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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 District 3-1 Cobb-Douglas in Marietta, GA. Up to 2 – 3 days / week of remote work is a possibility, negotiated with the health district supervisor.

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.
• Cross trains with other district departments.
• Attends weekly epidemiology team meetings.
• Designs, implements, and maintains disease surveillance systems 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.

Example Projects

1. 2027 Community Health Assessment (CHA)/Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP): The CHA is conducted every five years and provides qualitative and quantitative data on the health status, quality of life, and risk factors for residents in Cobb County and Douglas County. The CHA includes data analyzed by population subgroups such as age, race/ethnicity, gender, and geographic region to identify health disparities and health inequities. Further, trends over time are assessed and compared to state and national averages.
2. MySideWalk Infectious Disease Webpage: The fellow will assist the Health Equity Director with the management of the public-facing MySideWalk infectious disease webpage and ensure the data is current (evaluated 2 times/year). This webpage provides the public with access to the agency’s Community Health Assessment (CHA) data and updates on Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) strategies/action items.
3. Informatics and Data Visualization: The fellow will support the Epidemiology Center team in new informatics and data visualization initiatives, including syndromic surveillance analysis and disease trend visualization. The district utilizes Power BI to produce reports and dashboards for leadership.

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.
  
• Strong written/verbal communication skills.
  
• Strong data analysis and data presentation skills.

NOTE: This role will be granted the opportunity to work from home regularly but must be able to commute to Emory University location as needed and at times, on short notice.  Emory reserves the right to change this status with notice to employee.

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