Dear Colleagues,


We are excited to announce that Human Impact Partners (HIP) is now accepting applications for our Health and Equity Fellowship program. From June 2014 - May of 2015, HIP will host one Fellow focused on building their leadership skills in the fields of Health Impact Assessment (HIA) and Health in All Policies (HiAP). The Fellow will be selected with the goals of increasing the racial and ethnic diversity of HIA and HiAP practitioners, and building the expertise of communities that are underrepresented in decision-making processes. The full-time Fellow will be provided with ongoing training and mentorship, and will have the opportunity to propose and conduct a project that will contribute to advancing the consideration of health and equity in decision-making.  The HIP Fellow will also participate in the conduct of one of HIP's HIA or Health in All Policies projects.

More details and instructions on how to apply can be found at:
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Specifically, we seek a talented, self-motivated individual who is committed to health and equity for all. The following are additional qualifications we seek:

Required qualifications:
- Completion of a master's degree;
- At least 2 years of relevant job experience;
- Strong research skills; and
- Strong writing skills.

Fellowship applicants should also demonstrate:
- A commitment to addressing issues of health and equity;
- Interest in a career that aims to focus on addressing health and equity;
- Sustained engagement with communities that are underrepresented in decision-making processes;
- The ability to work well with diverse groups; and
- Strong personal initiative and motivation.

Additional experience that would be an asset for this position:
- Experience conducting participatory research and working with communities;
- Community organizing; and
- In addition to English language fluency, mastery of at least one additional language commonly spoken in the U.S.

Please post far and wide and thanks for your help with this!
Best,
Lili

Lili Farhang
Co-Director
Human Impact Partners
Office: 510.452.9442 x101
Cell: 646.456.5585
304 12th Street, #3B
Oakland, CA 94607
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