Epidemiologist

Duties

As an Epidemiologist you will:

• Identify and analyze public health issues and their impact on public policies or scientific studies or surveys.
• Use statistical techniques to interpret and analyze observed health phenomenon.
• Synthesize social science and epidemiologic data to help design effective prevention programs and practice guidelines.
• Perform statistical analyses for data collection.
• Write comprehensive statistical and analytical reports based on studies or projects.
• Provide scientific advice and technical assistance to various public, private and/or nonprofit health and/or health-related agencies and organizations.

Qualifications

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
Applicants must possess a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree with major study in an academic field related to the health sciences or allied sciences appropriate to the work of the position. In addition to meeting the basic qualification requirements, applicants must meet the specialized experience requirements stated below.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Specialized experience is experience which is directly related to the position which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) to successfully perform the duties of the position. Applicants may meet this requirement in one of the following ways:

A. Must possess one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 level of difficulty and responsibility in the Federal service to include conducting a variety of epidemiologic, surveillance, monitoring, or evaluation activities related to infectious diseases,

OR
B. Must have completed 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education, or a PhD or equivalent graduate degree in a field that is directly related to the duties of this position,

OR
C. Have a combination of specialized experience and graduate level education that meets 100% of the qualification requirements for this position.

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION:

Education completed in colleges or universities outside the United States may be used to meet the education requirements. You must provide acceptable documentation that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. Specific coursework must be identified to receive credit. For more information on how foreign education is evaluated, visit:

Conditions of Employment:

1. Security and Background Requirements: If not previously completed, a background security investigation will be required for all appointees. Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication. Failure to successfully meet these requirements may be grounds for appropriate personnel action. In addition, if hired, a background security reinvestigation or supplemental investigation may be required at a later time. Applicants are also advised that all information concerning qualifications is subject to investigation. False representation may be grounds for non-consideration, non-selection and/or appropriate disciplinary action.

2. E-Verify: If you are selected for this position, the documentation that you present for purposes of completing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Form I-9 will be verified through the DHS "E-Verify" System. Federal law requires DHS to use the E-Verify System to verify employment eligibility of all new hires, and as a condition of continued employment obligates the new hire to take affirmative steps to resolve any discrepancies identified by the system. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is an E-Verify Participant.

3. Direct Deposit: All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing.