CDC Public Health Administration and Implementation Science Fellowship
*Applications will be reviewed on a rolling-basis.
Two research opportunities are currently available with the Division of Overdose Prevention (DOP), within the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC), at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia.
CDC’s DOP leads injury prevention efforts by using science and data to understand drug overdoses and their related harms, and to develop evidence-based prevention solutions that work. Our mission is to save lives, prevent suffering, and help reduce healthcare costs. The Division’s priority is to monitor, prevent, and reduce harms associated with drug use, misuse, and overdose.
Joining DOP, the selected participant will train in the Overdose Data to Action Coordination Unit. As part of our efforts to support the mission and goals of CDC’s opioid overdose and broader drug overdose prevention work, we fund 66 jurisdictions as part of Overdose Data to Action Cooperative agreement. Funding is to support recipients in getting high quality, comprehensive, and timelier data on overdose morbidity and mortality, and to use those data to inform prevention efforts. This Public Health Administration and Implementation Science Fellowship will be an excellent opportunity for selected participants interested in acquiring training and experience in the domain of science in service of program implementation.
The training activities will align with the surveillance and prevention activities under the Overdose Data to Action cooperative agreement. Under the guidance of a mentor, the participant's training activities will be in developing systems and infrastructure to support science and evaluation programs and using research findings to develop action-oriented program recommendations. This will be a rich learning experience for including understanding standard surveillance epidemiology and prevention and implementation science more broadly. Our program is committed to ensuring that all programmatic work is informed by the best available science, and that we leverage programmatic insight to shape future scientific agendas.
Under the guidance of a mentor, the participant will be involved in the following activities:
- Train to engage directly funded partners to offer scientific technical assistance (under a health scientist mentorship- CDC FTE) for Opioid Prevention
- Intensive training experience on the intersection of science and program
- Development of Scientific and Programmatic Products
- Train in the development of a host of scientific products that reflect programmatic insight and experience
- Train in the development of programmatic resources and reports, peer-reviewed publications, and internal scientific support products
Anticipated Appointment Start Date: July 1, 2020
This program, administered by ORAU through its contract with the U.S. Department of Energy to manage the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, was established through an interagency agreement between DOE and CDC. The initial appointment can be up to one year, but may be renewed upon recommendation of CDC contingent on the availability of funds. The participant will receive a monthly stipend commensurate with educational level and experience. Proof of health insurance is required for participation in this program. The appointment is full-time at CDC in the Atlanta, Georgia, area. Participants do not become employees of CDC, DOE or the program administrator, and there are no employment-related benefits.
Qualifications
The qualified candidate should have received a master's or doctoral degree in one of the relevant fields, or be currently pursuing one of the degrees and will reach completion by July 2020. Degree must have been received within five years of the appointment start date.
If you have questions, send an email to ORISE.CDC.NCIPC@orau.org. Please include the reference code for this opportunity (CDC-NCIPC-2020-0122) in your email.