Summary
Date Posted: Friday, October 29, 2021 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Intern - Respiratory Diseases

Position Summary
APHL seeks a highly motivated intern for work with the Infectious Disease program. The Intern within the Infectious Diseases (ID) Program will be responsible for providing administrative and coordination support to the Infectious Diseases team, as well as for working with an assigned staff mentor to pursue independent, short-term projects focused on Respiratory Diseases. The first project is a global health laboratory capacity building project and the second is focused on training new laboratory staff on quality practices for influenza and respiratory pathogen testing. The intern will handle multiple assignments, both in a support role as well as independently.

The Respiratory Diseases Intern must display excellent customer service skills and will have frequent communication with other programs at APHL, members, and partner organizations. This position reports to the Senior Specialist, Respiratory Diseases.

Duties & Responsibilities
RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
1. Primary Projects
The Intern will be assigned two primary projects for the duration of their internship, focused on advancing and promoting the public health laboratory’s role in respiratory disease detection and prevention.

Project 1: Developing an International Laboratory Equipment Maintenance Training Program
Specific duties assigned to the intern in association with this project will be defined at the start of the internship based on the individual’s skills and abilities. The project may include:

• Assisting with the development and deployment of a needs assessment for international influenza testing laboratories in Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean regions.
• Compiling and analyzing results and feedback from the needs assessment.
• Researching and compiling resources for curriculum development.
• Coordinating strategic planning calls.
• Coordinating with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), World Health Organization (WHO) and other external partners to identify and develop a model for an international laboratory equipment maintenance training program.

Project 2: Supporting the Development of a Virology Quality Assurance Training
The second project will involve assisting with the development of a curriculum for quality management for influenza and respiratory pathogen testing for public health laboratory virology staff in coordination with the APHL Infectious Respiratory Pathogens subcommittee and APHL’s Quality Systems and Analytics Department. This project may include:

• Researching and collating existing training materials.
• Coordinating planning calls.
• Developing agendas.
• Creating promotional materials.
• Coordinating pilot webinars.

2. Administrative Support
The Intern also provides day-to-day administrative and organizational support for the Respiratory Diseases team. This includes:

• Scheduling and coordinating meetings, conference calls, online meetings and webinars, notifying the participants and sending out the agendas.
• Recording minutes and notes from meetings and calls and making them available to program staff and participants in a timely fashion.
• Posting, organizing, and maintaining electronic files.
• Preparing correspondence, reports, presentations, graphics, etc.
• Formatting or editing documents.
• Posting information to listservs and websites.
• Working with APHL staff on other duties as assigned, with the purpose of acclimating oneself with the coordination aspects of non-profit program management.

INTERNSHIP TERMS:
The internship opportunity ideally runs from January 2022 through September 2022, with flexibility depending on incumbent’s availability. This position is part time up to 20 hours per week.

Employment Standards- Education and Experience
• The successful internship candidate must have completed high school or equivalent level of education and have a minimum of two years of experience or undergraduate education. Student currently pursuing a master’s degree in public health or life science preferred.
• Strong desire to learn about respiratory diseases and the role of the public health system in detection and prevention of these diseases.

Knowledge
• Knowledge of microbiology and/or molecular laboratory science preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite including, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

Skills
• Project and time management skills with ability to track and maintain progress toward project deadlines and objectives.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Well-organized and detail-oriented.
• Excellent customer relations skills.
• Proficient in typing and word processing, proofreading, and reading comprehension.

Abilities
• Team player with ability to be flexible.
• Capable of handling multiple priorities.
• Engage with staff and members in a professional manner.
• Takes initiative to effectively coordinate and complete projects in a timely manner.
Special Requirements
All offers of employment are contingent on the candidate showing proof of being fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Individuals with medical issues or religious beliefs and/or practices that prevent them from getting the vaccine may request an exemption from the vaccine requirement.

Work Environment
Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee could be exposed to outdoor weather conditions prevalent at the time. The noise level in the work environment may vary from light to moderate depending on the location.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a colleague to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the colleague is required to sit for long periods at a time; type using a computer keyboard; visually read information off of a computer monitor; talk, hear, and orally communicate information over the telephone. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision and color vision and the ability to adjust focus.
Criteria for Evaluation
Performance evaluation will be based on the abilities in meeting the criteria outlined herein.
Reports To
Senior Specialist, Respiratory Diseases

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months:

Level of Education:

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