Post-Doctoral Fellow - Department of Family and Community Medicine

About Jefferson

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow#39;s professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educashy;tional and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.

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.
• Fellow will meet weekly with their mentor to ensure their successful completion of their research as well as preparing 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 and to submit an application for at least one grant to fund their research.

The fellowship aims to recruit and train researchers from diverse academic backgrounds with the skills to become independent scientists and who are prepared to address the urgent issues of addiction and serious mental illnesses. Philadelphia is a city with a highly diverse but segregated population with a deep need to improve services to address addiction (particularly with opioids) and mental health treatment.This fellowship offers opportunities for candidates with interest in working on a 5-year NIMH-funded R01 project related to social networks for Black and Latinx individuals with serious mental illnesses.

Mentors from primary care (Dr. Lara Weinstein, Dr. Randa Sifri, amp; Dr. Amy Cunningham), emergency medicine (Dr. Kristin Rising), and psychology (Dr. Erin Kelly) are available to guide fellows and fellows are expected to collaborate on research publications, grant submissions, and presentations related to urgent community needs with their mentors. Quarterly reviews of research progress will help ensure timely progression of research and that expected milestones are met.

Salary for fellows is based on the NRSA minimum and years of experience.

All applicants should submit a cover letter and CV in one file when they apply.

Thomas Jeffersonrsquo;s Department of Family and Community Medicine seeks two post-doctoral scholars to start in Fall 2024 or Winter 2025 for 24-month T32 fellowships. Applications will be accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis. The purpose of these fellowships is to train and prepare a diverse group of researchers to conduct groundbreaking research related to addiction, serious mental illnesses (e.g., schizophrenia, bipolar, depression), and telehealth within primary care. All trainees will be paired with a highly experienced mentor with expertise in grant applications, study design, research conduct, and community-engaged research. The Program Director, Dr. Erin Kelly, is a highly experienced research psychologist who will guide the overall program (email questions to erin.kelly3@jefferson.edu).