United States of America: Epidemiologist (Reproductive Health), Job Series 601/ Grade GS-14
Country: United States of America
Closing date: 21 Apr 2014
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Center for Global Health
Division of Global Health Protection
Emergency Response and Recovery Branch
Epidemiologist (Reproductive Health), Job Series 601/ Grade GS-14
The Center for Global Health, Division of Global Health Protection (DGHP), Emergency Response and Recovery Branch (ERRB) is currently recruiting for a full-time Epidemiologist, GS-601-14 for our Epidemiology mission based in Atlanta, Georgia. The application deadline is Monday, April 21, 2014.
ERRB works with partners to strengthen the global public health workforce, support public health systems, and strive for program sustainability through key strategies that emphasize applying public health science and practice and demonstrating measurable public health results. The ERRB Branch uses training and consultation to help ministries of health (MOHs) to make short-term interventions and develop health systems to address health threats with Refugees and Individually Displaced People in affected countries.
The incumbent will serve as Epidemiologist in providing substantial input in the day-to-day technical and scientific planning, implementation and analysis of scientific research studies conducted by other scientists.
DUTIES:
As an epidemiologist you will:
· Develop policy and objectives, appraise programs, and initiate requirements for reproductive health epidemiological studies.
· Provide technical advice and assistance in the development of criteria and standards for the planning, implementation, and evaluation of contract, grant, and/or cooperative agreement proposals.
· Design, plan and initiate reproductive health epidemiologic studies, surveys, and investigations.
· Conduct research of existing literature and data in a specialty area, and preparing and/or presenting summaries for a variety of purposes.
· Serve as a national or internationally recognized consultant and expert on epidemiological issues on critical problems in the field of epidemiology.
· Evaluate data collection, quality control, and data utilization methods used to study epidemiological problems and issues.
· Serve as a project coordinator and recommends resources for epidemiologic projects.
· Identify or develop appropriate intervention methods to identify, treat or resolve emerging reproductive health issues.
· Serve as senior reproductive health subject matter expert and recommend resources for reproductive health epidemiologic projects.
· Represent the agency on reproductive health epidemiological issues.
Applications for this position should be submitted by April 21, 2014 through the USAJOBS website, www.usajobs.gov.
USAJOBS Announcements:https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/366022100
*Please select Atlanta in USAJOBS.*
Interested USPHS Commissioned Corps Officers should submit an application through USAJOBS.
For additional information about this announcement, please Mr Anderson:mea6@cdc.gov
This announcement is intended for job series GS- 601, Grade 14 or Commissioned Corps equivalent ranks.
How to apply:
Send cover letter CV/Resume to Mr Anderson:mea6@cdc.gov before 21 April Deadline
