CDC Enteric Diseases Surveillance and Response Fellowship

Organization
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Reference Code
CDC-DFWED-2022-0152
How to Apply

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A complete application consists of:
  • An application
  • 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
6/1/2022 3:00:00 PM Eastern Time Zone
Description

*Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and this opportunity may close before the application deadline.

CDC Office and Location: A research opportunities is currently available in the Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases (DFWED) in the National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 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 ProjectThis project offers an opportunity to conduct research alongside a multi-disciplinary team that provides guidance and support to state, local, territorial and other federal agencies in order to identify and implement successful strategies to improve surveillance, detection and response activities for multistate outbreaks of enteric diseases. The selected participant will assist an Office that coordinates the organization of national and regional meetings for state and local partners, in collaboration with other food safety programs, as well as activities related to building and strengthening state and local public health capabilities to investigate and respond to multistate outbreaks of enteric disease; this includes coordination of OutbreakNet activities, and the OutbreakNet Enhanced and FoodCORE programs.

The participant will train with a team of public health advisors and epidemiologists to contribute to capacity building program activities for state and local health departments. The main training opportunities will be in the development, implementation, and assessment of capacity building activities. The participant will collaborate with a variety of public health professionals including epidemiologists and laboratorians. The participant will be trained in data management, data analysis, and summarizing programmatic activities. Under the guidance of a mentor, the participant will be involved in the following activities: identifying ways to improve cooperative agreement efforts, identifying gaps in capacity building integration efforts, designing tools to improve technical assistance, and evaluating performance of capacity building projects.

Learning Objectives: Under the guidance of a mentor, the selected participant will be involved in the following training activities:

  • Learning how CDC supports and collaborates with state and local health departments to conduct enteric disease surveillance and outbreak response
  • Learning how CDC provides technical assistance and evaluates projects associated with a cooperative agreement
  • Learning about activities that CDC does to contribute to the prevention and control of enteric disease caused by foodborne, waterborne, and environmentally transmitted infections

Mentor(s): The mentor(s) for this opportunity is Gwen Biggerstaff (fke8@cdc.gov). If you have questions about the nature of the research please contact the mentor(s).

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

Appointment Length: The appointment will initially be for one year, but may be renewed upon recommendation of CDC and is contingent on the availability of funds.

Level of Participation: The appointment is full-time.

Participant Stipend: The participant will receive a monthly stipend commensurate with educational level and experience.

Citizenship Requirements: This opportunity is available to U.S. citizens, Lawful Permanent Residents (LPR), and foreign nationals. Non-U.S. citizen applicants should refer to the Guidelines for Non-U.S. Citizens Details page of the program website for information about the valid immigration statuses that are acceptable for program participation.

ORISE Information: This 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.NCEZID@orau.org and include the reference code for this opportunity.

Qualifications

The qualified candidate should have received a master's degree in one of the relevant fields (e.g. Public Health), or currently pursuing the degree with completion by December 31, 2022. Degree must have been received within the past five years.

Preferred skills:

  • Excellent time management and organizational skills, the ability to comfortably multi-task, and the ability to interpret and summarize scientific data
  • Excellent communication skills, specifically experience preparing written documents, reports, presentations, and targeted messaging that will be disseminated via the website and social media
  • Quantitative skills and proficiency with Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 
  • Familiarity with SAS, R, or other analytic software and Microsoft Access
Eligibility Requirements
  • Degree: Master's Degree received within the last 60 months or anticipated to be received by 12/31/2022 11:59:00 PM.
  • Discipline(s):
    • Communications and Graphics Design (1 )
    • Life Health and Medical Sciences (5 )
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