The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) in Atlanta, Georgia, are accepting applications for their Collegiate Leaders in Environmental Health (CLEH) Summer Program.
Over the course of the summer, fellows will be exposed to a broad overview of environmental public health issues at the federal level. Fellows will participate in a comprehensive program including environmental health project assignments, interaction with federal officials and scientists, and visits to important environmental health sites in and around Atlanta. Other activities include “brown-bag” lunches with CDC staff, as well as attending lectures from prominent environmental health leaders in the Atlanta area. In addition, interns will be able to attend the many seminars offered by CDC during the summer. For examples of past CLEH internship projects, please review at https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/summerinternships/experience.htm.
Qualifications:
- Must be a currently enrolled full-time undergraduate who will be a junior or senior in Fall 2017. Students graduating in Spring 2017 are not eligible.
- Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
- Academic major or demonstrated coursework concentration in environmental studies; physical, biological, chemical and/or environmental health to also include emergency preparedness, environmental justice, sustainability, and/or global health environmental studies; environmental, physical, biological chemical and/or social sciences; applicants not majoring in one of these areas may be considered.
Ideal candidates would have extra-curricular activities or volunteer work that is related to the field of environmental health or the environment, including holding positions in these organizations or activities. Undergraduate students must show a dedication to environmental and/or health issues via their coursework or extracurricular activities.
For complete eligibility information and instructions to apply, please visit https://www.zintellect.com/Posting/details/2773; ORISE Posting Number CDC-NCEH-2017-0020. For any additional information, please contact Marilyn Duffoo, myr4@cdc.gov. Application deadline is January 27, 2017.