NLFellowship, Epidemiology and Public Health Microbiology
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)Remote
Global catastrophic risksPandemics and biosecurityResearchPolicy
Why this is on the board
Whether an outbreak of an infectious disease stays local often depends on how quickly someone on the ground works out where it came from and how it is spreading. Since 1995 this programme has trained exactly those people for European health services, and those who complete it join the network that is first to act in a cross-border outbreak — up to and including a pandemic.
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About the role
Two-year fellowship training European public health professionals in intervention epidemiology or public health microbiology through field-based practice. - Complete practical training at recognised sites across EU/EEA Member States in epidemiology departments or public health laboratories. - Develop expertise in applying epidemiological or microbiological methods to guide communicable disease prevention and control interventions. - Strengthen European public health workforce capacity for dis…
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Start with our free course: about 100 minutes in six short units, at your own pace, with no sign-up. To go further, apply for the EA Fellowship: five weeks of reading and discussion in a small group. Also free, but selective.