- Agency
- Oklahoma State University, University of Oklahoma, and Oklahoma City County Health Department
- 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://entojobs.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/79/2020/03/OK2-Internship2020.pdf
- Description
- Tick-borne disease is an important issue in the southern Great Plains. In Oklahoma, basic knowledge is known regarding distribution of tick species and some of the major tick-transmitted pathogens that cause disease in humans and animals. However, there is a gap in the knowledge regarding tick and tick-borne pathogen risk in landscapes undergoing significant changes around urban areas. The Western Gulf Center of Excellence for Vector-Borne Diseases is seeking an intern to learn about public health in an actively engaged setting, get involved in tick-borne education initiatives, visit various stakeholders engaged in teaching and coordinating activities as well as learning about the organization of local to state public health work (“community of practice”). The selected intern will be to exposed to the depth of public health and how it works to engage in the health of populations in an urban setting. The second portion of the internship will take place with Oklahoma State and Oklahoma University under specific activities involving bi-weekly tick surveillance of a newly developed park (Scissortail) as well as the River Trail system in downtown OKC. The intern will gain experience in surveillance techniques including collection, processing, and identification of ticks. The intern will learn how data derived from routine vector surveillance factors into local and national aspects of public health. The selected candidate will gain experience in practical field-based skills, some data management skills, and a broader idea of how it fits into public health at a local and national level. 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 submit a completed application and CV to Caroline Weldon (caweldon@utmb.edu) by March 26th 2020.
- Job Number
- 163
- Contact Person
- Caroline Weldon
- Contact eMail
- caweldon@utmb.edu