The Center for Immigrant Health (CIH) at New York University School of Medicine attracts a dynamic and diverse workforce. We welcome new talent and energy for the various roles and projects at the Center. If you would like to work on challenging, interesting projects, and have a significant public health impact, the Center provides the right environment.

We also welcome interns and volunteers to contribute to the various projects. CIH offers a variety of opportunities for high school, undergraduate, and graduate students to participate in agency activities as volunteers or interns. CIH internships offer exciting exposure and insight into the field of public health as it relates to the health of immigrant populations.

At present, the following full-time, part-time, and internship positions are available:



Language Initiatives Opportunities

Transcribers and Translators

The CIH is conducting a cost effectiveness and satisfaction study and an error analysis of its Remote Simultaneous Medical Interpretation (RSMI) Demonstration Project. Primary care physicians, nurses, and other practitioners have traditionally relied on the services of various ad-hoc interpreters who are physically present to eliminate languages barriers to effective health care. RSMI utilizes the services of trained interpreters who are remotely located and linked to the clinician through state-of-the art communication technology. The CIH has established the RSMI demonstration project at Gouverneur Hospital to demonstrate its cost effectiveness and qualitative advantages relative to traditional proximate-consecutive medical interpreting practice. The CIH is looking for experienced transcribers and translators for this study.

Qualifications Sought:
Excellent writing and analytical skills
Fluency in English and: Spanish and/or a Chinese (Cantonese and/or Mandarin)
Background in transcription, translation, linguistics, anthropology, sociology, public health, statistics, or economics preferred.

Candidates interested in the Language Initiatives positions should submit their cover letters and resumes to Javier Gonzalez, project director, at gonzac05@med.nyu.edu


Internship/Volunteer Opportunity

Seeking linguists, researchers, students, teachers, web designers and/or technical writers who are bilingual in both English and either Bengali, Bosnian/Serbo-Croatian, Chinese (ability to write Chinese and familiarity with software required), Khmer, Kru-Bassa, Kpelle, Mende, Russian, Spanish, Temne, or Vietnamese to intern or volunteer at the Center for Immigrant Health's (CIH) Language Initiatives Program (NYU School of Medicine).

Our goal at the Center for Immigrant Health's Language Initiatives Program is to increase immigrant access to health care by working to overcome language barriers in the medical setting. Our work includes developing curricula for training classes, translating medical documents, and teaching medical interpretation. This summer, we'll also be starting a project to use Census data to do a linguistic mapping of New York's population.

If interested, please contact Javier González, Project Director, at gonzac05@med.nyu.edu with a note about your interest and skills.

RSMI Medical Outcomes Study Opportunities

RSMI Research Intern

The Center for Immigrant Health at NYU School of Medicine is seeking committed and responsible interns to assist the research team in conducting a study on Remote Simultaneous Medical Interpretation at Bellevue Hospital Center. The study evaluates the impact of trained interpreters who are remotely located and linked to the clinician through state-of-the-art communication technology.

Responsibilities
- Support various aspects of research, including monitoring study patients and tracking data.
- Assist with recruitment and interviewing of patients.
- Data entry.
- Contribution of ideas to the research and analysis.
- Possible writing and contribution to journal publication.

Qualifications
- Fluency in English and at least ONE of the following: Spanish, Mandarin or Cantonese
- Enrollment in an undergraduate or graduate-level program at a university or college.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Must be detail-oriented, organized, self-motivated and able to work without supervision.
- Computer/IT experience a plus
- Experience writing for journals and/or strong academic writing skills a plus

Salary and benefits
- Hourly wage and/or tuition stipend possible, depending on qualifications.

Hours
- Weekly Hours: 14-35
- Work Schedule: Flexible
- Openings available immediately

Please submit resume with cover letter to:
Ms. Yu-hui Ferng
E-mail: ferngy01@med.nyu.edu

No phone calls please

Community Tuberculosis Prevention Program (CTPP)

CTPP Internship/Volunteer

We are currently seeking committed and enthusiastic interns/volunteers to assist with data entry, data clean up, and client inquiries.

Responsibilities
- Enter client information from intake forms into the CTPP Access data base
- Check past data to ensure entries were made without errors
- File completed intake forms
- If fluent in another language, field calls from, or make calls to, clients regarding clinic appointments, screening follow-up, and other general inquiries

Qualifications
- Must be detail-oriented, organized, self-motivated and able to work without constant supervision
- Computer/IT experience necessary, familiarity with Access desired
- Fluency in Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Urdu, Bengali a plus

Salary and benefits
- Hourly wage and/or tuition stipend possible, depending on qualifications.

Hours
- Weekly Hours: 10-25
- Work Schedule: Flexible
- Openings available immediately

Please submit resume with cover letter to:
Ms. Karen Rochford
E-mail: rochfk01@med.nyu.edu