Epidemiology Fellowship, CDC SENSOR-Pesticides Program

Research Project: The ORISE research fellow will be assigned to The Sentinel Event Notification System for Occupational Risk (SENSOR)-Pesticides program (https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/pesticides/). Under this program, NIOSH provides cooperative agreement funding and technical support to state health departments to conduct surveillance on acute occupational pesticide-related illness and injury. As part of the fellowship program, the ORISE fellow will conduct public health surveillance studies of acute pesticide-related illness and injury, with a focus on work-related exposures. Under the guidance of a mentor, who is a senior epidemiologist, the fellow will be involved in the following activities:

• 1. Analyze public health surveillance data to assess occupational and non-occupational disease magnitude trends
• 2. Identify and investigate emerging pesticide problems by using the SENSOR-Pesticides Program database to describe the human experience with relatively new pesticides, or describe risks associated with various application practices (E.g., describe the rate of pesticide poisoning across major industry sectors, including agriculture)
• 3. Assist with the development of educational and other notification materials to raise awareness of pesticide problems that are identified and implement effective interventions
• 4. Participate in preparing manuscripts for publication in a peer-reviewed journal
• 5. Assist in organizing the SENSOR-Pesticides workshops which are attended by SENSOR-Pesticides partners and stakeholders
• 6. Contribute to data quality assessment and improvement across the SENSOR-Pesticides states.

Health Communications Fellow, CDC

CDC Office and Location: A fellowship opportunity is available with the Communications, Education, and Behavioral Studies Branch, Division of Tuberculosis Elimination (DTBE), within the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia.

The mission of the Division of Tuberculosis Elimination (DTBE) is to promote health and quality of life by preventing, controlling, and eventually eliminating tuberculosis in the United States.

Research Project: The research participant will be placed in the Communications, Education, and Behavioral Studies Branch (CEBSB) within the Division of Tuberculosis Elimination (DTBE). This project will provide the fellow with an educational experience in health communications and social marketing around tuberculosis disease and latent tuberculosis infection. Learning Objectives: Under the guidance of a mentor, the participant will be involved in the following activities:

– Aiding in the development of health communication materials, products, and messages – Conducting communications research – Disseminating health information through a variety of communication channels – Supporting the development and implementation of a communications campaign to reach priority audiences with important health messages – Supporting community engagement and mobilization activities through social marketing efforts – Assisting in drafting and reviewing documents and reports – Presenting findings and recommendations at national forums and in peer-reviewed journals – Contributing to formative research efforts and communications to eliminate tuberculosis in the United States – Supporting message testing efforts around tuberculosis and latent tuberculosis infection testing and treatment for groups at high risk for tuberculosis. – Participating in Branch and Team meetings – Maintaining communication with project leaders

This fellow will be engaged with Branch leadership and project staff. Opportunities for networking with subject matter experts will be made available.

Mentor(s): The mentor for this opportunity is Leeanna Allen (iei5 [at] cdc [dot] gov). If you have questions about the nature of the research please contact the mentor(s).

Anticipated Appointment Start Date: March 27, 2023. Start date is flexible and will depend on a variety of factors.

Appointment Length: The appointment will initially be for one year, but may be renewed upon recommendation of CDC and is contingent on the availability of funds.

Level of Participation: The appointment is full-time.

Questions: Please visit our Program Website. After reading, if you have additional questions about the application process please email ORISE [dot] CDC [dot] NCHHSTP [at] orau [dot] org and include the reference code for this opportunity. For more information, please click here.