District 3-3 Clayton
This fellowship posting is in District 3-3 Clayton County Health District in Jonesboro, 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 Clayton County District. The Fellow may be able to work remotely for 2-3 days per week.
The Fellow can expect to engage in a variety of routine epidemiologic activities in this position including:
- Cross trains with other district departments such as STD and HIV.
- 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.
- 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.
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:
- Integrated Communicable Disease Surveillance & Early Warning System: Develop an integrated surveillance framework that strengthens early detection of communicable disease trends (TB, STDs, Influenza, Hepatitis B) by standardizing workflows across SENDSS, laboratory reports, and case management systems. The project will improve data timeliness, analytic capacity, and outbreak preparedness in Clayton County. Competencies: Public health surveillance; Applied epidemiologic methods; Data systems & informatics; Workforce capacity building
- Post-Holiday STD Surge Mitigation & Timely Treatment Initiative: Clayton County experiences predictable post-holiday STD surges, leading to delays in treatment due to limited walk-in capacity. This project will analyze multi-year STD trends and pilot system[1]level solutions (e.g., triage protocols, designated walk-in days) to reduce treatment delays and improve partner services initiation. Competencies: Applied epidemiologic analysis • Program evaluation • Health systems improvement • Stakeholder collaboration
Preferred Fellow background and skills include:
- Skill in data analytic tools such as SAS, R or any similar statistical computation software.
- Interest in research of emerging public health topics.
Emory Rollins Epidemiology Fellowship
The Rollins Epidemiology Fellowship’s mission is to enhance Georgia’s state and local public health programs by training exceptional epidemiologists who passionately serve their communities through critical surveillance, outbreak response, and general public health practice.
