Looking for a new career opportunity? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is looking for someone to serve as the lead dental officer for the Surveillance, Investigations, and Research Team in the Division of Oral Health at the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.
The lead dental officer provides specialized expertise to analyze oral health epidemiologic studies and other collected data and then applies this knowledge to complex and critical problems in surveillance, program evaluation, and community-based research.
The officer also:
- Consults on scientific and technical issues about the principles, concepts, methods, and techniques used in oral health research, dentistry and dental care services, epidemiology, and biostatistics
- Applies knowledge to complex and critical problems in the broad areas of surveillance, program evaluation, and community-based research
- Develops, implements, evaluates, analyzes, reports, and disseminates findings from studies and research projects that rely on epidemiologic and statistical methods
- Functions as a national and international oral health scientist and provides expert scientific advice and consultation on solutions to critical problems
- Leads a team of experts who provide specialized expertise in analyzing oral health epidemiologic studies and other collected data through the use of highly complex statistical packages and computer models
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Candidates must be citizens of the United States. They also must hold a DMD or DDS degree from an accredited school as well as a current, full, and unrestricted license to practice dentistry in the United States. One year of professional dentistry experience at the GP-13 level in or equivalent to federal service is required as well.
The position is located in Atlanta, though occasional travel may be required. The full-time position includes a salary of $110,231 to $143,304 per year. The appointment is permanent. Applications are due by June 6, 2019. For more information, visit usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/533958700.
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