Post-Master's Epidemiologist

Preventive Medicine Services at the United States Army Public Health Command Europe serves as a resource of high-quality, timely epidemiologic information, disease threat analysis, health education, and disease outbreak investigations for health care personnel and decision makers in EUCOM, AFRICOM, and CENTCOM to enhance combat readiness, reduce injuries and disease, and improve the quality of life for our soldiers and beneficiaries. For more information, please visit: https://rhce.amedd.army.mil/phce/.

The participant will gain familiarity with the epidemiologic methods used by Public Health Command Europe's Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance Section to provide information on health risks to commanders, Force Health Protection personnel, and our beneficiary populations. To this end, participants will collect data from a variety of proprietary and open sources on immediate health risks to beneficiary populations, such as evidence of outbreaks or infectious diseases of concern, and will develop the skills required to analyze this data and make a determination of risk level and to provide this information to stakeholders in a useful format such as a daily or situation report. The participant will also develop the skills necessary to access information from a variety of international open sources on larger, long-term health threats to our population and develop the skills necessary to analyze these data and communicate them effectively to our beneficiary populations. Under the guidance of a mentor, the participant will develop the ability to produce public messaging products about specific health risks such as smoking or vaccine-preventable diseases. The participant may participate in targeted public health surveillance activities, such as determining the risk of specific health outcomes or illnesses in our beneficiary population. The participant will actively participate in the sections' weekly hour-long educational activity in which a lecture is provided by a member of the PHCE staff or guest speaker on a topic of Public Health interest. 

This appointment is a twelve month research appointment, with the possibility to be renewed for additional research periods. Appointments may be extended depending on funding availability, project assignment, program rules, and availability of the participant.

Participants will receive a stipend to be determined by APHC. Stipends are typically based on the participant’s academic standing, discipline, experience, and research facility location. Other benefits may include the following:

The participant will not enter into an employee/employer relationship with ORISE, ORAU, DOD, or any other office or agency. Instead, the participant will be affiliated with ORISE for the administration of the appointment through the ORISE appointment letter and Terms of Appointment.

While participants will not enter into an employment relationship with DOD or any other agency, this opportunity will require a suitability investigation/background investigation. Any offer made is considered tentative pending favorable outcome of the investigation.

The candidate will hold an MPH (or equivalent such as Masters of Epidemiology) or higher degree or can be expected to receive this degree within the first 6 months of the appointment.