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CDC Health Economics Fellowship

*Applications will be reviewed on a rolling-basis.

A research opportunity is currently available with the Health Economics and Policy Research Team (HEPRT), Statistics, Programming and Economics Branch (SPEB), Division of Analysis, Research and Practice Integration (DARPI), within the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC), at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia. 

The Division of Analysis, Research and Practice Integration (DARPI) leads crosscutting work that connects science to public health practice and drives actions that reduce injuries and violence. It works to establish a sustainable injury and violence prevention foundation at the federal, state, local, territorial and tribal levels. It does this through its expertise in surveillance, statistics, economics, informatics, program implementation , translational research and evaluation.

Under the guidance of a mentor, the participant will be involved in the following research activities:
  • Learn to do estimates of economic burden of injury and violence using the most updated methodology and data
  • Increase understanding of how socioeconomic status and sociodemographic factors affect injury and violence
  • Learn to apply rigorous scientific processes to plan, analyze, synthesize and translate research to demonstrate the effectiveness of injury and violence prevention programs in real-world settings
  • Describe the impact of alternative prevention options to maximize the impact of scarce prevention resources

Qualifications
The qualified candidate should have received a master's or doctoral degree in one of the relevant fields. Degree must have been received within five years of the appointment start date.

Preferred skills:
  • Excellent quantitative skills
  • Knowledge of advanced statistics and econometrics 
  • Experience analyzing health survey and healthcare claims data
  • Strong interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate across units inside and outside the division
  • Strong oral and written communication skills

If you have questions, send an email to ORISE.CDC.NCIPC@orau.org. Please include the reference code for this opportunity (CDC-NCIPC-2019-0174) in your email.