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Selected Public Health Employment Websites

 

Get the 24/7 scoop on current job opportunities, fellowships and related career information by visiting these common public health employment links.  These are just a few of the more common employers of public health professionals.  Of course there are many other employers of public health professionals.  You can check their employment opportunities by finding their websites through a search engine (such as Google.com) and then navigating to the organization's employment opportunity section.

Please note, while the web is a good places to check for opportunities, don't neglect making contacts or any opportunities to network.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

If you're interested in working for the CDC, go through these sites when you have about an hour to spare. 

  • http://www.cdc.gov/hrmo/rectitle.htm
    This site is the CDC recruiting page. From it, you can learn about the CDC, position descriptions and qualifications, job series numbers, etc.
     
  • http://www.cdc.gov/train.htm
    Gives info on fellowship programs, internships, and some, but not all, jobs.
     
  • http://www2.cdc.gov/hrmo/vsearch.asp
    This is a job search page.  It has info on some, but not all, jobs with CDC. 
    To find the correct "series" number, refer to this web site: 
     
  • http://www.cdc.gov/hrmo/recbro5.htm
    (i.e., series GS-601 includes epidemiology jobs.  The series number for epi would be "0601.")
     
  • USA Jobs
    This is the U.S. Office of Personnel Management webpage and contains all CDC jobs postings.

    Type in keyword:  Disease Control Series: refer to this website:  http://www.cdc.gov/hrmo/recbro5.htm
    (i.e., health education specialist job series code is GS-1701. 
    The series number would then be "1701.")

 

 

 

  • Children's Hospital of Alabama
     
  • Chronicle of Higher Education Career Network (Excellent for doctoral-level jobs)
     
  • The Communication Initiative a worldwide source of jobs of particular interest to health behavior, education, and communication.
     
  • Constella Group, LLC is a leading provider of professional health services worldwide with more than 1,200 employees in 43 countries.
     
  • Emageon - Emageon offers a fast paced, challenging work environment. We offer competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package.

  • Explore Health Careers

  • Global Health Council
     
  • Health Promotion Careers
     
  • Jefferson County (Alabama) Department of Public Health
     
  • MedMined - MedMined fuses clinical expertise with expert data mining experience to provide services which improve patient care and reduce healthcare costs.
     
  • Non-profit Resource Center of Alabama (includes links to other non-profit job banks)
     
  • Northrop Grumman Worldwide public health jobs-all disciplines and degrees
     
  • ORC Macro

    Public Health Jobs Worldwide - This is a site worth looking at, but requires a subscription.  If you are interested in looking at a print version of this publication, one is available in the Sparkman Center (RPHB 437).  Our thanks to the Sparkman Center for making this available to our students.

  • SAIC - Science Applications International Corporation is a Fortune 500® company, now ranks as the largest employee-owned research and engineering firm in the United States. SAIC and its subsidiaries have more than 43,000 employees with offices in over 150 cities worldwide."
     
  • State of Georgia
     
  • UAB Employment (Check listings under scientific research, clinical research, and professional and administrative)
     
  • The United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

  • U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps One of the seven Uniformed Services of the United States
     
  • Westat - Westat is an employee-owned company headquartered in Rockville, Maryland. We are one of the Nation's largest and most successful contract research organizations with more than 1,800 staff members.
     
  • World Health Organization
       

    Job Search Strategies

     Visit the sites below for free web-based career advice on subjects such as resumes, interviewing, cover letters and more.  Use this information in conjunction with what you hear from the UAB Public Health Career Workshop.

     

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