Rollins Epidemiology Fellowship

Overview

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. With our mission, we aim to support new epidemiologists and increase epidemiologic capacity throughout the state to serve communities in Georgia.

Under supervision at the health district, day-to-day activities of the fellows include, but are not limited to planning, developing, and conducting epidemiologic investigations, surveillance, outreach and interventions limited in scope and/or complexity to determine the causes of diseases and implementing methods of disease control. Fellow duties also include collecting, analyzing, and interpreting statistical data and preparing epidemiologic reports. The applied epidemiology experience is supplemented by competency based professional development trainings and comradery-building programming.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assists in the implementation of timely disease intervention strategies to decrease the prevalence of communicable diseases.
• Designs, implements, and maintains disease surveillance.
• 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.
• Assists with the development of policies and procedures for new and existing disease control programs.
• 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.
• Performs various duties in support of section operations.

Competency Achievement Plan

To successfully complete and graduate from the Rollins Epidemiology Fellowship, fellows are minimally expected to complete an oral presentation, a surveillance evaluation/quality improvement project, and a significant data analysis project over the course of the two years. Fellows are expected to work on projects and activities related to seven Core Competencies:

• Data Analytics and Assessment
• Public Health Sciences
• Communication
• Health Equity
• Community Partnership
• Policy Development and Program Planning
• Leadership and Systems Thinking

Fellows will be placed in their health districts with a start date of August 5, 2026.
Applications close: March 15, 2026

Application review: March / April 2026
Matching and interview process: April / May 2026.
Final placement offers: May and June 2026o Fellowship orientation August 5- 7 at Emory University.
Health District placement start date August 10, 2026.
Please review the open positions and be prepared to select which locations you are interested in: rollinsepifellows.org.
The job may require local travel within the assigned district.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Master’s degree in public health or Master of Science degree in public health, epidemiology, or related field from a CEPH accredited school/program of public health obtained within the last three years.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Master’s of Public Health graduates of CEPH-accredited schools or programs of public health in Georgia and the Southeast are encouraged to apply.
MPH with a concentration in Epidemiology.
Closely supervised work experience demonstrating competence in conducting public health surveillance, analyzing surveillance data, reporting analytic results, and conducting outbreak investigations.
Strong written/verbal communication skills.
Strong data analysis and data presentation skills.