Hours:  35 hours/week during the summer and approximately 20 hours/week during the school year, flexible daytime and evening hours from 9am-7pm. 

Start date:  May/June 2015, with preference for a candidate who would consider staying on for the entire 2015-2016 academic year.

Payscale: Based on individual qualifications.  

Location: NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, 42-09 28th Street, Long Island City, NY 11101 

Duties:  Successful candidates will assist foodborne disease epidemiologists with the following activities:

• Surveillance for Salmonella infections. Collection of case data from health care providers and interviewing case-patients about their illness and exposures;
• Outbreak investigations;
• Data entry, data management, data analysis, and/or miscellaneous projects;
• Assist with other disease investigations within the Bureau of Communicable Disease where necessary.

Essential qualifications: 

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
• Strong interest in infectious disease epidemiology;
• Currently enrolled in a graduate (MPH, MS or PhD) program in public health;
• Incoming students encouraged to apply.

Interested students should:

Submit a resume and cover letter to HaeNa Waechter (E-mail: [log in to unmask]) and also apply online through DOHMH ehire.  You can access the eHire by clicking the link below and searching for job ID#144098. 

https://a127-jobs.nyc.gov.