Pay Grade: Intern

The Georgia Department of Public Health is the lead agency entrusted by the people of the state of Georgia with the ultimate responsibility for the health of communities and the entire population.

The agency is seeking qualified candidates to fill the intern candidate pool for the position of Epidemiology Intern The Intern candidate pool will be used to fill future Intern vacancies.

The Epidemiology Intern will assist in data collection, data analysis, generation of quarterly & annual reports, trends report and follow-up to correct identified data anomalies or errors.

This Intern position is 20 hours/week or less (part-time) for a period of 3- 9 months. The Intern position can be used to satisfy college credit or practicum hours.

• Collect and compile program data.
• Compile the Quarterly and Annual Reports.
• Compile an annual trends report of program goals and objectives.
• Collect data from various data sources.
• Conduct data mining, coding, and de-duplicating.
• Analyze data to assess data quality, completeness and timeliness.
• Follow-up with sources to address identified data issues or anomalies.
• Present data findings to various audiences (e.g. lay audience, program staff, leadership staff, Epi-staff) during meetings and conferences.
• Develop program reports and fact sheets.
• Perform computer runs using a statistical package preferably SAS or STATA to generate frequency tables.

Current College Student (Undergraduate or Graduate) majoring in Public Health or a closely related field or Recent Graduate. Completion of coursework in Epidemiology.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Microsoft Excel experience to produce charts.
• Experience with statistical software, preferably SAS or STATA to analyze data.
• Interested in working in a state or county public health agencies.
• Experience presenting data to various audiences.

The Internship will be located in Downtown Atlanta at the Georgia Department of Public Health.

Internship positions allow flexible work schedules and the opportunity to work remotely, if available.

A Student Affiliation Agreement is required with a College or University to provide credit or practicum hours.

Information
The candidate selected for this position may be subject to a criminal background check.

If you require accommodations under the American Disability Act (ADA), email request by the closing date of this announcement to: DPH-HR@dph.ga.gov.

DPH is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Due to the volume of applications received, we are unable to provide information on application status by phone or e-mail. All qualified applicants will be considered, but may not necessarily receive an interview. Selected applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for next steps in the selection process. Applicants who are not selected will not receive notification.

This position is subject to close at any time once a satisfactory applicant pool has been identified.