The Office of Adolescent Health’s effectiveness depends on the capabilities of its staff. OAH places high emphasis on attracting and developing skilled, dedicated professionals who share the vision and mission of helping improve and inform health outcomes for adolescents. Please explore the benefits and values associated with joining our team below.
Adolescent Health Fellowships Accepting Applications
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Adolescent Health has two openings for highly qualified persons who completed a masters or doctoral degree in public health, public policy or related fields within the last five years. The fellowship announcements are on the website of the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) which manages the fellowship program for HHS. There are two fellowships available.
The OAH Adolescent Health Communications and Strategic Planning Fellowship focuses on communications on the full range of adolescent health topics, as well as on strategic initiatives of importance to adolescent health, such as improving integration and coordination of services at the national, state and local levels, and engaging organizations across multiple sectors in improving adolescent health. Please reference DHHS-OAH-2012-0008 in all communications with ORISE regarding this announcement. The URL for this fellowship announcement is http://orise.orau.gov/science-education/internships-scholarships-fellowships/description.aspx?JobId=12424
The Teen Pregnancy Prevention Grants Fellowship focuses on managing a portfolio of teen pregnancy prevention grants under the guidance of a mentor, helping manage grantee evaluations, developing literature reviews on key topics, as well as developing grantee success stories. Please reference DHHS-OAH-2012-0009 in all communications with ORISE regarding this announcement. The URL for this fellowship announcement is http://orise.orau.gov/science-education/internships-scholarships-fellowships/description.aspx?JobId=12425
Applications for these positions are accepted on the ORISE website and more information about the fellowship program is located there. To be considered, please send a cover letter stating your interest, a current CV/résumé, a writing sample, and the names and contact information for three references to the attention of Tasha Powell at Tasha.Powell@orau.org.
An overview of the Office of Adolescent Health is located here.
The official job site of the U.S. Federal Government is USAJOBS.gov. Find out more about exciting and competitive careers at HHS here.
