Job opening: Epidemiologist
Salary: $91 897 - 142 065 per year
Published at: Mar 01 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
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Duties
As an Epidemiologist, you will:
Coordinate and conduct epidemiological studies.
Provide scientific advice and technical assistance to various public, private, and/or nonprofit health and/or health-related agencies and organizations.
Assist in the writing of comprehensive statistical and analytic reports from major studies or continuing projects.
Participate in the syntheses of social science and epidemiologic data to be applied toward designing effective prevention programs and practice guidelines.
Qualifications
All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree: major study in an academic field related to the medical field, health sciences or allied sciences appropriate to the work of the position. This degree must be from an educational program from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained.
Minimum Qualifications:
To qualify at the GS-12 grade level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level, which must include experience in planning and conducting scientific surveys or studies or projects to identify and solve public health problems.
To qualify at the GS-13 grade level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level, which must include experience in conceiving, directing, managing, implementing, and analyzing and disseminating findings from major scientific studies or surveys.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Promotion potential: Promotion to the next grade level is at management's discretion and is based on your meeting qualifications and time-in-grade requirements, demonstrated ability to perform the higher-level duties, the continuing need for the higher-level duties, and administrative approval. Promotion to the next grade level is not guaranteed and no promise of promotion is implied.
Education
A copy of your transcripts or equivalent documentation is required for positions with an education requirement, or if you are qualifying based on education or a combination of education and experience. An official transcript will be required if you are selected.
A college or university degree generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools which meet these criteria, please refer to
Department of Education Accreditation page.
FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. For more information, visit
https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
Contacts
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- Phone: (770) 488-1725
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