Occupational Health Internship Program Opportunity

Occupational Health Internship Program

Paid Summer Internship Opportunity!
Gain Hands On Experience with Workplace S&H Issues
Internship Dates: June 13 – August 12, 2016
Online Application Available!
Deadline: Friday, February 19, 2016

ORGANIZATION

The Occupational Health Internship Program (OHIP) is a national summer internship dedicated to helping students learn about the field of occupational safety and health (OSH) from those most at stake: working people.

Since 2004, OHIP has played a crucial role in training, mentoring, and inspiring a new generation of OSH professionals as well as provide worker organizations and unions resources to strengthen their health and safety efforts.

OHIP is housed within the Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics (AOEC) and has training sites in the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, San Diego, Chicago, Boston, New York City (for graduate students ONLY), New Orleans, and Lincoln, NE. Additional sites may be added in 2016.

DESCRIPTION

Teams of two students are placed with a union or worker organization to work on projects that investigate job-related health and safety problems among workers, often of new immigrant groups, employed in an under-served or a high hazard job.

Projects are designed to maximize contact between workers and interns. Through this process, interns gain a better understanding of the complexity of the work environment from the workers’ perspective. At the same time, it empowers workers and strengthens their investigative and technical skills. As a relationship of trust is built between interns and workers, both gain a better understanding of the underlying political and economic forces that create job conditions.

At the end of the project, teams provide a “give back” product to the workers and their “host” union or worker organization, present their summer project at a NIOSH national videoconference, and produce a final report.

QUALIFICATIONS

Graduate and undergraduate students can apply; some stipends are restricted to US citizens. Non-U.S. citizens must supply documentation of permission to work in the U.S. Undergraduates must have completed two years of college (i.e. juniors and seniors only). See Eligibility for more details.

OHIP seeks students with experience or interest in working with unions or social justice organizations, are organized and self-starting, have good team skills and ideally speak a second language of new immigrant workers: Spanish, Tagalog, Vietnamese, etc. We encourage students from minority and recent immigrant groups to apply.

COMPENSATION

Undergraduate students receive a $4,000 stipend and graduate students receive a $5,200 stipend. See General Questions.
TO APPLY

See How To Apply and Application Process.

For application questions, email OHIP Administrative CoordinatorIngrid Denis at idenis@aoec.org or call 888-347-2632.

For general information on sites or potential projects, email National OHIP Coordinator, Sarah Jacobs at sjacobs@irle.ucla.edu.

Part or Full Time Ethnographer Position at Columbia University

The Sexual Health Initiative to Foster Transformation (SHIFT) team is looking for trained field researchers to work on a major, high profile research project, co-directed by faculty in the Department of Sociomedical Sciences at the Mailman School of Public Health and the Division of Gender, Sexuality, and Health in the Department of Psychiatry at Columbia University Medical Center. 

Working with the ethnography team, this position offers an opportunity to do immersive ethnographic field research exploring the individual, interactional, and institutional factors that influence college experiences of sex, success, stress, sleep, substance use, and socializing at Columbia. The ideal candidate will have at least a Master’s degree, or working toward a doctorate, in anthropology, sociology, or relevant area (gender, women’s studies, queer studies, American studies, African American Studies, Latino/Chicana studies), and have research experience with LGBT and/or ethnic or racial minority populations. 

Apply directly through the Jobs at Columbia system:

Part Time: https://jobs.columbia.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/frameset/Frameset.jsp?time=1434128439203(requisition #078398)
Full Time: https://jobs.columbia.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/frameset/Frameset.jsp?time=1434128439203(requisition # 078395)

NIH Conference: Define Your Career in Behavioral & Social Sciences

DEFINE YOUR CAREER IN BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES FUTURES IN BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES  REGISTER Define Your Career in Behavioral & Social Sciences Listen. Network. Connect.  Interested in training & fellowship possibilities? Looking for new career opportunities? Then, YOU ARE INVITED!     As part of our 20th Anniversary celebrations, the NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) will hold the Define Your Career in Behavioral and Social Sciences event for people exploring training and careers in the behavioral and social sciences.  WHAT: Define Your Career in Behavioral and Social Sciences. Expert panels and networking on training and career pathways  WHEN: Wednesday, June 24, 2015; 9:30 am - 3:00 pm WHERE: NIH Campus, Bethesda MD Porter Neuroscience Conference Center, Building 35A, Room GE 620-640 (Atrium conference room across from coffee shop.) REGISTER http://obssr.od.nih.gov/obssr_20th_anniversary/ FREE and open to the public.  Advanced registration required.  Wednesday JUNE 24 9:30 am - 3:00 pm Porter Neuroscience Conference Center (building 35A)  REGISTER NOW FREE and Open to the Public. Registration required. ON THE AGENDA Career Outlook in the Behavioral and Social Sciences  Fay L. Cook, Ph.D. Assistant Director National Science Foundation Robert M. Kaplan, Ph.D.Chief Science Officer, Agency for Health Care Research and Quality Panel I: Career Opportunities in Education and Research Bethany Brookshire, Ph.D., Science News & Scicurious Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, Ph.D., Teachers College, Columbia University Tamara Halle, Ph.D., Child Trends George W. Howe, Ph.D. Department of Psychology, George Washington University Martha Zaslow, Ph.D., Society for Research in Child Development Panel II: Career Opportunities in Science Policy Eddie Gonzalez, M.S., American Association for the Advancement of Science Robert M. Hauser, Ph.D., National Research Council Mary Jo Hoeksema, MPA, Population Association of America Alan G. Kraut, Ph.D., Association for Psychological Science Panel III: Career Opportunities in Government John Haaga, Ph.D., National Institute on Aging, NIH Sunil Iyengar, B.A., National Endowment for the Arts Melissa Vaught, Ph.D., National Library of Medicine, NIH Sharon R. Williams, Ph.D., Science and Technology Policy Institute/IDA (Former NIH/AAAS Fellow) UPCOMING EVENTS   8th Matilda White Riley Award and Lecture in  Behavioral & Social Sciences Tuesday, June 23, 2015 - 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm EDT  Awardees: Dr. Kevin Volpp, Ph.D., M.D., University of Pennsylvania Dr. Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, Ph.D., M.Ed., Columbia University REGISTER: http://obssr.od.nih.gov/obssr_20th_anniversary/ OBSSR 20th Anniversary Research Symposium Thursday, June 25, 2015 Healthier Lives through Behavioral and Social Sciences Time: 7:30 am -5:00 pm Location: Natcher Conference Center, Building 45 REGISTER: http://obssr.od.nih.gov/obssr_20th_anniversary/ Healthier lives through behavioral and social sciences research STAY IN TOUCH           #OBSSRat20

Environmental Health Services Internship with the CDC

Applications are now being accepted for a 10-week summer environmental internship for students majoring in Environmental Health.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Summer Program in Environmental Health (SUPEH) is a paid 10-week internship program for undergraduate students majoring in environmental health in a program accredited by the National Environmental Health Science and Protection Accreditation Council (EHAC). Interns participate in activities with the Environmental Health Services Branch (EHSB) of CDC's National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH), where they gain environmental health experience and an understanding of environmental health work at the local, state, tribal, and federal levels.

Application deadline is February 11, 2015. We strongly encourage members of underrepresented populations to apply! Learn more about how to apply: http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/ehs/supeh/application.htm.

CDC's NCEH serves the public through responsive public health actions to promote healthy and safe environments and prevent harmful exposures. The EHSB's is to strengthen the role of state, local, and national environmental health programs and professionals to better anticipate, identify, and respond to adverse environmental exposures and the human health consequences of these exposures.

Learn more at: http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/ehs/SUPEH/default.htm

Post-Doctoral Position in the Department of Anthropology with Focus on Health Disparities

Job Description
The Department of Anthropology, University of Maryland, anticipates hiring a one year post-doctoral fellow, with the potential for a second year, starting in August 2014. We seek a scholar who examines health, illness, medicine and/or healing processes, preferably with a research focus in the areas of health inequities and social justice among underserved populations. Ph.D. in Anthropology or related field must be in hand by commencement of fellowship and preferably received within the past five years. Successful applicants must demonstrate existing or the high potential for active research agenda with publications, field experience, and teaching excellence. It is also expected that extramural support will be developed, either singly or in collaboration with current faculty. Geographic area is open.  

The Fellow, who will be appointed as a Research Associate, will teach one course per semester and is expected to work collaboratively with faculty in the department, college, and/or university to advance the fellow’s research agenda.  The successful candidate will also serve as research role model for underrepresented minority students and to help mentor these students. They are also expected to contribute to the vibrant intellectual communities in the Department of Anthropology and other programs throughout the college and the university.  Compensation is a twelve month appointment for one year renewal up to two years at $45,000/year with benefits plus $5,000 each year for research support.
 
To Apply
The University of Maryland is an equal opportunity employer, committed to building a culturally diverse intellectual community, and strongly encourages applications from women and minority candidates. Candidates should send in one pdf file the following information; 1) letter of application that details their experiences and interests, 2) current curriculum vita, 3) contact information for three professional references, and 4) a writing sample.  Electronic submission only to semorrow@umd.edu with “ANTH POST DOC HEALTH” in the subject line. Questions may be answered by the search coordinator, Sarah  Morrow, 301.405.9734 or at semorrow@umd.edu.  Review of applications will begin immediately, and early submissions are strongly encouraged. Priority will be given to applications received by April 1, 2014. The position will remain open until filled. The University of Maryland is an equal opportunity affirmative action employer with a commitment to racial, cultural, and gender diversity.  Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.

About the University of Maryland
The University of Maryland, College Park is the flagship campus of the University System of Maryland. With an enrollment of over 30,000 students, it is the largest university in the state, and the largest in the Washington Metropolitan Area. The University is committed to achieving excellence as the State’s primary center of research and graduate education. The campus benefits from the close proximity and networked connections with the broader Washington and Baltimore metropolitan communities.
 
The Department of Anthropology has three degree programs – B.A., M.A.A., and Ph.D. It is known for its strong theoretical orientation and it is nationally recognized for being an excellent applied program. Our faculty work with and make connections between local peoples, national governments, non- governmental organizations (NGOs), inter-governmental agencies, and academic institutions. We have a strong commitment to preserving and transmitting the knowledge of the past, as well as to illuminating and confronting the challenges of the present.

Health Communications Internship Program

Deadline: March 4, 2014 

The National Cancer Institute (NCI), the largest of the 27 institutes and centers comprising the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is the Federal Government's principal agency for cancer research and training.  The NCI coordinates the National Cancer Program, which conducts and supports research, training, health information dissemination, and other programs with respect to the cause, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of cancer, rehabilitation from cancer, and the continuing care of cancer patients and the families of cancer patients.

The NCI recognizes that health information dissemination is key to raising public awareness about new cancer treatments, support for cancer patients and their families, and prevention strategies.   To that end, in 1975 the NCI established the Health Communications Internship Program (HCIP) to attract individuals interested in careers in health communications and science writing.   

The HCIP gives highly qualified graduate students and recent graduate degree recipients the opportunity to participate in vital health and science communications projects in one of the many offices that make up the NCI.  Interns will select an area of emphasis: health communications or science writing.  Six-month and one-year internship terms are offered. 

Successful health communications applicants have some science background as well as experience and/or education in any of the following areas:  public health, epidemiology, public relations, health education, communications, science writing, statistics, social marketing, or journalism.  Health communications interns:

• Plan, develop, and promote cancer education programs and materials (including Web-based) for the public, cancer patients, or health professionals
• Gain experience in pre-testing and evaluating cancer prevention and treatment messages, publications, materials, and programs that reach the American public
• Participate in professional meetings and training seminars

Successful science writing applicants have a science background plus experience in public relations and/or news writing with the ability to translate technical information into copy suitable for a lay audience.  Science writing interns:

• Write fact sheets and press releases
• Answer inquiries from the press
• Attend and report on scientific meetings
• Participate in professional meetings and training seminars

The NIH main campus is located in Bethesda, Maryland.  HCIP interns are placed in offices located in Bethesda or Rockville, Maryland.  Both locations are accessible via public transportation.

To sign up to be notified when the next HCIP application cycle begins, click here.

Research Opportunity for Undergraduate Students

The Research Project

My dissertation research, titled Understanding Male Circumcision among Latina Expectant Mothers in the context of Reproductive and Sexual Health Services is in the final stages of its data collection process. This research project tried to examine the relationships between international research on circumcision, and how it fueled national policies. The way to be able to ‘see’ these policies in action, is by looking in local community clinics to understand how these policies are actually (and/or potentially) implemented. With this in mind, I interviewed Latina mothers seeking prenatal care services in three clinics in PG and Montgomery Counties; the staff working in these clinics; and finally, scientists that have done research on circumcision in an international setting. While I have made many observations as I was gathering the data, now is the time to analyze the data. I anticipate that I will be able to compete this during the Spring semester of 2014.

Undergraduate Students

I am looking for motivated undergraduate students who are interested in getting a bit of hands on experience with qualitative research analysis. Some basic knowledge of sociocultural anthropology is preferred, but not required. It would be a volunteer commitment for the Spring Semester of 2014 for a minimum of/approximately 5 hours per week. Spanish proficiency is a plus, but not required.

Expectations

Commitment to work for the Spring 2014 semester

Responsibility

Confidentiality (dealing with interview data)

Read a journal article at least once a month related to methods/data analysis for discussions

Work on interview transcriptions, coding, and initial analysis of qualitative data

Get trained on the basics of research (IRB training online)

If you are interested contact me at dcc@umd.edu and we can set up a meeting and talk more about this.

University of South Florida Postdoctoral Scholars Social Sciences and Humanities, 2014-15

Global Change in a Dynamic World

The University of South Florida has embarked on an ambitious program to enhance its rising stature as a pre-eminent research university with state, national and global impact, and position itself for membership in the Association of American Universities through four key goals: (1) developing well-educated and highly skilled global citizens through our continuing commitment to student success; (2) fostering high-impact research and innovation to change lives, improve health, and sustainable development and positive social change; (3) sound financial management to establish a strong and sustainable economic base in support of USF’s continued academic advancement and; (4) a highly effective, major economic engine, creating new partnerships to build a strong and sustainable future for Florida in the global economy. Details are available in the USF Strategic Plan (http://www.ods.usf.edu/plans/strategic/).

As part of this initiative, the University of South Florida is pleased to announce the sixth year of its Postdoctoral Scholars program in the Social Sciences and Humanities. The over-arching theme for this year’s scholars is Global Change in a Dynamic World. Potential themes include (but are not limited to) sustainability; sustainable development; hazard and disaster management; climate change; population changes; technology and information issues; communication and language development; cultural diasporas; ethnicity, gender, and aging issues; cultural heritage and histories; citizenship; identity; health, economic, education, and environmental disparities; political economy; ethics; human rights; animal rights; peace and conflict studies; injury and violence; security and surveillance issues. Specific research and geographical areas are open, and applicants may consider both past and contemporary perspectives.

Postdoctoral Scholars will: (i) contribute to one or more of the priority goals of the strategic plan; (ii) work closely with distinguished faculty; (iii) participate in interdisciplinary and programmatic seminar series; (iv) teach two courses over a twelve-month period; and (v) continue to build an independent research record and engage in publishing refereed articles and creative scholarship. 

Postdoctoral Scholars

At least two twelve-month postdoctoral scholarships will be awarded in Spring 2014 with appointments beginning August 11^th, 2014, contingent on available funding. Appointments are for full time employment (40 hours per week) and will be continued for a maximum of 2 years contingent upon satisfactory performance. The salary is $40,000 per year and the University contributes to a health insurance program for postdoctoral scholars and their dependents. Support for travel to academic conferences will also be available. Scholars will be responsible for relocation and housing expenses.  Please refer to the link:http://www.grad.usf.edu/provostinitiative2014.php for additional information about eligibility and the applicant process.

CDC Leaders in Environmental Health Summer 2014 Internship

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Collegiate Leaders in Environmental Health Summer Internship Program 

This is a 10-week summer 2014 environmental internship for undergraduate students majoring in Environmental Studies, Environmental Engineering, Ecology, or related fields who are passionate about the environment, about human health, and about the link between the two. The National Deadline to apply is Wednesday, January 29, 2014. 

Website: http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/cleh/overview.htm

For more information and for assistance with your application contact: National Scholarships Office – scholarships@umd.edu

Who Can Apply: US Citizens or Permanent Resident with a green card – rising junior or senior – 3.0+ GPA – an academic major or demonstrated coursework concentration in environmental studies or related fields

Description: This is a 10-week summer environmental internship for undergraduate students majoring in Environmental Studies, Environmental Engineering, Ecology, or related fields who are passionate about the environment, about human health, and about the link between the two. A healthy environment should be capable of sustaining a healthy population; however, with 6.3 billion people on the earth, there is a need for more sustainable interactions between humans and the environment. Harmful environments can increase the risk of many health conditions. Healthy environments, on the other hand, can promote good health in many ways—protecting people from toxic exposures, providing safe water and clean air, and encouraging healthy behaviors such as outdoor recreation. Environmental health is the discipline that focuses on the interrelationships between people and their environment, promotes human health and well-being, and fosters safe and healthy living. This branch of public health is concerned with all aspects of the natural and built environment that may affect human health.

Interns will be placed in environmental health programs at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): National Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (NCEH/ATSDR). Over the course of the summer, interns will be exposed to a broad overview of environmental public health issues at the federal level.

Interns will participate in environmental health projects, interact with federal officials and scientists, and visit important environmental health sites in Atlanta. Other activities may include "brown-bag" lunches with CDC staff, as well as attending lectures from important environmental health leaders in the Atlanta area. In addition, interns will be able to attend the many seminars offered by CDC during the summer.

CDC has partnered with The Department of Energy (DOE)/Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) to implement the Program. CDC will review applications and make final award selections.

Award Amount:  The internship program will provide a stipend for living expenses ($500 per week). Travel to Atlanta will be the student’s responsibility. Potential housing options will be provided in advance; however the interns will be expected to make their own arrangements.

Duration: 10 weeks during the summer - June 2014 to August 2014 (Dates TBD)

National Deadline:  Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Himalayan Health Exchange 11th Annual Himalayan Anthropology Field Expedition, June 19- July 9, 2014

Trip description: Himalayan Health Exchange (HHE) is organizing its 11^th annual, anthropological field expedition to India in the summer of 2014.  Through independent study/fieldwork in the Inner and Greater Himalayan region of North India, HHE will offer students a practical approach to the study of India and the Himalayan culture in a socio-cultural, medical and religious context.  During their journey, team members will attend a 7-day, public health awareness camp and have the opportunity to investigate local history, religious beliefs and practices, modern human adaptations, regional effects of globalization and monastic life. In addition, through trekking and camping in remote areas, they will participate in the interconnectedness of the magnificent natural environment with a daily local existence. This first-hand experience will be accompanied by daily academic lectures and research assistance. 

Lecture topics will include:  Cultural, Medical, Economic, Biological and Visual Anthropology, Religion & Philosophy, Cross-cultural healing, Ayurveda, Public Health, Buddhism, Hinduism, Indian and Tibetan history, High Altitude Adaptation, Psychology, Art/Fine Arts, Geography, Social Work, Sociology, Yoga and Meditation

Note: This is a moderately high-altitude expedition in rugged Trans Himalayan regions. Field camp elevations range between 6,000-8,000 feet, with a higher pass crossing of 10,000 feet. As a participant, you must be in excellent physical shape and health and be willing to work in improvised field sites.

Locations & destination points:  New Delhi, Kais, Kullu, Bir, Dharamsala and McLeodganj located in Himachal Pradesh, India.

Expedition fee: All-inclusive land cost fee is US $3,080. International airfare not included.

Application deadline: January 15, 2014: **Please be advised that space is limited

Program Coordinators:

Professor Paul Donnelly, Ph.D in Buddhist Studies & Professor of Religious Studies at Northern Arizona University

Professor Hilarie Kelly, Ph.D. Anthropology Department, California State University, Long Beach

Professor Melissa Schrift, Ph.D. Department of Sociology and Anthropology East Tennessee State University

Ravi Singh, Founder/Director, Himalayan Health Exchange

For details:

Himalayan Health Exchange

e-mail:  info@himalayanhealth.com

website: www.himalayanhealth.com

phone: 404-929-9399 

School credit available through:

California State University at Long Beach, Northern Arizona University or

East Tennessee State University