ORISE Position, Division of Reproductive Health
Category : Alumni
The Women’s Health and Fertility Branch in the Division of Reproductive Health at CDC is excited to announce an opening for a Reproductive Health Epidemiology ORISE Fellow.
The selected participant will gain experience examining reproductive health topics and participate in activities to update CDC’s contraception guidelines.
The highlights about the position are listed below and the application can be accessed here.
ORISE Fellowship with CDC’s Women’s Health and Fertility Branch, Division of Reproductive Health
More details about the position and the application process can be found here.
Title: CDC Reproductive Health Epidemiology Fellowship
Start Date: November 2021. Start date is flexible and will depend on a variety of factors; December 2021 graduates are encouraged to apply.
Application Deadline: November 18, 2021
Eligibility Requirements: Master’s Degree or Doctoral Degree received within the last 60 months or anticipated to be received by 12/31/21
Scope of Research Projects: During 2021-2023, CDC will be updating the US contraception guidelines. The update process will include activities to determine the scope of the update, conduct systematic reviews of the evidence to help determine updated recommendations, convene a meeting to receive external input on the evidence and updated recommendations, develop and publish updated editions of US MEC and US SPR, update and develop new provider tools, and disseminate and implement the guidelines.
Activities may include the following:
· determining the scope of the US MEC/SPR update, including coordinating review of public comments and participating in a scoping meeting
· conducting systematic reviews and meta-analyses in preparation for the US MEC/SPR update meeting
· planning for the US MEC/SPR update meeting and presenting evidence from systematic reviews during the meeting
· contributing to the development of the updated US MEC/SPR publications, including finalizing recommendations and evidence summaries
· participating in dissemination and implementation activities, including updating and developing new provider tools, collaborating with partners, and planning a partner webinar
· managing the web-based Continuous Identification of Research Evidence (CIRE) system
· providing technical assistance to WHO on the global contraception guidelines
To Apply: https://www.zintellect.com/Opportunity/Details/CDC-NCCDPHP-2021-0306
For questions about this position, please contact: Kathryn Curtis, PhD (kmc6 [at] cdc [dot] gov) or Antoinette Nguyen, MD, MPH (oms6 [at] cdc [dot] gov).
