Thomas Jeffersonrsquo;s Department of Family and Community Medicine seeks one post-doctoral scholarto start in aT32 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. GIS and quantitative skills are desirable but not required. The Program Director, Lara Weinstein, is a highly experienced researcher and clinician who will guide the overall program (email questions to ).

The fellowship aims to recruit and train researchers from diverse academic backgrounds and from under-represented minorities 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.

Mentors from primary care (Dr. Lara Weinstein, Dr. Randa Sifri, amp; Dr. Amy Cunningham), emergency medicine (Dr. Kristin Rising), psychiatry (Dr. Robert Sterling), 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.

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• 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.

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

Jefferson includes Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health, a dynamic university and health system with broad reach across the Delaware Valley. Jefferson is the second largest employer in Philadelphia and the largest health system in Philadelphia based on total licensed beds.

Through the merger of Thomas Jefferson University and Philadelphia University in 2017, our University includes ten colleges and four schools. We are an NCAA Division II university and an R2 national doctoral university offering undergraduate and graduate-level programs that provide students with a forward-thinking education in architecture, business, design, engineering, fashion and textiles, health, medicine and social science.

Jefferson Health, the clinical arm of Thomas Jefferson University, has grown from a three-hospital academic health center in 2015, to an 18-hospital health system through mergers and combinations that include hospitals at Abington Health, Aria Health, Kennedy Health, Magee Rehabilitation and Einstein Healthcare Network. We have over 50 outpatient and urgent care centers; ten Magnetreg;-designated hospitals (recognized by the ANCC for nursing excellence); the NCI-designated Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (one of only 70 in the country and one of only two in the region); and one of the largest faculty-based telehealth networks in the country. In 2021, Jefferson Health became the sole owner of HealthPartners Plan, a not-for-profit health maintenance organization in Southeastern Pennsylvania. We are the first health system regionally to create an aligned payer-provider partnership.

Jeffersonrsquo;s mission, vision and values create an organization that attracts the best and the brightest students, faculty, staff, and healthcare professionals, as well as the most visionary leaders to drive exceptional results.

• OUR MISSION: We improve lives.
• OUR VISION: Reimagining health, education and discovery to create unparalleled value
• OUR VALUES: Put People First, Be Bold amp; Think Differently and Do the Right Thing

As an employer, Jeffersonmaintains a commitment to provide equal access to employment. Jefferson values diversity and encourages applications from women, members of minority groups, LGBTQ individuals, disabled individuals, and veterans.

Since this position will require the selected candidate to engage in regular contact with children in the form of care, guidance, supervision or training, you will be required to meet the requirements of the Child Protective Services Act, including the Pennsylvania State Police criminal background check, the Pennsylvania Department of Welfare child abuse criminal background clearance, and an FBI finger print based federal criminal records check. The selected candidate will not be allowed to commence working until all three (3) are completed satisfactorily.