NIH Disability Health Research Program Fellowship

About the role

The NIH Disability Health Research Program Fellowship offers recent Post-Master's and Postdoctoral candidates an immersive STEM learning experience. The mission is to advance innovative and responsible research that promotes the health and well-being of people with disabilities.

Responsibilities

• Learn how to apply scientific and technical knowledge in public health to federal science administration and policy making.
• Engage in stimulating, planning, directing, and evaluating a portfolio of activities for a research program.
• Inform or influence policy and processes related to disability health research.
• Engage with disability communities to support research initiatives.

Requirements

• Must be 18 years or older at the time of application.
• Must have received a master's or doctoral degree within the last five years of the appointment start date.
• Citizenship: U.S. citizens, Lawful Permanent Residents (LPR), and foreign nationals.

Qualifications

• Relevant field of study.

Skills

• Data analysis.
• Policy making.
• Collaborative research.
• Public engagement.

Benefits

• Monthly stipend to help offset living and other expenses.
• Health insurance supplement available if you elect the ORAU/ORISE health insurance plan.

Pay

• Stipend rates are determined by NIH officials and are based on the candidate’s academic and professional background.

Schedule

• Fellows are expected to be fully engaged, either in-person, hybrid In-person or hybrid location is Bethesda, MD.