"Postdoctoral Fellowships in Tobacco Control & Related Substances"

The purpose of the fellowship is:

• To prepare individuals from a wide variety of backgrounds in medical, biological, social, behavioral, and policy sciences to join the next generation of academic leaders in tobacco control.
• Upon completion of training, fellows will be well positioned to be active participants in crucial policy debates about the future development and implementation of tobacco control, cannabis, e-cigarette and opioid
• Reference our fellows’ alumni status: https://tobacco.ucsf.edu/alumni

The fellowship supports postdoctoral training in all aspects of tobacco control and related substances research:

• Our program stresses the skills needed to conduct research in diverse, collaborative transdisciplinary settings.
• We emphasize leadership in catalyzing the integration of multiple disciplines and translating science to policy and clinical practice.
• Postdoctoral fellows will have exposure to diverse training, including both didactic coursework and individualized mentoring to build a personalized research program.

Doctorate/Equivalent Degree (PhD, DrPH, MD, DDS, JD)

Prior tobacco or related substances research experience is relevant, but not necessary for acceptance. Fellows have come from medicine, public health, nursing, economics, anthropology, geography, political science, law, communications, sociology, psychology, cell biology and other disciplines.

UCSF does not use race, gender, sex or other protected categories or proxies for protected categories in the selection process

Additional Information: 4 openings available. Postdoctoral fellows receive an annual salary, commensurate with experience.