Postdoctoral Scholar-Fixed Term Flint, Michigan, United States Cs Mott Department Of Public Health 40001278 Area of Interest: Research/Scientific Full Time/Part Time: Full Time (90-100%) Group: Fixed Term Academic Staff Remote Work: Remote-Friendly Union/Non-Union: Non-Union Faculty/Academic Staff Opening on: Aug 21 2026 Closing at: Aug 21 2028 - 23:55 EDT Salary Commensurate with Experience College Of Human Medicine
1153660 Position Summary Seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Scholar to join a multidisciplinary research team at the College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University (MSU). Led by Dr. Steven J. Ondersma (https://publichealth.msu.edu/flint-research/flint-public-health-research/steven-ondersma-phd), Dr. Claire Margerison (https://epibio.msu.edu/research/mrg/), and Community MPI Athena McKay
(https://www.flintinnovativesolutions.org/), this team is three years into a 7-year community-engaged trial testing the ability of a multi-level digital intervention—augmented with on-demand live chat assistance from a Community Health Worker—to reduce pregnancy-related and -associated maternal morbidity and mortality (PRAMM). This study is part of the MSU MIRACLE Center (https://obgyn.msu.edu/the-miracle-center), an
NIH Maternal Health Research Center of Excellence funded under the NIH IMPROVE Initiative (https://www.nichd.nih.gov/research/supported/IMPROVE). Dr. Ondersma’s research focuses on healthcare-based digital screening and interventions seeking to promote better pregnancy outcomes, often using the NIH-funded, open-source, no-code platform www.cias.app. Dr. Margerison’s research focuses on understanding the determinants
of racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic differences in women’s health, particularly before, during, and after pregnancy and on identifying policy changes and preventative strategies to promote health among at-risk pregnancies. Ms. McKay, Executive Director of Flint Innovative Solutions, is a community leader specializing in health promotion using technology. Responsibilities of the Post-doctoral scholar will include:
helping to ensure successful conduct of the trial; presenting for community events and at conferences; manuscript preparation; and assisting with grant application development. The postdoctoral fellow will receive advanced training from Drs. Ondersma and Margerison in relevant areas including digital intervention development, randomized trials, and proposal writing, with the development of an NIH application being a
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