SHARP Scholar

Heluna Health invites applications for the position of Summer HIV/AIDS Research Program (SHARP) Scholar within the Center for Learning & Innovation in the San Francisco Department of Public Health.

The Center for Learning & Innovation is a branch within the Population Health Division that is committed to training future public health professionals.

In summer 2025, SHARP will welcome a cohort of six scholars into its program.

Each of these scholars will conduct a focused research project under the mentorship of experienced faculty and will work in pairs with mentors.

Scholars will also attend a series of weekly seminars on topics including research design and methods, promising HIV prevention approaches, and possible research careers.

Scholars will also have opportunities to shadow clinical trial and community outreach staff members, attend community consultations on research, and participate in social and networking events with other scholars as well as minority young investigators from local academic institutions.

After completing the program, scholars will be encouraged to continue interacting with each other and future cohorts through the SHARP portal, a social media and learning website.

SHARP aims to increase the number of scientists from underrepresented communities, including minority racial/ethnic groups (especially African Americans, Latinos and Latinas, Native Americans, and natives of Alaska, Hawaii, and the US Pacific Islands), persons with disabilities, and persons from disadvantaged backgrounds, or from lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) communities.

Individuals from these backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.

If hired for this position, you will be required to provide proof that you are fully vaccinated for COVID-19 prior to your start date, or have a valid religious or medical reason qualifying you for an exemption (that may or may not require accommodation)

 

This is a temporary, grant-funded, full time, benefitted position.

Employment is provided by Heluna Health.

 

Pay rate: $21.00 per hour

 

Provide the following, by attaching the documents to your application:

1.

Academic transcript

2.

Recommendations Letter:

          a) Please provide the contact information of the person that will be providing your recommendation (Ex: a professor, an academic advisor, work supervisor, etc).

Note: A supervisor of an unpaid internship is acceptable, and in some cases, a supervisor of a volunteer experience may also be acceptable.

The key is that this person knows you and your work ethic well. 

          b) Please provide their information below and ask them to fill out this recommendation form: https://sharpinternship.org/wpcontent/uploads/2022/12/SHARP2023-Recommendation-Form-PDF.pdf The person giving the recommendations must email it to info.sharp@sfdph.org.

We will not accept recommendation forms submitted by applicants.

All recommendations will be verified by SHARP staff.

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