National Children’s Study Scholars Program
The National Children’s Study is a unique epidemiological study of children’s environmental health. The largest child health study ever undertaken in the United States, the National Children’s Study will longitudinally assess the effects of the chemical, biological, psychosocial-cultural, and physical environments on child health and development, with a special emphasis as well on gene-environment interaction and gene expression. The Study will follow women through pregnancy and birth and their children through 21 years of age.
With its broad scope requiring expertise in multiple domains, the National Children’s Study is at an important time in its development. To expand opportunities for involvement, the Study initiated the National Children’s Study Scholars Program. This Program enables interested federal employees with subject matter expertise in various fields to contribute in-kind to the development of this important and unique Study, while also enhancing their own career development. Depending on their specific area of focus, Scholars can work part time or full time, onsite or remotely. All Scholars will work closely with the National Children’s Study Program Office staff at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), part of the National Institutes of Health, to further the goals of the Study while supporting the missions of the federal agencies they serve.
The National Children’s Study Program Office has identified needs for professionals with expertise in:
- Pharmaceutical Exposures
- Genetics and Epigenetics
- Scientific Quality Assurance/Quality Control
- Environmental Statistics
- Communications Planning and Coordination
- Human Subjects Protections
- Partnerships and Community Outreach
- Biostatistics for Study Assessment and Assay Validation Analysis
- Asthma Assessment and Analysis
- Anthropometrics
- Survey Design Statistics
- Budget Analysis
- Information Systems Management
- Process and Modeling Mathematics, Engineering, or Statistics
National Children’s Study Scholars are not limited to the areas listed above. Study leaders will consider other expertise and areas of interest. Interested individuals should develop and propose opportunities based on their own subject matter expertise and on the needs of the Study. Please note that THIS IS NOT A SALARIED POSITION. The National Children’s Study Program Office is unable to directly financially support National Children’s Study Scholars. Arrangements will be based upon in-kind details, requiring supervisor’s approval and supported by the sponsoring federal agency.
We are interested and available to discuss the National Children’s Study Scholars Program with any interested federal agency or federal employee to encourage this effort. Please contact us at ContactNCS@mail.nih.gov with ATT: National Children’s Study Scholars Program as the subject line. (For individuals seeking paid positions, all position vacancies are announced through USAJobs.)
