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
- Clinical Case Manager (Grant Funded) at City of Austin
- Emergency Management Specialist at U.S. Department of the Interior - Indian Affairs
- Senior Data Engineer at CenterPoint Energy
- Residential Monitoring Supervisor at Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
- HR Tech Consultant (Human Resource Consultant Assistant 2) at Washington State Department of Ecology
- Air Pollution Specialist at California Air Resources Board
- 5558 - Lead Child Care Health Consultant at Pima County Government
- District Wildlife Manager at Colorado Parks and Wildlife
- Senior Regulatory Analyst - JC-393237 at California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)
- Environmental Compliance/Regulatory Specialist (209768) at Kansas Department of Health & Environment
Available Internships & Fellowships
- USGS Postdoctoral Fellowship in Climate Data Analysis at Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
- CDC Epidemiology Fellowship for the Surveillance and Analytics Team/Surveillance and Prevention Branch at Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
- CDC Research Associate Fellowship: Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention at Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
- CDC Global Immunization Safety Team (GIST) Fellowship at Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
- Wildlife Meds Help Intern at Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota
- CDC Global Tobacco Control Research, Evaluation, and Translation Fellowship at Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
- Climate Corps Fellow at Environmental Defense Fund
- Emerging Scholars Fellowship at Active Minds
- Health Safety & Environment Intern at Syngenta
- ClubHALO Intern at HALO Foundation
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.