Epidemiologist II – Division of Outbreak Investigation
Category : Alumni
Main Purpose Of Job
This position will conduct epidemiological investigations of infectious disease outbreaks and reported disease conditions, as well as participate in the control of infectious diseases of public health importance. This position will also be responsible for a variety of other tasks, including the direction and participation in data collection activities; the coordination of laboratory analysis and results with epidemiological investigations; the summarization of outbreak results; the development of written reports; and, the analysis of collected data, in order to determine probable cause, source and mode of spread of diseases of public health importance.
Minimum Qualifications
Education: A Master’s degree in the field of Public Health from an accredited college or university, with a minimum of three graduate courses in Epidemiology and one graduate course in Biostatistics.
Experience: Two years of experience in designing and conducting epidemiological studies and investigations for disease surveillance as an Epidemiologist, after receipt of the Master’s degree.
Note: Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a Commissioned Officer in Health Care Science classifications or Clinical Lab, Medical Scientists or Bio Medical Lab Officer specialty codes in the health research field of work, on a year-for-year basis, for the required education.
Desired or Preferred Qualifications
The desired candidate should have professional experience in the Public Health field and/or a closely related field. He/she should also have experience in infectious disease surveillance and/or outbreak investigations.
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