Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Institute Firearm Injury Prevention

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
- Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention

A written statement describing your research qualifications, experience and specific interest in firearm research, and long-term career goals (up to 3 pages)

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.

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 Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention generates new knowledge and advances 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 differences in injury outcomes across these areas.

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.

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). 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 , research and life experiences to help further our mission.

The successful candidate(s) will have:

Completed a doctoral…