The Wayne State University Primary Care Research Fellowship Program

The College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Inc.; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NRSA stipend

Health insurance

Conference funding

Job summary

The Wayne State University Primary Care Research Fellowship Program offers a two-year Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA postdoctoral fellowship designed to train early-career behavioral health researchers.

Fellows work on research that integrates behavioral health into primary care across community settings, preparing for research-focused faculty and scientist roles.

Qualifications

• PhD or professional doctorate in social work, counseling psychology, clinical psychology, or a related behavioral health field.
• Completion of doctorate by start date is required.

Responsibilities

• Participate in two-year NRSA postdoctoral fellowship.
• Train to design, conduct, and disseminate behavioral health research.
• Aim to integrate behavioral health into primary care in community settings.

Skills

Research training

Dissemination skills

Education

Doctorate in social work

Doctorate in counseling psychology

Doctorate in clinical psychology

Tools

NRSA procedures

Job description

The Wayne State University Primary Care Research Fellowship Program
Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA postdoctoral fellowship

The Wayne State University Primary Care Research Fellowship Program, a two-year Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA postdoctoral fellowship

The fellowship trains early-career behavioral health researchers to design, conduct, and disseminate rigorous research that advances the integration of behavioral health into primary care, in community-based settings and among populations with limited access to services. It prepares fellows for research-intensive faculty, research scientist, and equivalent roles.

Fellows receive:

• Two years of full-time research training, in residence at the WSU School of Social Work
• An NRSA stipend, health insurance, and annual funding to present at a national conference
• Four kinds of mentorship: primary, secondary, group, and peer
• Directed training and professional development in integrating behavioral health into primary care

Early-career scholars, generally within a year of completing their doctorate.We welcome applicants with a doctorate in social work, counseling psychology,clinical psychology, or a comparable behavioral health-related discipline, completed by the start date.

Application deadlines:

• January 2027 cohort (begins January 18, 2027): Apply by December 1, 2026
• July 2027 cohort (begins July 1, 2027): Apply by April 1, 2027

All deadlines are 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time.

Questions are welcome at [e-mail].