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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.

*Applications will be reviewed on a rolling-basis.

CDC Office and Location: A research opportunity is currently available with the Water, Food and Environmental Health Services Branch (WFEHSB) in the Division of Environmental Health Science and Practice (DEHSP) within the National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia.

Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, CDC is limiting occupancy on campuses. Successful applicants will be required to train remotely until further notice.

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: WFEHSB’s mission is to enhance and revitalize environmental public health to address a range of environmental health issues. Within WFEHSB, the selected participant will join the Environmental Health Specialists Network (EHS-Net) Team to support their restaurant food safety projects. The fellow will be trained by team members on activities like the following:

• Design and implementation of EHS-Net food safety projects
• Quantitative analysis of data collected for EHS-Net food safety projects
• Development of manuscripts based on data from EHS-Net food safety projects
• Development of plain language summaries of these manuscripts
• Planning meetings of EHS-Net sites

The fellow will also support the National Environmental Assessment Reporting System (NEARS), a reporting system collecting data on foodborne illness outbreak environmental assessments. Specific training activities will include:

• Monitoring data reported to NEARS
• Conducting quality assurance analysis
• Cleaning and analyzing NEARS data according to developed analysis plans
• Developing reports based on NEARS data.

Learning Objectives:

• Gain experience and skills in the use of SAS to analyze data
• Gain experience and skills in oral and written communication
• Gain food safety and environmental health knowledge

Mentor(s): The mentor for this opportunity is Laura Brown (lrg0@cdc.gov). If you have questions about the nature of the research please contact the mentor(s).

Anticipated Appointment Start Date: January 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. Funds are available for travel and a health insurance allowance.

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.

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

The qualified candidate should have received a master's degree in one of the relevant fields. Degree must have been received within five years of the appointment start date.

Preferred skills:

• Strong critical thinking and problem solving skills
• Experience conducting data analysis with SAS
• Knowledge of infectious diseases, especially foodborne illness
• Knowledge of principles and methods of biostatistics
• Knowledge of epidemiology principles
• Knowledge of key elements of data management and quality assurance
• Ability to understand and interpret analytical results
• Ability to work in a collaborative manner and independently

• Degree: Master's Degree received within the last 60 month(s).
• Discipline(s):
  • Chemistry and Materials Sciences (12 )
  • Communications and Graphics Design (2 )
  • Computer, Information, and Data Sciences (17 )
  • Earth and Geosciences (1 )
  • Environmental and Marine Sciences (14 )
  • Life Health and Medical Sciences (46 )
  • Mathematics and Statistics (2 )
  • Other Non-Science & Engineering (2 )
  • Social and Behavioral Sciences (29 )