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Job Details
Thomas Jefferson’s Department of Family and Community Medicine seeks two post-doctoral scholars in the HRSA-funded Jefferson Mental Illness, Addiction, Preventive Care, and Promotion of Nutrition and Wellness in Primary Care (Jeff-MAPPP) T32 Postdoctoral Fellowship Program.
Job Description
Applications will be accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis for 24-36 month fellowships. The goal of these fellowships is to train and prepare a multidisciplinary group of researchers to conduct groundbreaking research related to addiction, serious mental illnesses (e.g., schizophrenia, bipolar, major depression), primary care access, cancer, chronic disease management and prevention, nutrition, and wellness within primary care. All trainees will be paired with at least 2 highly experienced mentors (all core mentors have experience mentoring a post-doctoral fellow) with expertise in grant applications (mentors have funding from federal agencies (e.g., NIH, SAMHSA, HRSA, PCORI) as well as private foundations), study design, research conduct, and research dissemination. The Program Director, Dr. Erin L. Kelly, PhD, is a highly experienced researcher who will guide the overall program (email questions to erin.kelly3@jefferson.edu ).
Program Requirements:
Applicants must have a Ph.D., M.D., D.O., D.D.S., D.M.D., Pharm.D. or comparable doctoral degree from an accredited domestic or foreign institution.
Fellows must also either be a citizen or a noncitizen national of the United States or have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence at the time of appointment.
Fellows will meet weekly with their mentor(s) to ensure the successful completion of their research as well as to prepare them for the job market.
Fellows will also be asked to attend a weekly research seminar and to participate in monthly research development workshops.
Fellows are expected to submit a minimum of two research papers per year (2 accepted by the end of the fellowship) and to submit an application for at least one grant to fund their research.
Mentors are available across departments and research focus areas, and fellows are encouraged to have at least 2 mentors. Fellows are expected to collaborate on research publications, grant submissions, and presentations related to urgent community needs with their mentors for 50% of their time and to conduct their independent research 50% of the time.
Our core team of mentors includes:
Dr. Erin L. Kelly, PhD, Associate Professor, co-Director of the Center for Supportive Healthcare & Jeff-MAPPP Director, in the Department of Family and Community Medicine
Dr. Evan Forman, PhD, Ellen M. & Dale W. Garber Professor and Vice Chair for Research, Department of Family and Community Medicine
Dr. Geoff Mills, MD, Elmer H. Funk, Jr. MD Professor and Vice Chair for Clinical Services, Department of Family and Community Medicine
Dr. Amy Cunningham, PhD, Research Associate Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine
Dr. Lara Weinstein, MD, MPH, DrPH, Stephen & Sandra Sheller Distinguished Professor of Supportive Healthcare & Director of the Center for Supportive Healthcare, Department of Family and Community Medicine
Dr. Rick Hass, PhD, Associate Professor at Jefferson College of Population Health
Dr. Jenell Coleman, MD, Paul A. & Eloise Bowers Professor and Chair of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Dr. Kristin Rising, MD, Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine & Director of the Center for Connected Care
Dr. Terry Hyslop, PhD, Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Pharmacology, Systems Physiology and Cancer Biology
Dr. Dennis Hand, PhD, Research Associate Professor, Jefferson College of Nursing & Executive Director, Jefferson Center for Maternal Addiction Treatment, Education, and Research
Dr. Hoda Bahr, PhD
Additional mentors may be available to support fellows depending on their research interests and training needs. Salary for fellows is based on the NRSA minimum and years of…