Employment Opportunities

Current NCHS Job Openings

General NCHS Employment Information

To view a list of current vacancy announcements, go to the CDC Employment Opportunities page and select the appropriate category under "Career and Training Opportunities". Then select whether you are interested in careers open to US Citizens, Federal Employees, or current CDC employees. NCHS opportunities will be filed under "Hyattsville, MD" or "Research Triangle Park, NC in the Location column.

Fellowship Program

The Fellowship Program enables CDC to encourage and promote scientific research, studies, training, and investigations related to public health as it relates to the mission of CDC. Eligible areas of health include basic and applied research in medical, physical, biological, mathematical, social, biometric, epidemiological, behavioral, and computer sciences, and other fields where the scientific research is directly related to the mission of CDC. Individuals eligible for Senior and Associate Service Fellowship programs may be U.S. citizens or noncitizens who are not civil service employees or commissioned corps officers.

• Service Fellowship in Qualitative Research and Survey Design
  Office of Research and Methodology
• Senior Service Fellowship in Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology
  Office of Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
• Senior Service Fellowship in Survey Design and Statistical Methods
  Office of the Director, in the Division of Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys

Postdoctoral Research Program

NCHS offers extraordinary opportunities for the Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program in specialized research in the areas of mathematical statistics, computer science, and survey methodology, as well as in health statistics, epidemiology, and the social and behavior sciences applicable to large scale sample surveys. Applicants must have held a Ph.D. (or equivalent) in a relevant field for less than 3 years or completed the Ph.D. before the commencement of work as a postdoctoral researcher. The duration of the fellowship is 2 years, but can be extended with special considerations. For fullest consideration, applicants must submit a five-page research proposal that includes a summary of research interest by February 29, 2012. However, applications will be accepted throughout the year until positions are filled. Applicants may be U.S. citizens as well as noncitizens. Permanent residency status does not qualify as citizenship. The fellowship will commence at a mutually agreeable date between June 1, 2012, and December 31, 2012. Potential applicants should visit the Postdoctoral Research Program page for detailed instructions including the criteria used for evaluating the proposals.