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 2024. 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 6 and August 22. 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: [email protected]. Deadline for applications is March 1, 2024.
Bioethics Summer Internship
Posted January 02nd 2024
Organisation
National Institutes of Health (NIH)/NIEHS
Remote
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