04/04/2013
FDA - Commissioner's Fellowship Program

Company Information: The FDA Commissioner’s Fellowship Program is a two-year training program designed to attract top-notch health professionals, food scientists, epidemiologists, engineers, pharmacists, statisticians, physicians, veterinarians and other scientists. The Fellows work minutes from the nation’s capital at FDA’s White Oak campus in Silver Spring, Maryland or at other FDA facilities. The FDA Commissioner’s Fellowship offers competitive salaries with funds available for travel and supplies.

Position Title: FDA Commissioner's Fellows

Duties & Responsibilities: The FDA Commissioner’s Fellowship program combines coursework designed to provide an in-depth understanding of science behind regulatory review with the development of a carefully designed, agency priority, regulatory science project.

Position Qualifications: Applicants must have a Doctoral level degree (M.D., D.O., D.V.M., D.D.S., D.P.M., Pharm.D., or Ph.D.) to be eligible; however, applicants with a Bachelor's or Master's degree in an engineering discipline will also be considered. Applicants must be U.S. citizens, non-citizen nationals of the U.S., or have been admitted to the U.S. for permanent residence at the time their applications are submitted. Applicants cannot be current FDA employees or FDA contractors (such as ORISE fellows). Applicants must have received their doctoral degree (for Engineering applicants, their Bachelor's or Master's) within 7 years of the start date. NOTE: All degree requirements (including thesis defense) must be complete before applying.

Salary Range: varied, based on experience

Benefits: Please see the OPM website at http://www.opm.gov and http://www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/WorkingatFDA/FellowshipInternshipGraduateFacultyPrograms/CommissionersFellowshipProgram/ucm115808.htm#benefits for information on benefits

Web Site: http://www.fda.gov/CommissionersFellowshipProgram

Application Address: Please apply through our website: http://www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/WorkingatFDA/FellowshipInternshipGraduateFacultyPrograms/CommissionersFellowshipProgram/ucm115802.htm

Contact Email: fdacommissionersfellows@fda.hhs.gov

Application Deadline: May 25, 2013