We are currently accepting applications for our NIMH-funded T32 Mental Health, Earlier (NU-MHE): Transdiagnostic, Transdisciplinary, Translational Postdoctoral Training Program in Neurodevelopmental Mechanisms of Psychopathology (PIs Stewart Shankman, PhD & Laurie Wakschlag, PhD). NU-MHE is housed in the Institute for Innovations in Developmental Sciences (DevSci) at Northwestern University, a university-wide institute of over 160 developmentally-oriented scholars with innovative collaborative and training platforms focused on neurodevelopmental mechanisms of health.

 

 

The NU-MHE T32 fellowship provides a novel transdisciplinary approach designed to launch the next generation of neurodevelopmentally-oriented mental health researchers poised to accelerate the pace of clinical translation. NU-MHE is specifically designed to bring together personally- and disciplinarily-diverse trainees (including both PhD and MD scholars) and mentors as a paradigm for advancing cutting edge translational mental health research. We have an especially close partnership with Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital. Special consideration will be given to crafting the fellowship to meet the needs of physicians scientists. Although we prefer fellows to be on-site, exceptional applicants who need to be remote may be considered.

The core of NU-MHE’s training is the characterization of neurodevelopmental mechanisms of psychopathology within lifespan and environmental contexts. This neurodevelopmental emphasis will be complemented with training across three intersecting spheres: (1) Applied computational and other advanced data science methods; (2) intervention and prevention/implementation research and strategies; and (3) the intersection of mental and pediatric health. Each fellow will select one of these spheres as an area of concentration for more in-depth training, along with their core training in neurodevelopmental mechanisms of psychopathology. Fellows will develop a mentoring team comprised of (a) a mentor in neurodevelopmental and environmental mechanisms of psychopathology and (b) a mentor in their chosen sphere of concentration.

The successful applicant must have completed the PhD and/or MD plus advanced research training prior to the start of the position and must have US citizenship or permanent resident status. Candidates who have not yet completed their degree but will have done so prior to the start of the fellowship, must provide official written documentation of completion date from their current Department or School. We are committed to creating a diverse group of trainees and welcome applicants from across under-represented racial and ethnic groups and people with disabilities.

Advanced research training in fields such as: developmental psychopathology, child psychiatry, neurology, pediatrics, developmental cognitive neuroscience, social determinants of health, mental health prevention, treatment, and/or implementation, mental health disparities, or related fields.

Please visit https://sites.northwestern.edu/devscinorthwesternedut32mentalhealthgrant/ for more information about the NU-MHE training project and to see the faculty mentor profiles. Or, please visit https://devsci.northwestern.edu/ to learn more about the Institute for Innovations in Developmental Sciences. For more information or with questions, please contact Center Associate Director, Jessica Horowitz, PhD. jessica.horowitz@northwestern.edu

 

To submit your application materials, go to https://competitions.fsm.northwestern.edu/grants/MHET32. For additional information or with questions, please email the program Associate Director.

Required Materials Include:


1. 1 page cover letter and training plan, including: 

• Proposed Training Plan and goals

• List of Mentoring Team. 

• A description of long-term career objectives and how experience and training will prepare the candidate for a clinical research career 

• Any unique circumstances, qualifications or experiences may be described in this section. 

• Candidates’ scientific background and focus, 

• Research project(s) proposed for the duration of the fellowship, 

• Candidates should explicitly address how their proposed project(s) align with the NIMH Strategic Objectives. 

• A total of two letters of reference with your “FIRST INITIAL LAST NAME MHE LOR” in the subject line. These letters of reference can be emailed directly from the writer to our Associate Director.

• Confirmation from your NU-MHE Primary Mentor. Applicants are expected to reach out to potential mentors before applying. Mentors must submit a brief statement documenting their approval of the proposal. Note that a letter of reference from your primary mentor is not necessary.

 Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in the United States.

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