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• 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 and training opportunity is available in the Poxvirus and Rabies Branch (PRB), Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology (DHCPP) of the National Centers for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) located 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 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.

The qualified candidate should have received a master’s degree in one of the relevant fields (e.g. Public Health, Epidemiology, Statistics). Most recent degree must have been received in the past five years.

Preferred Skills:

• 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.)