The HENRI Internship program in Public Health for Indonesian

Higher Education Network Ring Initiative (HENRI) is a collaboration between The Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Regional Center for Food and Nutrition (SEAMEO RECFON) and the University of Indonesia, Andalas University (UNAND), the University of Mataram (UNRAM) and Summit Institute of Development (SID), and Helen Keller International (HKI). The Initiative is supported by funds from USAID-Indonesia and contributions from the collaborating institutions.  HENRI intends to foster a cadre of Indonesian scientists and public  health professionals engaged in the analysis and use of country level data for decisionmaking, program impact assessment and health policy. As an initial step HENRI Internship program in Public Health has created a national level integrated database of household health and nutrition data from 1994 to 2007 containing approximately 1 million household records, and seeks to enhance utilization of this data to address core issues in public health, and to support students and professionals in data analysis, interpretation and  publication. HENRI Internship program in Public Health therefore intends to award 6 internships in Public Health to support analysis and publication of findings from the HENRI database either alone or in combination with other data. Interns will be expected to work in conjunction with an academic mentor provided by HENRI and complete analysis and preparation of a manuscript for publication in an international peer reviewed journal of Public Health, or as a health policy brief. Examples of analysis topics include but are not limited to issues of equity, spatial and temporal trends of Public Health indicators, factors influencing Public Health outcomes, and program impact and modifying factors. Successful applicants should demonstrate a clear ability to conceptualize a core question, utilize HENRI and other data to answer that question via data analysis, and to publish the findings thereby contributing to knowledge and practice of public health and nutrition.

Program location and duration of The HENRI Internship program in Public Health

Interns of Public Health will reside in Jakarta and attend short courses at SEAMEO RECFON, and carry out analyses and writing. The internship of Public Health will be held for a 3 month period between February 2012 and January 2013 which will be agreed upon by the intern and the advisor(s).

Who can apply to The HENRI Internship program in Public Health

Highly qualified professionals and students from Indonesia working in the field of food and nutrition, sociology, biology, medicine or public health or related fields such as economics or agriculture, and interested in producing manuscripts or policy papers from the  HENRI database (see description below) either alone or in combination with other data are encouraged to apply. Public Health Applicants from UNAND and UNRAM and their Provinces are strongly encouraged to apply as are students and faculty from the University of Indonesia and all other universities.

Criteria for application The HENRI Internship program in Public Health

• Participants should hold as a minimum a Bachelor degree in food, nutrition, public health, or related field as indicated above, 
• A strong understanding of basic statistics and a high level of proficiency in use of statistical analysis software such as SAS Stata, R or SPSS,
• Independence of the intern in analysis and writing  will be considered an advantage in the selection process, 
• Good English writing skills are required (minimum TOEFL/IELTS Score: 450 / 5.5), 
• And submit the following documents (Please scan and send through the emails below):
  • Signed application letter of interest from the applicant
  • Completed registration form (with attached soft copy of photograph)
  • Completed statistical and methodological skills form
  • Data analysis proposal (please follow the format attached in Annex 1 and variable in
  •  
  • formation in Annex 2)
  • A copy of TOEFL/IELTS certificate
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • A certified copy of academic transcript
  • A certified copy of bachelor, master, doctorate degree certificate
  • Copy of ID
  • Letter of permission from home institution to be a HENRI intern in Public Health for 3 months in Jakarta

Funding and other support from this internship in Public Health

A living stipend of INR 1.5 million per month for 3 months will be provided and is intended to cover living allowances. A round trip economy class airfare ticket will also be provided. Participants are suggested to seek other funding if required, and HENRI will facilitate this process but cannot directly guarantee additional funds. Details of funding support are listed in Annex 3. Applicants will be provided with an advisor/mentor(s) during the Public Health internship.

Deadline of The HENRI Internship program in Public Health

The completed application must be submitted by  11:59pm Jakarta Time on 9 January 2012 by sending it to the following email address depending on the applicant’s current location of residence:
Western Indonesia (Sumatera): cohenri@fk.unand.ac.id
Eastern Indonesia (Bali, NTB, NTT, Sulawesi, Maluku Islands, Papua): henri.program@unram.ac.id
All other areas: henri.program@seameo-recfon.org
All applicants should include the words “HENRI Internship Application” in the subject line. Suppo

rtive files  should be sent as attachments in pdf or MS-Word format. The proposals will be selected by the Senior Coordinating Committee (SCC) Panel of the HENRI Public Health Program and short listed candidates will be interviewed. Public Health Internship recipients will be announced on  31 January 2012. Please refer to Annex 4 for the timeline. Inquiries must be received no later than 31 December 2011 and should be sent to the relevant email above.

Download :

• HENRI Internship Program in Public Health Announcement
  
• HENRI Internship Program in Public Health form
  

Related Search :