Postdoctoral Fellow-MSH
Mount Sinai Health System
**Job Description**
**_Roles & Responsibilities:_**
Reports to: Director, Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center
Primary Purpose:
The Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center (“MSAHC” or the “Center”) works to break down barriers to health care and wellness for young people by providing vital services - high quality, comprehensive, integrated, and confidential - for all who come to the Center or school-based health facilities, at no cost to them. The MSAHC advances adolescent and young adult health as a national imperative by serving as a leading center of clinical care, specialized training, innovative research, and advocacy.
The primary responsibility of the postdoctoral fellow will be to collaborate with the various members of the research team, clinical team, technical assistance team, and the Director concerning resilience research in, primarily adolescents and young adults of color. Fellows will also collaborate on a large NIH funded longitudinal study of adolescent and young adult patients with repeated collection of behavioral and psychosocial questionnaires and biospecimens. Activities may include implementation and quality improvement activities and participation in data collection, data management, data analysis, grant writing, manuscript development, and conference presentations.
The postdoctoral fellow will also have the opportunity to work with a multidisciplinary team to research and promote health and resilience among adolescents and young adults. Center team members include adolescent health physicians, psychologists, nutritionists, and epidemiologists. Fellows will have access to exceptional resources to facilitate the conduct of their own research including opportunities to publish and assist with grant-writing or project planning for the next stage of their research careers.
The initial appointment will be for one year, with the potential for funding to be extended an additional year. Decisions regarding Fellowship extensions will be based on active engagement, scholarly productivity, and mid-year and year-end progress reports. The position provides salary and benefits consistent with NIH postdoctoral fellows and a discretionary fund to support training development goals.
**_Requirements:_**
A doctoral level degree with strengths in quantitative science in such fields as psychology, public health, implementation science, behavioral sciences, medicine, or related field is sought after. Applicants should also have some graduate training in applied statistics and demonstrated expertise in the biostatistical analysis of longitudinal or repeated measures data. Applicants will be expected to work independently utilizing resources at MSAHC, collaborators, and other experts in this domain. Fellowships are open to eligible US citizens and international applicants. This fellowship is a hybrid position that requires onsite work at MSAHC.
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**About Us**
**Strength through Unity and Inclusion**
The Mount Sinai Health System is committed to fostering an environment where everyone can contribute to excellence. We share a common dedication to delivering outstanding patient care. When you join us, you become part of Mount Sinai’s unparalleled legacy of achievement, education, and innovation as we work together to transform healthcare. We encourage all team members to actively participate in creating a culture that ensures fair access to opportunities, promotes inclusive practices, and supports the success of every individual.
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**About the Mount Sinai Health System:**
Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 48,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time — discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it. Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients’ medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes more than 9,000 primary and specialty care physicians; 13 joint-venture outpatient surgery centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and more than 30 affiliated community health centers. We are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals, receiving high "Honor Roll" status, and are highly ranked: No. 1 in Geriatrics, top 5 in Cardiology/Heart Surgery, and top 20 in Diabetes/Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/GI Surgery, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology/Lung Surgery, Rehabilitation, and Urology. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked No. 12 in Ophthalmology. U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Children’s Hospitals” ranks Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital among the country’s best in several pediatric specialties. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is ranked No. 11 nationwide in National Institutes of Health funding and in the 99th percentile in research dollars per investigator according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Newsweek’s “The World’s Best Smart Hospitals” ranks The Mount Sinai Hospital as No. 1 in New York and in the top five globally, and Mount Sinai Morningside in the top 20 globally.
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The Mount Sinai Health System is an equal opportunity employer, complying with all applicable federal civil rights laws. We do not discriminate, exclude, or treat individuals differently based on race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are deeply committed to fostering an environment where all faculty, staff, students, trainees, patients, visitors, and the communities we serve feel respected and supported. Our goal is to create a healthcare and learning institution that actively works to remove barriers, address challenges, and promote fairness in all aspects of our organization.
**Compensation Statement**
Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) provides a salary range to comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $72500 - $80000 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.
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