Student positions with Veterans Health Administration

Students applying for either student position must be registered as a student for the summer or fall 2009 academic session. We anticipate these positions will be approximately 20 hours a week during the summer with the potential to continue into the fall semester and possibly through May 2010. Interested students should submit a cover letter identifying the position of interest, proof of student status (at least part-time) and a resume to the VHA Healthcare Retention & Recruitment Office, 1555 Poydras Street, Suite 1971, New Orleans, LA 70112. These are paid student positions with a salary range of $12-$14 dollars per hour.

Newborn Hearing Screening contract

ASTHO’s Birth Defects and Disabilities Project is looking for a contractor to research and develop a case study of the Newborn Hearing Screening system that will serve as a practical reference for guiding future inter-agency collaborations. The request for quotes is attached and can also be found at:
http://www.astho.org/pubs/RFQ-NewbornHearingScreening031009.pdf

NORAPC Internship

The New Orleans Regional AIDS Planning Council (NORAPC) is seeking graduate student interns to assist with planning council activities (i.e., administrative support, literature review, special projects). NORAPC is a HIV/AIDS service planning body working in collaboration with the Mayor’s Office of Health Policy (grantee for Federal Ryan White Part A funds). The agency’s mission is to ensure the provision of a high quality continuum of HIV treatment and care for People Living with HIV/AIDS in the New Orleans Eligible Metropolitan Area (Orleans, Jefferson, St. John the Baptist, St. Charles, St. James, St. Bernard, St. Tammany and Plaquemines parishes).

Mayoral Fellows Program

The Mayoral Fellows program is a year-long fellowship for
post-baccalaureate students who are interested in serving in New
Orleans government. There are two aspects of the program – Junior Fellows and Senior
Fellows. Junior Fellows are targeted for graduate students, while
Senior Fellows are folks who have already gotten their graduate
degree.

Apprenticeships in Public Health

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is seeking individuals for participation in the Public Health Apprentice Program (PHAP), a three-year program providing frontline work experience and training in public health. Apprentices are involved in a wide variety of public health activities relating to disease control and prevention and health promotion. Apprenticeships involve a series of progressive assignments in local health departments beginning on or about July 20, 2009. Successful completion of the program will prepare Apprentices for future career opportunities in public health at national, state and local levels.

STD Control Epidemiologist

A Public Health Epidemiologist position is open at the Louisiana Office of Public Health- STD Control Program in Metairie:
http://www.dscs.state.la.us/asp/csjobsearch/Search/Jobs.htm

USAID – Gender Project Manager

The Gender Project Manager will serve as member of the USG Interagency Gender Technical Working Group (GTWG) to provide leadership for PEPFAR in the field of gender and HIV/AIDS. As an expert manager and authority on policy, program and budgetary issues, the Manager will work with the Office of HIV/AIDS (OHA) Senior Gender Advisor and other GTWG members to develop and recommend policies, strategies, and plans related to gender issues as they relate to HIV/AIDS.

Violence Prevention Fellows

The Prevention Development and Evaluation Branch in the Division of Violence Prevention at CDC is announcing two openings for Associate Service Fellows. We are seeking candidates at the master’s level or higher with interests and background in conducting research on violence prevention. The positions are for the following research teams:

1. Health Economics and Policy Research Team. Contact: Curtis Florence – cflorence@cdc.gov, (770) 488-1398
2. Sexual Violence and Youth Violence Team. Contact: Great Massetti – gmassetti@cdc.gov, (770) 488-3943

New York City Epi Scholars Program

The New York City Epi Scholars Program is pleased to announce that it is accepting applications for the 2009 summer session. The NYC Epi Scholars Program is a training program for graduate epidemiology students interested in health disparities research at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). The program provides an opportunity for students to gain practical skills in health disparities research; work under the guidance of leading epidemiologists; train in a local health environment; and expand practical epidemiological skills and methods through supplemental seminars, forums and workshops. Scholars have the opportunity to also use data for thesis development, as well as work on peer-reviewed manuscripts.

Lead Poisoning Prevention Epi

The Georgia Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program has a current opening for an Epidemiologist 1. Please visit the Georgia Department of Human Resources job site at:
http://www.dhrjobs.com/DHR%20Public%20Health/Epidemiologist%20I%20(F)%20183487%2012-18-08.asp
for more information. The position is located in Atlanta, GA.