Faculty Position in Youth Firearm Violence Prevention Research at Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, WI

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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 together investigators from pediatrics, surgery, emergency medicine, public health, and the social sciences to conduct rigorous research and translate findings into practice and policy that reduce injury and violence, with a particular focus on firearm injury prevention among children, adolescents, and young adults. The CIC partners closely with other departments and institutes at MCW, Children's Wisconsin, Froedtert Hospital, city/county health and human services departments, government and community-based violence prevention and intervention programs, and regional and national collaborators. The Department of Pediatrics at the Medical College of Wisconsin, in partnership with Children's Wisconsin, is one of the nation's leading academic pediatric programs, offering a robust research infrastructure, a large and diverse patient population, and extensive opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration. The Division of Emergency Medicine has a strong history of faculty focused on violence and injury prevention and control. MCW is a major academic health center located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with a strong institutional commitment to injury and violence prevention research and community engagement. Qualifications Required: Doctoral-level degree (e.g., PhD, DrPH, MD, DO, PsyD, ScD, or equivalent) in a relevant clinical, public health, social sc