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Current
NCHS Job Openings
Analyst/Researcher Fellow Position
The National Center for Health Statistics is seeking a Master’s or Ph.D. level analyst/researcher fellow to work on the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). The position is in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division of Health Interview Statistics (DHIS) and is located in the Washington, DC metro area. The NHIS is nationally representative survey of approximately 30,000 households that has been fielded annually since 1957. The survey collects health and demographic data including health conditions, health behaviors, health care utilization, health insurance coverage, and socioeconomic topics. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis.htm
This Associate Service Fellow position is for fifteen months with two option years. The primary responsibility will be to assist DHIS staff in producing and analyzing the annual microdata. This will involve data management, data editing, programming, data analysis, developing tables and graphics for data presentation, and writing reports. The salary range is $58,206-$90,698, depending on training and experience, and the benefit package is equivalent to other Civil Service positions. Applicants must be a U.S. citizen. No moving expense reimbursement is offered.
Primary skills required for success in this position include education or experience in statistics, epidemiology or demography, and experience in editing and analyzing public health data. A history of prior publications and familiarity with SAS, SUDAAN and complex survey data is a plus.
Interested applicants should send a CV and cover letter describing experience in health-related research and data management to: Dr. Eve Powell-Griner, 3311 Toledo Road, Room 2220, Hyattsville, MD 20782. Applications will be accepted until September 30, 2008.
General NCHS employment information
To view a list of current
vacancy announcements, go to
the CDC "Search
Current Job Openings" page and choose
"Hyattsville, Maryland" or "Research Triangle
Park, NC" in the "Location" list box
and
then click on the "Search" button. Individual announcements may
be accessed by clicking their announcement numbers in the first column.
Postdoctoral
Research Program
NCHS offer extraordinary opportunities for the
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program in specialized research
in the areas of mathematical statistics, computer science, survey
methodology, as well as health statistics, epidemiology, and the social
and behavior sciences applicable to large scale sample surveys. Applicants must have held a Ph.D. (or equivalent) in a relevant field for
less than 3 years or completed the Ph.D. before the commencement of
work as a postdoctoral researcher. The duration of the fellowship is
2
years, but can be extended with special considerations. For fullest
consideration, applicants must submit for competitive review a
five-page
research proposal that includes a summary of research interest by February
28, 2007. However, applications will be accepted throughout the year
until positions are filled. Applicants may be U.S. citizens
as well as noncitizens. Permanent residency status does not qualify as citizenship. The
fellowship will commence at a mutually agreeable date between June 1, 2007,
and December 31, 2007. Potential applicants should visit
the
Postdoctoral
Research Program page. Applicants
wishing to discuss a specific research proposal may contact
Venita B. Smith at
vsmith@cdc.gov.
Directions
to the Hyattsville facility
Equal
Employment Opportunity (EEO):
NCHS policy is to ensure equal employment opportunity (EEO) for all
persons, regardless of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age,
disability, or sexual orientation.
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