The Philadelphia Department of Public Health is looking for talented, innovative people who want to make a difference. To view a complete list of current job openings, please visit the Office of Human Resources.

We are currently accepting resumes for the civil service positions listed below.  If you’re interested in one of these positions, send your resume to cityhealthjobs@phila.gov. Make sure to put the position’s title in the subject line. We will contact you when the position becomes available.

• Air Pollution Control Inspector 1
• Assistant Medical Examiner
• Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner
• Community Health Registered Nurse
• Dentist 1
• Disease Surveillance Investigator (HIV Diseases)
• Expanded Function Dental Assistant
• Forensic Investigator 1
• Forensic Technician 1
• Graduate Environmental Engineer
• Mammographer
• Medical Assistant
• Medical Technologist 1
• Medical Technologist 2
• Pathologist 2
• Public Administration Analyst
• Public Health Dental Hygiene Practitioner
• Public Health Program Analyst (AIDS)

If you are interested in applying for an internship, please complete the Public Health Internship Interest Form.

The Department of Public Health offers students a wide range of internship opportunities year-round. We are currently seeking undergraduate and graduate students to join us and gain experience working in public health.

Program areas include:

• Air Management Services
• Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention
• Division of Disease Control
• Division of HIV Health
• Division of Substance Use Prevention and Harm Reduction
• Environmental Health Services
• Public Health Laboratory Services
• Maternal, Child and Family Health
• Medical Examiner’s Office

Specific opportunities include:

• The Philly Forward Summer Internship is an eight-week paid internship designed to provide pre-professional training to those interested in pursuing careers in public health. Each Philly Forward intern will work directly with Health Department leaders on a specific project or projects involving data collection, data analysis, program implementation, grant-writing, preparation of reports, and/or community engagement. The 2025 internship will begin on June 9 and conclude on August 1, 2025. Find out how to apply.

• The Urban Health Policy Fellowship is a two-year paid fellowship in urban health policy is designed specifically for those with baccalaureate degrees in public health. During the program, Urban Health Policy Fellows will work directly with senior leaders of one of the nation’s most innovative health departments on high priority projects, while receiving on-the-job training in public health policy development. The fellowship will begin in July 2025 and continue through June 2027. Find out how to apply.

• Environmental Health Services offers paid summer positions to college students to conduct mosquito surveillance.  Students must have at least 30 credit hours and be a science or health science major. To apply, email dawn.kiesewetter@phila.gov.

• Food Protection offers paid summer positions to college students to conduct inspections of summer feeding sites. Students must have at least 30 credit hours and be a science or health science major. To apply, email leighanne.rainford@phila.gov.

• The Public Health Lab offers summer internships to assist with food and water testing in the Environmental Laboratory. Depending on experience and ability, interns may also assist in other laboratory areas. To apply, please email a cover letter and resume to bernadette.matthis@phila.gov.

• The Medical Examiner’s Office offers internships to college students in the following units:
  • Bereavement Support Services
  • Fatality Review Program
  • Pathology
  • Toxicology

Find out more about requirements for internships with the Medical Examiner’s Office.

The City of Philadelphia is an Equal Opportunity employer and does not permit discrimination based on race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, source of income, familial status, genetic information or domestic or sexual violence victim status. If you believe you were discriminated against, call the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations at (215) 686-4670 or send an email to faqpchr@phila.gov.