Faculty Position in Youth Firearm

JOB REQUIREMENTS: Position Summary: The Department of Pediatrics and the Comprehensive Injury Center at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), a CDC-funded Injury Control Research Center, seeks a faculty member to join a growing, interdisciplinary team dedicated to preventing firearm violence among youth. This position will be housed in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Emergency Medicine at the MCW and Children's Wisconsin. We welcome candidates from a broad range of disciplinary backgrounds who demonstrate strong evidence of, or clear promise toward, an independent research career in youth firearm violence prevention. Relevant areas of focus include, but are not limited to: community violence intervention, hospital-based violence intervention programs (HVIPs), program and policy evaluation, epidemiologic research, clinical outcomes research, health services research, and implementation science and can include quantitative, qualitative, or mixed methods approaches. Appointment will be made at the Assistant or Associate Professor level, commensurate with the candidate's experience and research portfolio. Candidates will be appointed to a full-time research position. Position Highlights: Develop and lead an independent, extramurally fundable program of research in youth firearm violence prevention. Contribute to the scientific mission of the Comprehensive Injury Center, including its CDC Injury Control Research Center core activities. Collaborate with Center investigators, community-based organizations, hospital violence intervention programs, and local/regional/national partners on collaborative and multi-site research. Pursue extramural funding (e.g., NIH, CDC, foundation, and other federal or private sponsors) to support research activities. Publish findings in peer-reviewed journals and disseminate results to scientific, clinical, community, and policy audiences. Mentor trainees, students, and junior investigators engaged in injury and violence prevention research. Participate in Center and Department activities, including seminars, committees, and community engagement initiatives. Within the Injury Center, participate in research leadership activities in at least one of the divisions that focuses on youth firearm injury prevention (e.g., Division of Community Safety, Division of Suicide Research & Healing, Division of Data Analytics and Informatics). Center/ Department Highlights: The Comprehensive Injury Center (CIC) at the Medical College of Wisconsin is one of a select group of Injury Control Research Centers funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The Center brings... For full info follow application link. EEO/AA Minorities/Females/Vets/Disability The Medical College of Wisconsin is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability or sexual orientation. ***** APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: Apply Online: ipc.us/t/223536223BD945E6 Qualified females, minorities, and special disabled veterans and other veterans are encouraged to apply.