ASPR Internships: The Pathways Programs

ASPR’s hands-on internship programs for students and recent graduates offer a unique experience in many of the career fields related to public health emergency preparedness, response, and recovery.

From managing the business side of preparedness to working with programs developing the next generation of medical countermeasures, ASPR internship programs provide a one-of-a-kind opportunity to gain real-world experience.

Open Opportunities

Application Deadline: December 17, 2021
Term: Spring Semester
Position Type: Student Internships
How to apply? Interested students should send their cover letter and resumes to ASPRtalentacquisition@hhs.gov.

Geospatial Integration, Analysis and Visualization (GIAV) Branch & Information Management

Introduction

The Geospatial Integration, Analysis and Visualization (GIAV) Branch, within the Office of Security, Intelligence, and Information Management, is currently accepting resumes for unpaid student internship opportunities. The interns have exposure to many areas of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Depending on the COVID-19 situation at the time of the internship, this position may be partially or fully remote. This is an exciting opportunity for current students interested in public health preparedness and response. For more information about ASPR please visit www.phe.gov.

Position Description

The student interns will work directly within the Geospatial Integration, Analysis, and Visualization (GIAV) branch to assist in the management of the GeoHEALTH data and symbology. Student interns will also be exposed to a variety of standards and assess when to apply them based on the specific data or ASPR requirements. The internship schedule is flexible and will be determined based on the selected student’s course schedule and/or requirements set by their program of study.

Who should apply?

This internship would benefit a current master’s level graduate student interested in the use of geographic information systems and geospatial analysis in emergency management, or public health. This opportunity may also be suitable for a junior/senior level undergraduate public health student.

Required Skills
Experience with Esri ArcPro and Basic MS Office skills, MS Word, MS Excel

Internship Goals

Assist in the management of the content within GeoHEALTH/Geospatial Health System to ensure all metadata elements are current and all layers are properly stored and documented
Assist in the promotional use of Geospatial Health System using sites to external federal, state, local, territorial, and tribal health personnel
Improve upon map production/GeoHEALTH visualization and use of data
Enhance GeoHEALTH with custom mapping applications for specific user needs

Information Coordination and Reporting Branch

Introduction

The Information Coordination and Reporting (ICR) Branch, within the Office of Security, Intelligence, and Information Management, is currently accepting resumes for unpaid student internship opportunities. The interns have exposure to many areas of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Depending on the COVID-19 situation at the time of the internship, this position may be partially or fully remote. This is an exciting opportunity for current students interested in public health preparedness and response. For more information about ASPR please see the About ASPR section.

Position Description

The student interns will work directly with the Information Coordination and Reporting branch as a part of the Information Management Response Section and the Regional Information Management (RIM) Section. The internship schedule is flexible and will be determined based on the selected student’s course schedule and/or requirements set by their program of study.

Who should apply?

This internship would benefit a current master’s level graduate student (MPH/MSPH preferred) interested in project management, emergency management, or public health. This opportunity may also be suitable for a junior/senior level undergraduate public health student.

Required Skills

Organizational skills and good soft skills
Ability to analyze and synthesize information into meaningful content
Proficient in Microsoft Office products (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.)

Desired Skills

Good public speaking and the ability to facilitate/lead a meeting
Experience with Microsoft Teams
Experience with automation or process flows for simple tasks in a Microsoft environment
Knowledge or experience in facilitating and coordinating trainings

Potential Projects

Advise on data collection and reporting methods for team data; help to build a communication structure within Microsoft Teams
Observe team processes and make recommendations to formalize processes; assist with development of training materials
Build a searchable tool for data requirement elements in order to support disaster response
Observe flow of information into resource inbox and develop recommendations for more effective inbox cleaning and email management
Apply experience with automation or process flows to identify recurring tasks that could be streamlined
Assist with reviewing existing training materials and identify knowledge gaps

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ASPR Internships: The Pathways Programs

Open Opportunities

Geospatial Integration, Analysis and Visualization (GIAV) Branch & Information Management

Introduction

Position Description

Who should apply?

Internship Goals

Information Coordination and Reporting Branch

Introduction

Position Description

Who should apply?

Required Skills

Desired Skills

Potential Projects

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