The CDC established the 2-year Steven M. Teutsch Prevention Effectiveness Fellowship to address an ongoing demand in public health for rigorous health economics-based inquiry through the recruitment, internal placement, and professional development of public health economists. Prevention effectiveness and public health economics aim to assess the impact of public health policies, programs, and practices on health outcomes by determining efficacy, effectiveness, and efficiency through the use of econometric, decision, simulation, and operations modeling and analytic methods.

CDC is recruiting to fill approximately 10 fellowship positions for 2014. Applicants must have a doctoral degree in economics, health services research or related health sciences, industrial engineering, operations research, public policy, or related quantitatively-oriented fields. All doctoral degree requirements must be completed by 7/21/2014.

The starting annual salary is approximately $72,000 plus benefits. The application period is 9/2/2013 to 1/17/2014. The 2014 class begins on 8/11/2014.

Interested individuals should apply online at: www.cdc.gov/pef. Please direct any questions to: PE Fellowship Program Coordinator, 404-498-6324 or PEF@cdc.gov. All applicants receive equal consideration without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, political affiliation, age, sexual orientation, or any other non-merit factors.