Global Health Internships

Global Health Leadership Unpaid Summer Internship (New Haven, CT)

The Global Health Leadership Internship provides outstanding undergraduate, public health, medical, or graduate students with an opportunity to engage in high impact front-line global service programs.  You will work from our New Haven office that overlooks the Yale campus.  This internship has a minimum of a full-time 6 week commitment, but at least an 8 week commitment is preferable.

In this position, the Intern will work closely with Unite For Sight’s CEO on global health programming.

Duties and responsibilities include:

Qualifications and requirements include:

"My Experiences as a Global Health Leadership Intern"

Kok Hou Chia, a Princeton University student and Unite For Sight's Summer 2009 Global Health Leadership Intern, wrote a short narrative about his internship experience.

How to Apply For Summer 2010 Internship

Unite For Sight accepts resumes on a rolling basis.

Please submit a resume and cover letter, referencing the position title in the subject line. The highest quality candidates will be invited to submit two letters of recommendation on a Unite For Sight online recommendation form. After review of the letters of recommendation, select candidates will be invited for a phone interview. Internship positions are filled in June and July 2010, but available for the rest of the year. This internship opportunity has a minimum of a 4-week commitment.

Interested applicants should send a resume to the attention of Jennifer Staple-Clark, at JStaple@uniteforsight.org Please clearly indicate that you are applying for the Global Health Leadership Internship position and include your available dates during Summer 2010.

Due to the high volume of applications, we are not able to reply to each applicant. All applications are considered for the position, and those selected to submit letters of recommendation will be contacted by email.

Global Health Unpaid Academic Year Internship (New Haven, CT)

The Global Health Internship provides outstanding undergraduate, public health, medical, or graduate students with an opportunity to engage in high impact front-line global service programs.  You will work from our New Haven office that overlooks the Yale campus. 

This internship has a minimum of an 8-week commitment and a minimum time commitment of five hours per week.

In this position, the Intern will work closely with Unite For Sight’s CEO on global health programming.

Duties and responsibilities include:

Qualifications and requirements include:

How to Apply For Academic Year Internship

Unite For Sight accepts resumes on a rolling basis. Please submit a resume and cover letter, referencing the position title in the subject line. The highest quality candidates will be invited to submit a letter of recommendation on a Unite For Sight online recommendation form.

Interested applicants should send a resume to the attention of Jennifer Staple-Clark, at JStaple@uniteforsight.org Please clearly indicate that you are applying for the Global Health Academic Year Internship position.

Due to the high volume of applications, we are not able to reply to each applicant. All applications are considered for the position, and those selected to submit letters of recommendation will be contacted by email.

Academic credit

Unite For Sight will complete student performance evaluations required by a university so that a student can receive academic credit. We can also provide a letter for the university that confirms a student's planned participation as an intern, as well as a details regarding the student's roles and responsibilities.

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