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, Filed Under: Research

Undergraduate Research Assistantships with the Prevention Research Lab – Spring 2022

Department of kinesiology-health-education

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 beginning Spring 22. Undergraduate research assistants (URAs) will work on one of two projects related to the marketing of unhealthy products (fast food, sugar sweetened beverages, and alcohol) during the COVID-19 pandemic. One project will audit the Twitter pages of leading companies that sell these products (e.g., McDonalds, Coca-Cola, Bacardi) with an aim of documenting how social media marketing tactics adapted to the pandemic. Another project will examine television commercials for these products, with the aim of describing how commercial marketing for unhealthy products has changed throughout  the pandemic.

Additional research opportunities such as literature searching, transcribing, and data summaries may be available.

REQUIREMENTS:

Ability to commit approximately ten hours of work per week during the Spring 2022 semester.

Research lab will still be working remotely so ability to work from home. Attendance at virtual lab meetings encouraged but not required if schedule prohibits.

Prior research experience is a plus but not necessary.

Applicants who are able to commit to two semesters will be given priority. However, if you are graduating in Spring 2022, you will still be considered.

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, please complete the Undergraduate Research Application found online. Please submit a completed application, along with your résumé, to Jacob Thomas at Jacob.Thomas@utexas.edu.

, Filed Under: Internship

Fieldwork Internships with Brighter Bites – Spring 22

About Brighter Bites

Brighter Bites is a nonprofit that creates communities of health through fresh food with the goal of changing behavior among children and their families to prevent obesity and achieve long-term health. Brighter Bites is an evidence-based, multi-component elementary school, preschool, and summer camp program that provides reliable access to fruits and vegetables, nutrition education, and consistent exposure to recipes and messages that feature fresh food.

Since 2012, Brighter Bites has provided more than 19 million pounds of produce and 100,000s of nutrition education materials to more than 53,000 families and teachers in Houston, Dallas, Austin, New York City, Washington D.C., and Southwest Florida.

More information can be found here!

Fieldwork Internship Overview

Brighter Bites offers fieldwork internships in our programming department to students and non-students interested in public health, nutrition, and nonprofit work. Fieldwork internships are ideal for anyone who wants to gain experience working with a public health nonprofit or students who only need to fulfill community fieldwork hours required by their school/program. Fieldwork interns are exposed to all components of Brighter Bites programming to gain a well-rounded understanding of how a public health community nutrition non-profit operates.

Programming fieldwork internships are offered in three cohorts – fall, spring, and summer (dates vary based on city). Applicants who can commit to the full school year (fall + spring cohorts) preferred, but candidates who can commit to only one semester are also encouraged to apply.

Position Description

  • Collaborates with Brighter Bites Program Director, Manager, Coordinators, and Associates in the field and office.
  • Completes Learning Objective reflections provided by manager by specified deadlines (10%).
  • Assists Program Coordinators and Associates with fieldwork (90%), including, but not limited to:
    • Working and communicating effectively with key site contacts, site volunteers, and
      families to create a friendly, fun, and health-conscious environment and to offer guidance and support for nutrition and culinary inquiries.
    • Participating in the bagging process, including setting up, bagging produce, monitoring volunteers, initiating and participating in clean-up efforts, delivering bags to teachers’ classrooms, and distributing bags and educational materials to parent and community volunteers.
    • Participating in the distribution process, including setting up, encouraging families to try the recipe sample, recording family participation on rosters, distributing nutrition education materials and produce to families, playing educational games with children, administering surveys to parents/guardians, and helping families to their cars.
    • Motivating site staff, volunteers, and families to engage with Brighter Bites staff.
    • Assisting Brighter Bites staff with preparation of weekly food samples, teaching student nutrition lessons, nutrition material development, and fieldwork photography as needed.
  • Assists team with other small projects on an as-needed basis.

Requirements

  • Commit to a minimum of 8 hrs/week Monday – Friday; mostly fieldwork.
  • Conversational Spanish language skills a plus.
  • Must be able to travel independently to office and school sites around city area.
  • Must be able to lift boxes/bags weighing up to 50 pounds each on a continuous basis.
    Displayed interest in nutrition education, public health, dietetics, food justice, culinary arts, and/or childhood obesity prevention.
  • A passion for sharing the power of fresh food with others, especially elementary-age children in an educational setting.
  • A positive and energetic attitude and initiative.
  • Exceptional customer service skills.
  • Basic culinary, math, and computer skills.

How to Apply

To apply, please fill out the Programming Internship Application at this link.

Brighter Bites & COVID-19

Safety is still a priority for us, so we are following local and CDC recommendations, including wearing masks, gloves, and practicing social distancing. We are committed to building healthy communities through fresh food, serving 18 Austin elementary schools by supporting their nutrition education and hosting free produce distributions.

, Filed Under: Internship

Internships with Well Aware – Spring 2022

Well Aware Nonprofit | LinkedIn

Well Aware currently offers an unpaid position of Office Intern. This internship handles miscellaneous tasks such as running errands, writing thank you notes, volunteering at events, and supporting general administration and office management.

Overview of Well Aware’s Internship program 

Well Aware’s internship program is designed to provide undergraduate and graduate students with a high-level educational experience in the day-to-day programs and operations of a small, lean nonprofit. Interns are encouraged to ask questions regarding implementation of clean water systems in Africa, community development, training and education in Well Aware’s project regions, development and fundraising work, and organization and administration of nonprofit management.

Interns will be assigned a supervisor that will oversee and guide their experience.

Other responsibilities may include:

  • Writing thank you notes to donors
  • Various office tasks which may sometimes include errands
  • Maintaining donor and grant databases and files, including calendaring deadlines, logging donations, generating and sending donor acknowledgements, logging donor appreciation efforts
  • Supporting staff with logistics associated with special events, including assisting with the creation of invitation list, all logistics, soliciting sponsors, communicating with venue and vendors
  • Attending/Volunteering at special events

Ideal Candidates Must:

  • Be responsible, flexible, hard-working, ethical, and committed to the mission of Well Aware
  • Possess a high level of organizational skills and be detail oriented
  • Possess solid oral and written communication skills
  • Be skilled at a variety of computer skills, e.g., Google Drive, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Adobe Acrobat
  • Be able to operate standard office equipment
  • Able to handle multiple task at one time
  • Possess an interest in a nonprofit career
  • Available for at least 10 hours a week

How to apply?

Send your resume, availability and motivation statement to our office manager,

Amy Prewitt – amy@wellawareworld.org

Well Aware currently offers an unpaid position of Social Media Intern. You will be devoted to all of our media channels (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, etc.); this includes assisting in content creation, post scheduling, message responses, and staying up to date on best practices. Social Media Intern must be available a minimum of 10 hours per week.

Overview of Well Aware’s Internship program:

Well Aware’s internship program is designed to provide undergraduate and graduate students with a high-level educational experience in the day-to-day programs and operations of a small, lean nonprofit. Interns are encouraged to ask questions regarding implementation of clean water systems in Africa, community development, training and education in Well Aware’s project regions, development and fundraising work, and organization and administration of nonprofit management.

Interns will be assigned a supervisor that will oversee and guide their experience.

Other responsibilities may include:

  • Conducting prospect research on individual, foundation, and corporate donors
  • Maintaining donor and grant databases and files, including calendaring deadlines, logging donations, generating and sending donor acknowledgements, logging donor appreciation efforts
  • Supporting staff with logistics associated with special events, including assisting with the creation of invitation list, all logistics, soliciting sponsors, communicating with venue and vendors
  • Attending/Volunteering at special events
  • Tracking and evaluating all development efforts
  • Working with Board of Directors Development Committee to implement development strategies

Ideal Candidates Must:

  • Be responsible, flexible, hard‐working, ethical, and committed to the mission of Well Aware
  • Possess a high level of organizational skills and be detail oriented
  • Possess solid oral and written communication skills
  • Be skilled at a variety of computer skills, e.g., Google Drive, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Adobe Acrobat
  • Be able to operate standard office equipment
  • Able to handle multiple tasks at one time
  • Possess an interest in a nonprofit career ‐ particularly development and fundraising

How to apply?

Send your resume, availability and motivation statement to our office manager,

Amy Prewitt – amy@wellawareworld.org