Post-Doctoral Fellowships

HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies Postdoctoral Fellowship in Behavioral Sciences Research in HIV Infection

Deadline: December 1, 2016

This postdoctoral fellowship opportunity provides innovative training in sexuality, gender, and mental health research as applied to HIV prevention and treatment across populations in both national and global contexts. The long-term goal of the program is to develop a diverse and highly skilled workforce of leaders in behavioral and social science research to meet the challenges posed by the evolving HIV/AIDS epidemic. Click here for more information.

Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE) Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (SPRF)
Deadline: November 14, 2016

The Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE) offers Postdoctoral Research Fellowships to encourage independence early in the Fellow’s career through supporting his or her research and training goals. The research and training plan of each fellowship must address important scientific questions within the scope of the SBE Directorate and the specific guidelines in this fellowship solicitation. Click here for more information.

University of Maryland Postdoctoral Fellowship in Preventive Mental Health Research

Deadline: June 15, 2016, or until filled

The University of Maryland School of Social Work is seeking a postdoctoral fellow to join a research team conducting basic and clinical research related to risk and protective factors, with a focus on the prevention of psychosis and suicide. The postdoctoral fellow will work primarily to analyze data, collaborate on empirical papers to submit to leading journals, develop grant proposals, and take an active role in ongoing prevention and early intervention research projects. The fellowship is a 24-month, full-time appointment, providing time, space, and mentoring to develop early career scholarship. Click here for more information.

University of Vermont Postdoctoral Fellowship in Child Welfare Research
Deadline: April 30, 2016

The Fellowship is designed to support early career scholars in their development of implementation research and evaluation in the field of public child welfare. The Fellowship is designed to foster the academic careers of scholars who have recently received their Ph.D. degrees by permitting them to pursue their research and acquire teaching experience while gaining mentored experience in the Vermont Child Welfare Training Partnership (VT-CWTP). The Child Welfare Training Partnership’s vision is to provide competency based training and research aimed at improving the safety, permanency, well-being for Vermont’s most vulnerable children, youth and families. Click here for more information. 

University of South Florida (USF) Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship
Deadline: January 31, 2016

The Department of Mental Health Law and Policy, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute (FMHI), College of Behavioral and Community Sciences, University of South Florida (USF) invites applications for a postdoctoral research fellowship. Click here for more information. 

University of Michigan School of Social Work Postdoctoral Fellowship

Deadline: March 1, 2016

The Vivian A. and James L. Curtis Research Center is a multidisciplinary research support and program evaluation unit with a special emphasis on traditionally underserved populations. This program emphasizes the training and development of social work academicians who will assume leadership roles in research, evaluation, teaching, and service. The Curtis Center will accept applications from candidates with proposed research agendas in the areas of: (1) integrated health, mental health, and behavioral health; (2) disease management (e.g., cancer, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, etc.); (3) geriatric social work or aging; or (4) palliative care. Click here for more information.

McGill University Centre for Research on Children and Families – The Gerald Schwartz and Heather Reisman Postdoctoral Fellowship in Literacy

Deadline: Until filled

The postdoctoral fellow will be invited to contribute to the development of a broader collaborative program of research on literacy programs for vulnerable children and their families. To be considered for the fellowship, candidates should have an emerging record of scholarship, as well as a strong motivation to contribute further to the development of the evidence-based in an area related to vulnerable children with links to literacy, school preparedness or cognitive development. Click here for more information.

University of Wisconsin Center for Women’s Health and Health Disparities Research Postdoctoral Training
Deadline: February 1, 2016

The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology within the UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health administers a program that provides training at the postdoctoral level in interdisciplinary research that addresses disparities in health status and health outcomes among minority populations with an emphasis on maternal/child, adolescent and family health. Click here for more information. 

The Oklahoma Tobacco Research Center (OTRC) Post-Doctoral Fellowship

The Oklahoma Tobacco Research Center (OTRC) of the Stephenson Cancer Center at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City is recruiting post-doctoral fellows (1-3 year appointments) who aspire to become independent academic researchers. We invite applications for six positions with an emphasis on tobacco use and cessation, cancer prevention, tobacco regulatory science, affective neuroscience, and health disparities research. Click here for more information. 

Boston University Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Career Development among Transition Age Youth and Young Adults with Serious Mental Health Conditions
Deadline: December 1, 2015

A two-year postdoctoral research fellowship program in psychiatric rehabilitation and vocational recovery from serious mental illnesses will begin April 1st, 2016 at the Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation at Boston University. One of these fellowships will be focused on career development and employment success among transition-age youth and young adults (ages 14-30) with serious mental health conditions. Click here for more information. 

UMass Medical School Pre- or Post-Doctoral Fellowship

Seeking psychology, social work, education, public health or health services pre or post-doc interested in early childhood social/emotional development and executive functioning and how that impacts behavior and school readiness.  Participate in an Institute of Education Sciences funded 4-year study of a preschool and Head Start curricular intervention that includes follow up to kindergarten. Click here for more information. 

David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Postdoctoral Fellowship Training Program in Global HIV Prevention Research

Deadline: December 15, 2015

The Division of Infectious Diseases of the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA is pleased to offer its Postdoctoral Fellowship Training Program in Global HIV Prevention Research as a way to prepare physician, social, behavioral, and professional scientists for academic research careers focused on understanding and preventing HIV disease globally. Click here for more information.

University of Michigan School of Social Work Postdoctoral Fellowship

Deadline: March 1, 2016

The Vivian A. and James L. Curtis Research Center is a multidisciplinary research support and program evaluation unit with a special emphasis on traditionally underserved populations. This program emphasizes the training and development of social work academicians who will assume leadership roles in research, evaluation, teaching, and service. The Curtis Center will accept applications from candidates with proposed research agendas in the areas of: (1) integrated health, mental health, and behavioral health; (2) disease management (e.g., cancer, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, etc.); (3) geriatric social work or aging; or (4) palliative care. Click here for more information.

2016 Pre- and Postdoctoral Training Awards & Medical Student Gap Year Research Training Awards

Deadline: November 13, 2015

The Autism Science Foundation invites applications for its Pre- and Postdoctoral Training Awards from graduate students, medical students and postdoctoral fellows interested in pursuing careers in basic and clinical research relevant to autism spectrum disorders. Click here for more information.

Northwestern University Institute for Policy Research Postdoctoral Fellowship in Child and Family Policy and Programs

Deadline: Ongoing

The postdoctoral fellow will have the opportunity to join Dr. Lindsay Chase-Lansdale’s research lab and will actively contribute to experimental and quasi-experimental mixed-methods evaluations and implementation studies. The multidisciplinary team is at the forefront of developing the theory, programmatic design, and research underlying two-generation initiatives that aim to improve low-income families’ educational, economic, and health outcomes. Twogeneration programs expand the set of opportunities available to families by simultaneously investing in parent and child human capital. Click here for more information.

Arizona State University Post-Doctoral Research Training in Drug Abuse/HIV Prevention and Implementation Science

Deadline: Until Filled

ASU invites applications for our NIDA-funded T32 post-doctoral training program in focusing on closing the research-practice gap in drug abuse and HIV prevention. Training is delivered through individually-tailored programs of coursework in drug abuse, HIV, and implementation science and mentored research experience. Emphases include implementation science for the adoption and sustainability of preventive interventions in natural service delivery settings, interventions for ethnically diverse populations, and quantitative methods in prevention science. Click here for more information.

Work and Family Researchers Network Early Career Work and Family Post-Doctoral Fellowships

Deadline: September 15, 2015

The Work and Family Researchers Network is committed to mentoring the next generation of work and family scholars. Our Early Career Fellowship  Program (formerly called the Early Career Scholars Program) provides support for recent doctoral recipients to advance their research, teaching, and long-term career prospects. Click here for more information.

Temple University School of Social Work Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Urban Community Studies 

Eligible candidates should have a doctoral degree in social work, a social science, or a related discipline. Applicants should have a demonstrated interest in understanding the dynamics of urban communities, excellent writing and research methods skills coupled with strong training in applied research.  Primary responsibility of the post-doctoral fellow will be to work with investigators on current data collection and analysis, as well as the development of future research initiatives. Clickhere for more information.

University of Kansas School of Social Welfare Center on Assets, Education, and Inclusion (AEDI) Post-doctoral Researcher

Deadline: May 19, 2015

The Center on Assets, Education, and Inclusion (AEDI) at the University of Kansas School of Social Welfare invites applications for a post-doctoral researcher with a PhD in social work, economics, sociology, education, psychology, or a related field with an anticipated start date of June 1, 2015. The successful applicant will join a team of productive scholars and assist with conducting quantitative analyses, writing manuscripts for publication, preparing grants for external funding, and other related duties. Click here for more information.

Fahs-Beck Fund for Research and Experimentation Faculty/Post-Doctoral Research Grant Program

Deadline: November 1, 2015

Grants of up to $20,000 are available to help support the research of faculty members or post-doctoral researchers affiliated with non-profit human service organizations in the United States and Canada. Areas of interest to the Fund are: studies to develop, refine, evaluate, or disseminate innovative interventions designed to prevent or ameliorate major social, psychological, behavioral or public health problems affecting children, adults, couples, families, or communities, or studies that have the potential for adding significantly to knowledge about such problems. Click here for more information.

Robertson Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Violence Prevention Research

The Robertson Fellowship is offered by the Violence Prevention Research Program (VPRP) at the University of California, Davis. It is available on a competitive basis to individuals who have completed a doctoral degree program (PhD, DrPH, MD) and are making a long-term commitment to violence research, either as their primary career focus or in conjunction with a career in a clinical health profession. Click here for more information.

Berger Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Child Abuse and Neglect

Deadline: Until filled

The Kempe Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect, a section of the University of Colorado School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, announces the availability of a Berger Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Child Abuse and Neglect. This is a 2-year postdoctoral research fellowship designed to support the development of someone who wishes to become an independent investigator in the field of child maltreatment and child welfare. Click here for more information.

Columbia University School of Social Work Postdoctoral Fellowship in Poverty and Social Policy

Deadline: April 30, 2015

The Center on Poverty and Social Policy, at the Columbia University School of Social Work, is seeking a postdoctoral research scholar with a PhD in economics, public policy, social work, sociology or a related discipline for a project on national and state trends in poverty. The postdoc will work with faculty and researchers to conduct new analyses of national and state trends in poverty using an improved measure of poverty based on the supplemental poverty measure (SPM) recently developed by the United States Census Bureau and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Clickhere for more information.

Postdoctoral Fellowship on Violence Against Women: Intimate Partner Violence, Sexual Violence, Teen Dating Violence, and Stalking

Deadline: April 7, 2015

NIJ seeks applications to support the scholarship of up to three promising postdoctoral researchers to conduct original data collection and/or secondary data analyses on violence against women (intimate partner violence, sexual violence, teen dating violence, stalking) under the supervision of a mentor. Click here for more information.

University of California Berkley Post-Doctoral Scholar – Digital Health Equity Research lab

Deadline: April 30, 2015

The goal of the center is to improve the development and dissemination of innovative technologies to improve health and mental health, with a particular focus of low-income and underserved communities. We are searching for a postdoctoral fellow with strong interest and competency in the development and evaluation of digital health interventions (e-health, m-health and technology-assisted interventions). Click here for more information.

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Postdoctoral Research Associate

Deadline: Ongoing

The Family Resiliency Center at the University of Illinois seeks up to two postdoctoral research associates, to begin as early as August 2015. Preference will be given to candidates with expertise in: 1) quantitative and mixed-method approaches in measuring family resiliency; 2) prevention of childhood obesity; 3) early childhood nutrition; 4) household food insecurity and child well-being; and 5) program development and evaluation with vulnerable families. The fellowship provides opportunities for early career development, publication, supervision by national research leaders, and experience working on interdisciplinary teams. Click here for more information.

Postdoctoral Fellowship on Violence Against Women: Intimate Partner Violence, Sexual Violence, Teen Dating Violence, and Stalking (DOJ)

Deadline: April 7, 2015

NIJ is seeking proposals to support the scholarship of up to three promising postdoctoral researchers to conduct original data collection and/or secondary data analyses on violence against women (intimate partner violence, sexual violence, teen dating violence, stalking) under the supervision of a mentor. Any specific topic that offers important insights into research on violence against women will receive consideration. Click here for more information.

American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) Glenn/AFAR Postdoctoral Fellowship Program for Translational Research on Aging
Deadline: March 3, 2015

The program was developed to address the current concerns about an adequate funding base for postdoctoral fellows who specifically direct their research towards translational findings and who will demonstrate how their research will have direct benefits to human aging. Click here for more information.

University of California Berkley Pre-doctoral and Post-doctoral Fellowships

Deadline: January 31, 2015

The Alcohol Research Group (ARG) draws experts from diverse fields, such as public health, epidemiology, psychology, and economics, and our research addresses a wide range of topics, from basic epidemiology to treatment and health services research. Training focuses particularly on health disparities, but applications will be considered in other areas. Click here for more information.

Brandeis University Lurie Institute for Disability Policy Post Doctoral Research Training
Deadline: February 1, 2015

We invite applications from qualified candidates for two-year fellowships. Advanced training is available under the mentorship of the nationally-recognized faculty of the Heller School for Social Policy and Management. The primary goal of this fellowship is to prepare scholars to conduct rigorous research that can be applied in today’s complex policy environment. Training of post-doctoral fellows will include immediate engagement in an existing research program coupled with opportunities to develop skills in preparing grant proposals, managing research projects, developing scholarly articles and scientific presentations and disseminating findings to advocates and policy makers. Fellows will also have the opportunity to develop their own independent research programs. Click here for more information.

Princeton University Center for African American Studies Postdoctoral Fellowship

Deadline: January 9, 2015

The Center for African American Studies at Princeton University invites applications from pre-tenure scholars and recent Ph.D. graduates in all disciplines for two postdoctoral or more senior research positions.  These positions will be awarded for the academic year 2015-2016 to emerging scholars who will devote their ten-month residency at Princeton to writing about race in the national or global contexts and, with the approval of the Dean of the Faculty, to teaching one semester-long undergraduate course. Click here for more information.

Washington University in St. Louis Center for Dissemination and Implementation (D&I) Postdoctoral Training Program in Dissemination and Implementation Research

Deadline: Ongoing

Our program provides transdisciplinary, guided mentoring in dissemination and implementation science. We invite applications from individuals with interest and experience in dissemination and implementation science who hold an earned MD or PhD in health services, anthropology, public health, social work, psychology, organizational management/psychology, nursing, or related field. Click here for more information.

Fulbright Postdoctoral Scholar Awards

Deadline: January 15, 2015

Fulbright Postdoctoral Scholar Awards are open to U.S. scholars who have recently completed their doctoral degree (or other terminal degree) – typically within the five previous years. Postdoctoral awards are available in STEM fields, the arts, humanities and social sciences. These grants present an excellent opportunity for recently minted scholars to deepen their expertise, to acquire new skills, to work with additional resources and to make connections with others in their fields. Click here for more information.

Boston University Post-Doctoral Position

Deadline: Ongoing

The Strong Families Strong Forces Project at Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) is seeking applications for a Project Director position to join an ongoing intervention research project with military families. This research is funded by the Department of Defense, and will be conducted by a team of interdisciplinary researchers at BUSSW, STRONG STAR Consortium (https://delta.uthscsa.edu/strongstar/), and the RAND Corporation. The Project Director will work closely with PIs at all sites on project oversight. A doctoral degree in Social Work, Nursing, Psychology, Public Health or a related field is required. The position is a 12-month, full-time appointment and is located at the BU Charles River Campus in Boston. For more information or to apply, please contact Dr. Ellen DeVoe (edevoe@bu.edu).

NIH Director’s Early Independence Awards

Deadline: January 30, 2015

The NIH Directors Early Independence Award Program supports exceptional investigators who wish to pursue independent research directly after completion of their terminal doctoral/research degree or clinical residency, thereby forgoing the traditional post-doctoral training period and accelerating their entry into an independent research career. Click here for more information.

HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies Postdoctoral Training Program in Behavioral Sciences HIV Research

Deadline: November 1, 2014

Our program is a postdoctoral research training program that provides intensive training in human sexuality research as applied to HIV prevention and HIV-related health interventions. The major components of our program are academic course work, the development of research and professional skills, and the conduct of independent research. Click here for more information.

Institute for Research on Poverty Post-Doctoral Fellowship

The National Poverty Fellows Program offers talented postdoctoral researchers an opportunity to participate in a federal government-university partnership. The goal of the program is both to build the capacity of researchers to conduct high-quality policy-relevant research on poverty and inequality in the United States and to contribute to the effective use of research and scientific knowledge in the formation of public policy. Click here for more information.

Program Evaluation Post-doctoral Fellowship (HRSA)

Deadline: Open until filled

The Health Resources and Services Administration’s HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB) works to provide leadership and resources to assure access to and retention in high quality, integrated care and treatment services for vulnerable people living with HIV and their families through the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP). The Division for Policy and Data (DPD) within HAB works to provide leadership and expertise in HIV/AIDS data management and analysis, policy development and implementation of program evaluation, and technical assistance.  HAB/DPD is seeking an ORISE Fellow to support its work with conducting analyses and evaluations on the RWHAP. The Fellow will also assist with designing and implementing special scientific studies/evaluations on the impact and outcomes of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program, particularly as they intersect with the Affordable Care Act. These studies will support HAB’s ability to accurately measure public health indicators, and analyze trends in health care.  Fellow should have experience in utilizing methods and principles of statistical resources and procedures associated with the analysis of health care programs, experience pertaining to designing and conducting data management activities, developing statistical models and implementing operational research projects, and providing advice and expertise on data collection analyses and methodologies. Possession of statistical and database (i.e., SAS) programming expertise to recode and transform data into analytic-ready data files and create variables to accommodate analytic needs is helpful. Click here for more information.

Bar-Ilan University and Israeli Centers of Research Excellence (I-core) Post-Doctoral Fellowship

Deadline: July 4, 2014

The I-core Research Center for the Study of Mass Trauma conducts collaborative, multi-disciplinary long-term studies of mass trauma through a global network of leading researchers in different fields, including social work, epidemiology, public health and crisis management, psychology, psychiatry, neurobiology, and molecular neurobiology. The Center aims to promote and disseminate studies relating to markers of risk and resilience in the face of mass trauma, and to the multifaceted effects of mass trauma in the general Israeli population, as well as among high-risk populations. The center invites a candidate with a research background relevant to trauma research (e.g., psychology, social work, social sciences, public health) to apply for a post-doctoral fellowship for the academic year of 2014-2015 and  actively participate in our research study on the effects of traumatic stress on couples and families. Click here for more information.

The Rotman Research Institute at Baycrest and The University of Toronto Postdoctoral Fellowship in Gerontological Social Work

This training opportunity provides broad exposure to expertise in both a research-intensive university faculty of social work and an internationally recognized academic health sciences centre. Click here for more information.

Northeastern University Postdoctoral Research Associate

Deadline: Until filled

Northeastern University’s Social Science Environmental Health Research Institute (SSEHRI), in collaboration with the Department of Sociology and Anthropology and the Department of Health Sciences, seeks a postdoctoral research associate who studies ethical issues concerning emerging environmental contaminants and technologies. Click here for more information.

University of Maryland School of Social Work Postdoctoral Fellowship in Community-Based Early Childhood Prevention Research

The University of Maryland School of Social Work is seeking a postdoctoral fellow to begin no later than September 1, 2014. The fellowship provides an opportunity to join an existing research team conducting basic and intervention research related to risk and protective factors, early parenting, and infant/toddler socio- emotional development. The fellow will be provided time, space, and mentoring to develop his/her early career scholarship. Click here for more information.

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Postdoctoral Scholar in Network Influences on HIV, IMPACT LGBT Health and Development Program

This NIH/NIDA-funded study (U01DA036939; PI: Mustanski) will build a dynamic dyadic-network cohort of young men who have sex with men (YMSM) by hybridizing existing cohorts of YMSM.  The goal of this project is to apply a “next generation” multilevel model to understand the syndemic of health problems among a large cohort of YMSM (age 16-29) and inform “high-impact” HIV prevention with this vulnerable population. The Postdoctoral Scholar will assist the Network Science Working Group of the U01 study, including: a) collaborating on the design, beta testing, and implementation of a touch-screen network capture measure to be implemented; b) leading the development and execution of a network data management system; c) monitoring the integrity of network data; and d) participating in the dissemination of findings through publications and conference presentations. Applicants should email application materials to Dr. Michelle Birkett (birkett@northwestern.edu). Applications should include a CV and a cover letter explaining fit with this position, research experience, career goals, and then name of two references. Consideration of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Northwestern University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Applications from women and minorities are encouraged.

NYU Silver School of Social Work Postdoctoral Fellowship in Children’s Mental Health Treatment Disparities and Services Research

Deadline: June 16, 2014

The Silver School of Social Work at New York University is recruiting a talented junior
investigator for a two-year postdoctoral fellowship, starting August 1, 2014 through July 31, 2016. The fellowship focuses on research and training in children’s mental health treatment disparities and services research. Click here for more information.

University of Florida Postdoctoral Disability Research Training Program

In partnership with a Veterans Health Administration (VHA) policy research
center, the University of Florida (UF) developed a post-doctoral fellowship program that will train six postdoctoral fellows to conduct high-quality multidisciplinary disability policy research in the area of community living and participation for Veterans with disabilities. Click here for more information.

Tribal Program Postdoctoral Research Associate Fellowship (DOJ)

Deadline: June 10, 2014

The purpose of this solicitation is to support NIJ’s violence against Indian women (VAIW)
program of research, and expand the body of criminal justice policy-relevant research. NIJ will award up to two tribal postdoctoral research associate fellowships to individuals who show the greatest potential for future achievement as scholars and researchers; and who can demonstrate experience relevant to the unique demands of working with tribal communities, including experience working in Indian Country and Alaska Native villages. Proposed research must have direct relevance to NIJ’s VAIW program of research. Click here for more information.

Arizona State University T. Denny Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics Postdoctoral Research Scholar in Child Outcomes in At-Risk Parenting

Deadline: Until filled

The successful candidate will be expected to work with faculty and graduate students to analyze quantitative longitudinal data and disseminate findings focused on the development and adjustment of the young children of Mexican-origin teenage mothers; conduct statistical analyses, collaborate on manuscripts and presentations, initiate lead-author publications, and consult with the investigative team on statistical analyses. Click here for more information.

Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (NIH)
Deadline: January 7, 2017

The purpose of the Kirschstein-NRSA postdoctoral fellowship is to enhance the research training of promising postdoctoral candidates who have the potential to become productive, independent investigators in scientific health-related research fields relevant to the missions of the participating NIH Institutes and Centers. Click here for more information.

Library of Congress David B. Larson Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Health and Spirituality

Deadline: April 17, 2014

The John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress invites qualified scholars to apply for a post-doctoral fellowship in the field of health and spirituality. This fellowship seeks to encourage the pursuit of scholarly excellence in the scientific study of the relation of religiousness and spirituality to physical, mental, and social health. Click here for more information.

National Institute of Justice Postdoctoral Fellowship: Dating Abuse Among Adolescents and Young Adults

Deadline: April 28, 2014

NIJ is seeking proposals for postdoctoral fellows to analyze existing data or collect new data on dating abuse among adolescents and young adults. Some areas of particular interest to NIJ include, but are not limited to, the following: testing of behavioral measures of adolescent dating abuse victimization and/or perpetration; research that furthers our understanding of abuse within and between relationships, and stability and changes across partners; research that uses innovative methodologies to examine the role of contextual factors, such as financial independence, social networks, and gender dynamics in dating violence; research about relationship violence and abuse during the transition to adulthood (Ages 16-24), which may include research involving college students. Click here for more information.

Weill Cornell Medical College Department of Psychiatry Post-Doctoral Training Opportunity

Deadline: Position open immediately

This postdoctoral research fellowship offers a unique opportunity to build a research career in the context of a newly-funded mental health intervention for older adults impacted by Super Storm Sandy. The program is a community-academic partnership between the New York City Department for the Aged and Weill Cornell. Areas of research that the project will support include, but are not limited to, community-based partnership intervention development, community-based mental health services delivery, disaster interventions for older adults, implementation science and community resilience strategies. Eligible candidates (psychiatrists, medical physicians, psychologists, and social/behavioral scientists) are committed to becoming
independent investigators in mental health delivery research for older adults. Requirements include completion of doctoral degree before June 1, 2014. Send curriculum vita and a brief description of research interests to: Paul Toth, Weill Cornell Medical College, Westchester Division, 21 Bloomingdale Road, White Plains, NY 10603, or e-mail pjt2003@med.cornell.edu.

Center on the Demography and Economics of Aging at NORC at the University of Chicago Post-doctoral Fellowship

Deadline: February 4, 2014

The goal of these postdoctoral fellowships is to train recent doctoral recipients interested in the demographic and economic analysis of aging through the development of basic methodological tools, applied research, policy-making and analysis, and
professional development. Click here for more information.  

University of Wisconsin Health Disparities Research Scholars Training Program (HDRS) Post-doctoral Fellowship

Deadline: March 1, 2014

The objective of the HDRS program is to provide training at the postdoctoral level in interdisciplinary research that addresses disparities in health status and health outcomes among minority populations, as well as, to attract and maintain underrepresented minorities in academic research careers. Click here for more information.

Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award – NICHD Postdoctoral Traineeship

Deadline: Screening of applications will begin on January 27th and will continue until the position is filled.

The Population Research Center (PRC) at The University of Texas at Austin will have one opening for NICHD-funded postdoctoral position starting September 1, 2014.  This position is for one year, but is potentially renewable for a second year. The PRC is an interdisciplinary research and training unit of The University of Texas at Austin (UT) that provides infrastructure support services and project development support for a very productive, interdisciplinary group of faculty, postdocs, graduate students, and undergraduate students at UT. Most of the research is concentrated in four overlapping and reinforcing thematic areas: Health disparities, Educational Inequality & Opportunity, Partnership, Parenting, & Human Development, and Work and Stratification. Click here for more information.  

2014 Moore/Sloan Data Science Postdoctoral Fellowships

The program recognizes that rapid advances in our ability to acquire and generate data are transforming all fields of discovery from “data-poor” to “data-rich” and a significant bottleneck to discovery is our ability to perform inference over heterogeneous, noisy, and often massive datasets. Click here for more information.

University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration Harold A. Richman Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

Deadline: January 6, 2014

This program is aimed at strengthening the intellectual and research qualifications of outstanding scholars interested in applied research careers focusing on child, youth, and family well-being. The program will provide new scholars with advanced research training through participation on SSA and Chapin Hall research projects; time and resources to explore and develop independent research ideas; and mentoring by nationally recognized researchers in the field. PhD in public policy, social work, economics, human development, education policy, statistics, epidemiology or related discipline received between January 1, 2010 and August 31, 2014 required. Individuals who have successfully defended the dissertation and fulfilled all requirements for the PhD by 8/31/2014, but have not received their diploma, are eligible. Click here for more information.

Washington University School of Medicine NIDA/NIH T32 Training Program in Drug Abuse Epidemiology, Services and Prevention

Deadline: December 15, 2013

This post-doctoral fellowship opportunity provides outstanding training for fellows in a range of sub- specialties including epidemiology, biostatistics, psychiatric and behavioral health comorbidity, and community implementation science, concerning public health aspects of addiction and addictive behaviors. The focus of and training in the program includes public health aspects of addiction and addictive behaviors, integration of biomarkers in epidemiology, prevention and intervention studies with high risk populations, an apprenticeship model in a mentor’s research lab, manuscript writing, grant writing, and didactic teaching through courses in the Psychiatric and Behavioral Health Sciences Concentration of the Master of Population Health Sciences program (MPHS). Click here for more information.

National Science Foundation Social, Behavioral, and Economic (SBE) Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
Deadline: November 12, 2013

The Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE) offers Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in two tracks: (i) Broadening Participation (SPRF-BP), and (ii) Interdisciplinary Research in Behavioral and Social Sciences (SPRF-IBSS). The SPRF-BP track offers fellowships in an effort to increase the diversity of researchers who participate in NSF programs in the social, behavioral and economic sciences and thereby increase the participation of scientists from under-represented groups in selected areas of science in the United States. The SPRF-IBSS track aims to support interdisciplinary training where at least one of the disciplinary components is an SBE science. The proposal must be motivated by a compelling research question (within the fields of social, behavioral and economic sciences) that requires an interdisciplinary approach for successful investigation. Click here for more information.

UNC-Chapel Hill Sheps Center for Health Services Research Postdoctoral Trainee

Deadline: February 15, 2014

This post-doctoral traineeship provides experience with research encompassing health services research, comparative effectiveness research and patient-centered outcomes research. Trainees are drawn from a variety of disciplines including Clinical Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Health Policy, Epidemiology, Sociology, Economics, Health Behavior, among others. Click here for more information.

Post Doctoral Fellow at UNC-Chapel Hill

A project now based at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Gillings School of Global Public Health is looking for a post-doctoral fellow for up to a year.The work will use several existing data sets. One data set is from the CHOICES study which evaluates the use of a social interaction website to help prevent unhealthy weight gain in young adults in a randomized control trial and includes measures of social media engagement. The other primary data set is from research examining the etiology of youth obesity and includes multi-level data from individuals (individual biological/physiological data, psychosocial and behavioral data from adolescent and parents) and their physical environments (including home, school and neighborhood assessed with GIS data). For more information, contact Leslie Lytle at llytle@email.unc.edu or Brian Southwell at bsouthwell@rti.org.

NYU Post-doctoral and Transition Program for Academic Diversity

Deadline: November 18, 2013

New York University (NYU) is dedicated to ensuring that its scholarly community is ready to compete in a global world and is enriched by individuals reflecting diverse ancestries, perspectives and experiences. Diversity at NYU has historically been broadly defined, encompassing differences across categories of race and ethnicity, gender, age, ability, political belief, economic status, and sexual orientation. To that end, NYU has created the NYU Postdoctoral and Transition Program for Academic Diversity fellowship program to support promising scholars and educators from different backgrounds, races, ethnic groups, and other under-represented groups whose life experience, research experience, and employment background will contribute significantly to academic excellence at NYU. Click here for more information.

UMASS-Boston Infant-Parent Mental Health Fellowship/Postgraduate Certificate Program

The Infant-Parent Mental Health Postgraduate Fellowship/Certificate Program at the University of Massachusetts, Boston is now accepting applications for its 2014-2015 program scheduled to begin its fourth class of Fellows in January 2014. The Fellowship is a part-time post-graduate program related to advancing the quality of mental health services for infants and young children in the context of their earliest relationships. Click here for more information.

Institute for Research on Poverty National Poverty Fellows Program
Deadline: November 22, 2013

The National Poverty Fellows Program is seeking talented postdoctoral researchers to participate in a federal government-university partnership. The goal of the program is both to build the capacity of researchers to conduct high-quality policy-relevant research on poverty and inequality in the United States and to contribute to the effective use of research and scientific knowledge in the formation of public policy. Click here for more information.

NYS Psychiatric Institute/Columbia University Department of Psychiatry Behavioral Sciences Research in HIV Infection Post-Doctoral Training Grant
Deadline: December 1, 2013

Our program is a postdoctoral research training program that provides intensive training in human sexuality research as applied to HIV prevention and HIV-related health interventions. The major components of our program are academic course work, the development of research and professional skills, and the conduct of independent research. Click here for more information.

The Greenwall Foundation Faculty Scholars Program in Bioethics

Deadline: November 1, 2013

The Greenwall Faculty Scholars Program in Bioethics is a career development award to enable junior faculty members to carry out innovative bioethics research. Each year three Greenwall Faculty Scholars are selected to receive 50 percent salary support for three years to enable them to develop their research program. Click here for more information.

The Stanford Center on Poverty and Inequality 2013-2014 New Scholars Grant Competition
Deadline: October 25, 2013

The Stanford Center on Poverty and Inequality (CPI), a National Poverty Research Center funded by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, seeks to support research that will expand our knowledge of key trends in poverty and inequality. The CPI anticipates funding 5 proposals with a maximum award of $20,000 each. The awards will be made to “New Scholars” (i.e., scholars who have received their Ph.D. no earlier than 2006) who will then work collaboratively with one of the CPI’s Research Groups to carry out the proposed research project. Click here for more information.

The Santa Fe Institute Omidyar Fellowship

Deadline: October 25, 2013

The Omidyar Fellowship at the Santa Fe Institute offers a select group of early-career scholars the opportunity to join a collaborative research community that nurtures creative, transdisciplinary thought in pursuit of key insights about the complex systems that matter most for science and society. Postdoctoral researchers selected for the SFI Omidyar Fellowship spend up to three years in residence at SFI, where they contribute to the Institute’s research, advance the sciences of complexity, and become the “new leadership for new science.” Click here for more information.

Extramural Loan Repayment Program for Clinical Researchers

Deadline: November 15, 2013

The overall purpose of the extramural LRP is the recruitment and retention of highly qualified health professionals as research investigators to careers in research. The NIH invites qualified health professionals who contractually agree to engage in NIH mission-relevant research for at least two years, and who agree to engage in such research for at least 20 hours per week based on a 40-hour work week, to apply for participation in the extramural LRP.  Extramural LRPs provide for the repayment of educational loan debt of up to $35,000 annually for qualified health professionals performing research within the mission of NIH at domestic, non-profit, or government entities. Click here for more information.

 

Extramural Loan Repayment Program for Health Disparities Research

Deadline: November 15, 2013

The overall purpose of the extramural LRP is the recruitment and retention of qualified health professionals as research investigators to careers in health disparities research. The NIH invites qualified health professionals to engage in contracts to participate in NIH mission-relevant research for two years or more, for at a minimum of 20 hours per week based on a 40-hour work week, to apply for participation in the extramural LRP.  Extramural LRPs provide for repayment of educational loan debt of up to $35,000 annually for qualified health professionals performing research within the mission of NIH at domestic, non-profit, or government entities. Click here for more information.