The ORAU University Partnerships Office is pleased to provide information on the below opportunities.
The below two opportunities are available
to all institutions. This notice is a service to ORAU Sponsoring and
Associate Institutions. Please forward within your institution and
broadly to colleagues as you feel appropriate.
2017 Collegiate Leaders in Environmental Health (CLEH) Summer Program
The
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for
Environmental Health (NCEH) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and
Disease Registry (ATSDR) in Atlanta, Georgia, are accepting applications
for their Collegiate Leaders in Environmental Health (CLEH) Summer
Program.
Over
the course of the summer, fellows will be exposed to a broad overview
of environmental public health issues at the federal level. Fellows
will participate in a comprehensive program including environmental
health project assignments, interaction with federal officials and
scientists, and visits to important environmental health sites in and
around Atlanta. Other activities include "brown-bag" lunches with CDC
staff, as well as attending lectures from prominent environmental health
leaders in the Atlanta area. In addition, interns will be able to
attend the many seminars offered by CDC during the summer. For examples
of past CLEH internship projects, please review at https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/summerinternships/experience.htm.
Qualifications:
Qualifications:
- Must be a currently enrolled full-time undergraduate who will be a junior or senior in Fall 2017. Students graduating in Spring 2017 are not eligible.
- Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
- Academic major or demonstrated coursework concentration in environmental studies; physical, biological, chemical and/or environmental health to also include emergency preparedness, environmental justice, sustainability, and/or global health environmental studies; environmental, physical, biological chemical and/or social sciences; applicants not majoring in one of these areas may be considered.
Ideal
candidates would have extra-curricular activities or volunteer work
that is related to the field of environmental health or the environment,
including holding positions in these organizations or activities.
Undergraduate students must show a dedication to environmental and/or
health issues via their coursework or extracurricular activities.
For complete eligibility information and instructions to apply, please visit https://www.zintellect.com/Posting/details/2773; ORISE Posting Number CDC-NCEH-2017-0020. For any additional information, please contact Marilyn Duffoo, myr4@cdc.gov. Application deadline is January 27, 2017.
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2017 Graduate Environmental Health (GEH) Summer Program
The
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for
Environmental Health (NCEH) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and
Disease Registry (ATSDR) in Atlanta, Georgia, are accepting applications
for their Graduate Environmental Health (GEH) Summer Program.
Over the course of the summer, students will be engaged in environmental health projects. They will be exposed to a broad overview of environmental health issues at the Federal level. Students will have the opportunity to participate in a number of activities during the internship to include reading and helping to guide weekly journal club discussions, attending and participating in weekly subject matter expert (SME) briefings, attending and participating in weekly field trip activities, preparing and presenting on assigned environmental health projects, participating in professional development trainings including career development, communication, leadership and inquiry and analysis. Students will be matched with a project supervisor based on their experience and skill set. Students will also have the opportunity to meet and collaborate with seasoned environmental health professionals and scientists during this internship. For examples of past GEH internship projects, please review at https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/summerinternships/experience.htm
Qualifications:
- Graduate student (enrolled in a Masters or Doctoral program) with an academic major or demonstrated concentration in environmental studies, environment, public health, physical, biological, chemical, medical, and/or social sciences.
- Students enrolled in a doctoral-level clinical degree program (such as MD/DD, DVM, DDS, Pharm D) will also be considered.
- Students who will graduate in Spring 2017 are not eligible.
- Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
Ideal
candidates would have extra-curricular activities or volunteer work
that is related to the field of environmental health or the environment,
including holding positions of leadership in these organizations or
activities. Students should have a passion for the environment and an
eagerness to learn about the environment's link to human health.
For complete eligibility information and instructions to apply, please visit https://www.zintellect.com/Posting/details/2775; ORISE Posting Number: CDC-NCEH-2017-0021. For any additional information, please contact Marilyn Duffoo, myr4@cdc.gov. Application deadline February 3, 2017.
ORAU
University Partnerships Office
ORAU provides innovative scientific and
technical solutions to advance research and education, protect public
health and the environment, and strengthen national security. Through
specialized teams of experts, unique laboratory capabilities and access
to a consortium of more than 100 major Ph.D.-granting institutions, ORAU
works with federal, state, local and commercial customers to advance
national priorities and serve the public interest. A 501(c)(3) nonprofit
corporation and federal contractor, ORAU manages the Oak Ridge
Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) for the U.S. Department of
Energy (DOE).
