Career Opportunities

Employment Opportunities in Public Health: Links to career opportunites webpages for local, national and international public health and health-related organizations, 

Job Search Assistance:
 -- Beyond Graduate School. A free professional development training platform specifically for master's students offered via UH Manoa's Graduate Division. Features include on-demand lessons on job search strategies, networking, and building a LinkedIn profile; live trainings and seminars, and a career video library featurintg interviews with graduates working in various disciplines (including public health),    

-- Beyond the Professoriate. A free professional development training platform offered via UH Manoa's Graduate Division. Assists doctoral students in transitioning to academic or non-academic career paths. Features include video lessons, skills identification, job search webinars, and a career exploration video interview library.

-- Obtaining letters of recommendation from your faculty. 

Where can I find employment opportunities in public health?
OPHS forwards job announcements to students and interested alumni via the Listerv.

To assist your job search efforts, links to local, national and international public health career resources—including state and federal government agencies, non-profit organizations, academic institutions, and community health centers—are provided below.  

LOCAL (HAWAI‘I)

NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL

MISCELLANEOUS

Who can assist me with my job search?
For graduate students, your OPHS faculty advisor and program committee members are available to discuss career options and future-planning.  In addition, OPHS faculty members are often asked to provide letters of recommendation, which they view as part of their professional responsibility. You should be sure to select a faculty member who is knowledgeable about you, your work and your area(s) of interest and contact him or her in person or by e-mail to ask if he or she can provide a recommendation letter. For their benefit and yours, please allow faculty a minimum of two weeks or more to write the letters. Recommendation letter requests should provide the following information:

  • Your complete name, degree program, speclalization area and contact information (i.e., mailing address, phone number and e-mail address).
  • The due date for the letter of recommendation.
  • To whom the letter should be addressed (name, title, organization and address).
  • The position for which you are applying and a brief position description.
  • A list of classes you have taken with this faculty member, including course title, semester and final grade. 
  • List other work you may have completed with this professor or reminders on any specific details about you.

For undergraduate and graduate students, the UH Mānoa Career Center assists students with career life planning through workshops, career fairs, and career counseling. The Mānoa Career Center also offers a credential file service for letters of recommendation solicited by the student or alumnus from faculty and others who can provide a professional evaluation of your performance potential.

Our Undergraduate Advisor is also available to public health majors as a career guiding resource. Discussions of options in public health careers also take place in undergraduate course work (PH 201, PH 480, and PH 489). In addition, public health students at all levels are encouraged to attend our Career Talk Story, which is offered every semester.