YOFE Graduate Intern Position Description
The CUNY Urban Food Policy Institute seeks a Graduate Student in nutrition for a field placement or independent study project community health  to assist the East Harlem Youth Food Educators Program (YOFE) for 10-15 hours a week during the Fall 2016 semester. YOFE trains youths to develop and launch community-based counter-marketing campaigns on unhealthy food. The candidate will assist YOFE participants in creatively expanding their counter-marketing campaigns on unhealthy foods, aid in curriculum expansion and program planning, and evaluation of YOFE.  This is a great opportunity for a Graduate Student enrolled in a Public Health program or related field that has interest in community health, food justice, community nutrition or youth programming.
Qualifications and Skills:

*        Must have completed first year in a Master's level graduate program

*        Must be detail-oriented, a self-starter, organized, have great time-management, and communication skills

*        Must have availability some weekday afternoons from 3-7 pm

*        Familiarity with social media, campaign development, youth development,  community public health, food justice, nutrition education in low-income communities, and/or working with youth highly desirable
To apply, please send resume and cover letter to Charita Johnson at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> by September 6, 2016.

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Nicholas Freudenberg
Distinguished Professor of Public Health
City University of New York School of Public Health and Health Policy
55 West 125th Street
New York, NY 10027
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