Organization Name:  Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists 

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 a Program Analyst, the intern will be responsible for supporting a variety of CSTE’s Workforce development and training and education activities which support applied epidemiologists in the field.  

Areas of work will include implementing and facilitating online communities of practice, developing newsletters, supporting online training series, dissemination of updated competencies, assisting with curriculum development and implementation, program planning and evaluation, scientific writing, developing capacity assessments, and other training and workforce development activities.  Other topics may relate to 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:

• Manage the Early Career Professionals Subcommittee (e.g., creating monthly newsletters for the CSTE Mentorship program, monitoring community page)
• Support the dissemination of the updated Applied Epidemiology Competencies (e.g., developing promotional materials, job descriptions and career ladders) 
• Promote and facilitate educational and networking opportunities
• Support the CSTE LEAD program (e.g., creating newsletters, curriculum updates, facilitating community discussion, program evaluation)
• Use scientific writing skills to describe and summarize workforce projects
• Support the design, fielding and analysis of epidemiology workforce data 
• Conduct program evaluation
• Support CSTE webinars and training activities (virtual and in-person) 
• Support CSTE workforce development programs, including assisting with recruiting and application processes
• Participate 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
• Works well with others
• 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

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.