CDC Spatial Epidemiology and Statistics Fellowship
*Applications will be reviewed on a rolling-basis.
A research opportunity is currently available with the Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch, in the Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention (DHDSP), within the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is one of the major operation components of the Department of Health and Human Services. CDC works to protect America from health, safety and security threats, both foreign and in the U.S. Whether diseases start at home or abroad, are chronic or acute, curable or preventable, human error or deliberate attack, CDC fights disease and supports communities and citizens to do the same.
Under the guidance of a mentor, the selected participant will have the opportunity to train and gain experience in advanced spatial and spatiotemporal studies of heart disease and stroke morbidity and mortality. These activities may include:
- Learning to create, update, analyze and manage very large datasets
- Training and participating in advanced spatial and/or spatio-temporal analyses of heart disease and stroke morbidity, mortality and risk factors using Bayesian and frequentist approaches
- Gaining experience writing manuscripts for submission to peer-reviewed journals and government reports
- Producing data visualizations of spatiotemporal data
- 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 related to the small area surveillance and analysis of heart disease and stroke
If you have questions, send an email to ORISE.CDC.NCCDPHP@orau.org. Please include the reference code for this opportunity (CDC-DHDSP-2021-0047) in your email.