Please circulate this call for applications for an Ambassador Opportunity: Technology, Art, and Healthcare for the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore, a collaboration from the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore, the Montefiore Einstein Fine Art Program and Collection, the Collective Voice: Digital Conversations in Public Space research team from the Center for the Humanities at the Graduate Center, CUNY, and the CUNY Digital Humanities Initiative, who are seeking applications from CUNY graduate students for an ambassador position at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore, helping to foster the development and expansion their Children’s Hospital Innovation Lab (The CHIL Zone). See below or click here for more information and to apply. The deadline to apply is Wednesday, August 1^st.

About this Opportunity

The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore and The Montefiore Einstein Fine Art Program and Collection in collaboration with the Collective Voice: Digital Conversations in Public Space research team from the Center for the Humanities at the Graduate Center, CUNY is excited to offer an opportunity to be an Ambassador of Technology, Art and Healthcare for the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore, helping to foster the development and expansion their Children’s Hospital Innovation Lab (The CHIL Zone).

Call for Applications

Want to help change the future of healthcare? With us you can! The Montefiore Children’s Hospital has been launching a new Innovation Lab (The CHIL Zone) in the hope of changing patient experience and recovery. Working with the Collective Voice: Digital Conversations in Public Space research team from the Center for the Humanities at the Graduate Center, CUNY, a Manhattan-based technology company, artists, and various departments in the hospital, including Oncology, Sickle Cell, Rehabilitation and more, we seek to minimize pain, recovery, and opioid use for hundreds of patients in The Bronx and Hudson Valley. To date, we are working to implement virtual reality, augmented reality, and 3D printing but looking to curate and cultivate appropriate options per patient needs and the local community.  Montefiore also prides itself on having a thriving Fine Art Program and Collection which works to infuse our innovative technologies with artwork where possible.

Ambassador Responsibilities:

• Facilitate technology usage for patients and family members.
• Work alongside staff to better understand and prepare for patient preferences in technology and needs.
• Identify new technology opportunities that could better patient experience in the hospital and help to foster them.
• Assist our Manhattan-based technology firm Glimpse Group in implementing technology and programming.
• Explore innovative experience opportunities such as art, travel, and gaming for patients to expand a growing library for Montefiore.
• Travel to various hospital and technology-based locations throughout the five-boroughs.
• Converse with professionals about further opportunities to integrate technology at Montefiore.
• Be responsible for equipment and updates on equipment options.
• Research for grant opportunities and grant writing.
• Share information and reports with CUNY faculty and staff as they develop individualized digital experiences for Montefiore patients.

Ambassadorship Details: Duration and Stipend

Duration: Approximately 12-14 hours a week plus travel time, running from early September through mid-December (with the opportunity to continue through the year).

Schedule will be set appropriately per the needs of the department we are working with and student’s availability. Flexibility is appreciated as possible.

Stipend amount: $4000

Eligibility:

CUNY Graduate Student with background in any of the following: education, childhood development, critical psychology, digital arts, medical humanities.

How to Apply:

Please click here to fill out the application form and upload your resume and cover letter expressing your interest in this position.

Application Deadline:

Wednesday, August 1, 2018.

Contact Person:

For questions about this opportunity, please contact Oliva Davis at oldavis(at)montefiore(dot)org
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About the Organizations: 

The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore

The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM) is the only hospital in the Bronx exclusively dedicated to meeting the healthcare needs of children. Nestled between Manhattan and Westchester County, CHAM is a premier academic children’s hospital, nationally renowned for its clinical excellence, innovative research and commitment to training the next generation of pediatricians and pediatric subspecialists.

Since opening in 2001, CHAM’s goal has been to provide children with the best opportunity to lead active and healthy lives and realize their full potential. To achieve this goal, we’ve recruited some of the world’s leading pediatric specialists and child health investigators and implemented the latest medical technologies to deliver the highest quality and safest healthcare with compassion and sensitivity to the needs of the children, families and communities we serve.

CHAM is recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the best children’s hospitals in multiple pediatric subspecialties, including Cardiology & Heart Surgery, Diabetes & Endocrinology, Gastroenterology & GI Surgery, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Nephrology, Orthopaedics and Neonatology. Each year, we care for over 9,000 hospitalized infants, children and adolescents with complex medical and surgical conditions, including 1,100 in our state-of-the-art pediatric critical care unit, and approximately 900 critically ill newborns in our neonatal intensive care units.

As one of the busiest pediatric ambulatory programs in the country, almost 200,000 children receive treatment in our pediatric emergency department, outpatient clinics and school health clinics and through Montefiore’s innovative community outreach initiatives.

As the Pediatric Hospital for the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, ground- breaking discoveries by CHAM investigators have led to new therapies, safer processes, new models of care and better outcomes for children cared for at CHAM and throughout the world.

The Montefiore Einstein Fine Art Program and Collection

The Montefiore Fine Art Program and Collection is an innovative visual arts program that enhances and supports the restorative environment in service to our patients, their families, and Montefiore associates. As the University Hospital for Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore is nationally recognized for clinical excellence – breaking new ground in research, training the next generation of healthcare leaders, and delivering the highest quality, patient-centered care. Montefiore’s mission- to heal, to teach, to discover and to advance the health of the communities we serve – serves as the driving force behind all of our work, including the Montefiore Fine Art Program and Collection. The Collection is integrated into the daily life of Montefiore, fostering a life-affirming, restorative and supportive environment for patients, families, caregivers, students, faculty, and staff.

Collective Voice: Digital Conversations in Public Space research team
The Collective Voice: Digital Conversations in Public Space research team is part of the Mellon Seminar on Public engagement and Collaborative Research from the Center for the Humanities at the Graduate Center CUNY, examining potential dialogues created through digital platforms, testing the possibilities of anonymity, public discourse and collective voice in live, interactive public displays.

Co-sponsored by The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore; The Montefiore Einstein Fine Art Program and Collection; the Collective Voice: Digital Conversations in Public Space research team from the Center for the Humanities at the Graduate Center, CUNY; and the CUNY Digital Humanities Initiative.

Thank you,

The Center for the Humanities
The Graduate Center, CUNY
centerforthehumanities.org