Jefferson includes Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health, a dynamic university and health system with broad reach across the Delaware Valley. Jefferson is the second largest employer in Philadelphia and the largest health system in Philadelphia based on total licensed beds.

Through the merger of Thomas Jefferson University and Philadelphia University in 2017, our University includes ten colleges and four schools. We are an NCAA Division II university and an R2 national doctoral university offering undergraduate and graduate-level programs that provide students with a forward-thinking education in architecture, business, design, engineering, fashion and textiles, health, medicine and social science.

Jefferson Health, the clinical arm of Thomas Jefferson University, has grown from a three-hospital academic health center in 2015, to an 18-hospital health system through mergers and combinations that include hospitals at Abington Health, Aria Health, Kennedy Health, Magee Rehabilitation and Einstein Healthcare Network. We have over 50 outpatient and urgent care centers; ten Magnet®-designated hospitals (recognized by the ANCC for nursing excellence); the NCI-designated Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (one of only 70 in the country and one of only two in the region); and one of the largest faculty-based telehealth networks in the country. In 2021, Jefferson Health became the sole owner of HealthPartners Plan, a not-for-profit health maintenance organization in Southeastern Pennsylvania. We are the first health system regionally to create an aligned payer-provider partnership.

Jefferson’s mission, vision and values create an organization that attracts the best and the brightest students, faculty, staff, and healthcare professionals, as well as the most visionary leaders to drive exceptional results.

• OUR MISSION: We improve lives.
• OUR VISION: Reimagining health, education and discovery to create unparalleled value
• OUR VALUES: Put People First, Be Bold & Think Differently and Do the Right Thing

As an employer, Jefferson maintains a commitment to provide equal access to employment. Jefferson values diversity and encourages applications from women, members of minority groups, LGBTQ individuals, disabled individuals, and veterans.

PRIMARY FUNCTION:

The purpose of the training program is to help ensure that a diverse and highly trained workforce is available to assume leadership roles related to the specified areas of biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research. Trainees must have the opportunity to carry out supervised biomedical or behavioral research with the primary objective of developing or extending their research skills and knowledge in preparation for an independent research career.

.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

The trainees must have the requisite undergraduate/graduate knowledge base to effectively perform assigned and independent activities. These skills may include (but are not exclusive to):

• Participate in basic, translational, and/or clinical research
• Scientific writing activity
• Plan, conduct, and communicate independent research activity
• Reliably attend and participate in educational and scientific programs
• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the iSCORE values of Jefferson.

EDUCATIONAL/TRAINING REQUIREMENTS:

Postdoctoral trainees must have received as of the beginning date of the appointment a PhD, MD, DDS, or comparable doctoral degree from an accredited domestic or foreign institution. Eligible doctoral degrees include, but are not limited to the following: DMD, DC, DO, DVM, OD, DPM, ScD, EngD, Dr. P.H., DNSc, D. Pharm, ND, DSW, and PsyD

_________________________________________________________________________

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, AND REGISTRATION:

As appropriate and determined by research focus: All required institutional certifications including but not limited to: [IACUC, IRB,

Biosafety, and COI] and additional sponsoring agency required certification as needed.

_________________________________________________________________________

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

Specific experience requirements will be determined by the PI and is based on the research focus. 1) Research training is for post-doctoral training of physicians and other health professionals who may have extensive clinical training but may be a part of research degree program; 2) Research training is for postdoctoral training of biomedical or behavioral professionals for the purpose of leading independent research.

In all cases, postdoctoral trainees should agree to engage in at least 2 years of research, research training, or comparable activities beginning at the time of appointment since the duration of training has been shown to be strongly correlated with post-training research activity.