Coordinating Office for Global Health
Frequently Asked Questions
How are people hired for overseas assignments with CDC?
US citizens may apply through USA JOBS for either temporary or permanent appointments. Temporary appointments do not provide Federal Civil Service career status but are generally more available. Permanent appointments give the employee Federal career status but are very limited and require that the employee sign a rotational agreement*.Current CDC employees can apply either externally or internally for overseas positions. CDC employees who apply for an internal announcement at a higher grade than their current position will generally be given a temporary promotion for the term of the overseas assignment. Note that if a current Federal employee applies as an external candidate and accepts a temporary or term overseas position, the employee will not retain the Federal employee status at the end of the temporary overseas assignment and is subject to the terms of the temporary or term appointment. CDC is under no obligation to re-employ the employee at the end of the temporary or term appointment. The employee will be given priority consideration, however, for any vacant positions available at the end of the temporary or term appointment.
Rotational agreements require that you agree to work in an overseas location for a specific period of time and that the agency may require you to move to a different location or you may be terminated from CDC employment.
Page last modified: July 30, 2007
