Urban Health Policy Fellow
This is a two-year paid fellowship in Urban Health Policy. Urban Health Policy Fellows will work on priority health issues that the City is facing. Examples include opioid addiction and overdose, smoking, obesity, HIV, lead poisoning, childhood asthma, and innovative use of electronic health record data. Fellows will work on teams addressing issues such as these, and will be assigned specific projects that help the agency understand the problem, engage with stakeholders, develop policy solutions, recruit support for interventions, and/or implement policies.
To ensure that the experience is broad, Fellows will rotate among different Divisions in the health department over the two-year program. In addition, Fellows will learn about the entire agency by attending management meetings and participating in small-group sessions with internal and external public health experts. The Fellows will also benefit from the mentorship of Urban Health Policy Fellows who are in their second year of fellowship.
Essential Functions
Urban Health Policy Fellows will work directly with senior leaders of one of the nation’s most innovative health departments on high priority projects, while receiving on-the-job training in public health policy development.
Qualifications
Completion of a bachelor’s degree program at an accredited college or university in Public Health, Global Health, or Community Health within the last two years (or before July 1, 2020).
Competencies, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Demonstrate interest in public health topics.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Ability to contribute and coordinate work in a team
- Ability to learn quickly and take initiative on individual projects
- Strong attention to detail
- Proficiency in data analysis, including basic concepts in epidemiology and statistics
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office software (Word, PowerPoint, Excel); previous use of analytical software like SAS a plus
Additional Information
Salary: $40,000
The application deadline is Friday, February 28, 2020.
To apply, submit the following with your application:
- A cover letter describing why you are interested in the fellowship;
- A resume that summarizes your educational experience, your work experience, and your skills with data analysis;
- A 3-5 page sample of your writing (for example, a paper that you wrote for a class assignment or an article that you wrote for a school publication);
- An undergraduate transcript (unofficial is fine); and,
- The names and contact information for two persons who can serve as references, one of whom is a faculty member and one of whom served as a supervisor for a work or internship experience.