Birth Defects Epidemiology & Surveillance Fellowship

Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 61,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Job summary

Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education seeks a trainee for a CDC ORISE fellowship in Atlanta, GA. You will train within IOMRPB, NCBDDD, conducting birth defects surveillance and epidemiologic research to improve infant health outcomes.

mentored by Shin Kim and Denise Boggs, the program emphasizes learning health communications, data analyses, and manuscript development with opportunities to present findings at conferences.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in a relevant field completed or anticipated by 6/30/2027.
• Strong quantitative and programming background for epidemiology and health communications.
• Experience analyzing large data sets and producing scientific outputs.

Responsibilities

• Develop skills in literature searches and synthesis of evidence.
• Learn epidemiologic surveillance and public-health research processes.
• Translate research data into clear consumer-focused materials.
• Build capacity to develop and evaluate scientific communication items.
• Gain experience with website content organization and maintenance.
• Strengthen statistical analysis using SAS, R, Python.
• Analyze large population-based datasets (PRAMS, NSCH) and more.
• Collaborate with clinical-site partners to collect and interpret data.
• Present findings at scientific conferences under mentor guidance.
• Prepare manuscripts, posters, and fact sheets communicating results.

Skills

Quantitative analysis

Programming

Epidemiology

Data interpretation

Communication

Education

Master's degree in a relevant field

Tools

SAS

R

Python

Job description

Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education seeks a trainee for a CDC ORISE fellowship in Atlanta, GA. You will train within IOMRPB, NCBDDD, conducting birth defects surveillance and epidemiologic research to improve infant health outcomes.

mentored by Shin Kim and Denise Boggs, the program emphasizes learning health communications, data analyses, and manuscript development with opportunities to present findings at conferences.