Global Health Fellows Program II Applications open from Jan. 6th-20th, get your online profile started early!

in Fellowships, Practicums/Internships
January 2nd, 2014

Get ready now for Summer 2014!

The Global Health Fellows Program II is pleased to announce its upcoming Summer 2014 internships with the US Agency for International Development (USAID) in Washington, DC.

Work with the largest development agency in the world

USAID is home to a wide range of world-renown global health experts working on projects of international scope and importance. Here’s your opportunity to contribute your skills to specific activities in one of the offices in USAID’s Bureau for Global Health and other USAID bureaus. Internships will be based in several offices including the Office of the Assistant Administrator, Office of HIV/AIDS, Office of Population and Reproductive Health, and Office of Health, Infectious Diseases and Nutrition.

These compensated internships will not only provide you a unique opportunity to gain practical experience in the field of global health, you’ll be at the center of some of the most important and interesting work being done today. All internships require US citizenship or permanent resident status.

Technical areas include:

Infectious diseases: HIV/AIDS, TB, Malaria Maternal and child health Reproductive health Nutrition Commodities security and logistics Youth programming Demography

A variety of competitive positions are available. While most are at the graduate level, some positions are also open to undergraduate students who meet certain criteria, as well as some that will be challenging for PhD candidates. We are interested in people from a broad range of disciplines including:

Public health Social work Education International relations/development Supply chain management Medicine Nutrition Commodities security and logistics Youth programming Demography

Start the process now!

The application period will run from January 6-20, 2014, but you can get a head start by completing your online profile now and by answering the general essay questions which are up on the website. Please note that as we review your application materials, the answers to the essays will carry considerable weight. We strongly recommend that you give them some thought and develop compelling and relevant answers. There will also be an additional question related to the specific internship(s) that you apply for (you can apply for up to two) and that question will not be accessible until the open application period begins. Log on to www.ghfp.net to create your profile.

We anticipate approximately 30 openings in total. We’ll be sending out additional announcements as new scopes of work come online. Below you’ll see the positions that are already confirmed. All positions are in USAID/Washington:

Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Intern

Policy, Evaluation & Communication Division, Office of Population & Reproductive Health

Policy, Advocacy, Financing and Governance Intern

Policy, Evaluation, and Communication Division, Office of Population and Reproductive Health

Children in Adversity Outreach Intern

Center for Excellence on Children in Adversity, Office of the Assistant Administrator

Global Fund Intern

Tuberculosis (TB) Team, Office of Health, Infectious Diseases and Nutrition

Health Financing Intern

Tuberculosis (TB) Team, Office of Health, Infectious Diseases and Nutrition

Laboratory Strengthening Intern

Tuberculosis (TB) Team, Office of Health, Infectious Diseases and Nutrition

PRH Communications Intern

Office of Population and Reproductive Health

Health Communications Intern

Policy, Evaluation, and Communication Division, Office of Population and Reproductive Health

Public Affairs Communications Intern

Office of HIV/AIDS

Pediatric HIV Care and Treatment Intern