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CDC Steven M. Teutsch Prevention Effectiveness (PE) Fellowship – Class of 2027

US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

A two-year, full-time postdoctoral fellowship in assessing the effectiveness and economic efficiency of public health interventions, with Traditional and Analytics and Modeling tracks.

Award
Paid fellowship (amount not stated on the pages)
Who can apply
Open worldwide
Where
Atlanta, Georgia, USA (CDC headquarters; some assignments elsewhere in the US)
Deadline
8 Jan

About the programme

The PE Fellowship places about 10 Traditional Track and 10 Analytics and Modeling Track fellows each year, mostly at CDC headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, with some possible assignments in other states or public health agencies. Applicants are assessed on academic preparedness, recommendation letters, research and work experience, publications or publication potential, methodological and data skills, and a personal statement. The application window is tentative for some dates and the page advises checking for updates.

Duration: 2 years

Eligibility

  • Hold a PhD (or equivalent) with all degree requirements completed before the fellowship starts
  • Degree in an eligible field (e.g., economics, public health, health services research, epidemiology, data science, applied mathematics for the relevant track)
  • Foreign degrees must be translated into English and may need an academic credentialing evaluation on request
  • Be a US citizen, US permanent resident, or a non-citizen with a work authorization such as OPT STEM extension, TN visa, J1/J2, H1B, or other visa authorizing US work
  • Not a citizen of a country designated as a state sponsor of terrorism
  • Willing to commit to a two-year, full-time programme
  • Willing to relocate to the assignment city; relocation costs are borne by the fellow
  • Sign in to check these against your background.

What they look for

  • Strong academic preparedness, letters of recommendation, research and work experience, publications or publication potential, methodological and data skills, and personal statement

What you will need

  • Letters of recommendation
  • Personal statement
  • Academic transcripts or degree documentation
  • Academic credentialing evaluation (if requested, for non-US degrees)

How to apply

  1. Application period opens September 8, 2026 at 8 a.m. ET and closes January 8, 2027 at 11:59 p.m. ET
  2. Selected candidates are notified for virtual interviews in February–March 2027
  3. Fellowship notifications follow the interviews
  4. Selected candidates complete degree requirements in July 2027
  5. Two-year fellowship begins August 2027
  6. Questions about the process: PEF@cdc.gov

Applications are submitted on US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s own site. Open Doors helps you prepare; it is not the official application portal.

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10 Nov 2026, read automatically from the official page

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