Internships and Jobs

Internship and job opportunities in occupational and environmental safety and health (OESH) are listed below.  Some are ongoing opportunities, such as the summer Occupational Health Internship Program (OHIP) listed below, and others are new job announcements.  As internships and jobs will have strict closure dates for applications, be sure to note these!

If you have an OESH internship or job announcement you would like us to list, please email us at aoec@aoec.org or call us at 1-888-347-2632 (toll-free) or 202-347-4976.

Internships

Occupational Health Internship Program (OHIP)  | January deadline

Established in 2004, OHIP has played a crucial role in training, mentoring, and inspiring a new generation of occupational safety & health professionals.  Every summer, a cadre of graduate and undergraduate students travel throughout the country to work on a project with unions and worker organizations.  Applications are due by January each year.  

For more information: Occupational Health Internship Program (OHIP)

CDC’s National Environmental Public Health Internship Program (NEPHIP): 

Since 2015, NEPHIP has supported almost 200 environmentally-focussed  internships for graduate and undergraduate students. Students are hosted by health departments around the country and work on projects ranging from food safety to water safety to rabies prevention over a 10-week (400-hours) period.

For more information:  https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/ehs/nephip.html

For application details and deadlines:  NEPHIP for Students (neha.org)

US Department of Energy (DOE) Scholars Program

The DOE Scholars Program is designed to attract talented undergraduate and graduate students, and recent graduates to career opportunities with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Participants in the DOE Scholars Program have the opportunity to explore scientific, technical and policy activities within DOE and gain insight into DOE’s mission and culture.  

For more information:  https://orise.orau.gov/doescholars/ 

For questions, email:  doescholars@orise.orau.gov

Job Announcements

Senior Safety and Health Specialist, AFL-CIO

Health and Safety Representative, National Nurses United (NNU)

Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) /International Representative, UAW Health & Safety Department

Industrial Hygienist, United Steelworkers (USW)

Instructor, ICWUC Center for Worker Health and Safety Education

Industrial Hygienist, NYCOSH

Safety & Health Specialist, NYCOSH

Academic Chair, Preventive, Occupational, and Environmental Medicine, University of Texas at Tyler School of Medicine (open till filled)

ICWUC Instructor Position (open till filled)

Principal Investigator Building Trades Medical Screening Program (open till filled)