IBM has actively worked on this STEM model for several (>5?) years, and has presented the integration of this work with a health information exchange model at the HIMSS IHE Showcase several times.

Good opportunity for GH or PH informatics folks.

Bill

From: Sondra R Renly [mailto:srrenly@us.ibm.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2013 2:29 PM
To: Bill Lober; Debra Revere
Subject: Forwarding IBM Internship Opportunity

Hi Bill and Debra,

Perhaps you know a good candidate or you could forward within your network - we have an exciting internship position available this year at the Almaden Research Lab.
Thanks for forwarding.

Link:
https://jobs3.netmedia1.com/cp/faces/job_summary?job_id=RES-0546121

Job description
We currently have an internship opportunity available in the public health research department. In this department we develop new models and tools for public health including the open source Eclipse Spatiotemporal Epidemiological Modeling project.  Our projects include creation of new mathematical models of food born disease, as well as zoonotic and vector borne disease. We are currently developing new algorithms to pro-actively model population risk of food borne diseases. Some of our recent work included publications on H1N1, Malaria, and Dengue Fever.

Students are employees hired for a pre-professional/professional assignment while enrolled at a university/educational institution or just after completion of qualification and work for IBM as a required part of their academic program or work during vacation, breaks, and/or holiday periods or as a placement year, for example, co-ops and interns.
Required
Bachelor's Degree
At least 2 years experience in Java
At least 1 year experience in Mathematics including calculus
English: Intermediate
Preferred
Master's Degree in Physics
At least 3 years experience in Java
At least 2 years experience in Mathematics including calculus
English : Fluent


IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.


Thanks,

Sondra Renly, MLS(ASCP)cm

IBM Almaden Research Center
650 Harry Road, San Jose, CA 95120
email: srrenly@us.ibm.com
http://researcher.ibm.com/person/us-srrenly

Office in IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
1101 Kitchawan Road, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598
phone: (914) 945-1076  (tie 8-862-1076)