PROGRAM ASSISTANT, School of Public Health, Environmental Health

The Department of Environmental Health at the Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) has a long history and national reputation of interdisciplinary research to address the health effects of environmental exposures. Our work addresses the health effects of exposures to complex mixtures of chemicals, including chemicals contained in consumer products as well as contaminants of water, food, and soil such as lead or mercury. We evaluate the health effects of air pollution and a changing climate, including through the school-wide Center for Climate and Health at BUSPH, which is led by environmental health faculty. We are also interested in the adverse effects of non-chemical hazards such as noise, heat, and social stressors, and how different kinds of chemical and non-chemical exposures accumulate or interact to harm health. Vulnerable populations such as children and people living in poverty in the US and internationally are of special interest to us.

Within the Department of Environmental Health there is a Workforce Development group that houses the two BUSPH grant-funded training centers: the federally-funded New England Public Health Training Center (NEPHTC), and a Massachusetts Department of Health-funded programs, the Local Public Health Institute (LPHI).

This position will support two grant-funded training centers, the New England Public Health Training Center (NEPHTC) and the Local Public Health Intensive Training Program of Massachusetts (LPHIT). The Program Assistant will work closely and under the supervision of the NEPHTC and LPHIT Program Managers. They will become familiar with all aspect of the training centers’ work and provide administrative and logistical support on different projects as requested including assisting with copy editing, communication materials, formatting and reviewing for reports, grant applications, purchasing, presentations, print etc.

Job Duties include:

• Submit contract request forms and purchase orders
• Schedule and draft agendas and follow-up meeting minutes
• Share calendar invites and corresponding meeting details (i.e., Zoom links)
• Reserving equipment and conference rooms as needed
• Back-up webinar host for trainings
• Email management and marketing for the training centers
• Social media and website updates for both training centers
• Create handouts for events, especially in person conferences
• Video editing knowledge for learning platforms and online conferences
• Attend local and regional conferences and represent the training centers
• Other tasks as they arise and are needed

Required Skills

• Master’s degree required, or bachelor's degree with 1 3 years of experience required.
• Please submit a cover letter and resume.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, natural or protective hairstyle, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, or because of marital, parental, or veteran status. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.