PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in Health Services Research in United States

Washington University in St. Louis is recruiting a postdoctoral researcher for the Center for Implementation Research in Acute and Emergency Care (CIRCA), within the Department of Emergency Medicine. The position is based at the Washington University Medical Campus in St. Louis and offers an interdisciplinary research environment focused on improving infectious disease prevention, testing, diagnosis, linkage to care, treatment engagement, and health outcomes in emergency and acute care settings....

Thomas Jefferson University’s Department of Family and Community Medicine is offering post-doctoral training through the HRSA-funded Jeff-MAPPP T32 Postdoctoral Fellowship Program. The fellowship is designed to prepare multidisciplinary researchers to pursue innovative work in primary care-related health challenges, with an emphasis on addiction, serious mental illness, primary care access, cancer, chronic disease management and prevention, nutrition, and wellness. Fellows join a research-intens...

The Center for Implementation Research in Acute and Emergency Care (CIRCA) at Washington University in St. Louis Department of Emergency Medicine is recruiting a postdoctoral research associate to join an interdisciplinary program focused on implementation science in acute and emergency care settings. This position centers on research that improves infectious disease prevention, screening, testing, diagnosis, linkage to care, and treatment engagement for patients seen in the Emergency Department...

The University of Southern California’s Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy is recruiting a postdoctoral scholar to join the Environmental Adaptations for Better Healthcare Experiences (ENABLE) Lab. The role sits within a multidisciplinary research setting at USC’s Health Sciences Campus and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, and centers on research that aims to improve healthcare experiences for children. The appointed scholar will contribute to an NIDCR-funded clinical...

Postdoctoral Scholar Pool Ad - Clinical Pharmacy Practice at the University of California, Irvine is an open-pool postdoctoral opportunity in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy Practice within the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. The advertisement indicates that postdoctoral scholar openings may arise throughout the year, and that appointments may be sponsored by faculty members affiliated with the Clinical Pharmacy group. Because this is a pool recruitment, it is intended for fu...

The Community Health & Innovative Policy (CHIP) Laboratory at the University of California, Irvine is seeking a postdoctoral scholar to join research led by Dr. Denise Payán in the Department of Health, Society and Behavior within the Joe C. Wen School of Population and Public Health. This position focuses on health policy development, implementation, and evaluation , with particular emphasis on state and local policy and the factors that shape how policies are carried out and what outcomes they...

Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is associated with the Charles A. King Trust Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program, administered through Health Resources in Action. The fellowship supports postdoctoral researchers working in basic and preclinical sciences, clinical research, and health services research related to human disease and improved treatment. The program also aims to foster diverse, equitable, and inclusive research environments and positive research culture. Applican...

Vanderbilt University in the United States is accepting applications for a fully funded PhD in Health Policy and Health Services Research . The programme examines health policy, healthcare systems, health services, and related quantitative research questions. The funding package covers tuition, health insurance, and student-services fees for four years, together with an annual stipend of $40,000 based on 2025–26 rates. International students are eligible. Applicants should hold a master’s degree...

The University of Iowa is recruiting a full-time Postdoctoral Research Scholar for a dual appointment with the CADRE Health Services Research & Development Center of Innovation at the Iowa City VA Health Care System and the award-winning Business Analytics Department in the Tippie College of Business. The postdoctoral researcher will work primarily with Diana Jalal and Nick Street, with additional collaboration from Michihiko Goto and Benjamin Griffin. The research combines machine learning, dat...