Full time
County of Sacramento
Sacramento, CA, USA
Under general supervision, the Epidemiologist plans, conducts and evaluates epidemiological research, surveils, and studies to determine patterns of disease and general health conditions in the community; designs survey instruments; analyzes collected data and interprets results; makes recommendations for the control and prevention of disease; performs related duties as assigned.
Knowledge of
principles and procedures of epidemiology including design and evaluation of epidemiological research, epidemiology of common diseases, and methods of disease control;
methods and formats for preparation of scientific papers;
principles and practices of statistics as applied in epidemiology;
computer applications for the storage, management, manipulation and analysis of large data bases;
public health principles;
current developments in epidemiology and general medicine;
environmental, social, economic, cultural and other issues impacting epidemiology.
Ability to...
