Livestock Infectious Disease Epidemiology Fellow

Oak Ridge Associated Universities; Starkville (MS); On-site; USD 62,000 - 74,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance via ORISE

Job summary

USDA Agricultural Research Service in Starkville, Mississippi seeks a candidate to develop epidemiologic models of livestock disease under the ORISE program. The appointment is full-time for one year with potential renewal, and the mentor team includes GEERU and FADRU collaborators.

The qualified candidate should hold or be pursuing a Master’s or Doctoral degree (PhD preferred, DVM ideal) and be a U.S. citizen. A stipend range of $62,107–$74,361 per year applies.

Qualifications

• Candidates should hold or be pursuing a Master’s or Doctoral degree (PhD preferred, DVM ideal) in relevant fields.
• Degree must have been received within the past five years, or anticipated by 6/1/2027.

Responsibilities

• Develop mathematical and statistical models of infectious-disease transmission.
• Collaborate with USDA ARS and Mississippi State University faculty.
• Publish peer‑reviewed research findings.
• Learn epidemiologic modeling methods for high-priority animal-health threats.

Skills

Epidemiologic study design

R/Python programming

Statistical modeling

GitHub version control

Livestock disease epidemiology

Disease modeling

Collaboration

Communication skills

Education

Master's or Doctoral degree (recent)

DVM (preferred)

Tools

GitHub

R

Python

Job description

USDA Agricultural Research Service in Starkville, Mississippi seeks a candidate to develop epidemiologic models of livestock disease under the ORISE program. The appointment is full-time for one year with potential renewal, and the mentor team includes GEERU and FADRU collaborators.

The qualified candidate should hold or be pursuing a Master’s or Doctoral degree (PhD preferred, DVM ideal) and be a U.S. citizen. A stipend range of $62,107–$74,361 per year applies.