A cover letter is required for consideration for this position and should be attached as the first page of your CV. The cover letter should address your specific interest in the position and outline skills and experience that directly relate to this position including your experience with firearm injury prevention research. A one-page Research Statement should also be included outlining your past firearm research or research within a related field (e.g., suicide prevention, violence prevention) and where you see your work going in the next 3-5 years. Applicants should also include 3 relevant publications.

The Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention is a new transdisciplinary institute that works to engage the breadth of expertise across the University of Michigan, with input from nonacademic stakeholders, to generate knowledge and advance solutions that will decrease firearm injury in the United States. The Institute fosters research that will be mindful of the critical social and historical context of firearms in the U.S., and is inclusive and encourages diverse viewpoints, disciplinary perspectives, and approaches. It serves as a national hub for research that drives new solutions to this public health crisis and trains the next generation of leaders in the field. The Institute is supported by an organizational structure that provides internal oversight and external guidance and focuses activities across five cores: 1) research, 2) education and training, 3) community outreach and translation, 4) policy, and 5) data and methods.

The Institute is seeking a highly motivated Research-Track Faculty member that will work with other researchers and stakeholders within and outside of the University. Research Track Faculty can include Research Investigators, Scientists, or Professors. This Research Investigator position is a full-time Ph.D., non-tenure track research faculty position with a background in social and behavioral science or related fields and advanced statistical analysis skills to expand our team at the Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention.

The applicant will be required to eventually develop an independent program of firearm research in collaboration with the faculty, staff, and stakeholders of the Institute to move forward team science. The successful candidate will be expected to be proficient in scientific writing, data analysis, data management, project management, and be able to prepare research papers and grant applications as well as present results. The successful candidate will be expected to mentor postdocs and students within the Institute.

The candidate will be funded to assist with several current projects in the Institute to help them launch their career at the University of Michigan, chiefly the Michigan Firearm Law Implementation Program, a state-funded program designed to provide free, evidence-based training and technical assistance to organizations interested in or tasked with the implementation of the extreme risk protection order act and to evaluate the implementation and outcomes of the act, as well as with other initiatives designed to reduce firearm injuries in Michigan. The candidate will also be expected to work with other Institute faculty to lead and support firearm injury prevention research and apply for their own funding with the assistance of the Institute. Classroom teaching is not part of the job responsibilities as this is not a tenure track position.

This position requires a PhD with graduate-level training in public health, public policy, social work, criminal justice, or a related field. The candidate should be able to carry out research tasks independently yet collaborate effectively with other clinical and research investigators. Excellent oral and written communication skills are essential. Strong methodological skills are necessary, and while we are open to a quantitative or qualitative emphasis of the candidate's preferred methods, we expect the successful candidate to have some proficiency with both approaches.

Completed two or more years of postdoctoral work (as a fellow or early career faculty position) and experience with working with graduate students or postdoctoral scholars. Familiarity with firearm laws and policies, especially extreme risk protection orders and safe firearm storage laws, is preferred.

This position is for a hybrid work schedule of both in-person and remote work with two days of on campus work expected each week.

Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.

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