Postdoctoral Research Position – Wake Forest University

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Postdoctoral Research Position – Wake Forest University

Postdoctoral Research Opportunity at Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Department of Implementation Science, based in North Carolina. This role offers a unique chance to advance impactful research at the intersection of substance use and HIV, supported by NIH funding.

The position will involve working on projects in collaboration with the Center for Addiction Research, the Maya Angelou Research Center for Healthy Communities (MARCH), and the Wake Forest Clinical and Translational Science Institute. The successful candidate will work on key projects that aim to improve health outcomes and inform policy.

• Pharmacy Access to HIV and Overdose Prevention: This project assesses the availability and regional differences in HIV and overdose prevention services offered through pharmacies in Illinois and North Carolina. Using mystery shopper calls, qualitative interviews, and mixed methods, the successful candidate will contribute to developing strategies to expand pharmacy-based prevention services supporting the goals of the End the HIV Epidemic (EHE) initiative.
  
  The work aims to inform policy and improve healthcare access in community settings.
• Implementation and Behavioral Research on HIV Prevention: The second project focuses on strategies for reducing HIV acquisition risk among women who inject drugs in the southern U.S. The researcher will assist in developing, refining, and piloting tailored interventions, including contingency management and positive affect strategies, to improve prevention outcomes among this population. Opportunities will include intervention design, pilot testing, and implementation science research.

• Duration of two to three years, with mentorship and support for career development, including preparation for independent research funding (e.g., K awards).
• Collaborative, interdisciplinary environment engaging experts in HIV prevention, substance use, implementation science, community-engaged research, data science, pharmacy, and health outcomes.
• Access to research and programming support through affiliated centers.
• Opportunities to develop expertise in human-centered design, mixed methods research, intervention science, and health policy translation.
• Support for publishing research findings and establishing an independent research trajectory.

Candidates with a PhD in epidemiology, health services research, behavioral health, public health, or related fields, with strong interest or experience in HIV prevention and substance use research, are encouraged to apply. Experience working with pharmacy-based services or community-engaged research is desirable.

Apply Here: —525-Vine-St/Research-Fellow–Implementation-