How to Apply

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, specifically school safety. A one-page Research Statement should also be included outlining your past school safety research or research within a related field (e.g., suicide prevention, youth violence prevention) and where you see your work going in the next 3-5 years. Applicants should also include 3 relevant publications.

Summary

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 individual that will work with other researchers and stakeholders within and outside the University. Research Investigator positions are intended for persons for whom a full-time career in firearm injury prevention and school safety research is expected. Candidates must show potential for scholarly development, a record of peer-reviewed publications including some on school safety research or within related areas (e.g., youth violence prevention, suicide prevention), and participation in relevant academic or professional meetings.

Responsibilities*

• The candidate will be funded to assist with current school safety evaluation projects in the Institute to help them launch their career at the University of Michigan, but the candidate will be expected to work with other Institute faculty to lead and support firearm injury prevention and school safety 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.
• The successful candidate will be expected to be proficient at scientific writing, data analysis, data management, evaluation planning, 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 applicant will be required to eventually develop an independent program of school safety research in collaboration with the faculty, staff, and stakeholders of the Institute to move forward with team science.
  

Required Qualifications*

• This position requires a Ph.D. with graduate-level training in public health, criminal justice, or a related school safety field.
• Experience with a range of social science program planning and evaluation methods including needs assessments, survey design, and focus groups
• 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.
  

Desired Qualifications*

• Completed two or more years of postdoctoral work (as a fellow or early career faculty position)
• Experience with working with graduate students or postdoctoral scholars
• Experience with evaluation of school-based programs, process and outcome evaluation experience
• Experience working with diverse federal funding agencies (ie, doj, nih, cdc).
  

U-M EEO/AA Statement

The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.