The Department of Community and Behavioral Health (CBH) of the College of Public Health, University of Iowa is seeking a highly motivated post-doctoral fellow to join the department for the academic year 2020-2021.

The CBH department is one of five departments in the College of Public Health. The Department has a national reputation for community-based research and practice and for promoting equity and social justice. The Department offers an MPH in community and behavioral health, including an undergrad-to-graduate track, and a PhD in community and behavioral health. The Department has a well-established working relationship with organizations and communities within Iowa, throughout the U.S., and internationally, including projects in Eastern Europe, South and East Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. The department is home to the National American Indian & Alaska Native Addiction Technology Transfer Center (N AI&AN ATTC), the Prevention Research Center for Rural Health (PRC-RH), the Minority Health and Health Disparities International Research and Training (MHIRT) center, and the Health Equity Advancement Lab (HEAL). The Department is also a collaborating center with the Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network. Our department is committed to advancing diversity, equity, inclusion (DEI) and intentionally incorporates this commitment into our research, practice, and education. The College of Public Health has developed a strategic plan to advance DEI that supports and expands the University’s efforts in this regard. Further information about the Department can be found at: https://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/cbh/.

Candidates for the post-doctoral position should have recently completed a doctoral training program (PhD, DrPH, ScD, or equivalent) in behavioral, social, or public health sciences. We seek candidates with research interest in one of the four strategic areas of the department. These are:

1. Social justice and health equity: https://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/strategic-area-social-justice-and-health-equity/
2. Theory-based, culturally informed interventions: https://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/strategic-area-culturally-informed-intervention/
3. Community engagement and participation: https://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/strategic-area-community-engagement/
4. Rural health: https://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/strategic-area-rural-health/

Our departmental faculty apply one or more of these strategic areas in a variety of cutting edge research on health or behavioral outcomes, in various population groups. Specific projects are described in the links above. The post-doctoral candidate will work with specific faculty members whose research areas coincide most with the candidate’s interests.

Postdoctoral fellows will be members of the University of Iowa’s Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (https://provost.uiowa.edu/postdoctoral-fellowship-program), designed to provide research opportunities, faculty mentoring, and career development for promising postdoctoral scholars who will contribute to diversity, equity, and inclusion in higher education and at the University of Iowa. Selected fellows will have opportunities for leadership development and teaching training and will participate in tailored workshops to support their ability to pursue grants, create productive mentor relationships, and publish or present their work. Postdoctoral fellows will participate in a robust mentorship program and will have a team of mentors to provide guidance on research, teaching, scholarship, and a wide variety of other topics.

Each fellowship awarded will be for one year with the option to renew for a second year based on productivity. Additional funding may be available to support professional development for postdoctoral fellows. The fellowship may also transition into a tenure-track faculty appointment dependent upon performance and funding availability.

Eligibility: Applicants must have conferred their doctoral degree by the start date of their fellowship. Applicants with more than 24 months of relevant postdoctoral experience at the time of the award are not eligible.

Interested candidates should submit:

• A cover letter that describes your interest in the position, the strategic area(s) that align with your career and research goals, and the departmental faculty member with whom you would like to work.
• A brief statement on plans for an academic career focusing on teaching, interdisciplinary research, and contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion excellence (up to two pages).
• A CV
• Two letters of recommendation from current mentors attesting to teaching, interdisciplinary research, and scholarship qualifications.
• Application materials should be sent to Yu-Hsin Lin (yu-hsin-lin@uiowa.edu) and received by February 25th 2020. We apologize for the short notice on this application. For inquiries, please contact Yu-Hsin Lin.