CDC Division of Overdose Prevention Surveillance Fellowship

Organization
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Reference Code
CDC-NCIPC-2023-0015
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
3/31/2023 3:00:00 PM Eastern Time Zone
Description

*Applications will be reviewed on a rolling-basis.

CDC Office and Location: A fellowship opportunity is currently available in the Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch (ESB), Division of Overdose Prevention (DOP) of the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) 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 Project: The selected fellow will be part of the Overdose Morbidity Team and will receive training in public health surveillance activities. The fellow will train under CDC staff working on the current Overdose Data to Action (OD2A) program, which ends in September 2023, and new activities for funded health departments beginning in September 2023. The current OD2A program has sought to increase the timeliness of reporting nonfatal and fatal drug overdoses across the US, and the new funding will continue these efforts and expand into other areas including analysis of emergency medical services data, Bio surveillance, data linkages, drug product testing, and surveillance of linkage to care for substance use disorder. The team is seeking a dynamic, detail-oriented individual with strong project management skills to assist multiple units within the Overdose Morbidity Team.

Under the guidance of a collaborative team, the fellow will have the opportunity to support the following activities:

  • Developing protocols and technical guidance for OD2A recipients to use when sharing surveillance data with CDC.
  • Providing scientific technical assistance to health departments related to collection and coding of surveillance data.
  • Supporting and evaluating pilot testing of data submission processes.
  • Coordinating with Data Management Team to develop processes for data ingestion and data quality checking.
  • Assisting with idea generation and development of visualizations for public facing data dashboards. 
  • Conducting quantitative analyses of public health data and preparing reports and manuscripts for dissemination of scientific findings.
  • Planning and participating in workgroup meetings with OD2A recipients and other partners.

Learning Objectives: As a result of this training, the fellow will:

  • Gain knowledge related to public health surveillance of fatal and nonfatal overdoses 
  • Gain experience developing protocols and technical guidance for overdose surveillance activities 
  • Gain experience conducting quantitative analyses and preparing reports and manuscripts
  • Gain experience collaborating with local and state health department staff
  • Improve communication skills by presenting at meetings

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

Anticipated Appointment Start Date: May 19, 2023.  Start date is flexible and will depend on a variety of factors.

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

Level of ParticipationThe appointment is full-time.

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

Citizenship RequirementsThis opportunity is available to U.S. citizens and Lawful Permanent Residents (LPR).

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.NCIPC@orau.org and include the reference code for this opportunity.

Qualifications

The qualified candidate should have received a master's or doctoral degree in one of the relevant fields (e.g. Public Health, Epidemiology, or Biostatistics), or be currently pursuing a doctoral degree with completion before May 1, 2023. Degree must have been received within five years of the appointment start date.

Preferred Skills:

  • Candidates should demonstrate interest and experience in public health, epidemiology, and surveillance;
  • Skills in data management, analysis, interpretation, and visualization are preferred, but not required.
Eligibility Requirements
  • Citizenship: LPR or U.S. Citizen
  • Degree: Master's Degree or Doctoral Degree received within the last 60 months or anticipated to be received by 5/1/2023 12:00:00 AM.
  • Discipline(s):
    • Communications and Graphics Design (3 )
    • Computer, Information, and Data Sciences (3 )
    • Life Health and Medical Sciences (3 )
    • Mathematics and Statistics (3 )
    • Social and Behavioral Sciences (1 )
  • Veteran Status: Veterans Preference, degree received within the last 120 month(s).
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