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Duties

As a Health Scientist, you will: Serve as an advisor for planning, designing, implementation, and analysis of projects. Expert in the fields of epidemiology, survey research and public health surveillance, demography, statistics, and program development and evaluation. Design, oversee, implement, and conduct scientific surveys/studies or projects to identify and solve health system related problems. Identify and analyze public health issues and their impact on scientific operations that are critical to the public health community at large. Conduct major statistical studies or continuing projects that represent an important segment of the center's primary investigative program. Lead scientists and program consultants in various aspects of the study or survey design process, and other study support duties including analyzing and reporting of data and data dissemination to audiences. Provide technical advice to state and local health agencies and to various other health-related organizations about measuring and evaluating public health capacity and performance at local, state and national levels. Review literature to maintain current knowledge on measuring and evaluating public health capacity and performance at local, state and national levels. Synthesize and interpret relevant literature and provides analytical review of current research. Make presentations to other scientific staff, federal, state and local health program managers and other health officials and health-related organizations.

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. Basic Qualifications: Applicant must have a 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. The degree must be from an educational program from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (https://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/) at the time the degree was obtained. Minimum Qualifications: To qualify at the GS-14 grade level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 grade level, which must include the following experience: providing scientific leadership in formulating, developing, implementing and evaluating scientific studies or surveys related to public health programs. Specialized experience is experience which is directly related to the position which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) to successfully perform the duties of the position to include experience in providing advice and assistance for public health projects or studies and serving as an advisor for the planning, designing, implementation and analysis of projects relating to public health issues, and/or research development and evaluations. 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.

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

• Address NCCDPHP-DDT-SURVEILLANCE, EPIDEMIOLOGY, ECONOMICS, AND STATISTICS BRANCH 1600 Clifton Road NE Atlanta, GA 30333 US
• Name: CDC HELPDESK
• Phone: (770) 488-1725
• Email: [email protected]