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Salary: $0.00 Annually
Location : Lawrenceville District Office
Job Type: Hourly
Job Number: 2025-1
Department: Health Protection
Division: Epidemiology
Opening Date: 06/24/2025
Closing Date: 7/1/2026 5:00 PM Eastern
FLSA: Non-Exempt
Pay Grade: APO
Job Information
GNR Public Health's Epidemiology Department is seeking qualified candidates to work and learn alongside our dynamic Epidemiology team. The Epidemiology Intern may assist in completing case interviews, requesting medical records for cases, sending letters to cases, performing data collection and data analysis, and assisting in creating various epidemiological reports. Interns may have the opportunity to work in the field participating in health hazard investigations, conducting on-site assessments and education sessions, assisting in field visits, etc. Travel reimbursement is not available for interns.
This Intern position will be 8-20 hours/week or less (part-time) for a period of 3 - 9 months. The unpaid intern position can be used to satisfy college credit or practicum hours.
Work Schedule (will be dependent on intern and preceptor capabilities)

• Days: Mondays - Fridays
• Time: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Job Site: GNR Health Department District Office - 2570 Riverside Parkway, Lawrenceville, GA 30046 (Please note that remote work is not available for this internship)
*Please ensure you have submitted a complete Resume, official/unofficial transcripts, & a list of three professional or academic references with your application to be considered for this opportunity.
Please note: Applications may be reviewed on an ongoing basis for Winter/Spring, Summer, and Fall semesters. You will be contacted via email with further instructions if your application is considered. Thank you!
Description of Duties
Job Responsibilities may include the following:

• Conduct enteric illness investigations
• Conduct food-borne illness complaint investigations
• Create Disease Health Profiles
• Assist Epidemiology team with organizing and filing Case Report Forms (CRFs)

• Compile program data
• Assist Perinatal Hepatitis B Epidemiologist with requesting medical records for Hepatitis B & Hepatitis C cases

• Assist Data Epidemiologist with data entry and data cleaning
• Assist Data Epidemiologist with various epidemiological reports

• Assist Epidemiologist with data quality audits
• Present data findings internally

• Assist Environmental Epidemiologist with building stool kits

Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
Current College Student (Undergraduate or Graduate) majoring in Public Health or a closely related field or Recent Graduate. Completion of coursework in Epidemiology.
Preferred Qualifications:

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, specifically Excel
• Experience with statistical software, preferably R or SAS to analyze data.
• Interested in working at a local public health agency
• Experience developing and presenting data to various audiences.

Additional Information
GNR Public Health does not accept resumes without a fully completed employment application. Required education credentials, license(s), certification(s) and/or registration(s) must be submitted prior to employment. Due to the volume of applications we receive, we are unable to provide information regarding the status of your application over the phone.
GNR PUBLIC HEALTH IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. Under Title 1 of the ADA, we do not discriminate on the basis of disability in our employment practices. Applicants selected for employment will be subject to the following: Pre-Employment Drug & Medical Screening, Fingerprint Criminal Record Investigation & Reference Checks.
This position is not eligible for benefits.
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I understand that this is an UNPAID Internship Opportunity through GNR Public Health

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• No

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Are you a Current College Student (Undergraduate or Graduate) majoring in Public Health or a closely related field or Recent Graduate and have you completed coursework in Epidemiology? (Transcripts MUST be attached in order to be considered for this position.)

• Yes
• No

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Are you able to pass a background check?

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• No

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I understand this position will work 20 hours or less per week (part time) for a period of 3-9 months.

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• No

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If offered this opportunity, will this internship be used to satisfy college credit or practicum hours?
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The information provided in your application must support your selected answers in the supplemental questions. The information you provide will be verified and documentation may be required. Please be as honest and accurate as possible. You may be asked to demonstrate your knowledge and skills in a work sample or during an interview. By completing this supplemental questionnaire you are attesting that the information you have provided is accurate. Any misstatements, omissions, or falsification of information may eliminate you from consideration or result in dismissal.

• Yes, I understand and agree
• No, I do not agree

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Are you proficient in using Microsoft Office Products? Please rate your proficiency with Excel.
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Please describe your experience with statistical software, preferably R or SAS to analyze data.
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Do you have experience developing and presenting data to various audiences? Please describe any experience
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Please detail your hours of working availability (between M- 8am-5p) beginning in January 2026. Please be as specific as possible:
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Why are you interested in this internship? Why would you be the best candidate for this internship?
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What school do you attend and what is your current major (Please make sure transcripts are attached with application)
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I verify that I have submitted a complete Resume, official/unofficial transcripts, & a list of three references with my application.

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• No

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I have read a list of all potential job responsibilities and I am willing to perform these if needed. *Please note, travel reimbursement is not available for interns for offsite field visits/activities. Please type, I agree if you understand this statement.
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Knowing that all Public Health staff, regardless of their role are considered responders, are there any challenges that you would have in responding to a Public Health emergency? Is there anything about working for Public Health that concerns you?
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What is your highest level of completed education

• HS Diploma or GED equivalent
• Some College- Not Completed
• Technical or Associates Degree
• Bachelors Degree
• Masters or Graduate Degree
• Doctorate Program/Degree
• None of the Above - No education

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I certify that all information in this application is true & the work history section of this application is complete. Resumes can not be submitted in lieu of work history on this application.

• Yes
• No

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Do you have any questions about this internship? If yes, please list them and a member of the Recruitment team will reach out to you.
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