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The Public Health Undergraduate Scholars Program (PHUSP) is an eight-week residential program at the University of Pittsburgh designed to encourage college students to consider careers in public health. The program focuses on health equity, maternal and child health, environmental justice, and climate and health.  PHUSP offers internship placements, classroom instruction, group activities and mentorship to provide students with opportunities for growth, education and awareness of the role public health professionals play in supporting safe and healthy communities. The program's goal is to advance health equity by increasing public health workforce diversity.  Program dates for summer 2024 are June 10 to August 2, 2024. PHUSP scholars will participate in classroom-based and experiential learning opportunities at the University of Pittsburgh and in public health settings throughout the city. Scholars will also participate in a 2.5-day research poster showcase at the U.S....

Description The Western Organization of Resource Councils (WORC) is seeking an experienced campaigner and organizer to join our team. The campaign coordinator works with members and staff in the WORC network to plan and execute focused and effective regional and national campaigns focused on addressing impacts of oil and gas development on communities and the environment.  WORC’s Campaign Coordinators work at the intersection of policy, community organizing and advocacy. They work with our members to develop campaign strategies that advance our network’s priorities, center our members’ voices and experience, and build our collective power to win. The Campaign Coordinators are the bridge between our network’s state-based member groups and our national partners and coalitions.  The ideal candidate for this position has a demonstrated ability to build strong relationships, support and develop member leaders, use grassroots organizing to build community power, analyze...

Description The Western Organization of Resource Councils (WORC) is seeking an experienced community organizer to join our Leadership and Capacity Program Team. The ideal candidate for this position has a demonstrated ability to build strong relationships, develop local leaders, use grassroots organizing to build community power, understand issues impacting rural communities, and excellent communication skills. The Leadership and Capacity Program Coordinator position works to ensure the success of WORC’s member groups by designing and facilitating high quality trainings and workshops for members, leaders and staff within the network in addition to providing timely, targeted and effective consulting services and capacity building assistance to the WORC member groups.  We are looking for someone who has a solid foundation in community organizing, is passionate about developing the leadership of others, and is committed to building broad-based regional power in the West. The...

The Humanities Policy Fellowship provides an opportunity for recent PhDs with training in the humanities or humanistic social sciences to learn about a career in public policy and administration.   While in residence, the Humanities Policy Fellow serves as a full-time member of the staff, contributing to ongoing Academy projects in the   Humanities, Arts, and Culture   program area . Work for the fellow will include data analysis and interpretation for the   Humanities Indicators . which tracks and reports information about the health of the field, as well as development of new activities, including a forthcoming project on cultural institutions and their communities. Founded in 1780, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences honors excellence and convenes leaders from every field of human endeavor to examine new ideas, address issues of importance to the nation and the world, and work together “to cultivate every art and science which may tend to advance the interest,...