Psychiatry Research Institute at Montefiore Einstein (PRIME) Physician-Scientist Research Fellowship

The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Montefiore Einstein and Albert Einstein College of Medicine is pleased to announce new early career physician-scientist research fellowship opportunities at the Psychiatry Research Institute at Montefiore Einstein (PRIME) for Clinical and Translational Studies.

Drawing upon the exceptional basic science and clinical resources on campus, together with partnerships with the surrounding communities of the Bronx, Manhattan and Westchester County, postdoctoral fellows at PRIME have an opportunity to engage in mentored clinical and translational research within a unique and expanding Institute committed to far-ranging, interdisciplinary psychiatry research. Research activities in PRIME include: 

• Basic and translational studies in collaboration with the Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience
• Human studies related to mood and anxiety disorders, substance use disorders, psychotic disorders, autism and obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders and suicide

Eligible candidates must have an MD (or DO) or MD-PhD degree at a PGY-4 level or higher at the time of application and must be eligible for physician licensure in New York State. Candidates should be no more than three years from graduation from an accredited residency training program.

Please send applications to:

Jonathan E. Alpert, MD, PhD

Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Montefiore Einstein and Albert Einstein College of Medicine 

Email: jalpert@montefiore.org

Applications should be sent as a single PDF, and should include:

• A cover letter, two pages maximum, describing research interests and goals and any past or current research experience and committed or pending external funding
• Current curriculum vitae (CV)
• Two letters of recommendation from referees who can comment on research accomplishments or potential