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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.
The Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention aims to generate new knowledge and advance innovative solutions to reduce firearm death and injury across the United States. Our mission is to address the substantial burden of firearm injuries occurring across the lifespan by conducting high-quality research, education, training, and outreach. The University of Michigan has established the Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention to increase firearm injury prevention research and scholarship across U-M and to expand the research pipeline so that more individuals can study ways to address this national crisis. The Institute explores firearm injuries across the lifespan, including suicide, community violence, unintentional injuries, intimate partner violence, officer-involved shootings, school, and mass shootings, as well as disparities in injury outcomes across these areas. The Institute has a particular focus on addressing the disproportionate number of firearm injuries occurring within vulnerable populations, including children and teens where firearms are the leading cause of death.
The NIH/NICHD-funded T32 Firearm Safety Among Children and Teens (FACTS): Multi-Disciplinary Research Training Program aims to address the critical need to develop a scientific workforce and continuous pipeline of research scientists focused on addressing the leading cause of pediatric mortality by establishing the nation?s first program dedicated exclusively to providing post-doctoral research training on the prevention of firearm injuries among children and teens.
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:
Note: Eligible applicants must be citizens, noncitizen nationals, or permanent residents of the U.S.
Compensation and Benefits
This Postdoctoral Research Fellowship position includes:
Expectations
Selection will be based on scholarly potential and compatibility with research interests and experience of faculty mentors. Fellows are expected to actively engage in regular training program activities including seminars and forum discussions. They will present and share research findings in a range of settings including project/team meetings and scientific meetings and conferences. Fellows will complete self-paced coursework in the Science of Firearm Injury, anti-racism, disparities, and the structural determinants of health, and complete technical training as recommended by faculty mentors. In accordance with NIH policy, fellows will participate in training on topics in the Responsible Conduct of Research and Rigor, Reproducibility, and Transparency. We anticipate each fellow will work with their primary and secondary mentors? research teams and be involved in manuscript submissions.
Additional Information
The University of Michigan conducts background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer and may use a third-party administrator to conduct background checks. Background checks are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
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