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Increasing Statistical Preparation in Research Education for Underrepresented Undergraduates

Increasing Statistical Preparation in Research Education for Underrepresented Undergraduates Details (INSPIRE U2) provides a learning pathway that will set underrepresented female students on a track towards advanced degrees and careers in statistical fields. Statistical analysis plays a significant role across the sciences and is arguably the most salient point of intersection among diverse disciplines; scientists constantly communicate information on varied topics through the common language of statistics. Application of statistical knowledge is broad, the field is advancing, and there is increased demand for rigor. It is important that underrepresented students, who may be initially less likely to pursue degrees in quantitative fields, not get left behind in the pursuit of advanced training in statistics. The aim of this project is to address this critical need by providing 24 underrepresented female students with statistical training in an exemplary summer program. Specifically, ap...

The Digital Frontiers Internships

The Digital Frontiers project is looking to hire two paid internships for the 2021 Winter/Spring semester. Digital Frontiers is a $75 million buy-in mechanism available to USAID Bureaus and Missions from 2017-2022. DAI implements the Digital Frontiers project, which works closely with USAID’s Innovation, Technology, and Research Hub in USAID’s Bureau for Development, Democracy, and Innovation (DDI/ITR), USAID missions, the private sector, and international and local development organizations to identify successful and sustainable digital development approaches and scale their impact globally. Digital Frontiers is seeking an intern to join our growing project team. This internship position is a great opportunity for students to build their project management skills while developing a strong professional network with a leading implementer of international development programs. In this position, Students will be expected to learn the ins-and-outs of our daily routines and procedures. The...

Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) Spring Internship

2021 TFAH Spring Internship Application Job Posting Details Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) is currently seeking motivated undergraduate students, graduate students, or recent graduates for our Spring 2021 internship program (January 2021 – April/May 2021). Headquartered in Washington, DC , TFAH is a non-profit, non-partisan public health policy, research, and advocacy organization that promotes optimal health for every person and community and makes the prevention of illness and injury a national priority. TFAH envisions a nation that values the health and well-being of all and where prevention and health equity are foundational to policymaking at all levels of society. Priority issue areas at TFAH include public health preparedness, obesity, health equity, substance misuse and suicide, public health funding, population health, and healthy aging – all with an overarching priority on advancing health equity and addressing the social and economic factors that can impact a person’s and...

Resolve to Save Lives Internships

Vital Strategies, headquartered in New York City, is an international public health organization that strengthens public health systems and addresses the world’s leading causes of illness, injury and death. We currently work in 73 countries, supporting data-driven decision making, advancing evidence-based public health policies and programs, and mounting strategic communication campaigns. Our programs are concentrated in low- and middle-income countries and cities in Africa, Latin America, Asia and the Pacific. Resolve to Save Lives is a global health initiative of Vital Strategies that since 2017 has been working closely with governments, international organizations, community organizations, academic and other partners in more than 40 countries to save millions of lives by reducing preventable deaths from cardiovascular disease and strengthening capacity to prevent, detect and respond to epidemic threats. For more information about us, visit: https://www.resolvetosavelives.org/; http...