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• An application
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• A current resume/CV, including academic history, employment history, relevant experiences, and publication list
• Two educational or professional references

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An opportunity is available at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC), in collaboration with the Division of Violence Prevention (DVP).  DVP gathers information on multiple forms of violence through its surveillance systems and population-based surveys. The fellow will assist with research, analyses, and programmatic activities as they relate to violence prevention work in DVP’s Surveillance Branch (SB). The SB: 1) conducts national and international surveillance and surveys to identify new and monitor existing forms of violence along with its consequences, analyzes incidence and prevalence data and monitors trends in violence and its trajectory across the lifespan; 2) provides expert consultation to state, local, and international health agencies on surveillance system design and implementation and use of surveillance data to describe the burden of violence; 3) develops and implements uniform definitions for public health surveillance of various forms of violence and related outcomes; 4) provides information on violence surveillance to the scientific community and the general public through regular publication in peer-reviewed journals and CDC publications as well as through presentations to professional conferences and other stakeholder groups; 5) works with other branches to provide consultation, collaboration, and ensure the use of surveillance data to inform research and prevention efforts; and 6) provides leadership and expands collaborations with other Federal, state, local, voluntary, and professional and international organizations in all aspects of surveillance of violence and its consequences

The participant will assist the Surveillance Branch with various activities that support ongoing work in suicide prevention. The cornerstone of the public health approach to suicide prevention is to use data to better understand the problem, the most vulnerable subgroups, and the factors that increase or decrease risk. Further, as intervention and prevention strategies are implemented, surveillance data is needed to continually monitor progress in reducing the impact of suicide and improving mental health. The objective of the current project is to describe ongoing federal surveillance systems that are used to estimate the prevalence of self-directed violence (SDV) (i.e., suicide and suicidal behaviors) and other indicators of risk among youth and adults in the US. Surveillance data from multiple federal agencies, including CDC and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), will be included. This report will present point and trend estimates of fatal and non-fatal self-directed violence, describe currently available data systems, explain limitations, identify gaps in information, establish CDC as an important partner in addressing SDV as a public health issue, and bring visibility and resources to SDV activities.

This program, administered by ORAU through its contract with the U.S. Department of Energy to manage the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, was established through an interagency agreement between DOE and CDC. The initial appointment is for one year, but may be renewed upon recommendation of CDC contingent on the availability of funds. The participant will receive a monthly stipend commensurate with educational level and experience. Proof of health insurance is required for participation in this program. The appointment is full-time at CDC in the Atlanta, Georgia, area. Participants do not become employees of CDC, DOE or the program administrator, and there are no employment-related benefits.

• Master’s degree or doctoral degree in public health, social and behavioral sciences, epidemiology, or other allied field earned within the past five years;  or current enrollment in a doctorate-level program in public health, social and behavioral sciences, epidemiology, or other allied field
• Experience in surveillance, data collection, data management and report and manuscript generation is preferred
• Experience with entering, coding, and analyzing quantitative and qualitative data utilizing SAS for data analysis purposes is preferred

• Degree: Master's Degree or Doctoral Degree received within the last 60 month(s).
• Discipline(s):
  • Communications and Graphics Design (1 )
  • Life Health and Medical Sciences (2 )
  • Other Non-Science & Engineering (5 )
  • Social and Behavioral Sciences (28 )