CDC Clinical Chemistry Fellowship

Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

CDC in Atlanta, Georgia invites applications for a research fellowship with the National Center for Environmental Health. The program offers hands-on experience in human exposure research and laboratory medicine, including development and application of biomarkers to environmental and health-related analyses.

The opportunity emphasizes growing expertise within a premier federal health-agency environment.

Job description

Organization

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Reference Code

CDC-2026-0113

Application Deadline

11/20/2026 3:00:00 PM Eastern Time Zone

Description

• Applications will be reviewed on a rolling-basis.

CDC Office and Location

A research opportunity is available in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH), in Atlanta, Georgia.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is one of the major operation components of the Department of Health and Human Services. CDC protects America from health, safety and security threats, both foreign and in the U.S. Whether diseases start at home or abroad, are chronic or acute, curable or preventable, human error or deliberate attack, CDC fights disease and supports communities and citizens to do the same. CDC increases the health security of our nation. As the nation’s health protection agency, CDC saves lives and protects people from health threats. To accomplish its mission, CDC conducts important science and provides health information that protects our nation against expensive and dangerous health threats, and responds when these arise.

Research Project

DLS conducts research and provides laboratory support that improves the detection, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of environmental, tobacco-related, nutritional, newborn, selected chronic and infectious diseases. Within DLS, the Clinical Reference and Chronic Diseases Biochemistry Laboratories in the Clinical Standardization Laboratory Branch support this by performing research to develop new analytical methods and the application of methods to quantify biomarkers indicative of human exposure to environmental chemicals and indicative of chronic diseases. Additionally, the Clinical Standardization Programs work to improve the quality and reliability of diagnostic tests for priority clinical analytes used in the research and patient care settings.

This fellowship will provide you the opportunity to obtain hands-on experience in human exposure research and laboratory medicine. This includes operating state-of-the-