• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Texas A&M Forest Service
  • Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostics Laboratory
  • Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
  • Texas A&M AgriLife Research
  • Texas A&M College of Agrculture and Life Sciences
Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Entomology Job Board
  • Menu
  • Job Board
  • Job Board
  • Submit A Job
  • Job Posting Guidelines & FAQs
  • Department of Entomology

Summer Internship Opportunity Oklahoma City County Health Department and Southern Nazarene University

Agency
Oklahoma City County Health Department and Southern Nazarene University
Location
Oklahoma City, OK
Job Category
Center of Excellence Vector Biology Internships, Internships
Salary
$11/hr, plus a $700 monthly housing stipend
Last Date to Apply
March 26, 2020
Website
https://college.agrilife.org/entojobs/wp-content/uploads/sites/79/2020/03/OK1-Internship2020.pdf
Description
The CDC Western Gulf of Excellence for Vector-Borne disease is seeking applications for a student intern to work on a joint arboviral surveillance program between the Oklahoma City County Health Department (OCCHD) and Southern Nazarene University (SNU). The purpose of the Vector-Borne Disease Monitoring and Prevention program is to count and test vector mosquitoes for the presence of arboviruses. The program also focuses on mosquito control with larvicide applications, habitat remediations, and community education. OCCHD coordinates mosquito trapping efforts with several municipalities across the county and it is responsible for species identification and arboviral screening. This internship will provide students the opportunity to experience working in a county public health department and in a university research laboratory. Daily activities will include assisting with mosquito check-in, data entry, mosquito identification, molecular testing, and DNA sequencing. The selected student will also be expected to participate in ongoing community outreach events organized by SNU and OCCHD. The “GO OK” project works to collect mosquito data using the Mosquito Habitat Mapper feature of NASA’s GLOBE Observer mobile app. This ongoing pioneer work provides valuable observations of mosquito habitats in Oklahoma to the GLOBE Program. The geospatial dataset will be used to determine whether the presence of mosquito vectors is associated with environmental conditions in the surrounding landscape. Students will gain epidemiology experience and engage in community outreach activities through this program. This is an 11-week, paid internship that offers hands-on experience in vector-borne disease public health practice. The selected candidate will be compensated at $11/hr, plus a $700 monthly housing stipend. Interested applicants can send the completed application and CV to Caroline Weldon (caweldon@utmb.edu) by March 26th 2020.
Job Number
162
Contact Person
Caroline Weldon
Contact eMail
caweldon@utmb.edu
Bookmark the permalink.
← Summer Internship Opportunity University of Arkansas- Monticello and Arkansas Department of Health
Summer Internship Opportunity Oklahoma State University, University of Oklahoma, and Oklahoma City County Health Department →

For all job opportunities at Texas A&M AgriLife, visit https://agrilifeas.tamu.edu/hr/careers-employment/

Instructions for external applicants (Not currently employed by Texas A&M University System/Texas A&M AgriLife) are in left hand column. Instructions for internal applicants (currently employed by the Texas A&M University System/Texas A&M AgriLife) are in the right hand column.

Jobs By Category

  • Full Time Positions
  • Part Time Vacancies
  • Temporary / Seasonal Positions
  • Internships
  • Volunteer Openings
  • Graduate Assistanships
  • Undergraduate Assistantships
  • Post Doctoral Appointments
  • Fellowships & Scholarships
  • Faculty Appointments
  • Student Employment at TAMU
  • Training
  • Grants
  • Compact with Texans
  • Privacy and Security
  • Accessibility Policy
  • State Link Policy
  • Statewide Search
  • Veterans Benefits
  • Military Families
  • Risk, Fraud & Misconduct Hotline
  • Texas Homeland Security
  • Texas Veterans Portal
  • Equal Opportunity
  • Open Records/Public Information
Texas A&M University System Member