Post Doc - Open Rank: Implementation Science

UMass Med School; Worcester (MA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester, MA invites applications for a postdoctoral fellowship in implementation science focused on translating evidence-based suicide prevention into practice across diverse clinical settings.

Fellows will collaborate with CAPES and other UMass Chan faculty, engage in research, training, and dissemination, and have opportunities for grants, publications, and teaching within the medical school and affiliated programs.

Qualifications

• A doctoral degree is required in psychology, public health, epidemiology, health sciences, health services research, or related fields.
• Individuals with a concentration or training in implementation science or health services research are encouraged to apply.
• Flexible, able to travel off-site to UMass Memorial Community EDs.

Responsibilities

• Translate evidence-based suicide prevention interventions into clinical practice across healthcare settings.
• Participate in ongoing research and grant submissions and complete pilot projects.
• Prepare mentored research grants (e.g., F32 or K99) and support publications and presentations.
• Collaborate with Population and Quantitative Health Sciences' Division of Health Informatics and Implementation Science.
• Engage with healthcare systems to improve suicide care pathways and provide training across settings.

Skills

Statistical experience

Interpersonal skills

Computer proficiency

Methodological experience

Quantitative experience

Education

Doctoral degree in psychology/public health/epidemiology/health sciences/health services research

Tools

SAS

R

SPSS

STATA

Job description

Requisition Number: 2026-51880

# of Openings: 1

Posted Date: Day

Shift: Exempt

Exempt/Non-Exempt Status: Non Union Position-W63-Residents/Post Docs

Union Code: Non Union Position - Residents/Post Docs (W63)

Position Type: Full-Time

Min: USD $62,232.00/Yr.

Max: USD $75,564.00/Yr.

Location: US-MA-Worcester

Overview

Jumpstart your professional career in implementation science working with national innovators at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School's Center for Accelerating Practices to End Suicide (CAPES https://www.umassmed.edu/capes/).

Fellows will primarily work with Edwin Boudreaux, PhD https://profiles.umassmed.edu/display/130048.

Opportunities with other UMass Chan faculty include:

• Rachel Davis-Martin, PhD https://profiles.umassmed.edu/display/18147553
• Lourah Kelly, PhD https://profiles.umassmed.edu/display/36076065
• Dan Mullin, PsyD, MPH, https://profiles.umassmed.edu/display/129980

and others are also available based on career aspirations of the fellow.

About UMass Chan Medical School

University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School and its clinical partner, UMass Memorial Health, is a thriving academic health care system located in Worcester MA, about an hour's drive west of Boston or north of Providence, and about 3.75 hour drive from NYC. The environment provides a highly supportive home for fellows, with opportunities to collaborate with leading researchers and engage in meaningful clinical work.

Responsibilities

This fellowship will focus on using best practices to translate evidence-based suicide prevention interventions into clinical practice across a range of healthcare settings. Fellows will participate in ongoing research and grant submissions, will complete pilot projects, have opportunities for publications and presentations using new and existing datasets, and will prepare mentored research grants (e.g., F32 or K99 to NIH, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention postdoctoral fellowship or early career awards, or other postdoctoral level awards). Current active research includes funding through NIMH, NIDA, SAMHSA, and others. Projects focus on implementing empirically supported treatments for suicide risk screening and prevention, substance abuse, and other behavioral health screening. Leveraging technology and health informatics to promote implementation is a cross-population theme. The fellow will have ample opportunity for additional training and experiences with Population and Quantitative Health Sciences' Division of Health Informatics and Implementation Science. Applicants with strong methodological, statistical, and quantitative experience are desirable. Individuals with doctoral degrees in psychology, public health, epidemiology, health sciences, health services research, or related fields are welcome to apply.

Fellows will have opportunities to engage in working with healthcare systems on improving their suicide care pathways and will have opportunities for providing training and education across a range of settings, including within the medical school, graduate school of nursing, and residency programs both at UMass Chan and with other Universities.

Qualifications

A doctoral degree is required in psychology, public health, epidemiology, health sciences, health services research, or related fields. Individuals with a concentration or any prior training in implementation science or health services research are encouraged to apply, though this training is not a required.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Chan recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds.

Additional Information

Preferred Qualifications:

• Applicants must be comfortable approaching patients in the ED and acute care setting.
• Experience in healthcare setting, either clinical or research
• The applicant will be working on multiple projects so flexibility is a must
• Off-site travel will be required to UMass Memorial Community EDs
• Excellent interpersonal skills to interact with a diverse array of research participants, physicians, clinical staff, and other members of the research team
• Computer proficiency (Word, Excel, email)
• Statistical experience (SAS, R, SPSS, STATA)
• Experience with implementing new interventions in healthcare settings
• Experience with behavioral health and suicide prevention