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 9-1 Coastal in Savannah, GA.
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. Vaccine-Preventable Disease Surveillance & Outbreak Response Improvement Project: The fellow would support enhanced surveillance and response planning for vaccine-preventable diseases, using measles as a current priority example. This project would involve analyzing case and contact investigation data, improving reporting workflows, and assisting with the development of provider-facing and community education tools to strengthen recognition, isolation, and timely notification practices.
2. Emerging Pathogen Readiness and Healthcare Partnership Evaluation Initiative: The fellow would contribute to preparedness and evaluation activities related to emerging infectious threats, including Candida auris readiness efforts. Responsibilities may include supporting data collection, assessing infection control capacity among healthcare partners, and developing targeted educational materials for staff and facilities.
3. Cross-Cutting Infectious Disease Epidemiology Analytics and Quality Improvement Project: In addition to specific disease priorities, the fellow would engage in broader communicable disease epidemiology work, supporting investigations, surveillance reporting, and analytic review across multiple infectious conditions (e.g., respiratory, foodborne, sexually transmitted, and healthcare-associated infections). The fellow would assist in identifying trends, improving internal workflows, and supporting data-driven interventions.
Additional Details:
• Fellows will be placed in their health districts with a start date of August 5, 2026
o Applications close: March 13, 2026.
o Application review: March / April 2026.
o Matching and interview process: April / May 2026.
o Final placement offers: May and June 2026.
o Fellowship orientation August 5- 7 at Emory University.
o Health District placement start date August 10, 2026.
•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.
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.