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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.

*Applications will be reviewed on a rolling-basis.

CDC Office and Location: A research opportunity is available with the Division of Population Health (DPH), within the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Healthy Tribes Program (HT) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) located in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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 research participant will collaborate with program Project Officers of the Good Health and Wellness in Indian Country (GHWIC) cooperative agreement to understand how the funded recipients engage Community Health Workers (CHW) and other strategies to promote community-clinical linkage (CCL), and policies, systems, and environmental changes (PSE) for chronic disease prevention in AI/AN communities.  The research participant will collaborate on special projects to increase the implementation, uptake, and scale of CCL and PSE-focused GHWIC initiatives into public health practice for optimal health impact.

Learning Objectives: During this learning experience, the research participant will participate and receive training in the following areas:

• Understand policy, systems, and environmental change (PSE) and Community-Clinical Linkage (CCL) strategies and describe examples currently implemented in recipient communities.
• Participate in gathering responses from the CCL Self-Assessment survey that may be used by community organizations to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the linkages. 
• Learn how to review recipient work plans, annual performance reviews, and technical reviews and how to provide guidance and technical assistance to funded partners.
• Learn principles of community-clinical linkages and how utilizing CCL has led to improvements in clinical health outcomes and behavioral changes.
• Participate in branch, division, and center workgroups within the GHWIC Cooperative Agreement.
• Learn the principles of providing programmatic technical assistance to funded partners.
• Interact effectively with mentor, project officers, recipient programs, and partners within Healthy Tribes and the GHWIC Cooperative Agreement.
• Assist in drafting and reviewing documents and reports. 
• Identify opportunities for improvement.
• Participate in Branch and Team meetings. 

Mentor(s): The mentor for this opportunity is Lynette Wasson (gop6@cdc.gov). If you have questions about the nature of the research please contact the mentor(s).

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

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

Level of Participation: The appointment is full-time.

Participant Stipend: The participant will receive a monthly stipend commensurate with educational level and experience.

Citizenship Requirements: This opportunity is available to U.S. citizens only.

ORISE Information: This 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.NCCDPHP@orau.org and include the reference code for this opportunity.

The qualified candidate should have received a bachelor's or master's degree in one of the relevant fields, or be currently pursuing one of the degrees with completion before August 31, 2023. Prior experience in health systems is desired. Degree must have been received within the past five years.

The fellow should expect to participate independently and collaboratively with a team.

Preferred skills:

• Strong oral and written communication to various audiences
• Ability to synthesize information into key messages
• Literature review experience
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office products (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
• 1-2 years’ experience in analyzing and summarizing data
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary environment

• Citizenship: U.S. Citizen Only
• Degree: Bachelor's Degree or Master's Degree received within the last 60 months or anticipated to be received by 8/31/2023 11:59:00 PM.
• Discipline(s):
  • Communications and Graphics Design (1 )
  • Life Health and Medical Sciences (6 )
  • Other Non-Science & Engineering (2 )
  • Social and Behavioral Sciences (4 )

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.)