Occupational Safety and Health Summer Fellowships - CDC

Organization
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Reference Code
CDC-NIOSH-2017-0097
How to Apply

A complete application consists of:      

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

If you have questions, send an email to CDCrpp@orau.org. Please include the reference code for this opportunity in your email.

Description

A fellowship opportunity is available to support the Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies (DSHEFS), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in Cincinnati, Ohio.

NIOSH produces new scientific knowledge and provides practical solutions vital to reducing risks of injury and death in traditional industries, such as agriculture, construction, and mining. NIOSH also supports research to predict, prevent, and address emerging problems that arise from dramatic changes in the 21st Century workplace and workforce. NIOSH and its partners support U.S. economic strength and growth by moving research into practice through concrete and practical solutions, recommendations, and interventions for the building of a healthy, safe and capable workforce.

The fellowship opportunities include collaborating with research epidemiologists and industrial hygienists on occupational health studies.  Specific activities may include:

•Supporting research epidemiologists, industrial hygienists, and health communications specialists on occupational health studies by reviewing literature, designing questionnaires, managing data, analyzing data and assisting with manuscript preparation

•Participating in field surveys to collect air, dermal and biological samples from workers in diverse occupational settings, data analysis, report writing, and abstracting data from reports to create exposure databases

**Desired appointment start date:  June 5, 2017**

** Length of appointment: 3 months (10 weeks)**

**Some travel possible for field data collection**

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 appointment 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 Cincinnati, Ohio, area. Participants do not become employees of CDC, DOE or the program administrator, and there are no employment-related benefits.

Qualifications
  • Undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in occupational health, industrial hygiene, general or environmental public health, epidemiology, statistics or a related field at an accredited U.S. college or university are encouraged to apply. Undergraduate students must be enrolled in upper-level (junior or senior) courses.Individuals who have received a bachelor's degree in one of these fields within the past two years are also eligible to apply.

  • Knowledge and experience analyzing data from human studies, surveys, questionnaires, literature resources, or databases is desired.

  • Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree or Master's degree or have received one of these degrees within 24 months:Environmental Health, Epidemiology, Industrial Hygiene, Occupational Health, Population Medicine, Public Health

  • Or related job experience assisting with conduct of epidemiology and/or industrial hygiene studies.

Eligibility Requirements
  • Degree: Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree, or Doctoral Degree received within the last 24 month(s).
  • Discipline(s):
    • Life Health and Medical Sciences (5 )
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