Scientific Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Fellowship, CDC
Category : Alumni
Description
A research opportunity is currently available with the Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention (DHDSP), within the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 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.
CDC’s DHDSP provides national leadership, public health and scientific expertise, and program support to optimize cardiovascular health for all. The Division’s goals are to reduce the number of Americans with and at risk for hypertension, reduce the number of Americans with and at risk for hypercholesterolemia, and reduce the burden of stroke and heart disease for Americans. Joining DHDSP, the selected participant will be trained in the Office of the Associate Director for Science to support national efforts undertaken by all 3 branches of the Division and the Million Hearts program. Key responsibilities of the ADS office include overseeing Division scientific and research activities, advice on matters related to cardiovascular disease science and research, as well as issues associated with scientific clearance and cross-clearance, and ethics-related aspects.
Position Activities
Under the guidance of the Associate Director for Science and other senior leaders, the participant’s training activities will be in:
- Training to engage Division staff to offer scientific technical assistance for cardiovascular diseases-related efforts
- Intensive training experience on the intersection of science and program, implementation of a science agenda for cardiovascular diseases, including the intersection with COVID-19
- Plan, analyze and synthesize data related to cardiovascular diseases, and the intersection of cardiovascular diseases, COVID-19, health disparities and priority populations
- Learn to engage directly and collaborate with external and internal stakeholders
Development of Scientific Products:
- Training in the development in a variety of scientific products to disseminate cardiovascular disease prevention program success and innovations
- Training in the development of programmatic resources and reports such as abstracts, peer-reviewed publications and internal scientific support products
Qualifications
The qualified candidate should have received a doctoral degree in one of the relevant fields, or be currently pursuing the degree with completion by the end of May 2021. Degree must have been received within five years of the appointment start date.
Preferred skills:
- Experience or knowledge regarding:
- public health, epidemiology, prevention effectiveness/economics or modeling principles, cardiovascular disease prevention or chronic disease prevention and health promotion or a related area
- social determinants of health and/or health equity
- Experience with data analyses using a statistical software package (e.g., SAS, R, etc.)
- Scientific or technical writing experience and other evidence of effective written communication skills
- Soft skills (teamwork, communications, problem-solving skills, flexibility)
How to Apply
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