Healthy Housing Research & Policy Intern

Habitat for Humanity Europe & Middle East•US Remote Georgia, GA

About The Position

Habitat for Humanity’s Terwilliger Center for Innovation in Shelter seeks a graduate-level intern (MPH or MSc) to support its thematic work on healthy housing during the academic year for 6–8 months. The intern will contribute to an evidence base and technical framework examining how housing conditions affect health outcomes and how housing improvements can support better health. The intern will consolidate evidence on thermal comfort and heat-related illness; vector-borne disease and structural housing modifications; indoor air quality and respiratory health; climate resilience and disaster risk; and integration of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH). The work will inform Habitat’s understanding of housing conditions as modifiable social determinants of health. The position is temporary or an internship and is paid. The stated US graduate-student rate is $19 per hour; the posting also lists $17 per hour for undergraduate students. Paid US interns receive limited benefits, including retirement plan contributions.

Requirements

Currently enrolled at an accredited college or university and pursuing a degree at the intersection of public health evidence and practice.
Pursuing a relevant degree, such as an MPH, MSc in Public Health, Health Policy, Environmental Health, Global Health, Urban Health, or Implementation Science.

Nice To Haves

Understanding of social determinants of health and population health frameworks.
Ability to read, evaluate, and synthesize peer-reviewed public health literature.
Understanding of evidence grading and ability to distinguish strong from weak claims.
Comfort with qualitative research methods, including key informant interviews, surveys, and synthesis.
Comfort using AI to support research gathering and data analysis.
Ability to turn academic evidence into clear, accessible practitioner language in English.
Strong writing for non-academic audiences, including development practitioners, donors, and NGO leaders.
Experience communicating across cultures.

Responsibilities

Conduct an evidence review across housing and health domains, synthesizing peer-reviewed literature and program learnings.
Produce an annotated evidence map linking housing conditions to health outcomes.
Map organizations working at the housing-health nexus.
Support development of a theory of change using the evidence base and indicators to map how housing improvements lead to health outcomes, for whom, and through what mechanisms.
Draft language for an organizational technical framework.
Produce a final learning product, such as a structured policy brief or evidence synthesis, in consultation with an academic supervisor and the organization.