Position Available Epidemic Intelligence Service

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EIS officers serve on the front lines of public health, protecting Americans and the global community, while training under the guidance of seasoned mentors. When disease outbreaks or other public health threats emerge, EIS officers investigate, identify the cause, rapidly implement control measures, and collect evidence to recommend preventive actions. This is a program for those with advanced degrees such as MDs, VMDs, BSN, MSN, and PhDs.

EIS officers protect the public’s health by serving CDC, other public health agencies and partners. While working in their assignments and deployments, they

• Conduct or participate in field investigations
• Design, conduct, and interpret epidemiological analyses
• Evaluate public health surveillance systems
• Give public health talks about their work
• Give oral presentations to scientific audiences
• Write scientific manuscripts for peer-reviewed journals
• Write concise public health updates communicating timely information
• Write abstracts
• Communicate complex scientific concepts to lay audiences

On-the-Job training activities involve:

• Applying epidemiologic skills in assigned public health projects, such as infectious and noninfectious disease, global health, injury prevention, environmental health, and occupational health
• Deploying as a ready-responder to CDC’s Emergency Operations Center or field site to provide epidemiologic assistance for disease outbreaks and other urgent public health threats, and to provide disaster relief following natural and industrial events
• Collaborating with multidisciplinary experts across and within CDC, other public health agencies and partners
• Meeting routinely with supervisor(s)
• Consulting with mentors, supervisors and other seasoned professionals within the EIS network

This year's application cycle will open in April 2021 and end in June 2021.
Link: CDC’s Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS)

 

[Anony-mouse]

why post this after the expiration date has passed

 

[marcozecca]

how much is the salary?

 

[EISHopeful2021+]

Just to add some context:

This posting is open every year, usually around April, for a start around next July (so I applied in April 2020, and will start in July 2021).

The salary depends on whether you are a doctor, veterinarian, or other professional. The pay is government GS12 Step 3, with $20,000 on top of that for a licensed physician. It varies depending on where you are stationed. For about half of folks, they will be in Atlanta, so that's
$83,676 yearly ($103,676 for physicians).

This is a great video that really captures the goals of the program:


This person did outbreak investigations that immediately translated to a national policy that resulted in huge decrease in disease morbidity and mortality, which is the goal of EIS. Applied epidemiology that can translate to policy that will change the lives of many.