Organization Description:  For more than six decades, the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have worked together in partnership to improve the public’s health by supporting the efforts of epidemiologists working at the state, territorial, tribal and local to improve the public’s health through effective epidemiology and surveillance. More information can be found at www.cste.org. 

CSTE offers a hybrid workplace model with the National Office location in Atlanta, GA with a majority of staff located in that area. Most Atlanta-based staff work partly in the National Office and telework partly from an alternative worksite, such as their home. CSTE also supports a distributed remote workforce across the country. Telework and remote work may be appropriate for some but not all positions. See posting details for eligibility.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: CSTE is an all-encompassing diverse, and inclusive organization that works to address diversity, equity, and inclusion both internally as a workplace and externally as a membership-driven organization. CSTE Values are commitment to service, teamwork, excellence through integrity, and respect for all. 

Mandatory Vaccination Policy: CSTE has a mandatory vaccination policy requiring COVID-19 vaccination(s) for all employees to safeguard our employees as well as their families, guests, vendors, and the community at large from COVID-19 which can be reduced by vaccination. Detailed policy information provided to candidates at the interview. 

Position Description:    Under the general supervision of the Director of Educational Strategy, the intern will be responsible for supporting a variety of CSTE’s workforce development and training and education activities.  

Areas of work will include curriculum development and implementation, training assessment, learning management system administration, supporting continuing education processes, and evaluation. Other topics may relate to workforce development, infectious diseases, surveillance and informatics, and/or non-infectious diseases. 

Day-to-day work may include scheduling and participating in conference calls, taking notes, attending meetings or webinars, communicating with CSTE members and staff, literature reviews, data analysis, report writing, administrative tasks, meeting planning, and other duties as assigned.

PLEASE NOTE:  Internship projects are not thesis eligible.    

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support the development of online training for CSTE Staff
• Pilot training materials prior to publication. Topics could include epidemiology, leadership, project management, health equity, teamwork, or facilitation
• Document training development workflows and processes
• Support the administration of the learning management system at learn.cste.org
• Support continuing education accreditation application development for CSTE trainings and meetings
• Conduct and summarize evaluation activities for supported projects
• Support CSTE webinars and training activities (virtual and in-person) 
• Support CSTE workforce development programs, including assisting with recruiting and application processes
• Participating in and scheduling conference calls, taking notes, attending meetings
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications and Employment Requirements:

• Current graduate student in public health or a related field
• Knowledgeable with Excel and Outlook
• Demonstrated strong verbal and written communication skills (may be assessed through writing samples and/or reference checks)
• Must have strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Must be able to work in Atlanta, GA.

CSTE’s pay structure is established by grade with each position placed in a grade based on the level of difficulty, duties and responsibilities, knowledge and skill requirements, education and training, and qualifications. A new employee is usually hired at the minimum of the grade but commensurate with related job experience. See posting details for the grade salary range and anticipated hiring range.

Salary grade range: $ 15.00

Anticipated hiring range: $ 15.00

Position based in Atlanta, GA, and eligible for hybrid telework

This job specification should not be construed to imply that these requirements are the exclusive standards of the position.  Incumbents may be required to follow any other instructions, and to perform any other related duties, as may be required.  

This position is a grant-funded position that may be time limited in nature and contingent upon continued funding. All CSTE positions are at will, whether or not the grant under which employees are working has expired.

Closing Date: February 20, 2023? 

Expected Start Date:  March 2023

Web Address:  www.cste.org

How to Apply:  Submit CV/resume AND cover letter to https://workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.html?cid=e81ae9c7-e644-4610-b6d3-397907be3551&ccId=19000101_000001&type=JS&lang=en_US. The cover letter must address interest in the activities described above and should highlight any relevant skills, coursework, and expertise you have.