Postdoctoral Fellowship: Community-Engaged Research (CEnR)

University of Maryland • Baltimore, MD

1d • $63,480 - $77,076 • Onsite

About The Position

The University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Sciences, and Health Outcomes Research’s (PSHOR) PATIENTS Program has an exciting Postdoctoral Fellowship opportunity. Fellowships within P-SHOR provide multidisciplinary, advanced training and prepare fellows for positions in academia, government, the pharmaceutical industries, and consulting. Training includes, but is not limited to, mentored research, grant writing, and teaching experiences.

The PATIENTS Program (www.patients.umaryland.edu) at the University of Maryland Baltimore (UMB) seeks applicants with qualitative research training to conduct community-research (CEnR) with activities funded by AHRQ, FDA, NIH, PCORI, the pharmaceutical industry, and foundations.

Training includes mentored research and manuscript and grant-writing experiences; optional activities include coursework in CEnR or patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR). Fellows interact extensively with community partners as well as other researchers as part the portfolio of over 20 projects supported by The PATIENTS Program, including those under the direction of Principal Investigators C. Daniel Mullins (primary) Claudia Baquet, Jasmine K. Cooper, Hillary Edwards, and Michelle Medeiros.

Requirements

• PhD or equivalent degree
• Strong focus group/key informant interviewing skills
• Strong qualitative analysis skills
• Ability to work empathetically in community settings
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills
• Excellent writing skills
• Excellent time-management skills

Nice To Haves

• Experience with CEnR or community-based participatory research (CBPR)

Responsibilities

• Conduct community-research (CEnR)
• Mentored research
• Grant writing
• Manuscript writing
• Interact extensively with community partners and other researchers

Benefits

• Multidisciplinary, advanced training
• Prepare for positions in academia, government, pharmaceutical industries, and consulting
• Mentored research
• Grant writing experiences
• Teaching experiences
• Optional coursework in CEnR or patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree