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, Filed Under: Research

Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas Summer Program

Do you like to think outside of the box?

We want to get you interested in innovative cancer prevention research as a career.

Who should apply?

Undergraduate students from colleges and universities in Texas and across the US are welcome.. You don’t have to be majoring in one of the biological sciences. Participants from previous years have majored in everything from neuroscience to physics, sociology to kinesiology, not to mention economics and math.

What’s innovative about the program?

The Summer Undergraduate Cancer Research Program lets selected undergraduates experience doing innovative cancer prevention research, working with faculty and postdocs in a number of fields.

(And you get paid—this is not an internship).

Stipend

You will receive $5,000 for 10 weeks or $4,000 for eight weeks (40 hours per week, no benefits) at 100 percent time.

About CPRIT

The program is generously funded by a training grant from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT), a program created in 2007 as part of a voter-approved constitutional amendment authorizing the state to issue $3 billion in bonds to fund groundbreaking cancer research and prevention programs and services in Texas.

You can find out more about CPRIT at their website:

http://www.cprit.state.tx.us/

What will you be doing?

Training and practical experience in methods of cancer prevention and control research through work with established investigators and research staff from the UTHealth School of Public Health and the UTHealth School of Biomedical Informatics. You’ll spend 40 hours a week working with some of the best minds at UTHealth.

You have the opportunity to choose your preference from one of the following training sites:

In addition to the exciting research you will get to be a part of, participants attend seminars and are guided through innovation exercises.

Students in previous years have not only gotten to do hands-on research, but also co-authored papers about the results.

How to Apply

Click here for the application.

Deadline: Friday, March 20, 2015 (noon, CST)

Semi-final applicants will be notified on March, 20, 2015

Trainee start date and sign-up (on-site): June 1, 2015

Questions?

If you have additional questions or would like more information about CPRIT Summer Undergraduate Research, please contact:

Patricia Dolan Mullen, Dr.P.H.
Division of Health Promotion & Behavioral Sciences
7000 Fannin Street
Suite 2522
Houston, TX 77030
Phone 713-500-9617
Email: CPRITsummer@uth.tmc.edu

 

, Filed Under: Internship

Texas Governor’s summer 2015 Fellowship Program

The Office of the Governor is seeking current students or recent graduates to participate our summer Fellowship program. Fellows are assigned to various divisions and work closely with the governor’s staff. The program will provide students with experience working in an office environment while enhancing student’s understanding of public service in various line of work.

PRIMARY DUTIES:

  • Performing support work for division program areas
  • Providing project assistance
  • Conducting research as requested for various projects
  • Preparing correspondence, reports, studies, forms and documents
  • May research, compose, design, or edit agency publications, forms manuals and charts
  • Assisting with special projects

Fellowships may be available in the following offices:

  • Governor’s Appointment Office
  • Budget, Planning and Policy
  • Committee on People with Disabilities
  • Criminal Justice
  • Economic Development and Tourism
    • Marketing
    • Finance
    • Small Business
    • Business Research
    • International Business
    • Women’s Commission
    • Texas Military Preparedness Commission
  • Governor’s Mansion
  • Human Resources
  • Legislative Office
  • Press Office
  • Scheduling Office

QUALIFICATIONS:

Fellowships are unpaid and available to both college students and recent graduates (within 1 year of graduation).

HOW TO APPLY:

Summer session is held from June 1 – August 31 (Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Interested students are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. Division placements are dependent upon availability.)

Interested students must submit a Texas Governor’s Fellowship application and resume to Human Resources.

Applications can be:

  1. Mailed to:

Texas Governor’s Office

Attn: Human Resources

P.O. Box 12428
Austin, Texas 78711

2. Dropped Off at:

State Insurance Building
1100 San Jacinto
Austin, TX 78701

3. Faxed to: (512) 463-8464

4. Emailed to:

humanresources [at] gov.texas.gov
(replace [at] with an @ sign)

Applications can be downloaded from http://gov.texas.gov/employment/fellowships.

For questions please contact:

Kelly Griffin, PHR

Sr. HR Generalist

Kelly.griffin@gov.texas.gov

512-463-6244

, Filed Under: Internship

Internships available at WeViva

WeViva (www.weviva.org) is a non-profit organization in Austin, with a mission to provide accessible and affordable fitness and nutrition classes to people in low-income communities. We target adults (mainly Hispanic women) and bring all classes on-site and completely free to her. WeViva is seeking interns to help with the following tasks:

1) Program Management Tasks:

Attend all fitness and nutrition classes at various partner organizations in Austin. Classes are in apartments, community centers, and schools. Maintain attendance sheets and waivers as well as create reports on participation rates. Assist with childcare if deemed necessary.

Times for this internship are mainly in the evening hours (between 6-8pm). Classes are primarily in East and South Austin, and occasionally in North Austin.

2) WeViva General Operations Tasks:

Help the Executive Director with research, grant writing, participation database, communications outlets and avenues. Times are mainly 10a-5pm

All interns would also get exposure to: social marketing tools, grant searching and writing, basic office tasks, attending health fairs, farmers markets, events related to health/fitness/nutrition.

The intern needs to have the following qualifications:

  • Interest in helping low-income populations
  • Interest in health, wellness, nutrition, fitness
  • Must have own computer and regular internet access
  • Ability to work from home
  • Ability to drive to locations that are hosting the fitness and nutrition classes.
  • An understanding of a small start-up non-profit environment
  • Bilingual in Spanish is a plus

Total time/week varies depending on internship role. Available internship credit hours through university program; intern required to setup credit hours and WeViva will complete any necessary paperwork.

Stipend is available for travel.

If interested, please send a cover letter and resume to:

Carolyn Haney, LMSW

Founder/Executive Director

Carolyn@weviva.org

512-608-8872