Job and Internship Listings
Search Available Jobs and Internships on Handshake
The University of Iowa provides students with an impressive job search platform with Handshake. Students can log in with their HawkID and password to view public health-specific jobs, internships, fellowships, and on-campus experiences from over 500,000 employers.
Available Public Health Jobs
- Environmental Specialist (216911) at Kansas Department of Health & Environment
- Wildlife Damage Specialist at South Dakota State Government
- Child Protection Worker 25-03251 at Iowa Department of Health and Human Services
- Water Rights Caseworker (Natural Resource Specialist 2) at Oregon Water Resources Department
- Social Worker II at Illinois Department of Human Services
- Hearing and Speech Specialist at Illinois Department of Human Services
- Public Water Supply Capacity Development (216846) at Kansas Department of Health & Environment
- Environmental Programs Specialist at Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality
- Child Welfare Specialist at Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
- Full-Time Case Worker/Social Worker - Adult Protective Services at Dunn County WI
Available Internships & Fellowships
- Information Management Intern at The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (Official)
- Food Rescue Fellow at California Climate Action Corps
- Habitat Restoration Fellow at California Climate Action Corps
- Food Recovery Fellow at California Climate Action Corps
- Marine Biologist - Alaska at A.I.S., Inc.
- Community Empowerment Fellow at California Climate Action Corps
- Climate Action Fellow at California Climate Action Corps
- Outdoor Environmental Educator at California Climate Action Corps
- Sustainability Project Coordinator at California Climate Action Corps
- Zero Waste Fellow at California Climate Action Corps
Suggested Search Terms for Public Health Jobs and Internships
These search terms are an example of words and phrases commonly used to denote public health positions on job posting sites such as Handshake. The following lists are not intended to be exclusive and students are encouraged to look for additional terms that describe their specific career interests.
Community and Population Health Positions
- Behavioral Science
- Child Wellness
- Community Outreach
- Community Relations
- Community/Public Services
- Counseling
- Cultural Liaison
- Cultural Competency
- Food Security/Justice
- Health Advocate
- Health Communication
- Health Education/Teaching
- Health Equity
- Housing/Homeless Services
- Maternal Health
- Mental Health
- Nutrition
- Psychology
- Racial/Gender Equity
- Social Services
- Social Work
- Youth Health
Data Science Positions
- Actuary/Actuarial
- Big Data
- Bioinformatics
- Biostatistics
- Data Analyst/Analysis
- Data Operations
- Data Science
- Data Strategy
- Data Systems
- Health Evaluation
- Health Statistics/Data
- Information Science
- Informatics
Disease Positions
- Addiction
- Cancer
- CDC
- Chronic/Non-communicable Illness
- Disease/Health Surveillance
- Epidemiology
- HIV/AIDS
- Immunization
- Infectious Disease
- Smoking Prevention
- Tobacco Cessation
- Vaccine Outreach
Environmental Health Positions
- Agriculture
- Climate Change
- Conservation
- Environmental Science
- Farming
- Gardening
- Horticulture
- Land Steward
- Natural Resources
- Naturalist
- Outdoor
- Pollution
- Sustainability
- Water Sanitation (WASH)
- Wastewater Treatment
Healthcare Administration Positions
- Case Management
- Clinic Management
- Healthcare Growth
- Healthcare Management
- Health Outcomes
- Hospital Finance
- Hospital Operations
- Long-term Care Administration
Injury and Occupational Health Positions
- Community Resilience
- Death Reporting
- Domestic Violence
- Emergency Management
- Gender Violence
- Industrial Hygiene
- Occupational Health
- OSHA
- Safety
- School Preparedness
- Surveillance
- Trauma Prevention
- Toxicology
- Worker Rights
Policy and Law Positions
- Case Management
- General Counsel
- Government Health
- Health Advocacy
- Health Economics
- Health Legislation
- Health Policy
- Human Rights
- Legal Advocate
- Legal Services
- Policy Analyst
- Public Interest Law
Job Search Checklist
Wondering where to start on your job search? Public health has created a suggested checklist for how to successfully prepare for a job search during school or after graduation.
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This bulletin will be sent regularly from the College of Public Health’s Career Services Office and aims to highlight a selection of current job openings in a variety of public health sectors. These emails will feature jobs for current students, post-docs, recent grads, and established career professionals. It is intended to highlight a select few jobs and is not a comprehensive listing of available public health positions.