Deadline: February 3, 2025
Applications are open for the Public Health Entomology for All (PHEFA) Fellowship 2025. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will host PHEFA Fellows in its field offices in Fort Collins, Colorado; Atlanta, Georgia; and San Juan, Puerto Rico for one year beginning in summer 2025.
Fellows will conduct research alongside experienced entomologists in CDC’s Division of Vector-Borne Diseases who are creating solutions to public health challenges, like Dengue, Zika virus, Lyme disease, and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. Fellows will learn about public health entomology as a profession and learn applied entomological strategies to prevent and control vector-borne diseases. PHEFA fellowships will last for one year. Fellows are expected to attend orientation starting May 27, 2025 and then will be able to arrange their start date with the CDC.
Benefits
Fellows will be compensated as follows:
- $28 per hour. Fellows will be expected to work 40 hours each week for 52 weeks (excluding federal holidays);
- Membership in ESA for three years;
- Fellows will be provided benefits (health insurance, dental insurance, and FICA withholding).
Eligibility
- Be currently enrolled in or have previously attended a Minority Serving Institution;
- Have obtained a Bachelors or Masters degree within the last three years (including Spring 2025);
- Be in academic good standing with a minimum GPA of 2.75, or
- Have graduated with a cumulative GPA of 2.75
- Demonstrated interest in health equity.
Application
Applicants will also be asked to provide general information and:
- Confirm present or former attendance at a Minority Serving Institution.
- Upload a transcript for each post-secondary academic institution attended (official or unofficial).
- Upload a resume or CV.
- Provide two reference letters. At least one of the references should address your personal characteristics and how they may impact your success in PHEFA.
In addition, applicants for the one-year fellowship will need to:
- Review the four CDC billets or research area description and identify which billet they are interested in and rank your selections in the questionnaire.
For more information, visit PHEFA Fellowship.
