District 3-1 Cobb-Douglas

This fellowship position is in District 3-1 Cobb-Douglas in Marietta, Georgia. The fellow selected for this position will be an employee of Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health for the duration of the fellowship but will spend their time working as a level 1 epidemiologist within the Cobb-Douglas district. Fellows may be able to work remotely 2-3 days per week.

The Fellow can expect to engage in a variety of routine epidemiologic activities in this position including:

• Working with the Acute Disease Epidemiology Program’s case and outbreak follow-up with projects in other programs.
• Cross-training in HIV, STI Epidemiology, and TB, to assist with data analyses and reports.
• Participating in local partner meetings with the Epidemiology Director and team including the Region N Healthcare Coalition, BioWatch Health Security, and Opioid Task Force.

In addition to regular duties, the Fellow will need to complete an oral/poster presentation and at least two required analytic, evaluation, or quality improvement projects. Examples of projects in this district include:

• Assisting the HIV Prevention Program with various district HIV data queries and analyses. These data reports will likely be conducted quarterly to be reviewed by district leadership and utilized by the HIV team for planning and outreach purposes.
• Assisting the Epidemiology Center team with the new informatics and data visualization endeavors, including analysis of syndromic and respiratory surveillance and visualizing STI and TB trends.

Preferred Fellow background and skills include:

• Strong data analysis and data presentation skills.