ambitions, your future plans post-graduation, and why you feel you should be awarded this scholarship.

Deadline: August 1, 2019
Posted: 1 month 3 hours ago