Category Archives: Alumni

Associate Director, Research Projects – Grade 234, RSPH

Category : Alumni

Job Description:

Reports to a principal investigator of sponsored projects. Exercises considerable latitude and independent judgment in overseeing the day-to-day operation of the research core. Serves as a consultant and provides technical expertise in scientific theory, research and methods of collection and analysis of data sets for a variety of research projects. Using an advanced knowledge of research methodology and techniques, provides leadership in the planning and development of survey instruments, guidelines, and procedures to collect required data. Coordinates various aspects of the study. Routinely develops research protocols. Reviews and edits text for studies. Conducts extensive literature searches and effectively summarizes reported research findings and their applicability to the research. Coordinates research and intervention activities with the team. Provides direction to consultants and team members. Coordinates and conducts special meetings. Develops and conducts presentations, represents Emory at national meetings, and co-authors publications. Collaborates on or authors reports and papers. Performs related responsibilities as required.


Minimum Qualifications:

Master’s degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Sociology, Psychology or a related discipline and five or more years of research/professional experience, OR equivalent combination of experience, education, and training. Effective writing, analytic, presentation and organizational skills. Experience managing and executing multiple projects and working with senior health policy makers and executives is preferred. Experience conducting focus groups.

For more information or to apply, please contact Dr. Joellen Schildkraut at joellen [dot] m [dot] schildkraut [at] emory [dot] edu.

Public Health & Primary Care (PHPC) Leadership Institute, Region IV Public Health Training Center

Category : Alumni

The Region IV Public Health Training Center has partnered with the J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership Development at the University of Georgia to offer the Region IV Public Health & Primary Care (PHPC) Leadership Institute. The PHPC Leadership Institute provides training for individuals from the eight states that comprise HHS Region IV (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee). There is no fee to participate.

The PHPC Leadership Institute is an 8-month experience providing 40 contact hours of interaction. The Institute consists of a virtual orientation; an in-person opening retreat (Oct 31 – Nov 2, 2022; if travel is not safe, there will be a virtual opening retreat 3 hours each day from Oct 31 – Nov 3, 2022); and 6 virtual sessions, lasting 2 hours each. In addition to these sessions, participants will be asked to complete approximately 2-3 hours of intersession work between the virtual sessions.

Applications are due by August 1. Please apply here. 

Program Learning Objectives
By the end of the Institute, participants will be able to:

  • Identify personal leadership strengths
  • Address a leadership challenge through a self-directed adaptive approach
  • Engage in peer consulting with Region IV colleagues
  • Apply leadership competencies in the context of public health

Who Should Apply
Emerging public health and primary care leaders who:

  • Work in governmental state, local, or tribal public health departments, tribal health organizations or FQHCs/FQHC Look-Alikes
  • Work in one of the following states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina Tennessee
  • Manage programs, supervise staff and/or demonstrate leadership potential
  • Work with underserved populations and/or are from under-resourced health departments

Liaison Position, Georgia’s Behavioral Health Reform and Innovation Commission

Category : Alumni

The BHRIC Coordinator provides high level administrative support to the Commission Chairman and subcommittee chairs, and members. This includes taking calls, scheduling meetings, managing executive requests, and disseminating documents. The liaison will also be in charge of taking minutes at all meetings and reporting back to commission members in a timely manner. You can find more information about BHRIC here and here. If interested, please reach out to Dr. Emily Anne Vall at evall [at] resilientGA [dot] org. 

The Liaison is tasked with assisting in the compiling and preparing the yearly reports from the commission and all the subcommittees, before the next legislative session. The BHRIC Liaison is responsible for the monthly subcommittee coordination with the sub chair and correspondence with members of commission (i.e. calendar invite, zoom link, agenda). Liaison will attend all commission and sub-committee meetings and handle all BHRIC related requests from the Commission and sub-commission Chairs.

The liaison is a grant funded year-round position, expecting to have meetings scheduled monthly for at least one subcommittee. This position is expected to last through July 30th, 2025.

Salary Estimate:

● $45 to $65k per year based on experience Reporting:

  • Reporting to Agency Grant Manager
  • Supervision to BHRIC Chairman Tanner
  • Meeting Coordination and Preparation
  • Researches, prioritizes and follows up on incoming issues and concerns with appropriate members of BHRIC and their staff
  • Keeps BHRIC informed of upcoming meetings, commitments, reporting requirements and other responsibilities
  • Coordinates and schedules BHRIC meetings and sub-committee meetings with members, the public, the Chairman’s office and when needed the Governor’s office
  • Coordinates and schedules BHRIC testimony with stakeholders, partners and subject matter experts
  • Collects and coordinates presentation materials for use by others, at times editing content

Composes and/or prepares correspondence, memoranda, forms, and reports using appropriate word processing and spreadsheet tools

Assists in preparing materials for all BHRIC meetings and sub-committee meetings

Works with Chairman’s office, Governor’s office, BHRIC members offices, and various legislative offices to ensure appropriate meeting space and technology is available for BHRIC testimony and meetings

Report and Data Coordination and Preparation

  • Collects and at times conducts research, analyzes data from BHRIC testimony and creates reports and executive summaries
  • Synthesizes technical documents, data and information and produces layman briefs and/or fact sheets for BHRIC members
  • Proofreads technical documents, reports and briefs for grammar and formatting
  • Organizes and records testimony data including recorded meetings, written testimony, subject matter expert presentations and reports

Job Qualifications and Skills and Knowledge Needed

  • Knowledge of principles and practices related to policy analysis
  • Knowledge of and ability to interpret and apply related federal, state, local laws, rules
  • and regulations
  • Extremely organized and able to track, organize and record testimony and relevant data
  • provided to BHRIC
  • Ability to track relevant local, state, and federal legislation related to BHRIC
  • Ability to prepare clear and concise reports, correspondence, and other written
  • materials
  • Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing
  • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships
  • Ability to conduct literature reviews, data analysis, and other types of qualitative and
  • quantitative research
  • Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, Google Docs and Canva

Epidemiologist, CDC National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases

Category : Alumni

Please find more information and apply here!

Job Description

The National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD), Influenza Division (ID), Epidemiology and Prevention Branch (EPB) is hiring an Epidemiologist GS-601-12 (TERM).  The opportunity is open to all qualified candidates.  The selected participant will work under the Team Lead in the International Epidemiology and Research Team (IERT) Team.

Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor’s or graduate/higher level degree: major study in an academic field related to the medical field, health sciences or allied sciences appropriate to the work of the position. This degree must be from an educational program from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (https://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/) at the time the degree was obtained.

Applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 in the Federal service as defined in the next paragraph.

Specialized experience is experience which is directly related to the position which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) to successfully perform the duties of the position to include experience identifying and analyzing public health issues and their impact on public policies or scientific studies or surveys.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

GS 12/13 Positions, CDC Division of Overdose Prevention, Epidemiology, and Surveillance Branch

Category : Alumni

There are a few open GS 12/13 positions in the CDC Division of Overdose Prevention, Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch that could be a good fit for MPH or PhD-level epidemiologists. 

As a Epidemiologist you will:

  • Identify and analyze public health issues and their impact on public policies or scientific studies or surveys
  • Provide scientific advice and technical assistance to various public, private, and/or nonprofit health and/or health-related agencies and organizations
  • Analyze study or project implementation procedures for improvement
  • Prepare comprehensive reports of national surveillance system analyses which include discussion of substantive health issues and research objectives; assessment of the adequacy and quality of data used in the analyses; and explanation of the methodologies, results, and relevance to health issues as they relate to the epidemiological problem under study
  • Participate in the syntheses of social science and epidemiologic data to be applied toward designing effective prevention programs and practice guidelines
  • Work with public health officials and other scientists inside and outside of the agency to ensure that valid research findings are disseminated, used, and applied to prevention programs
  • Disseminate results of research projects in a wide range of venues including publications, peer reviewed journals, summaries, manuscripts, and special reports
  • Present results to the scientific community at professional meetings and conferences
  • Perform other duties as assigned

For more information and the applications to these positions, please click here and here. 

Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Epidemiologist, Massachusetts Department of Public Health

Category : Alumni

The Department of Public Health (DPH) is seeking a dynamic and strategic individual to serve as the Epidemiologist for the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS), a statewide, population-based surveillance system. The Epidemiologist performs complex work managing PRAMS and linked data, based on extensive knowledge of complex survey design and methodology, vital statistic data, analysis, linkage, and Maternal and Child Health. The incumbent would perform work that requires considerable independence and exercise of judgment in determining approaches and developing unique solutions. The incumbent will be responsible for investigating and managing surveillance of incidence and prevalence of pregnancy risks and infant outcomes through the Bureau of Family Health and Nutrition PRAMS data collection, analysis, interpretation, reporting and publication. The incumbent will provide supervision over, assign work to, and review the performance of an Epidemiologist II, a Research Analyst III, a Research Analyst II, and student interns. The incumbent will provide technical support to staff and identify resources for the professional development of the epidemiologists in the Office of Data Translation.

Qualifications:

  • Ability to prepare and use charts and diagrams.
    Ability to establish and maintain harmonious working relationships with others.
  • Ability to design analysis plans, collect and manage epidemiological data, conduct statistical analyses, and interpret findings.
  • Ability to analyze and determine the applicability of scientific data, to draw conclusions, and make appropriate recommendations.
  • Ability to use current knowledge of causes of disease to guide epidemiologic practice.
  • Ability to serve as a scientific consultant and expert at the state and national levels.
  • Ability to provide scientific, administrative, and/or programmatic leadership and direction.
    Ability to review the substance of written reports, analyses, and presentations for scientific accuracy and conformity with current organizational policies and priorities.
  • Extensive knowledge and experience with SAS and Microsoft Office Suite, maternal and child health, and grant application writing.
  • Working knowledge of SUDAAN software
 

To learn more and apply to this position, please click here. 

Epidemiologist, South Central Health District, GA

Category : Alumni

There is an opening district epidemiologist position in health district 5-1 (Bleckley, Dodge, Johnson, Laurens, Montgomery, Pulaski, Telfair, Treutlen, Wheeler, and Wilcox Counties).

Job description: Under supervision, plans, develops, and conducts epidemiological investigations, surveillance and interventions limited in scope and/or complexity to determine the causes of diseases and implement methods of disease control. Collects, analyzes, and interprets statistical data and prepares epidemiologic reports.

Minimum qualifications: Master’s degree in public health or closely related field from an accredited college or university OR Bachelor’s degree in any field from an accredited college or university AND two years of experience performing epidemiological work or work in a closely related field. Use of statistical analysis programs such as R, SPSS, Stata, or SAS is highly recommended.

To apply: Visit www.southcentralhealth.info to view job announcement and download State of Georgia application. Submit application to South Central Health District, Attn: HR Manager, 105 East Jackson Street, Dublin, GA 31021 or fax to 478/275-5120. Email: Karen [dot] Carter [at] dph [dot] ga [dot] gov

Health Services and Systems Research Fellowship, CDC Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention

Category : Alumni

CDC’s Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention is excited to share an opening for an ORISE fellow to work on Health Services and Systems Research. This is a full-time position for someone who already has a Master’s or PhD degree, or will be completing the degree by August 2022. 

There will be many opportunities for the ORISE fellow to analyze large data sets and write manuscripts. 

Experience working on studies that address health equity would be ideal but is not required. The highlights about the position are listed below.  The posting is available here.

Title: CDC Health Services and Systems Research Fellowship

Start Date: Flexible; August or Fall 2022

Application Deadline:August 16, 2022 (*Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis).

Eligibility Requirements:Master’s Degree or Doctoral Degree received within the last 60 months or anticipated to be received by 8/15/2022

Learning opportunities:

  • Learning to create, update, analyze and manage very large datasets
  • Training and conducting statistical analyses of heart disease and stroke burden and risk factors
  • Use electronic health record data for surveillance of cardiovascular disease-related health services, risk factors, and outcomes
  • Gaining experience writing manuscripts for submission to peer-reviewed journals
  • Producing data visualizations and graphical abstracts
  • Conducting literature reviews
  • Presenting the results to internal and external audiences, including professional meetings and/or conferences
  • Other related activities as discussed with mentor that further the science base regarding using electronic health record data for surveillance, and advancing CDC’s research related to cardiovascular risk factors and outcomes.

 

Applied Epidemiology ORISE Fellowship in Data Analysis, CDC Malaria Branch

Category : Alumni

Job Description 

The CDC’s Malaria Branch is pleased to list two (2) ORISE fellowship positions which will focus in training and analysis of large malaria datasets for epidemiological estimates. Field surveys which have collected large amounts of data on individual, community-level, and ecological variables are of great value for determining the incidence and prevalence of malaria in a population. The ORISE position will involve the analysis of these large datasets which have been combined with data from laboratory assays. The fellow will focus on the multivariate and spatial components of these analyses, and will work to prepare manuscripts for submission to peer-reviewed journals.

Appointment Period

One year from start (in summer 2022).

Preferred qualifications

Graduation in the previous five years with a degree in epidemiology, biostatistics, or equivalent. Candidates with experience in analysis of large datasets, spatial analysis, and scientific writing will be most competitive.

Pay range

MPH: $56,292/annum

PhD/DrPH: $68,112/annum

Degree completion plus additional work experience has potential for salary negotiation.

Healthcare plans available.  

Application deadline and mechanism

Applications will consist of a CV and inclusion of a brief statement of why the applicant feels they would be a good choice for this position. Letters of recommendation are not required, but will also be accepted. Applications can be emailed directly to erogier [at] cdc [dot] gov. This ORISE position is seeking to be filled as soon as possible.   

 

Multiple Permanent Positions, FDA/CFSAN Risk Analysis Branch

Category : Alumni

The FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Office of Analytics and Outreach, Division of Risk and Decision Analysis, Risk Analysis Branch is anticipating several federal permanent positions to become available for research scientists in the coming weeks, specifically:

• Biology (Risk Analyst), GS-0401-13
• Statistician (Risk Modeler), GS-1520-13
• Operations Research (Risk Analyst), GS-1515-13
 

The scientists selected will become members of a talented scientific team whose work focuses on analyzing and integrating diverse data streams to provide new insights and information that maximize the public health impact of FDA’s actions. The Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition informs Agency, consumer, and stakeholder decisions with risk assessments and decision analyses.  They create models, new approaches and methodology, and develop new strategies to answer critical and complex public health questions. They leverage state-of-the art computational methods and create interactive analytical tools.  

Their portfolio is broad. Some of the FDA initiatives they support include the following.

• Food Safety Modernization Act Foundational Rules and Guidance
• Closer to Zero: Action Plan for Baby Foods
• Leafy Greens STEC Action Plan
• 21 Forward
• FDA Food Code
 

The Division of Risk and Decision Analysis and Risk Assessment Branch currently includes biologists, engineers, statisticians, food scientists, environmental scientists, physical scientists, toxicologists, nutritionists, and veterinarians. They welcome creative scientists with varied backgrounds who are driven to tackle critical public health questions, who want to implement and expand their skills and knowledge, and who want to be a part of a vibrant collaborative team.

For more information about the Division of Risk and Decision Analysis, please contact Jane Van Doren, jane [dot] vandoren [at] fda [dot] hhs [dot] gov

Additional information about position announcements and applying:

Each position will be advertised separately on USAJOBS.gov and will be open for five days. Please note that the government can close the window for applications earlier when a sufficient number of applications have been received. As a result, interested applicants are encouraged to set up notifications for jobs of interest and to prepare their application materials ahead of any announcement so that they can submit them as soon as the advertisement appears. General requirements for each job series are available from https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series.

 

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