Graduate Behavioral Scientist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is one of the major operating components of the Department of Health and Human Services. CDC is the nation's health protection agency, working 24/7 to protect America from health and safety threats, both foreign and domestic. CDC increases the health security of our nation.

Armed with a budget of only $10 million and fewer than 400 employees, the agency’s early challenges included obtained enough trucks, sprayers, and shovels necessary to wage war on mosquitoes.

CDC saves lives and protects people from health threats. To accomplish our mission, CDC conducts critical science and provides health information that protects our nation against expensive and dangerous health threats, and responds when these arise.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Behavioral Scientist

Job Announcement Number: HHS-CDC-OM-17-1952140
Control Number: 469951700
Location: Abuja, Nigeria
Work Schedule: Full Time - Temporary NTE 2 years
Who May Apply: Current Career-Career-Conditional HHS employees
Series & Grade: GS-0101-14/14
Promotion Potential: 14
Supervisory Status: No
Relocation Authorized: No

Job Summary

• The January 23, 2017, Presidential Memorandum, entitled "Hiring Freeze," ordered government agencies, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to freeze all hiring of Federal civilian employees.
• In an effort to ensure CDC is best positioned to resume hiring after the hiring freeze expires and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)/Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issues a joint plan to reduce the size of the Federal Government's workforce, CDC will continue its recruitment efforts (post job vacancy announcements, evaluate and screen applicants, interview, etc.).
• This position will not be filled and no job offers will be made until resolution of the hiring freeze, or the position qualifies for a hiring exemption and is approved pursuant to OMB guidance.

What exciting career opportunities await you at CDC?

• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the agency Americans trust with their lives.
• As a global leader in public health, CDC is the nation's premier health promotion, prevention, and preparedness agency.
• Whether we are protecting the American people from public health threats, researching emerging diseases, or mobilizing public health programs with our domestic and international partners, we rely on our employees to make a real difference in the health and well-being of people here and around the world.

Who May Apply:

• Current HHS Federal employees with career or career-conditional appointments in the competitive service, displaced HHS Federal employees requesting special priority selection consideration under the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) and PHS Commissioned Corps Officers
• This position is located in the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Center for Global Health, Division of Global HIV and TB, Overseas Strategy and Management Branch.
• PHS Commissioned Corps Officers interested in performing the duties of this position with the Commissioned Corps may apply online to this announcement.
• Candidates will be referred as (CC) personnel and not as candidates for conversion to a permanent career or career-conditional appointment.
• This vacancy is also being announced concurrently with vacancy announcement HHS-CDC-OD-17-1952619 under competitive procedures.
• Please review that announcement to see if you are eligible for consideration under competitive procedures.