CDC Global Rabies Epidemiology and Geospatial Fellowship
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- 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.
*Applications will be reviewed on a rolling-basis.
CDC Office and Location: A research and training opportunity is available in the Poxvirus and Rabies Branch (PRB), Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology (DHCPP) of the National Centers for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) 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 Fellow will apply advanced analytic skills to epidemiological research practices involving disease surveillance, investigation, and more. The Fellow’s research will require geospatial analysis as needed by the unit.
Learning Objectives:
- Apply geospatial and analytic skills to assist with domestic and international epidemiological research design, analysis, reporting, and publication.
- Gain experience in implementing and managing collaboration for design and implementation of epidemiological research projects with national and international partners.
- Training in national electronic laboratory reporting including implantation, data collection, and reporting with state and federal agencies.
- Assisting public health practitioners, health providers, and the public to interpret national and international rabies prevention guidelines.
- Receive mentoring in clinical and epidemiologic assessments in human and animal health
- Publish scientific manuscripts and give presentations related to global rabies epidemiological studies
- Gain experience developing programmatic evaluation indicators and conducting program evaluations
The qualified candidate should be currently pursuing or have received a master’s degree in one of the relevant fields (e.g. Geospatial Systems, Data Science, Biostatistics, Statistics, Global Health, Epidemiology). Degree must have been received in the past five years.
Preferred Skills:
- Intermediate to advanced proficiency in GIS (ArcGIS; Quantum GIS; Python) or other geospatial analysis programs
- Intermediate to advanced proficiency in an analytic software and programing languages such as SAS, R, or Python
- Optional skills: information sharing systems/data exchange and/or writing manuscripts for publications
I certify that I have not previously been employed by CDC or by a contractor working directly for CDC. I understand that CDC does not permit individuals with a prior employment relationship with CDC or its contractors to participate as trainees in the ORISE program. (Exceptions may be granted for individuals who, since the previous CDC employment, have obtained a new STEM degree which necessitates training in a new field.)
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