Description du poste
This position is located in the Department of Health and Human Services, National Center for Environmental Health, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. This announcement will close at 11:59 PM, on the day that 50 applications have been received or on the closing date, whichever is first.
PRINCIPALES MISSIONS :
As a Health Scientist you will, Serve as a recognized expert in health sciences for the agency with responsibility for developing policy and objectives, appraising programs, and initiating requirements for health science studies. Design, oversees, implements, and conducts scientific surveys/studies or projects to identify and solve health system related problems. Lead scientists and program consultants in various aspects of the study or survey design process, and other study support duties including analyzing and reporting of data and data dissemination to audiences. Provide technical advice to state and local health agencies and to various other health-related organizations about measuring and evaluating public health capacity and performance at local, state and national levels. Serve as a Project Officer on grants, cooperative agreements and contracts with full responsibility for carrying out all required monitoring and management duties.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUISES :
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR Basic Qualifications: Degree: Bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree: major study in an academic field related to the medical field, health sciences or allied sciences appropriate to the work of the position. This degree must be from an educational program from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (external link) at the time the degree was obtained. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Minimum Qualifications: You must have one year of specialized experience to perform successfully the duties of the position. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service performing at least ALL of the following: Serving as a recognized subject-matter expert in public health science, epidemiology, public health surveillance, or program evaluation, by synthesizing current research or literature for agency and STLT (state, tribal, local, and territorial) audiences. Designing, overseeing, or conducting scientific studies, surveys, or program evaluations. Supervising scientists, program consultants, internal or external partners, or multidisciplinary teams by assigning work, evaluating performance, or identifying training needs. Providing expert technical advice to STLT health agencies or other organizations on cooperative agreements (e.g., Environmental Health Capacity [EHC]), public health capacity or performance monitoring or evaluation, or relevant tools and information systems (e.g., Environmental Health [EH] Gateway). Coordinating public health emergency preparedness, response, or recovery activities through sustained partnerships with public health (e.g., environmental health practitioners, sanitarians, health inspectors, vector control specialists), emergency response, and other stakeholders. Documenting experience: IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Qualifications are based on breadth/level of experience. In addition to describing duties performed, applicants must provide the exact dates of each period of employment (from MM/YY to MM/YY) and the number of hours worked per week if part time. As qualification determinations cannot be made when resumes do not include the required information, failure to provide this information may result in disqualification. Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder to develop their federal resume. Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational application questionnaire from th