Jobs
Positions for Current Students and Alumni
The GW Center for Career Services maintains Handshake, a jobs database of full and part-time jobs, internships and volunteer opportunities in the public health field. Current SPH students and alumni can access the database by using their GW username and password.
Additional industry specific job boards that provide public health opportunities for students include:
APHA CareerMart
Broad public health opportunities across government, nonprofits, academia, and the private sector. APHA also offers career coaching, resume resources, and job alerts.
USAJOBS
The primary source for U.S. federal government positions, including HHS, CDC, NIH, HRSA, FDA, CMS, and other agencies.
ASTHO Governmental Public Health Careers
One of the best resources for state and territorial health department positions. It currently includes roles ranging from epidemiology and program management to health administration and data.
NACCHO Career Center
Excellent for local and county health department positions, community health, health education, program management, and population health.
PublicHealthJobs.org
A dedicated public health job board covering government, nonprofit, academic, and private-sector opportunities. APHA specifically recommends it as a public health employment resource.
CDC Careers
Particularly useful for epidemiology, health science, public health analysis, research, program management, global health, and other federal public health careers.
CSTE Job Board
Best for epidemiology and applied public health science. Particularly valuable for MPH students specializing in epidemiology, infectious disease, surveillance, and data.
LinkedIn Jobs
Especially useful for consulting, healthcare, health technology, pharmaceutical/biotech, nonprofit, communications, and private-sector public health positions.
Devex Jobs
One of the strongest resources for global health and international development, including positions with NGOs, consulting firms, development organizations, and international agencies.
ReliefWeb Jobs
Excellent for international humanitarian, global health, emergency response, development, and NGO positions.
For questions, please email the GWSPH Career Services Center, at gwsphcareer
gwu [dot] edu (gwsphcareer[at]gwu[dot]edu)
Faculty and Staff Positions at GWSPH
Our faculty and staff bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to work everyday, and we welcome qualified candidates to explore joining our exceptional faculty.
All open faculty and staff positions at GW are advertised on gwu.jobs. Because of the interdisciplinary nature of public health, there may be open positions in multiple GW schools, departments and offices. We encourage interested applicants to create an account at gwu.jobswhere they can view and apply online to all open positions at GW, including those at the Milken Institute School of Public Health.