JEFF-MAP T-32 Fellowship

Thomas Jefferson University • Philadelphia, PA

19h • Onsite

About The Position

Thomas Jefferson’s Department of Family and Community Medicine seeks one post-doctoral scholar to start in Spring 2026 for a 12-month T32 fellowship. Applications will be accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis. The purpose of these fellowships is to train and prepare researchers to conduct groundbreaking research related to addiction, serious mental illnesses (e.g., schizophrenia, bipolar, depression), and telehealth within primary care. All trainees will be paired with a highly experienced mentor with expertise in grant applications, study design, research conduct, and community-engaged research. The Program Director, Dr. Erin L. Kelly, is a highly experienced researcher and clinician who will guide the overall program (email questions to [email protected]). The fellowship aims to recruit and train researchers from diverse academic backgrounds with the skills to become independent scientists and who are prepared to address the urgent issues of addiction and serious mental illnesses. Philadelphia is a city with a highly diverse but segregated population with a deep need to improve services to address addiction (particularly with opioids) and mental health treatment. Mentors from primary care (Dr. Lara Weinstein, Dr. Randa Sifri, & Dr. Amy Cunningham), emergency medicine (Dr. Kristin Rising), and psychology (Dr. Erin Kelly) are available to guide fellows and fellows are expected to collaborate on research publications, grant submissions, and presentations related to urgent community needs with their mentors.

Requirements

• Applicants must have a Ph.D., M.D., D.O., D.D.S., D.M.D., Pharm.D. or comparable doctoral degree from an accredited domestic or foreign institution.
• Fellows must also either be a citizen or a noncitizen national of the United States or have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence at the time of appointment.
• All applicants should submit a cover letter and CV in one file when they apply.

Responsibilities

• Meet weekly with their mentor to ensure the successful completion of their research as well as preparing them for the job market.
• Attend a weekly research seminar and to participate in monthly research development workshops.
• Submit a minimum of two research papers per year
• Submit an application for at least one grant to fund their research.
• Collaborate on research publications, grant submissions, and presentations related to urgent community needs with their mentors.

Benefits

• Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts.
• Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service.
• All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps ), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees