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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC), Arctic Investigations Program (AIP), announces
the availability of a position for a Medical Epidemiologist
based in Anchorage, Alaska.
AIP’s mission is to prevent morbidity and mortality from
infectious diseases in the Arctic and sub-Arctic, with special
focus on diseases of high incidence and concern among the
indigenous peoples. Priority activities include prevention of
diseases caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus
influenzae, Helicobacter pylori, groups A and B
Streptococcus, Neisseria meningitidis, and respiratory
syncytial virus (RSV), as well as the control of viral
hepatitis and foodborne botulism. Ongoing, laboratory-based
surveillance for S. pneumoniae, H. influenzae, and
H. pylori creates opportunities to explore the impact of
vaccination policies and to describe the emergence of
antimicrobial resistance or new clonal types in these
organisms.
Research activities take place in both urban and rural Alaska,
with opportunities to travel to Alaska Native communities
where lifestyles are still very traditional. AIP is part of
the campus of the Alaska Native Medical Center and has a staff
of 35 with laboratories for microbiology and molecular
diagnostics and a 500,000+ specimen bank for supporting
epidemiology studies. The epidemiology staff consists of four
full-time and two part-time medical epidemiologists plus four
research nurses. Two statisticians with extensive experience
assist the epidemiology group with project development and
analysis of field studies.
The duties of the position:
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Independently designs, initiates, coordinates, conducts and
directs epidemiologic research, to include writing protocols
and the collection, management and analysis of data related to
such activities;
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Independently designs and manages surveillance systems for
diseases of public health importance, including continuous
ongoing surveillance as well as specialized short-term
surveillance;
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No supervisory responsibility; however, may serve as the
project manager for one or more specialty programs or research
projects; ensures timely accomplishment of project
tasks/program objectives; designs and writes program plans;
provides instruction and direction to project personnel;
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Conducts, manages and leads on-site epidemiologic
investigations of public health problems, including acute
outbreaks and clusters of illness in domestic and
international settings and provides recommendations for
prevention and control;
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Maintains and enhances specialized expertise and in-depth
knowledge of particular subject matters, serving as a domestic
and international consultant to health professional providing
advice and technical assistance as appropriate in the
diagnosis, management, prevention, control, and treatment of
specific diseases/conditions.
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Responsible for disseminating scientific and public health
information through writing, editing and submitting reports
and articles to scientific publications, and the presentation
of seminars, conference, lectures in a variety of training,
educational and scientific settings including national and
international scientific meetings.
Submit applications/CVs/resumes to the attention of Barbara
Williams, MA, Administrative Officer, CDC Arctic
Investigations Program, 4055 Tudor Centre Drive, Anchorage, AK
99508.
Phone: 907-729-3401, Fax: 907-729-3429, e-mail:
giy2@cdc.gov
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