Jan 15, 2013

Research Internship with Baltimore's Battelle!

Research Intern, Summer Internship- ID 71305
Healthy Studies Community
Battelle, Baltimore, Maryland   


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Description:
Battelle is the world’s largest, independent research and development organization, working to advance scientific discovery and application. We’re accelerating innovation by bringing people, science and technology together. From National Security, Energy, Environment and Material Sciences, and Health and Life Sciences, to Education and Laboratory Management, we provide innovative solutions to address the world’s most pressing needs. We partner with government, industry, and communities to enhance quality of life for people everywhere.

Responsibilities:
This position is located in Baltimore, Maryland 21209. The Healthy Communities Study (HCS) is a study of how community programs and policies relate to childhood obesity in the United States. The study is funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The primary role of the Research Intern will be to identify and characterize community programs and policies in the study communities (across the entire United States) using databases and web searches. The Research Intern will also be responsible for tasks such as, but not limited to, document abstraction, data entry, and the performance of quality control reviews on data collected through a variety of methods on the HCS.

Requirements:
-10 to 20 hours per week during the academic year
-minimum of 480 hours per calendar year
-be currently pursuing a bachelor's degree
-sophomore or junior status
-minimum 3.5 GPA
-proficiency with Microsoft word and excel
 -minimum one year commitment
 -Must be either: U.S. citizen, non-citizen national of the United States, OR an individual who has been lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States (i.e., in possession of an Alien Registration Receipt Card) or some other legal evidence of admission for permanent residence at the time of application.

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