Avis de stage : RTI International recrute un.e Stagiaire sur les environnements alimentaires en Californie, Etats-Unis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Overview

The RTI University Collaboration Office seeks a prospect for the Food Environments Internship within the Social, Statistical, & Environemntal Sciences (SSES) unit.

The internship will be in RTI’s Global Public Health Impact Center, which conducts research on global health security and maternal & child epidemiology and nutrition.

RTI is currently conducting personal food environment studies to assist in the design of market system and nutrition programs in 3 African countries and carrying out an evaluation of a food systems program aimed at improving nutrition.

Learning Objectives:

  • Develop and strengthen research skills, including the ability to critically review and synthesize scientific literature;
  • Gain experience in quantitative data analysis.

Responsibilities

  • Search and review web-based information sources;
  • Draft an annotated literature review on food environment research and evaluations;
  • Use Stata to reanalyze descriptive data from a food environment study;
  • Participate in conference calls with team members and stakeholders.

RTI’s Internship Program emphasizes experiential and mentored learning experiences, providing students and recent degree recipients an opportunity to apply their academic knowledge and skills in a meaningful and practical way. We are committed to developing the future workforce by encouraging interns to explore various career paths in a nonprofit research institute setting that values diversity and inclusion. Through this program, interns will be exposed to RTI’s open and educational culture; support RTI’s mission to improve the human condition; and build upon their career goals.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

  • Currently enrolled graduate student in public health with a nutrition and dietetics concentration;
  • Eligible to receive academic credit;
  • Experience using Stata statistical software;
  • Ability to conduct literature reviews;
  • Demonstrated oral and written communication skills and strong interpersonal skills.

Application process

Closing date : April 30th, 2023