Applications are open for Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, United States of America. The Department of Family and Preventive Medicine seeks applications from exceptional individuals with strong quantitative analytic skills in epidemiology, public health, biostatistics, and other related areas. The position is for one year with the possibility of renewal for multiple years.

The Department of Family and Preventive Medicine at the University of Utah School of Medicine is seeking highly motivated candidates for a post-doctoral fellowship position. The postdoctoral fellow will additionally have the opportunity to participate in extramurally-funded projects focused on the development, implementation and evaluation of intervention in primary care. In particular, this post-doctoral position will be involved in the HRSA- funded Project “Maternal Health Capacity Building for the Medically Underserved in Rural and Urban Utah.” This project seeks to expand the Family Medicine Obstetrics Fellowship Program, aiming to deliver exceptional maternal care to rural and underserved areas.

Responsibilities

The position aims to prepare individuals for independent academic research careers. Individuals selected for this position will have opportunities to lead and/or co-author manuscript publications and share project investigator roles in a manner commensurate with their experience and effort.

• Candidates must be able to perform self-directed research as well as work well with project teams.
• Collaborate with Department of Family and Preventive Medicine research faculty across Divisions and with faculty across the institution.
• Demonstrate effective communication skills: also present research at national meetings and author manuscripts for publications in scientific journals.
• The position will also provide guidance to undergraduate and graduate students as part of the research team.

Selection Criteria

• A strong interest and experience in Family Medicine/Primary Care research are necessary.
• Familiarity with program evaluation and/or data management/ analysis for large datasets if necessary.
• Additionally, experience with qualitative research is an asset for this Postdoctoral Fellowship position at the University of Utah.
• Furthermore, women and individuals from populations underrepresented in biomedical disciplines are strongly encouraged to apply.

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