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• An application
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• 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 fellowship opportunity is currently available in the Poxvirus and Rabies Branch (PRB) within the National Center for Zoonotic and Emerging Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, GA.

Research Project: The Poxvirus Epidemiology Team provides technical assistance and expertise for surveillance and diagnosis of poxviruses to both domestic and international partners. The team provides expertise for media inquiries, websites, and trainings. Projects include monkeypox surveillance in endemic countries, epidemiological risk factor studies, healthcare and public health worker trainings, assessments of surveillance capacity, and new generation smallpox vaccine field studies. The team actively works with other teams to formulate hypotheses and accomplish objectives. The team offers
opportunities to collaborate with domestic and international public health professionals of diverse cultural and scientific backgrounds.

Expectations and training opportunities of the position include:

• Database design and management for epidemiology projects within the branch
• Data cleaning and analysis for surveillance and research data
• Knowledge of Microsoft Access, Excel, and statistical software (SAS, SPSS, R, or similar)
• Aid in scientific study design, with a special emphasis on data collection tools and analyses
• Aid in the implementation of field studies for the branch
• Communications to public health professionals via development of materials and participation in trainings and meetings
• Provide service to clinicians, public health officials, and citizens for the poxvirus phone duty
• Initiate, maintain, and strengthen collaborations with public health professionals within CDC, other agencies, or in international settings
• Development of written scientific reports, including manuscripts
• Additional duties could be assigned to support other critical activities and projects within the team and the Branch
• There are opportunities for attendance at scientific conferences and travel to support the research and surveillance activities for the team

The qualified candidate should have received a master's degree in one of the relevant fields (e.g. Public Health, Epidemiology, Statistics). Degree must have been received within five years of the appointment start date.

• A strong interest in gaining database design and management, and analytic skills
• Ability to perform independent tasks and work collectively with a team to achieve project goals
• Good written and oral communications skills

• Degree: Master's Degree received within the last 60 month(s).
• Discipline(s):
  • Life Health and Medical Sciences (48 )

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.)