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Post Doctoral Scholar – Comprehensive Cancer Center | Palliative Medicine

September 11, 2025

**Job Description**
The Ohio State University College of Medicine and Wexner Medical Center are offering a postdoctoral scholar position for individuals interested in supportive care research. The successful candidate will join the new Center for Research Excellence in Supportive Care (CREST) and the Section for Pain and Palliative Care Research (SPARC) within the Division of Palliative Medicine. The role focuses on improving the quality of life for patients with cancer and their care partners. Research content areas include aging and cognitive impairment, management of pain and other symptoms, substance use, and medical cannabis in serious illness. Methodological strengths encompass qualitative methods, prospective cohort studies, clinical trials (including single-site pilots and large-scale multi-site trials), and implementation science. This position offers competitive salaries, moving stipends, and research funds, providing an environment to build and grow individual research programs collaboratively.

**Skills & Abilities**
• Passion for building and growing research programs
• Collaborative work approach
• Existing cancer focus preferred, or a desire to expand into the cancer space
• Methodological strengths in qualitative methods, prospective cohort studies, clinical trials, and implementation science

**Qualifications**
Required Degree(s) in:
• Doctoral / Professional degree (e.g., Physicians, PsyD, DPT, Clinical PhDs like clinical psychologists, or non-clinical PhDs)

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Work Level
Postdoc
Employment Type
Research Job
Salary
Annual Salary: Competitive Benefits: Moving stipends, research funds, comprehensive benefits packages (medical, dental, vision insurance, tuition assistance for employees and dependents, state or alternative retirement options with competitive employer contributions)
Details
Full-time / Temporary Duration: Fixed Term Brief location description: Campus-based
School / Department / Center / Lab
• Comprehensive Cancer Center (CCC) • Department of Palliative Medicine • Center for Research Excellence in Supportive Care (CREST) • Section for Pain and Palliative Care Research (SPARC) • Division of Palliative Medicine • The Ohio State University College of Medicine • The Wexner Medical Center • James Cancer Center / Solove Research Institute
Supervisor(s)
Jessica Merlin, MD, PhD
Supervisor Email
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The Ohio State University (OSU)
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Industry
Education
Phone
+1 614-292-6446 +1 614-292-**** Show
Location
Columbus

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