Employment Opportunities

 

Letter from the Director

 

Current NCHS Job Openings

** CDC/NCHS is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, creed, color, age, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, or sexual orientation. **

 

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.

 

Fellowship Program

The Fellowship Program enables CDC to encourage and promote scientific research, studies, training, and investigations related to public health as it relates to the mission of CDC. Eligible areas of health include basic and applied research in medical, physical, biological, mathematical, social, biometric, epidemiological, behavioral, and computer sciences, and other fields where the scientific research is directly related to the mission of CDC. Individuals eligible for Senior and Associate Service Fellowship programs may be U.S. citizens or noncitizens who are not civil service employees or commissioned corps officers.

• Senior Fellowship in Data Confidentiality and Disclosure Risk
  Office of Planning, Budget, and Legislation
• Service Fellowship in Qualitative Research and Survey Design
  Office of Research and Methodology
• Service Fellowship in Statistical Research and Survey Methodology
  Office of Research and Methodology

 

Postdoctoral Research Program

NCHS offers extraordinary opportunities for the Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program in specialized research in the areas of mathematical statistics, computer science, and survey methodology, as well as in 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 a five-page research proposal that includes a summary of research interest by February 28, 2009. 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, 2009, and December 31, 2009. Potential applicants should visit the Postdoctoral Research Program page.

 

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.