INTERNSHIP 2025 - 2026 (NOW CLOSED)
The Nicotine and Cannabis Policy Center is delighted to offer undergraduate students at UC Merced the chance for an internship for the 2025 Fall Semester and 2026 Spring Semester. This unique internship offers an introduction to tobacco control research, hands-on work experience with local public health departments, while also providing course credits.
Qualifications
We currently seek highly motivated undergraduate students interested in making an impact in their local communities through tobacco control research and policies. Those accepted will work directly with one of five local public health departments throughout the San Joaquin Valley, so applicants must be motivated and professional. This internship will invlove working at public health departments, and in the community, so applicants must be willing to travel within the San Joaquin Valley.
Benefits
Every participant may have the opportunity to:
- Network with a number of potential future employers
- Help improve the quality of lives of local residents
- Learn about tobacco-related theory, research, and policy control efforts
- Earn letters of recommendation for future employers/graduate school
- Gain course credits
2025-2026 Internship is now closed!
Be on the lookout for more opportunities and another chace to join our internship next year.
QUESTIONS? If you have any questions regarding the NCPC internship, please do not hesiate to get in touch. Please email us at NCPC@ucmerced.edu, and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
