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Archives for November 2015

, Filed Under: Internship

Internship Opportunity with Model Healthy Campus

The Wellness Network and Dell Medical School’s Model Healthy Campus Initiative is recruiting interns for our pilot challenge for Spring 2016!

Interested applications should fill out the Internship Application by the deadline on Dec 1st 2015 by 11:59pm.

Model Healthy Campus is an initiative focused on two things: understanding what health means to UT Austin’s students, faculty, and staff and enabling collaboration at a huge scale to help us creatively address our health needs on campus.   Interns will learn design thinking and work with the Design Institute for Health to help refine, prototype, and assess the ideas for our Spring 2016 Challenge.  We are looking for enthusiastic people from all backgrounds and majors interested in collaborative teamwork.

You can learn more at the Model Healthy Campus Initiative website–  and join our mailing list.

, Filed Under: Internship

Spring Internships available with the Miracle Foundation

The Miracle Foundation is an Austin-based nonprofit focused on empowering orphans to reach their full potential. We transform the lives of orphan children by revolutionizing the way orphanages are run, funded and managed. The Miracle Foundation partners with existing orphanages to implement our proven and systematic method that turns struggling, institutional orphanages into stable, loving, nurturing homes where children can thrive and truly change the story of their lives.

Are you interested in acting globally – right here in Austin – this spring? We are always looking for enthusiastic and committed people to help us fulfill our mission of empowering orphans to reach their full potential. You can give your time, talents and experience at our busy and lively Austin headquarters and truly know what you do makes an impact on the other side of the world.

Intern responsibilities vary, but are generally in one of the following areas:

-Office Administration

-Development/Events

-Finance

-Marketing

-Process Documentation

-Programs

Interns should be able to give at least 10 hours/week of their time.

Our spring internship application deadline is coming up – Friday, December 18th. Apply today!

To learn more and apply, visit www.miraclefoundation.org/ways-to-help/give-your-time.

Link to application: Intern Application_Spring 2016_Final[1]

, Filed Under: Research

Research Opportunities with the Prevention Research Lab

The Prevention Research Lab is looking for undergraduate research assistants!

The Prevention Research Lab, led by Dr. Keryn E. Pasch in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, is searching for undergraduate research assistants for the Spring 2016 Semester. Undergraduate research assistants (URAs) will work on two projects, the Outdoor MEDIA II Study and the Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science on Youth and Young Adults. The Outdoor MEDIA II study uses objectively collected data to document outdoor food, beverage, alcohol, and tobacco advertising in the Travis County area. This project is in collaboration with sites in California, Minnesota, and Ohio. The Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science on Youth and Young Adults (TCORS) is comprised of three different University of Texas (UT) sites: the UT School of Public Health Austin Regional Campus, UT Austin, and UT MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, each of which hosts one of 3 funded research projects. Students will work on projects focused on the marketing of tobacco products to youth and young adults. Both Outdoor MEDIA II and TCORS projects will involve the coding of advertisements and support of ongoing data collection of advertising and student survey data. Additional research opportunities such as literature searching, transcribing, and data summaries may be available.

REQUIREMENTS:

A flexible spring schedule with at least a three hour block of time available.

Prior research experience is a plus but not necessary.

BENEFITS:

Hands-on experience with the research process, with an emphasis on the relationship between advertising and socio-economic disparities.

Bridging Disciplines, Nutrition, or other research credit offered if you qualify – please let us know if you are considering BDP credit or other research credit when you contact us.

If you are interested in joining the Prevention Research Lab as an undergraduate research assistant this spring, please complete the attached application and return, along with your résumé, to Ana Herrera (analauraherrera@utexas.edu).

Link to application: PRL_call for RAs_SPRING_2016_FINAL