Category: Practicums/Internships
IH Concentrator’s Meeting!
Making the Journey – Tales of international practica
Wednesday, January 25th 12-1:15 in CT462A
We’ve invited several IH Students/Alum to share about their experience in arranging their practica. The focus won’t be so much on what they did, but how they did it and the lessons and suggestions they have for others.
Speakers include:
Leslie Verploegen – Uganda Village Project
Danielle Payne – BU CGHD Zambia
Tom Cotter – WHO, Manila
Ehimen Ameni – PharmAccess Foundation, Namibia
Come enjoy some Burrito’s from El Triunfo & some tales of setting up practicums. Please RSVP here!
PRA: three new job opportunities on their research team!
Political Research Associates (PRA) was established in 1981 in response to the emergence of the New Right. Their mission is to advance a just, democratic, and pluralistic society by means of research and analysis on the full spectrum of the U.S. Right’s movements, institutions, and ideologies. They supply social justice leaders (and wider civil society) with the incisive research and analysis necessary for the effective development of strategic responses to their organized opposition.
PRA is looking for a new Director of Research, Lead Researcher for Gender Justice and Research Consultant for their International LGBT program.
Please see the job descriptions and qualifications here!
Global Health Fellow Program II Technical Advisor II: Family Planning/Reproductive Health Technical Advisor Job Opening
Global Health Fellow Program II
Technical Advisor II: Family Planning/Reproductive Health Technical Advisor
Service Delivery Improvement Division, Office of Population and Reproductive Health, United States Agency for International Development
Location: Washington, DC
Assignment: Two year fellowship
GHFP II-PI-022
To learn more about this position and to apply, check out Global Health Fellows Recruitment!
All applications must be submitted by 5:00 pm on 1/24/2012.
Webinar with GHFP-boost your chances for an internship!
GHFP-II Free webinar:
“How to land your Global Health internship—Tips from a recruiter & intern!”
Day/Date/Time: Tuesday, January 24, 2012, 12-1:30 pm EST, 9-10:30 am PST
Register here, space is limited!
The Global Health Fellows Program II has 25 sought-after internships for summer 2012. To help maximize the chances for selection, they have developed a webinar filled with inside tips and valuable information to help applicants stand out during the review process. All the positions are with the Bureau for Global Health at the US Agency for International Development in Washington, DC. Requirements and the application are available at www.ghfp.net.
In this interactive webinar, a senior GHFP-II staffer will take participants through the basics—crafting a great application, focusing the resume for maximum effectiveness—and much more. One of our 2011 interns will also be online to describe first hand his experience as an HIV/AIDS Testing and Counseling Intern in the Office of HIV/AIDS at USAID. A Q&A session will round out the event.
Humanitarian Nutrition Trainee Position with Save the Children
Working towards an international career in program management for emergencies? Check out the open position of Humanitarian Nutrition Trainee Position. They are looking for talented people committed to long-term service in the humanitarian sector, who can demonstrate outstanding people skills and the motivation to develop humanitarian leadership & management skills.
The deadline for this job application is this Sunday, January 8th. Apply here!
Find out about Save the Children, as well as more career and internship opportunities with them here.
Environmental PAID Summer Internship
The CDC’s National Center for Environmental Health and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (NCEH/ATSDR) are offering a 10-week paid summer internship program for graduate students. The Graduate Environmental Health program (GEH) is a ten week summer internship available for graduate students with majors or interests deemed to be in support of environmental health missions at NCEH/ATSDR. During the program interns will be assigned to projects that utilize the skills they’ve acquired through graduate studies and personal experiences. Interns will also be able to take advantage of lecture series and other opportunities offered at CDC/ATSDR. Interns will receive a stipend of approximately $750 while participating in this program.
The mission of the internship is to offer selected students a broad overview of environmental health at the federal level and to foster an interest in environmental health as a career. Applicants should have a passion for the environment and an eagerness to learn about the environment’s link to human health.
Application
- Application deadline: Wednesday, February 22, 2012
- Notification to intern of acceptance: Monday, April 2, 2012
- Acceptance of internship offer by student and initiation of paperwork: Thursday, April 5, 2012
- Internship dates: Wednesday, June 13, 2012 – Friday, August 17, 2012
Visit www.cdc.gov/nceh/geh for more information about this great opportunity!
Kenya Field Practicum Information Session THIS Friday!
KENYA PROGRAM INFO SESSIONS
We will hold 2 info sessions where you can come have your questions answered. The first will be THIS FRIDAY, December 16 from 12 – 1pm. The second will be on January 23 from 5 – 6pm. Both will be held in the Fendall Room, CT305.
RSVP to either of the info sessions at: https://www.bu.edu/ghblast/gh-practicum/kenya-app/kenya-rsvp/
Have all of your questions answered about this practicum opportunity at one of this sessions. Applications are available and due by February 16th. Space is limited so apply soon!
Pizza will be served at this event!
Take a break from exams with Student Seminar Series!
Pathfinders: Roadways to Health - Student Seminar Series
My Dream Summer
by Erin Collins, K-MET intern Kisumu Summer 2011
Take a break from the Exam preparation and come listen to Erin talk about her summer internship in Kisumu Kenya. Learn about Erin's amazing experience abroad: what she did and how much fun she had doing it.
Date: Thursday December 15th 2011
Time: 5pm to 6pm
Location: R115, BUSM instructional building
Food and Drinks will be provided!
SFS Kenya Application Opens Today!
The application cycle for next summer's SFS Kenya Program is now open. For further information, you may visit our informational website or RSVP for an Info Session. Application materials and instructions are available here. For questions, you may contact Emily Jump at jump@bu.edu.
Summer Internship Positions with Vestergaard Frandsen
Vestergaard Frandsen is a Europe-based international company specialising in complex emergency response and disease control products. It is guided by a unique Humanitarian Entrepreneurship business model, whose "profit for a purpose" approach has turned humanitarian responsibility into its core business.
Our commitment to the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) drives our business objectives and provides the impetus for our continued focus on saving lives. We strive to develop disease-prevention interventions, which when implemented with our dedicated partners, contribute to the realisation of the MDGs. We are especially interested in addressing Goals 4 (reduce child mortality), 5 (improve maternal health), and 6 (combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and other diseases), which play a critical role in the achievement of the MDGs.
By innovating products and concepts focusing on preventable diseases like malaria, diarrhoea, HIV/AIDS and neglected tropical diseases, we turn our commitment into action. We innovate for the developing world, rather than developing products for wealthier regions, and then trying to adapt to those who actually need them the most. This is a large part of what separates Vestergaard Frandsen from other companies working in public health
Positions
Two non-paid summer internship positions but stipend eligible
Qualifications
Graduate level student - dual degree MBA/MPH, MBA or MPH
Undergraduates will be considered based on qualifications
Candidates must be independent, confident, motivated, meticulous with excellent follow-through
Internship period
May 29, 2012 through August 17, 2012 (negotiable)
Location
Vestergaard Frandsen Inc.
2300 Clarendon Blvd
Suite 603
Arlington, VA 22201
Scope of tasks (all projects will focus specifically on either water or vector control)
- Review and update the current body of donor-profiles and track funding flows
- identification of respective key program managers and influencers
- Evaluate donor/foundations based in the US with relevant interest sets and identify up to 20 new donor partners and schedule introductory meetings for VFUS staff and intern to attend together
- Government donors
- Private foundations
- Corporate philanthropy and CSR
- Support coordination/organization of large stakeholder conference in the Fall – intent of meeting should be to address a pressing public health and facilitate a dialogue amongst high-level attendees from implementers, technology, and donors.
- Generate appropriate documentation and next steps based on donor stakeholder meetings
- Create and update donor book and to assist VF staff in maintaining communications with donor POC to ensure information flow
- Will attend and cover meetings and hearings on Capitol Hill and Advocacy work groups
- Analysis of new Congress and impact to Global funding and international aid
- Analysis of role of DoD for humanitarian aid funding
- Analysis of domestic water issues opportunities for LifeStraw / LifeStraw Family
Supporting
Vestergaard Frandsen will support you with the following:
- Reimbursement for business related expenses
- Based on your internship performance, a stipend may be provided at the conclusion of your internship
Application Requirements
- Resume/CV
- Cover letter
- Two recommendations from a professor, supervisor and/or guidance counselor
- Writing sample 1-2 pages related to your public health interest and why an internship at Vestergaard Frandsen
- Transcript
- Must have in person interview (Paul will want to meet with applicants while visiting Boston, between January 25 and January 27)
Please send resume and cover letter to Paul Chen at pqc@vestergaard-frandsen.com
MPH STUDENTS: Please be sure to CC Wolffy and Joe Anzalone on your email to Paul Chen.
Application Deadline
January 27, 2012
Website
www.vestergaard-frandsen.com
