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USDA-APHIS Chronic Wasting Disease Study Fellowship U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in United States
Degree Level
Master's
Field of study
Epidemiology
Funding
Monthly stipend commensurate with educational level and experience; anticipated stipend range is $65,000 - $75,000 yearly, plus an additional health insurance stipend supplement and a budget for travel to conferences and meetings.
Deadline
Jan 1, 2027
Country
United States
University
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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USDA-APHIS Chronic Wasting Disease Study Fellowship is a research opportunity with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) in Fort Collins, Colorado. The project sits within the National Wildlife Research Center’s Chronic Wasting Disease Project and focuses on delivering research products that protect producers and natural resources from wildlife diseases and damage.
The fellow will contribute to the continued development and implementation of a multistate adaptive management framework for white-tailed deer and chronic wasting disease (CWD). This includes collaborating with state wildlife agencies, researchers, and other partners to build and operationalize a cross-jurisdictional experimental approach, support data-sharing agreements, and help ensure that interventions and evaluation procedures are rigorous, feasible, and consistently implemented across participating agencies.
The appointment also offers the possibility of contributing to broader NWRC-led wildlife disease research activities. These may include wildlife immobilization, animal sampling and handling, postmortem examinations, and laboratory-based analyses such as diagnostic assays and other bench techniques that support wildlife disease research.
Training is described as spanning ecological and epidemiological data collection, integration of ecological and human dimensions pilot-study components, and data repository design for long-term collaboration, sharing, and analysis. The fellowship is embedded in a federal wildlife research environment that links disease ecology, applied management, and multi-agency cooperation.
Mentorship is provided by Jennifer Malmberg at USDA-APHIS.
Funding details
Monthly stipend commensurate with educational level and experience; anticipated stipend range is $65,000 - $75,000 yearly, plus an additional health insurance stipend supplement and a budget for travel to conferences and meetings.
What's required
The candidate should be currently pursuing or have already received a master’s degree in a relevant field. Preferred experience includes wildlife disease ecology, epidemiology, wildlife population management, ecological or epidemiological data collection and analysis using R or Python, adaptive management or experimental study design, database design and data-sharing practices, collaboration with wildlife agencies or conservation partners, wildlife handling and biological sample collection, diagnostic laboratory techniques, and communicating scientific information to diverse stakeholders. U.S. citizenship is required. All application documents must be in English or accompanied by an official English translation.
How to apply
Submit the application through the APPLY button on the Zintellect opportunity page. Include an application, transcript(s), a current resume/CV, and two educational or professional recommendations. Make sure all documents are in English or include official English translations.
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