The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), a branch of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) located in the Research Triangle Park, NC, has two unpaid bioethics internship positions available in the summer of 2023. The interns will work remotely with Dr. David B. Resnik, NIEHS Bioethicist. Internship activities will include participating in a bioethics seminar, attending institutional review board committee meetings, and assisting Dr. Resnik with a research project. Starting and ending times are flexible between May 1 and August 25. To apply for a position, please send a letter of interest, curriculum vita, and two letters of reference by email to: David B. Resnik, JD, PhD, Bioethicist, NIEHS/NIH. Email: resnikd@niehs.nih.gov. Deadline for applications is March 1, 2023.
Bioethicist Intern -- Unpaid, Remote
Posted January 23rd 2023
Organisation
National Institutes of Health (NIH)/NIEHS
Research Triangle Park
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