Job Description

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the agency Americans trust with their lives. As a global leader in public health, CDC is the nation’s premier health promotion, prevention, and preparedness agency. Whether we are protecting the American people from public health threats, researching emerging diseases, or mobilizing public health programs with our domestic and international partners, we rely on our employees to make a real difference in the health and well-being of our people here and around the world.

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is the federal institute within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). NIOSH is a research agency that focuses on the study of worker safety and health, and empowering employers and workers to create safe and healthy workplaces. A priority at NIOSH is to develop new knowledge in the field of occupational safety and health and to transfer that knowledge into practice. To do this, NIOSH conducts work-related research and makes recommendations to prevent worker injury and illness. The work done at NIOSH impacts every segment of the American workforce.

Position

This position is in the Field Research Branch, Division of Field Studies and Engineering (DFSE), located at the NIOSH location in Cincinnati, OH. The branch is recruiting for two fellows to serves as full-time Epidemiologists. This fellowship is a temporary appointment that lasts two years but may be extended. The fellowship appointments are non-status, non-permanent appointments. Salary will be based on education and experience and is eligible for benefits and is based on OPM requirements. Relocation expenses are not provided.

Job Description

The successful applicant will work with a multidisciplinary team of researchers, and other occupational health scientists conducting epidemiological research. The fellow will contribute to research pertaining to the causes and effects of health and disease conditions, for example cancers. The fellow will focus on identifying, analyzing, and reporting on emerging public health issues as they relate to occupational safety and health. The fellow draws upon a comprehensive knowledge of epidemiology to address novel or unusual problems not readily handled by conventional methods.

Duties

The incumbent will be responsible for the following duties:

• Planning and executing complex epidemiological studies that advances the understanding of the effects of cancer as public health issue on occupational safety and health.
• Conducting research to develop and modify epidemiologic methods to evaluate health effects and occupational exposures.
• Performing critical reviews and evaluations; identifying and analyzing public health issues and presenting analyses of comprehensive epidemiological and surveillance data.
• Providing advice and consultation in the development and implementation of procedures, methods, and strategies for obtaining and using scientific data; relevant to major health risks in the areas such as cancer.
• Authoring and co-authoring comprehensive reports from epidemiological studies that address substantive health issues and research objectives.
• Presenting studies at conference and meetings.

Basic Qualifications

Education: Degree Experience: Bachelor’s, graduate, or 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.

In addition to the basic education requirement, applicants must have a master’s degree in a scientific field.

In addition to meeting the above requirements, applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the Federal service.

-OR-

Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree.

Note: Degree must be from an educational program from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained.

Highly qualified candidates would possess the following:

• A Ph.D. in Epidemiology appropriate to the position
• Experience in occupational safety and health practice and research
• Experience in cancer research with focus on occupational exposure
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Analytic skills and a working knowledge of statistics

Basic Requirements

Both US citizens and non-US citizens are eligible to apply

Note: Non-US citizens meeting the above degree and specified specialized experience requirements are eligible for noncompetitive appointments under this appointing authority. Citizens of countries on the Non-Aligned list (including Cuba, Iran, North Korea, and Syria) are ineligible for this appointment. Citizens of countries that have been determined by the U.S. Secretary of State to be State Sponsors of Terrorism will not be able to obtain a security clearance to work at CDC and should not be considered for this appointing authority.

Successful completion of a background investigation

Up to 10% domestic travel may be required

This position has an education requirement: Upon request, you must submit a copy of your official transcripts (or a list of your courses including titles, credit hours completed and grades). Unofficial transcripts will be accepted in the application package; however, official transcripts will be required prior to receiving an official offer. Failure to submit transcripts or indicated college courses information will cause loss of consideration for this position.

Required Documents

Interested applicants must submit the following:

• Resume/curriculum vitae
• Cover letter – explaining relevant work experience and education
• Unofficial transcript(s)
• Contact information for three references (one personal, two professional)

Salary:

$90,587.00 (Equivalent to GS-12 Step 1)

How to Apply

Email NIOSHJobs@CDC.gov by November 15, 2024 . Include the title of the desired position in the subject line and include all required documentation.

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Job Tags

Permanent employment, Full time, Temporary work, Work experience placement, Relocation,

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