Aging & the Workplace Intern

Title

Aging & the Workplace Intern

Division

Health Policy 

Mission

The New York Academy of Medicine advances the health of people in cities. An independent organization since 1847, NYAM addresses the health challenges facing the world's urban populations through interdisciplinary approaches to policy leadership, education, community engagement and innovative research.

Drawing on the expertise of diverse partners worldwide and more than 2,000 elected Fellows from across the professions, our current priorities are

• To create environments in cities that support healthy aging
• To strengthen systems that prevent disease and promote the public's health
• To implement interventions that eliminate health disparities

Summary and Description

The New York Academy of Medicine is establishing a new award to recognize Age-friendly Workplaces in New York City. See http://www.nyam.org/news/press-releases/2012/2012-07-12.html. The purpose of developing this new awards program is to celebrate “age-friendly” businesses as role models; publicize innovative characteristics, practices, and policies that contribute to an effective multigenerational workforce; and raise the visibility of effective older workers and their contributions to the workplace. An intern with excellent interviewing and writing skills is needed to fulfill the following tasks to support this effort:

Duties and Responsibilities

• Research the value of business awards to businesses by reviewing the literature and also interviewing personnel from organizations that make awards and have received awards with the aim of identifying perceived value of awards by businesses, evidence of value to business, impact of award on business practices, and any metrics used by awards organizations to measure their value
• Research worker-specific workplace awards (like best workplaces for parents, LGBT workers, Latinas, etc.) to identify criteria for application, application process, and criteria for judging
• Research perceived value of Employee Resource Groups to employers

Qualifications

Educational credit required.

Experience

Relevant Areas of Study: Business, Management, Public Policy, Human Resources
Grad/Undergrad: Graduate

To Apply

Please send resume to hr@nyam.org with "Aging & the Workplace Intern" in the subject line.

For more information, visit our website: www.nyam.org.

The New York Academy of Medicine is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.