Trends in Health and Aging Web Site Coordinator
Position Description: Associate Staff Fellow
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, Office of Analysis and Epidemiology is seeking an Associate Staff Fellow to oversee the scientific and technical aspects of the Trends in Health and Aging Web site: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/agingact.htm. Trends in Health and Aging is a collection of data tables and other material on salient aspects of the health of the U.S. aging population. The site is supported by the National Institute on Aging. The data tables are viewable online via the Beyond 20/20 software, a user-friendly package that allows the user to customize tables, create graphics, and perform statistical tests. The data come from a variety of sources — NCHS, CDC, the Census, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Trends in Health and Aging (Tendencias en la salud y el envejecimiento) is bilingual (English-Spanish).
Because of the increasing complexity of the Warehouse, there is a need for a coordinator to handle the research and dissemination aspects of the Warehouse. The Staff Fellow will assist in identifying topics for new tables and improvements to current tables, based on important research and policy issues for the aging population. The Fellow will design new tables, keep abreast of changes in data sources that affect statistics in the tables, such as questionnaire changes, and will develop quality control procedures for the tables.
The Fellow will develop written materials for the Warehouse, including reports on trends in various aspects of the health of the aged, shorter guides to topics such as hospital use, disability, or risk factors, and graphics summarizing trends. In addition, the Fellow will develop and update FAQs and other guides for visitors to Trends in Health and Aging.
The Fellow will oversee the interagency agreement from NIA and will coordinate personal services and other contracts to develop and disseminate statistics and educational materials based on the Warehouse.
The Fellow will conduct outreach and training activities, both in person at professional conferences and meetings and via the Internet. The fellow will supervise usability testing and redesign efforts.
The Fellow will coordinate the production of an “annual report” providing an overview of trends in the health of the aging population.
Other duties include maintaining a tracking system for the tables, to record changes in data and text in the tables, and reviewing other Web sites to gather ideas for improvements.
The Fellow will also work with information technology staff responsible for the actual programming of the sites.
Applicants must be U.S. citizens, permanent residents, or able to acquire a valid work authorization. Candidates are subject to the same medical requirements as Civil Service employees. Appointees must be able to read, write, and speak English in such a manner as to be able to carry out the responsibilities of the assignment effectively. Candidates should have a masters degree or equivalent in social science, public health or related field and excellent writing and organizational skills. Experience working with web sites is a plus.
The Fellow should be fluent in Spanish because the Aging site is bilingual and the Fellow should be able to handle materials in both languages.
Salary range from $54,272 to $84,559 commensurate with education and experience.
Interested candidates should send resume or C.V. and transcripts to James Lubitz, jlubitz@cdc.gov or Yelena Gorina, ygorina@cdc.gov .
The CDC is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will receive equal consideration without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, political affiliation, age, disability, status as a parent or any other nonmerit factor.