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Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Implementation Science

Jumpstart your professional career in implementation science working with national innovators at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School's Center for Accelerating Practices to End Suicide (CAPES https://www.umassmed.edu/capes/). This fellowship will focus on using best practices to translate evidence-based suicide prevention interventions into clinical practice across a range of healthcare settings. Fellows will participate in ongoing research and grant submissions, will complete pilot projects, have opportunities for publications and presentations using new and existing datasets, and will prepare mentored research grants (e.g., F32 or K99 to NIH, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention postdoctoral fellowship or early career awards, or other postdoctoral level awards). Current active research includes funding through NIMH, NIDA, SAMHSA, and others. Projects focus on implementing empirically supported treatments for suicide risk screening and prevention, substance abuse, and other behavioral health screening. Leveraging technology and health informatics to promote implementation is a cross population theme. The fellow will have ample opportunity for additional training and experiences with Population and Quantitative Health Sciences' Division of Health Informatics and Implementation Science. Applicants with strong methodological, statistical, and quantitative experience are desirable. Individuals with doctoral degrees in psychology, nutrition, exercise science, public health, epidemiology, or related fields are welcome to apply.

Fellows will have opportunities to engage in working with healthcare systems on improving their suicide care pathways and will have opportunities for providing trainings and education across a range of settings, including within the medical school, graduate school of nursing, and residency programs both at UMass and with other Universities.

Fellows will primarily work primarily with Edwin Boudreaux, PhD https://profiles.umassmed.edu/display/130048. Opportunities with other UMass faculty, including Rachel Davis-Martin, PhD https://profiles.umassmed.edu/display/18147553, Lourah Kelly, PhD https://profiles.umassmed.edu/display/36076065 , Dan Mullin, PsyD, MPH, https://profiles.umassmed.edu/display/129980, and others are also available based on career aspirations of the fellow.

About UMass Medical School:

University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School and its clinical partner, UMass Memorial Health, is a thriving academic health care system located in Worcester MA, about an hour's drive west of Boston or north of Providence, and about 3.75 hour drive from NYC. The environment provides a highly supportive home for fellows, with opportunities to collaborate with leading researchers and engage in meaningful clinical work.

How to Apply:

A doctoral degree is required in psychology, nutrition, exercise science, public health, epidemiology, or related fields. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the positions are filled. Send detailed letter of interest that specifies the fellowship(s) of interest and summarizes relevant experiences and career goals, curriculum vitae, and three letters of reference to:

c/o Carolyn Kelly (Carolyn.kelly@umassmed.edu)

Edwin D. Boudreaux, PhD

Professor, Vice Chair of Research

Department of Emergency Medicine, Psychiatry, Quantitative Health Sciences

University of Massachusetts Medical School

55 Lake Ave North

Worcester, MA 01655

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMMS recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds.

Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Suicide Prevention