Movember Institute Discovery Postdoctoral Fellow

The University of Michigan School of Social Work is hosting three Movember Discovery Fellows (Postdoctoral Fellows) as part of the Movember Institute of Men's Health Discovery Research Program. The Program is a major international investment in developing the next generation of men's health researchers and building research capacity in boys' and men's emotional and relational health.

The Discovery Fellow will design, lead, and deliver an independent three-year program of research focused primarily on underserved boys and young men ages 12–35. The research will address one or more of the Program's three themes:
Coping and Consumption, Social Connection, and Early Fatherhood.

The Fellow will report to and be mentored by Professor Daphne Watkins, the Movember Institute Professorial Fellow for the United States. The three Michigan-based Fellows form the U.S. hub of the Discovery Research Program, and will join an international cohort of 11 Discovery Fellows working across Australia, Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom and the United States.

• Develop and deliver an agreed three-year Fellowship research plan and annual workplans, meeting agreed objectives, outputs and milestones, and meeting Fellowship reporting obligations including six-monthly progress reports to Movember.
• Design, conduct and lead intra- and inter-disciplinary research that advances knowledge and understanding of boys' and young men's emotional and relational health, and solutions to complex problems.
• Build a national and emerging international reputation through a focused body of work, with a target of two first-author peer-reviewed and/or other research outputs per year or an agreed equivalent, and communicate findings to the discipline and the community.
• Develop partnerships and collaborations with community, practice, policy and health system partners, including those working with underserved boys and young men, and support the translation of findings into services, policy and practice.
• Develop, write and lead applications for additional external research funding to extend and sustain the research program.
• Participate actively in the Movember Institute's national and international research community, including fortnightly to monthly meetings with mentors, quarterly learning and development activities, cohort meetings and two international convenings during the Fellowship.
• Comply with University of Michigan and Movember policies, including research integrity, human subjects and IRB, privacy, and health and safety requirements.
• Contribute to a respectful, inclusive and collaborative research environment.

• A PhD in psychology, behavioral or social sciences, epidemiology, public health, health services research, implementation science, social work or a related field, awarded after November 19, 2021 (within five years of application).
• Knowledge of boys' and young men's emotional and relational health relevant to one or more of the Program's themes:
  Coping and Consumption, Social Connection, and Early Fatherhood.
• A strong publication record demonstrating research excellence, relative to career stage and opportunity, including first-author peer-reviewed publications.
• Success in obtaining, or contributing to applications for, external research funding.
• Capacity to develop and lead an independent multi-year research program through clearly defined projects, annual workplans, milestones and outputs.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary and international team.
• U.S. citizenship or residency, and the right to work in the United States, at the time of application and for the duration of the Fellowship.