Key points
- Fellows are term-limited full-time equivalent (FTE) employees.
- Salary is dependent on the fellow's educational degree.
- Fellows receive the same benefits as other CDC FTE employees and may be eligible for salary increases after one year of appointment.
Salary and benefits
Fellows are appointed under Title 42 training fellowship appointments as term employees for the two years of the fellowship.
Salary is dependent on the fellow's education level (based on the qualifying degree) and experience. Salaries are non-negotiable because this is a training program. Salaries start at a base rate comparable to the OPM's Federal Government General Schedule (GS) base pay rate. All fellows start at Step 3 of the GS level. Fellows with a master's degree and at least a year of relevant full-time work experience start at GS-11, step 3. Fellows with a doctoral degree start at the GS-12, step 3 level. Fellows may be eligible for a performance-based step increase in the second year.
The fellowship is considered a qualifying employment for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. Please see their website for eligibility and requirements for the program.
Fellows also receive significant financial support for professional development and CDC employee benefits (e.g., medical insurance, sick and vacation leave).
Additional benefits
Participating in CDC's Evaluation Fellowship includes these benefits:
- Exposure to world-class evaluators and public health professionals who work at and visit CDC.
- A view of the public health system from the federal level, working in various disease and prevention areas.
- A strong cohort of evaluation fellows and an evaluation community of practice from whom fellows can learn and obtain feedback.
- Strong program oversight and management from the Division of Workforce Development.
- Recognition through the highly respected branding of the CDC Evaluation Fellowship Program.
- Access to limited-duration evaluation projects outside the host program that increase the fellow's visibility and exposure across CDC and provide opportunities to learn and apply skills in topic areas that the fellow might not otherwise have.