DNP Postdoc Fellowship
The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing is seeking a highly qualified candidate for a DNP post-doctoral fellowship on advancing the science to improve the mental health of young children and their families. The post-doctoral fellow will join a research team focused on early childhood development, parenting, and mental health. This is a one-year position with the possibility of renewal based on funding availability. The earliest start date is August 4, 2025.
The post-doctoral fellow will contribute to ongoing projects related to early childhood and parenting within populations impacted by mental health challenges. Responsibilities will include getting trained in and implementing an individualized adaptation of the Chicago Parent Program (CPPi) with parents of young children (2-5 years) as part of a study evaluating CPPi in Head Start, assisting with recruiting parents into the study, working with an interdisciplinary team of clinical researchers, and supporting DNP students offering CPPi as part of their clinical practicum hours. Post-doctoral fellows will also receive mentorship in manuscript preparation, community-based research, and translation research. Additional mentorship goals may also be developed depending on the applicant’s career goals.
Postdoc in Aging and Long Term Care
The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow position focused on aging and long-term care research, under the mentorship of Dr. Kali Thomas. This fellowship offers advanced training in aging-related health services research, with an emphasis on assisted living and dementia care.
The Fellow will work as part of an interdisciplinary team and gain hands-on experience conducting NIH- and foundation-funded health policy research. The position offers rich opportunities for collaboration with researchers at other institutions and research centers, as well as active involvement in the Hopkins Business of Health Initiative. Fellows will have access to existing datasets and are encouraged to engage in data analysis and manuscript development. Comprehensive mentorship will support scholarly productivity, including publications and grant writing.
POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP IN MENTAL HEALTH AND PSYCHIATRIC NURSING
The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing is seeking a highly qualified candidate for a post-doctoral fellowship on advancing the science to improve the mental health of young children and their families. Fellowship period is for up to two years.
The Blaustein Fellowship was created through the generosity of the Morton K. and Jane Blaustein Foundation and is led by Dr. Deborah Gross, the Leonard and Helen R. Stulman Endowed Chair in Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing. It provides a richly mentored experience to scholars committed to multidisciplinary and collaborative research advancing the science surrounding the mental health of young children and their families.
Postdoctoral Fellow in Obesity Treatment
The Johns Hopkins University school of Nursing is accepting applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow with a focus on obesity treatment research under the mentorship of Dr. Ariana Chao. The fellowship will provide training in clinical trials research and management including NIH and pharmaceutical trials, along with skills in critical thinking, manuscript preparation, and grant writing, which are vital for pursuing an independent research career. Specific expertise will be developed in clinical trial management, behavioral weight loss, cognitive behavioral therapy for binge-eating disorder, technology-based interventions, and anti-obesity medications. The Fellow will join an interdisciplinary team and receive ongoing training via hands-on experience on NIH and industry funded clinical trials. Data analysis and writing via access to existing datasets will be encouraged. Extensive mentored opportunities exist for publication and grant-writing.
The initial appointment is for one year, with reappointment for a second year provided satisfactory performance.
Systems Design Postdoctoral Fellowship
The Design Nucleus at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing announces an opening for a Postdoctoral Fellow with a focus on systems design for health systems transformation.
The Design Nucleus is leading groundbreaking initiatives that intersect design knowledge with other domains to promote transformative action. It creates and deploys advanced design models, frameworks, and methods to confront complexity underlying persistent societal challenges affecting the well-being of people and the planet.
This position represents a unique opportunity to contribute to two major multi-year initiatives that are redefining how health systems approach transformation. The “Built to Change” initiative, supported by the Rita and Alex Hillman Foundation, aims to codify, prototype, and archetype sustainability and scalability pathways that can support nurse leaders aiming to transform US health systems at scale. The “Embedding Neighborhood Nursing in US Health Policy Systems” projects, supported by the Nexus Research Program, will focus on using co-design approaches to identify policy gaps, opportunities, and pathways for embedding universal health and social care models into health policy systems.