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Focus Area for Compassion and Ethics
REAL Program Intern / 2025-2026
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- Candidates from the Emory Rollins School of Public Health Rollins Earn and Learn (REAL) program will be prioritized for this role.
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- All students are welcome to apply here on our careers page. However please note that our hiring teams may give preference to REAL program participants.
Job Description
The Task Force for Global Health is a non-profit organization affiliated with Emory University
based in Decatur GA. Our program areas include neglected tropical diseases pandemic
preparedness vaccine equity field epidemiology training and public health informatics. One of
the newest program areas is the Focus Area for Compassion and Ethics (FACE).
At FACE we work to bring compassion and ethics to the center of global health practice.
Without ethics compassionate impulses may lead to unsustainable or even inappropriate
action. Likewise ethics frameworks can fall short without compassion which enables us to see
a whole person or community not just the parts relevant to a given intervention. Social justice
human rights and equity are values that permeate discourse and ideology in global health.
Less examined are the micro-level ethics and motivation sources which require us to constantly
question our day-to-day actions as global health practitioners.
FACE is dedicated to recovering compassion in global health discourse and practice and to
providing strong leadership in global health ethics. We do this by raising awareness generating
evidence and providing support and strengthening capacity across diverse projects with
partners around the world. We are indeed a very unique global health program.
Areas of Work
Our intern may contribute to a variety of activities and projects including the following. We will
discuss specific potential projects during your interview that align by skill and interest.
Publication coordination: Communicating with authors and reviewers to facilitate an
efficient editorial process for the forthcoming Special Issue in the International Journal
of Wellbeing titled Towards an Epidemiology of Compassion. Review past work here.
Convenings: Support planning and execution of collaborative webinars workshops and
lunch-and-learns on topics like co-design Task Force values and equitable partnerships
and applied ethics challenges; co-develop the reports for these sessions and coordinate
dissemination.
Qualitative Analysis: Support the rapid analysis data management and structure of
reporting for research projects on compassion stigma ethics and informed consent.
Communications: Contribute to the drafting and careful review of promotional and
awareness-raising materials including presentations reports newsletters social media
posts flyers web content etc.
Literature reviews & synthesis: Gather key information to inform ongoing projects
including on informed consent in mass drug administration vaccine equity equitable
partnerships and compassion and human flourishing. Draft syntheses of these reviews
with reference to foundational resources and implications for next steps.
Review of ethics training and recommendations: Review available training courses and
materials and support the development of ethics training guidelines for global health
practitioners.
Participate in weekly FACE Team meetings where we contemplate new topics and other
FACE-hosted or collaborative events. Willing to learn and share the FACE vision.
Otherwise contribute to the development of the FACE program and participate in Task
Force meetings and events including opportunities specifically for interns.
Preferred Skills/Experience:
Excellent writing skills (materials both scientific/technical and lay/widely accessible)
Strong editing/proofreading skills
Strong project management skills; highly organized and task-oriented
Proficiency with Google Suite and shared drive organization
Experience with qualitative data analysis strongly preferred
Experience with Canva and/or web design a plus
Our Ideal Candidate is:
Passionate about global health with a direct interest in ethics and/or compassion (or an
aligned subject)
Comfortable with a hybrid work environment
Highly collaborative and willing to request help or resources even from unknown staff
A self-starter who is prepared to take initiative and tackle sometimes ambiguous tasks
A proactive and reliable communicator especially via email
Able to maintain a positive can-do attitude under deadlines or amid uncertainty
Internship Details
$15/hour (standard REAL rate)
10-15 hours/week
Hybrid work environment (in office days remote work timing negotiable)
Start date: September 2 - 8
We are specifically looking for candidates who can articulate how their skills and career
interests align with the mission of FACE and the Task Force. To apply please submit a tailored
cover letter and your resume or CV to Amy Richards ().
Required Experience:
Intern
Employment Type
Intern
