Veterinary Medical Officer

Austin Community College; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States seeks a Veterinary Medical Officer to provide veterinary and public health expertise on surveillance systems, outbreak planning, data collection and field research for zoonotic disease prevention and control.

The role involves collaborating with national and international partners to promote One Health, working with policymakers to strengthen research rigor, and providing outbreak support globally.

Qualifications

• Veterinary and public health expertise applied to surveillance and outbreak work.
• Experience in data collection and field research for zoonotic diseases.
• Ability to train teams and collaborate with partners on One Health initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a field veterinary medical officer providing expertise on surveillance systems, outbreak response planning, data collection, training, field research, and related projects for zoonotic disease prevention and control.
• Collaborate with national and international partners (USDA, USAID, WHO, FAO, etc.) to promote One Health and build joint programs.
• Work with program managers, policymakers, and experts to improve rigor of zoonotic public health research; apply research methodology; authors manuscripts; provide outbreak support globally.

Skills

Veterinary expertise

Public health expertise

Surveillance systems

Outbreak response planning

Data collection

Field research

Training

Job description

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID

NOTE: This job will close when we have received 80 applications which may be sooner than the closing date.

As a Veterinary Medical Officer, you will:

• Serve as a field veterinary medical officer providing veterinary and public health expertise on surveillance systems, outbreak response planning, data collection, training, field research, and related projects for zoonotic disease prevention and control.
• Collaborate with national and international partners (USDA, USAID, WHO, FAO, etc.) to promote One Health and build joint programs addressing human-animal-ecosystem health.
• Work with program managers, policymakers, and experts to improve rigor of zoonotic public health research; applies research methodology; authors manuscripts; provides outbreak support globally.