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                Scientific Internships, Fellowships / Trainees and Non-U.S. Citizens

Scientific Internships, Fellowships / Trainees and Non-U.S. Citizens

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          Graduate Certificate in Regulatory Science (NCTR)
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          FDA's Staff Fellowship ProgramScientific Internships, Fellowships / Trainees and Non-U.S. Citizens FDA's Staff Fellowship Program
  
  	
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    PrintStaff fellows encourage and promote research/regulatory review, studies, and investigations related to health. Related health areas include medical, physical, biological, mathematical, social (economic and others), biometric, epidemiological, behavioral, and computer sciences directly related to the mission of the Agency. Depending on the amount and quality of experience possessed by a candidate, he or she may be hired as a Staff Fellow or a Senior Staff Fellow.To qualify as a Staff Fellow, you must be a United States Citizen or resident alien, and possess a Ph.D. or equivalent degree, for example, M.D., V.M.D. or Sc.D., ***and less than two (2) years*** of post-doctoral health-related research/regulatory review experience.To qualify as a Senior Staff Fellow, you must be a United States Citizen or resident alien, and possess a Ph.D. or equivalent degree for example, M.D., V.M.D. or Sc.D., ***and more than two (2) years***of post-doctoral health-related research/regulatory review experience.In addition to the above education and experience requirements, you must either have been awarded your doctoral degree in a bio-medical, behavioral, or related science or have been certified by a university as meeting all the requirements leading to such a doctorate; must meet any applicable licensure requirements; and must meet any specialized experience requirements for the scientific position for which you are seeking.A Staff Fellow is hired equivalent to the pay grades of a General Schedule (GS) 9 step 1 up to a 12, step 10, and Senior Staff Fellow equivalent to a 13 step 1 up to a 15 step 10.To be considered for a Staff Fellow position, submit your resume and transcripts to: jobs@fda.hhs.gov

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      07/19/2018Scientific Internships, Fellowships / Trainees and Non-U.S. Citizens

          
                        FDA Fellows Association (FFA)
          Federal Information Privacy Internship Program
          Graduate Certificate in Regulatory Science (NCTR)
          OCE Summer Scholars Program
          Summer Student Research Program (NCTR)
          Visiting Pediatric Pharmacology Fellows Rotation Program


                        Office of Policy Internships
          Commissioner's Fellowship Program
          Device Evaluation Intern Program (CDRH)
          Faculty Research Program (NCTR)
          FDA Pharmacy Student Experiential Program
          Foreign National Training Program (NCTR)
          Interdisciplinary Toxicology Program
          Medical Device Fellowship Program for Physicians, Engineers, Scientists
          Postgraduate Research Program (NCTR)
          Science Internship Program (NCTR)
          Veterinary Medicine Student Programs
 
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