Pediatric Suicide and Suicidal Behavior Tenure-track Faculty Position

CSPR at Nationwide Children’s Hospital was established in 2015 to address the growing public health concern of youth suicide and suicidal behavior within our state and country. It is our mission to conduct innovative research and implement evidence-based prevention programs to decrease the rate of suicide in youth. Applicants must have an established program of research and track record of extramural funding. Interdisciplinary work that intersects with epigenetics, neuroimaging, innovative interventions, community-based services, or primary prevention is highly desirable. Applicants should have an MD or PhD in medicine, social/behavioral sciences, epidemiology, or public health with an emphasis on pediatric and/or behavioral health populations. A strong commitment to teaching/mentoring young investigators, post-doctoral research experience, and clinical expertise in youth mental health concerns is recommended.

Faculty members have an appointment in the Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine. Joint appointments in other departments and colleges within the university are easily arranged. Salary and benefits are very competitive and are based on experience and academic rank.

Named to the Top 10 Honor Roll on U.S. News & World Report’s 2017-18 list of “America’s Best Children’s Hospitals,” Nationwide Children’s Hospital is one of America’s largest not-for-profit free-standing pediatric healthcare systems providing wellness, preventive, diagnostic, treatment and rehabilitative care for infants, children and adolescents, as well as adult patients with congenital disease.

Nationwide Children’s has a staff of nearly 13,000 providing state-of-the-art pediatric care and serves a population of over 3 million in over 30 counties in the state of Ohio. As home to the Department of Pediatrics of The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Nationwide Children’s physicians train the next generation of pediatricians and pediatric specialists. As part of the hospital’s strategic growth initiative, a $730 million investment was announced to support an unprecedented expansion. At its cornerstone is a new Behavioral Health Pavilion to open in 2020 devoted to the mental healthcare of children and adolescents.

The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital is one of the Top 10 National Institutes of Health-funded free-standing pediatric research facilities in the U.S., supporting basic, clinical, translational and health services research at Nationwide Children’s. The Research Institute encompasses three research facilities totaling 525,000 square feet dedicated to research.

If you or any of your colleagues are interested in applying or discussing this opportunity, please contact:

Jeff Bridge, PhD
Director, Center for Suicide Prevention and Research
Center for Innovation in Pediatric Practice
The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital
Professor of Pediatrics, Psychiatry and Behavioral Health
The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Email: Jeff.Bridge@nationwidechildrens.org