BNID Weekly job and internship postings
JOB / INTERNSHIP OPENINGS
- AKF USA Fellowship Program – Aga Khan Foundation
- Fellowship – The Advocacy Project
- Executive and Fellows Coordinator – Harvard’s Center for International Development (CID)
- MIT CITE/edX Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Campus Coordinator – Immediate Opening – The David Project
- Programs Associate – Summer Internship – The Millennium Campus Network
One Acre Fund Jobs and Webinars
WEBINARS
Over the next month we will be hosting two career webinars that are particularly relevant to graduate students:
- How to Leverage a Degree with One Acre Fund: 2/26, 12-1 PM EST
- Applying Your Skills for Impact: Careers at One Acre Fund: 3/27, 12-1 PM EST
Please click on the following link for more information on how to register and share this information with any interested students and early career professionals.
OPEN POSITIONS
We currently have over 35 open positions in Africa and the US and think the following positions might be particularly relevant for your students:
The Education Office is offering Presentation Skill Appointments beginning this week!
Presentation Appointments- Now Available!
Practice your presentation and receive feedback from a peer coach on slides, posters presentations, speech outlines, and/or your oral communication skills! Appointments are available:
· Mondays, 10am-12pm
· Wednesdays, 10am-12pm
· Additional times available upon request.
Request your appointment in advance with this online form: tinyurl.com/phpresentation
Questions? Contact: Alexandra May, Educational Resource Coordinator, Talbot 220E
sphwrite@bu.edu, Tel: 617-414-1416, http://sph.bu.edu/writing
GH Course offerings this summer- IH715 and IH744. Registration opens February 27 at 7:00AM!
IH715 Antiretroviral Program Management and Adherence Issues in Low Resource Settings (2 credits)Successful HIV/AIDS treatment programs rely on consistent, uninterrupted supplies of antiretrovirals (ARVs), appropriate ARV prescribing, retention of patients in treatment programs, and a high level of adherence by patients. Ineffective ARV management can lead to treatment failures, ARV resistance, and insufficient program uptake. This course provides students with practical knowledge and skills to manage challenges in the areas of ARV selection, pricing, quality, and program monitoring and evaluation. Guest lecturers with relevant expertise will be invited to speak on several specific topics. One session will be devoted to a field visit to an adherence clinic to learn directly about the ARV program management issues faced by practitioners and patients.
IH744 Program Design for International Health (4 credits)Developing a structured approach to program design is an important skill for public health professionals. IH744 provides an opportunity to learn and apply the key steps of program design. The course invites students to work with an international non-governmental organization to design a public health program. The non-governmental organization will orient student consultant teams with a scope of work that will contain guidelines for developing a program for the organization and identifying prospective donors for funding. To complete the scope of work, each team will identify and describe a relevant public health problem and apply evidenced based solutions to address the problem(s). Course work will also sharpen the knowledge and the skills required for working effectively in a team and students will learn to reflect on individual and team performance. Students will be introduced to e-portfolio and will use it to document their knowledge and skills in program design.
Rwandan Social Benefit Company Inyenyeri has 8 new management-level positions
Inyenyeri - A Rwandan Social Benefit Company, is hiring for 8+ management-level positions. In particular, I think the GHC community would be interested in the positions of Customer Service Manager and M&E Manager. Inyenyeri is an incredibly satisfying and gratifying place to work. Our founder and CEO, Eric Reynolds, is the smartest, kindest, and best manager I’ve ever had. Our Improved Cookstove + Renewable Energy business model reaches the poorest households first and provides massive benefits to the environment, health, and income of all of our customers. Now is an incredibly exciting time to join our team as we’re a rapidly growing start up company. If you’re interested, check out all of the job descriptions listed on our jobs website, and follow the directions on our website to apply. Learn more here!
Project Alianza Launch Party March 1st
Project Alianza is not-for-profit sustainability effort focused on helping small coffee producers get access to the growing market of conscious US consumers. We support coffee producers from seed to soul by providing mobile education, farming and technology resources, and access to secure, ethical supply chains.
PROJECT ALIANZA LAUNCH PARTY
When: Saturday, March 1st from 6:30 - 8:30pm
Where: Next Mile at Dhar Law, LLP located at Two Atlantic Avenue, Boston, MA*
Ticket price is $20 per person** which includes one free drink
Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/projectalianza
Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: @ProjectAlianza
SB751 Preventing Sexual Violence Summer Course!
SB751 Preventing Sexual Violence: A Public Health Perspective
Learn about a range of issues pertinent to understanding and preventing sexual violence in the United States. Starting with the history of sexual violence in human history and moving through a series of important topics including theories about why sexual violence occurs, whether perpetrators can ever be rehabilitated, if survivors can recover from PTSD, and how public health professionals can collect data, design and test interventions, and advocate for public policies to further progress on these topics, students will have the opportunity to delve deeply into the many complex debates related to sexual violence prevention and sharpen their basic public health skills in the process. This course is taught by Dr. Emily Rothman, only offered every other year, and fills quickly—please plan ahead for registration. Limit: 25 students
For more information, contact:
Dr. Emily Rothman | erothman@bu.edu | Summer 1: May 20-Jun 26
The Global School on Socioeconomic Rights: 2014 Harvard Course on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Litigation
Applications due July 1. The course flyer and description are attached:
2014 Global School 2 Page Flyer
2014 Global School description
The Global School on Socioeconomic Rights: 2014 Harvard Course on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Litigation
The Program on the Health Rights of Women and Children at the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard University sponsors an annual course on health rights litigation, as part of the Global School on Socio-Economic Rights. In 2014, the Harvard course will focus exclusively on sexual and reproductive rights (SRR) litigation, including such topics as: abortion, criminalization of sex work, litigating LGBT rights in varied contexts, access to sexual and reproductive health entitlements, and working with marginalized groups in doing SRR advocacy. The three-day intensive course, held November 3-5, 2014 at Harvard University in Boston, MA, will enable participants to develop specialist-level knowledge in relation to litigating on sexual and reproductive health and rights at national and international levels, as well as afford ample opportunities for engaging in discussions and network building with practitioners from across the globe. Instructors include leading practitioners and judges from around the world, as well as scholars from the field.
Participants in the Harvard SRR litigation course this year will also be invited to attend a two-day international symposium on “Sexual and Reproductive Rights ‘Lawfare’ in International Tribunals” which will be held at Harvard University on November 6-7, and will draw leading experts from around the world to discuss the dynamics as well as the normative and empirical impacts of using international tribunals and forums in relation to controversial SRR issues.
The course is conducted in English, is highly participatory, and uses case studies extensively. Last year’s course included participants from twenty-four different countries worldwide. The course is designed for PhD students, scholars, practitioners (e.g., law, public health, human rights or development), policy-makers and advanced master’s students. The number of participants is restricted, and fellowships are limited. Applications are due to rcantor@hsph.harvard.edu by July 1, 2014. For application and more details about the course, see http://fxb.harvard.edu/health-rights-of-women-and-children/
People to People exchange to Cuba – Info Session
When: Feb 24, 2015, 5 to 6pm
Where: BU School of Medicine, R-108
What: Culture, Public Health, & Social Justice - Cuba has a unique mindset and culture surrounding public health, community building, and social justice! Come explore and learn how this country has successfully used the arts and culture as essential tools in community organizing for mental and public health. Exchange directly with Cuban citizens to better understand the sociopolitical and cultural contexts that influence not only the larger health systems of Cuba, but the local community projects as well.
Special features of the trip will include:
- Panels and discussions with health professional regarding their experiences working in Cuba
- Observation of the Cuban governmental health systems
- Open cultural exchanges with artists and educators who use their passion for arts for social change
- Site visits to hospitals, non-profits organizations, and/or cooperative farms
RSVP to attend this informational session: kbresee@metamovements.net
Visit the website (www.metamovements.com/cuba) to learn more about the programs that are available.
Long Term Volunteer Opportunity with ACDI/VOCA Service Learning Corps
ACDI/VOCA Service Learning Corps
Announcement: Long Term Volunteer Opportunity
Assignment Title: Nutritional Cookbook Development
Assignment Location: Ethiopia
Assignment Duration: 3 MONTHS, May – August 2014
Assignment Summary:
The goal of the Agricultural Growth Program- Agribusiness and Market Development (AGP-AMDe) project in Ethiopia is to sustainably reduce poverty and hunger by improving the productivity and competitiveness of value chains that offer job and income opportunities for rural households. AMDe works in six selected value chains: wheat, maize, money, sesame, chickpeas and coffee. One of the challenges is changing household behavior to increase diet diversity in order to improve long term nutritional status. In addition to education AGP-AMDe wants to create a cookbook with tasty, nutritious, affordable recipes featuring each of the 6 crops we work with. ACDI/VOCA is currently seeking a long term volunteer to review existing Ethiopian cookbooks, suggest a final list of recipes for a new cookbook, and test/adapt suggested recipes accordingly with nutritional content, seasonal availability, cost, and adaptability/acceptability in mind.
Provisions for the Volunteer:
· All international and local travel
· Lodging
· Travel Visa
· Emergency Medical Insurance
· In-country support from local field staff
· Local cell phone to use during assignment
Qualifications:
- Nutritionist, home economist, or related
- Preferred previous experience in Africa country
- Preferred previous experience with (or extensive knowledge of) Ethiopian or East African cuisine
- Strong analytical and writing skills
How to Apply: Application Deadline: March 7, 20114
Interested candidates should visit www.acdivoca.org and go to Quick Links at the bottom of the page, International Opportunities: Log in/Register and select Service Learning Corps, create a new profile and submit the following:
1. A cover letter
2. A current resume
3. A letter of recommendation from a professor or advisor
