Components of the online application are as follows:

• Profile Information
• Educational and Employment History
• Essay Questions (goals, experiences, and skills relevant to the opportunity)
• Resume (PDF)
• Transcripts/Academic Records - For this opportunity, an unofficial transcript or copy of the student academic records printed by the applicant or by academic advisors from internal institution systems may be submitted.
•  Recommendation(s)

Submitted documents must have all social security numbers, student identification numbers, and/or dates of birth removed (blanked out, blackened out, made illegible, etc.) prior to uploading into the application system.

If you have questions, send an email to orisedod@orise.orau.gov. Please list the reference code of this opportunity in the subject line of the email.

All documents must be in English or include an official English translation.

Letter of Recommendation: While a letter of recommendation is not required to be considered, applicants are required to provide contact information for one recommendation in order to submit the application. Applicants are encouraged to request a letter of recommendation before submission as this may help reviewers have a better understanding of the applicant’s qualifications and interests.  If selected, a letter recommendation must be submitted on your behalf upon acceptance of the appointment.

U.S. Southern Command deters aggression, defeats threats, rapidly responds to crises, and builds regional capacity, working with our allies, partner nations, and U.S. government (USG) team members to enhance security and defend the U.S. homeland and our national interests.

The Southern Command Public Health Analyst Fellow will collaborate with the Chief of Medical Plans and Operations and assists in the development of a theater public health and force health protection strategy and policy for USSOUTHCOM, Service component commands, and Security Cooperation Offices (SCO) in the Area of Responsibility (AOR). As a public health analyst fellow, you will review and evaluate the effectiveness of USSOUTHCOM public health partner nation engagements, training programs, force health protection programs and preventive medicine aspects of pandemic influenza /infectious disease, disaster, and contingency plans. Under the guidance of a mentor you will assist with oversight of Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) executed programs to detect, identify, contain and recover from pandemic influenza (Pl) or infectious disease (ID) outbreaks in the command area of operation as a part of Pl/ID contingency plan phase activities. During this fellowship you will learn to evaluate and update the communicable disease program to keep pace with major changes in Federal, State, and local laws and programs and collaborate with Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center (AFHSC)/Global Emerging Infectious Disease System (GEIS)/ Department of Defense HIV/AIDS Program (DHAPP)) to facilitate DoD research initiatives within the SOUTHCOM AOR.

Please note: It is required all fellows to have a Secret Clearance, due to the location of this opportunity.

For more information visit https://www.southcom.mil/.

Appointment Length

This appointment is a twelve month research appointment, with the possibility to be renewed for additional research periods. Appointments may be extended depending on funding availability, project assignment, program rules, and availability of the participant.

Participant Benefits

Participants will receive a stipend to be determined by . Stipends are typically based on the participant’s academic standing, discipline, experience, and research facility location.  Other benefits may include the following:

• Health Insurance Supplement. Participants are eligible to purchase health insurance through ORISE.
• Relocation Allowance
• Training and Travel Allowance

Nature of Appointment

The participant will not enter into an employee/employer relationship with ORISE, ORAU, DOD, or any other office or agency.  Instead, the participant will be affiliated with ORISE for the administration of the appointment through the ORISE appointment letter and Terms of Appointment.

While participants will not enter into an employment relationship with DOD or any other agency, this opportunity will require a suitability investigation/background investigation. Any offer made is considered tentative pending favorable outcome of the investigation.

- The individual should have a background in Public Health/Preventive Medicine
- The individual should have some field experience in Public Health/Preventive Medicine  
- The individual must have completed a Master of Public Health Degree

• Citizenship: U.S. Citizen Only
• Degree: Master's Degree or Doctoral 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 (16 )
  • Earth and Geosciences (21 )
  • Engineering (27 )
  • Environmental and Marine Sciences (14 )
  • Life Health and Medical Sciences (45 )
  • Mathematics and Statistics (10 )
  • Other Non-Science & Engineering (2 )
  • Physics (16 )
  • Science & Engineering-related (1 )
  • Social and Behavioral Sciences (27 )
• Veteran Status: Veterans Preference, degree received within the last 120 month(s).