T32 Post-doctoral Fellowship, Family and Community Medicine Department, Thomas Jefferson University

About the role

Number of Positions In Requisition

1

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.

About the role

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).

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.

Additional information

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 experience post-completion of their doctoral degree.

In addition, the Primary Care Research Center houses Research Workgroups that offer a lab-group research experience for interested post-doctoral fellows. Workgroups are focused on:

• Primary Care Innovation
• Cardiovascular Health
• Lifestyle Medicine
• Cancer Prevention
• Geriatrics
• Women’s Health
• Integrated Behavioral Health

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

• Work Shift
• Workday Day (United States of America)
• Worker Sub Type
• Regular
• Employee Entity
• Thomas Jefferson University
• Primary Location Address

1015 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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'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.

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts.

Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

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