Epidemiology Fellow (District 1-2, North Georgia: Dalton, GA) - Rollins School of Public Health

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Under supervision at the health district, day-to-day activities of the fellows include, but are not limited to planning, developing, and conducting epidemiologic investigations, surveillance, outreach and interventions limited in scope and/or complexity to determine the causes of diseases and implementing methods of disease control. Fellow duties also include collecting, analyzing, and interpreting statistical data and preparing epidemiologic reports. The applied epidemiology experience is supplemented by competency based professional development trainings and comradery-building programming.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assists in the implementation of timely disease intervention strategies to decrease the prevalence of communicable diseases.
• Designs, implements, and maintains disease surveillance.
• Collects, analyzes, and interprets statistical data and prepares reports.
• Conducts engagement and outreach with community members and/or stakeholders affected by or interested in disease outbreaks or data.
• Assists with the development of policies and procedures for new and existing disease control programs.
• Provides training, technical assistance, and consultative services regarding epidemiology and the control of diseases.
• Serves as a point of contact for various personnel regarding moderately complex epidemiologic issues.
• Performs various duties in support of section operations.
• Competency Achievement Plan To successfully complete and graduate from the Rollins Epidemiology Fellowship, fellows are minimally expected to complete an oral presentation, a surveillance evaluation/quality improvement project, and a significant data analysis project over the course of the two years.
• Fellows are expected to work on projects and activities related to seven Core Competencies: Data Analytics and Assessment, Public Health Sciences, Communication, Health Equity, Community Partnership, Policy Development and Program Planning, Leadership and Systems Thinking.

ADDITIONAL JOB DETAILS:

Hired into the Rollins Epidemiology Fellows Program, fellows serve as early-career MPH-level epidemiologists for a two-year term within one of Georgia’s 18 local health districts or at the Georgia Department of Public Health. This position is not located at Emory, but rather at Georgia Health District 1-2 North Georgia in Dalton, GA.

Fellowship positions are located at the health district site and require in person attendance. Under supervision at the health district, day-to-day activities of the fellows include, but are not limited to: planning, developing, and conducting epidemiologic investigations, surveillance, outreach and interventions limited in scope and/or complexity to determine the causes of diseases and implementing methods of disease control. Fellow duties also include collecting, analyzing, and interpreting statistical data and preparing epidemiologic reports. The applied epidemiology experience is supplemented by competency based professional development trainings and comradery-building programming.

Primary Duties and Job Responsibilities:

• Assists in the implementation of timely disease intervention strategies to decrease the prevalence of communicable diseases.
• Designs, implements, and maintains disease surveillance programs and/or best practices.
• Collects, analyzes, and interprets statistical data and prepares reports.
• Conducts engagement and outreach with community members and/or stakeholders affected by or interested in disease outbreaks or data
• Assists with the development of policies and procedures for new and existing disease control programs.
• Provides training, technical assistance, and consultative services regarding epidemiology and the control of diseases.
• Serves as a point of contact for various personnel regarding moderately complex epidemiologic issues.
• Performs other duties as required.

Competency Achievement Plan:

To successfully complete and graduate from the Rollins Epidemiology Fellowship, fellows are minimally expected to complete an oral presentation, a surveillance evaluation/quality improvement project, and a significant data analysis project over the course of the two years. Fellows are expected to work on projects and activities related to seven Core Competencies:

• Data Analytics and Assessment
• Public Health Sciences
• Communication
• Health Equity
• Community Partnership
• Policy Development and Program Planning
• Leadership and Systems Thinking

Examples of projects include:

1. Health disparities profile for health district. The final deliverable is a formal report summarizing findings with actionable recommendations on how to reduce health disparities in the district. This project would include quantitative data collection and analysis regarding many notifiable health conditions in the district, patient demographics, and EMR reviews. Additionally, the fellow would conduct qualitative data collection and analysis from private health care providers and community centers. This data and guidance will be presented to the local boards of health across the district.
2. Assessment of resource allocation priorities from the pre-pandemic era to the present. The goal of this project is to identify where shifts in public health clinic priorities and resources are appropriate based on infection trends. The fellow will assess quantitative health department data to identify trends in illness rates, patient needs, and clinic resources. The fellow would use qualitative data from health department staff to determine priorities and emerging trends. The fellow would present findings to district leadership and additional community decision makers.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Fellows will be placed in their health districts with a start date of August 4, 2025
• Application review: March/April 2025
• Matching and interview process: April/May 2025
• Final placement offers: May and June 2025
• Fellowship orientation August 4 – 8 at Emory University
• Health District placement start date August 11, 2025
• Please review the open positions and be prepared to select which locations you are interested in: rollinsepifellows.org
• The job may require local travel within the assigned district

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master's degree in public health or Master of Science degree in public health, epidemiology, or related field from a CEPH accredited school/program of public health obtained within the last three years.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s of Public Health graduates of CEPH-accredited schools or programs of public health in Georgia and the Southeast are encouraged to apply.
  
• MPH with a concentration in Epidemiology
  
• Closely supervised work experience demonstrating competence in conducting public health surveillance, analyzing surveillance data, reporting analytic results, and conducting outbreak investigations.
  
• Experience performing data analysis with Excel and SAS.
  
• Good written and verbal communication skills strongly preferred

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