CDC Fellowship in Local Area Monitoring and MNRH Data Visualization Analysis

Organization
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Reference Code
CDC-CGH-2022-0165
How to Apply

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A complete application consists of:

  • An application
  • Transcripts – Click here for detailed information about acceptable transcripts
  • A current resume/CV, including academic history, employment history, relevant experiences, and publication list
  • One educational or professional recommendation. Your application will be considered incomplete, and will not be reviewed until one recommendation is submitted.

All documents must be in English or include an official English translation.

Application Deadline
6/8/2022 3:00:00 PM Eastern Time Zone
Description

*Applications will be reviewed on a rolling-basis.

CDC Office and Location: A fellowship is available within the Center for Global Health (CGH) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) located in Atlanta, Georgia. 

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is one of the major operation components of the Department of Health and Human Services. CDC works to protect America from health, safety and security threats, both foreign and in the U.S. Whether diseases start at home or abroad, are chronic or acute, curable or preventable, human error or deliberate attack, CDC fights disease and supports communities and citizens to do the same.

Research Project: The selected Fellow will be learning and involved in a variety of skills related to maternal, newborn, and reproductive health-related (MNRH) digital data collection tools and data quality management. The Fellow will assist in developing data collection tools and analysis, will maintain a digital data host, and write reports for ongoing MNRH projects.

Learning Objectives: Under the guidance of a mentor, the Fellow will be involved in the following research activities:

  • Collaborating to develop standardized tools and training materials for Response Tracking, Local Area Monitoring, and other related tools to support mortality surveillance monitoring and evaluation
  • Learn how to conduct and support data management, analysis, and visualization using results from a CommCare mortality surveillance data collection application in several languages including Chad, Cameroon, Burkina Faso, and Pakistan, while using software such as SAS, R, Tableau, or PowerBI
  • Collaborating with project consultants to learn how to maintain data host and data quality through CommCare
  • Support report writing for technical and non-technical audiences for situational analysis data in Chad, Cameroon, Burkina Faso, and Uganda

Mentor(s)The mentor for this opportunity is Endang Handzel (wuo5@cdc.gov). If you have questions about the nature of the research please contact the mentor(s).

Anticipated Appointment Start Date: May 2022.  Start date is flexible and will depend on a variety of factors.

Appointment LengthThe appointment will initially be for six months, but may be renewed upon recommendation of CDC and is contingent on the availability of funds.

Level of ParticipationThe appointment is part-time (25 hours a week).

Participant StipendThe participant will receive a monthly stipend commensurate with educational level and experience.

Citizenship RequirementsThis opportunity is available to U.S. citizens only.

ORISE InformationThis program, administered by ORAU through its contract with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to manage the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE), was established through an interagency agreement between DOE and CDC. Participants do not become employees of CDC, DOE or the program administrator, and there are no employment-related benefits. Proof of health insurance is required for participation in this program. Health insurance can be obtained through ORISE.

The successful applicant(s) will be required to comply with Environmental, Safety and Health (ES&H) requirements of the hosting facility, including but not limited to, COVID-19 requirements (e.g. facial covering, physical distancing, testing, vaccination).

Questions: Please visit our Program Website. After reading, if you have additional questions about the application process please email ORISE.CDC.CGH@orau.org and include the reference code for this opportunity.

Qualifications

The qualified candidate should be currently pursuing or have received a bachelor's or master's degree in one of the relevant fields. Degree must have been received within the past five years.

Eligibility Requirements
  • Citizenship: U.S. Citizen Only
  • Degree: Bachelor's Degree or Master's Degree received within the last 60 months or currently pursuing.
  • Discipline(s):
    • Life Health and Medical Sciences (2 )
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