Harvard Medical School
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U.S. Health Equity Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Global Health and Social Medicine Harvard Medical School in United States
Degree Level
Postdoc
Field of study
Epidemiology
Funding
Two-year postdoctoral fellowship based in the department. Includes a fellowship stipend, salary determined by years post-PhD, benefits eligibility, and additional research and professional development funding.
Deadline
Oct 1, 2026
Country
United States
University
Harvard Medical School
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Harvard Medical School’s Department of Global Health and Social Medicine is offering a U.S. Health Equity Postdoctoral Research Fellow position in Boston, with travel to research locations as needed.
This two-year postdoctoral fellowship supports early-career researchers pursuing an original project on health equity, global health, social medicine, and the U.S. health care system. The program is rooted in a biosocial, interdisciplinary approach inspired by the legacy of Professor Paul Farmer. Fellows will work with two mentors and join a department known for research in anthropology, history, sociology, economics, ecology, epidemiology, implementation science, and bioethics.
Research themes highlighted in the posting include expanding access to care, strengthening health systems, testing community-based interventions, the ecology of poverty and development, health impacts of the climate crisis, medical anthropology, mental health, political economy of health, tuberculosis, and Indigenous health and well-being.
Eligibility highlights: applicants must have a doctorate in a related field by the start date; priority is given to those who earned the PhD within the last three years. The posting also asks for experience working in low-income communities, knowledge of U.S. health care systems, independent research ability, and collaboration with local research partners. U.S. and international candidates may apply.
Funding: the fellowship is salaried, benefits eligible, and includes a stipend plus research and professional development support.
Application deadline: October 1, 2026 at 11:59 pm Boston time.
How to apply: submit a cover letter, CV, statement of research, and up to two writing/publication samples, along with three references, through the Harvard application portal.
Funding details
Two-year postdoctoral fellowship based in the department. Includes a fellowship stipend, salary determined by years post-PhD, benefits eligibility, and additional research and professional development funding.
What's required
Applicants must hold a doctoral degree in a field linked to social medicine or global health (examples given include anthropology, history, sociology, economics, ecology, epidemiology, implementation science, and bioethics) by the expected start date. Priority is given to candidates who completed the PhD within the three years prior to the start date. Applicants should have experience working in low-income communities, knowledge of U.S. health care systems, demonstrated capacity for independent work, and experience collaborating with local research partners in low-income communities. Both U.S. and international candidates are welcome.
How to apply
Prepare a cover letter, CV, statement of research, and up to two publication/writing samples, plus contact information for three references. Submit through the Harvard application portal before the deadline. The portal closes at 11:59 pm Boston time on October 1, 2026.
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