Materials and questions should be sent by email to firearminjuryprevention@umich.edu. Please use the subject line "Fellowship Application." Please submit:
- A written statement describing your research qualifications, experience and specific interest in firearm research, and long-term career goals.
- Curriculum Vitae
- Three letters of recommendation, including at least one from your current graduate or clinical residency training program.
- Graduate-level academic transcripts (unofficial is acceptable).
- Two writing samples, preferably a copy of a previously published manuscript(s) and/or papers from a dissertation thesis.
- A statement describing how your current work demonstrates a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (up to 1 page).
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and accepted until all positions are filled. Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days. The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended.
The University of Michigan Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention is recruiting outstanding early-career research investigators to join a cohort of postdoctoral fellows who are part of an NIH-funded T32 training grant, Firearm Safety Among Children and Teens (FACTS): Multi-Disciplinary Research Training Program. The successful candidate will undertake an intensive post-doctoral training program for up to two years in which they will acquire core skills in research methods including analytic skill development, grant and manuscript writing, and project management through a combination of applied research and training on the prevention of firearm injuries. The training program prepares fellows for research independence and an academic career. They will work closely with mentoring faculty to identify a research focus and develop a career development and mentoring plan.
Successful candidates may come from a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds and have prior experience working at any stage along the translational research spectrum or on any level within the socio-ecological model (individual, family, community, or policy). We are particularly interested in candidates with research interests addressing existing inequalities, disparities, and inequities related to firearm injury. Selection will be based on scholarly potential and compatibility with interests of a faculty mentor. Candidates from all backgrounds and disciplines are encouraged to apply. We seek to engage talented researchers with wide ranging perspectives and diverse research and life experiences to help further our mission.
Fellows will work on active research projects of faculty mentors which cover the lifespan, urban/rural populations, work with ethnic and racial underrepresented minorities, and LGBTQ+ community members. Examples of research projects may include, but are not limited to, research focused on community firearm violence prevention, including built environment and community interventions, efficacy research on individual interventions (e.g., hospital based violence prevention programs), policy research, implementation studies that translate evidence-based interventions for preventing suicide and violence in disproportionately affected communities, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies, firearm injury prevention through technology and engineering, data modeling, national surveys and epidemiological research.
The successful candidate(s) will have:
- Completed a doctoral degree program (MD, PhD, DrPH, or equivalent) by the starting date.
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