Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health T32 post-doctoral fellowships in Cancer Epidemiology, Prevention and Control

We are pleased to announce the availability of the National Cancer Institute T32 supported Post-Doctoral Fellowship in cancer epidemiology, prevention, and control at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health for an earliest start date of September 1, 2024. Fellowship applications are accepted continuously and are reviewed as they are received.

Training involves research in a mentored environment in foundational and/or applied population science addressing the etiology, prevention, and control of cancer. To be eligible for this fellowship support, you must be a US citizen or Permanent Resident, have a doctorate in epidemiology or a social or behavioral science, and be committed to a career in population-based research on cancer.

Funding (NIH stipend, individual health insurance) usually is for two years.

We welcome applications from those who have received or those who are soon to be awarded doctorates in epidemiology or a social or behavioral science.

Before you apply, first identify a primary mentor who is a faculty member in the Department of Epidemiology or Department of Health, Behavior and Society who is willing to take you on as a post-doctoral fellow for 2 years and who agrees to cover the costs of the research you would conduct under of their mentorship.

To identify a potential primary mentor, review the attached list and search here http://www.jhsph.edu/faculty/directory/list/ for information about their research. Then, contact the faculty member(s) to discuss research and mentorship opportunities. After confirming a primary mentor, apply for the NCI T32 supported Post-Doctoral Fellowship, and separately apply to the school to be a post-doctoral fellow.

Post-doctoral fellowship recipients will receive multidisciplinary training in cancer epidemiology, prevention, and control through:

• Interactive information exchange via orientation, retreat, symposium, journal club, research in progress, seminars;
• Teaching, communications, and grant writing opportunities;
• Community outreach and engagement opportunities;
• Post-doctoral research;
• Training-program specific educational, research, and career mentoring.

Post-doctoral fellows must meet the requirements of the Post-Doctoral Fellowship program and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (JHSPH), including applying as a post-doc to the School (https://www.jhsph.edu/academics/postdoctoral-training/process-appointmentoffellows.pdf), which is a separate application to this one for Fellowship support. Additional information for post-docs at JHSPH is found here: http://www.jhsph.edu/academics/postdoctoral-training/.

The application for the Fellowship should consist of:

1) Brief letter (1 page or less) with bullets for the following:

a) Indicate that you are applying for the T32-supported post-doctoral fellowship in Cancer Epidemiology, Prevention, and Control.

b) Describe the nature and extent of your commitment to training and a future career in population-based research on cancer.

c) Indicate the name and department of your proposed primary mentor.

d) Describe briefly your proposed research topic or project(s).

e) State the date or expected date of completion of your doctorate, the field in which your doctorate was awarded, and the awarding institution.

2) CV

3) Copy of your unofficial academic transcript for your doctorate (if degree not from Hopkins). You will be asked by JHSPH to send official transcripts at the time of application to the School as a post-doctoral fellow.

Please address your application to:
Dr. Elizabeth A. Platz
Department of Epidemiology
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Forward your application to Dr. Platz by email: [email protected]. Please cc you proposed mentor on your email so that they may confirm their willingness to serve in that role.

Potential Primary Mentors

Kassandra Alcaraz, PhD, Oncology, JHSOM, and Epidemiology, JHSPH
Keri Althoff, PhD, Epidemiology, JHSPH
Otis Brawley, MD, Epidemiology, JHSPH
Joanna Cohen, PhD, MHSc. Health, Behavior & Society, JHSPH
Avonne Connor, PhD, Epidemiology, JHSPH
Frank Curriero, PhD, Epidemiology, JHSPH
Gypsyamber D’Souza, PhD, MPH Epidemiology, JHSPH
Lorraine Dean, PhD, Epidemiology, JHSPH
Miranda Jones, PhD, Epidemiology, JHSPH
Corinne Joshu, PhD, MHS, Epidemiology, JHSPH
Ryan Kennedy, PhD, Health, Behavior & Society, JHSPH
Gregory Kirk, MD, PhD, MPH, Epidemiology, JHSPH
Alison Klein, PhD, MHS, Oncology, JHSOM and Epidemiology, JHSPH
Christine Ladd-Acosta, PhD, Epidemiology, JHSPH
Meghan Moran, PhD, Health, Behavior & Society, JHSPH
Sara Neelon, PhD, Health, Behavior & Society, JHSPH
Elizabeth Platz, ScD, MPH, Epidemiology, JHSPH
Rajiv Rimal, PhD, Health, Behavior & Society, JHSPH
Debashree Ray, PhD, Epidemiology, JHSPH
Katherine Smith, PhD, MA, Health, Behavior & Society, JHSPH
Roland Thorpe, PhD, Health, Behavior & Society, JHSPH
Kala Visvanathan, MD, MHS Epidemiology, JHSPH

Dr. Elizabeth A. Platz
Department of Epidemiology
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

[email protected]