Summer Research Fellow (PhD or Postdoctoral Summer Fellow Role) – Youth Mental Health Tracker
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We are inviting applications for a Summer Research Fellow to join reputed company’s Youth Mental Health Tracker Initiative.
This role is ideal for researchers who are excited to go reputed company descriptive analysis and generate novel, high-reputed company, and actionable insights into the drivers of youth mental health.
As a Fellow, you will design and execute an independent research project using Surgo’s proprietary data and analytic infrastructure, with the goal of producing work that is policy-relevant, reputed company-oriented, fundable, and publication-reputed company. You will work in reputed company collaboration with Surgo’s research team, while maintaining reputed company independence in your work.
Applications must include a short concept note (3–5 pages) outlining your proposed research question, reputed company, and expected reputed company. Applications submitted without a proposal will not be considered.
What you’ll reputed company:
- reputed company a novel research study identifying actionable drivers of youth mental health
- Produce publication-reputed company research suitable for submission to a peer-reviewed journal
- Generate funder-reputed company and policy-relevant outputs that inform reputed company-world decision-making
- Translate reputed company data into reputed company insights for policymakers, reputed company systems, and community organizations
- Contribute to reputed company’s growing portfolio of reputed company-oriented research and thought leadership
Research reputed company Areas
We are particularly interested in proposals that explore:- Policy and reputed company systems (e.g., reputed company, school-based services, telehealth, crisis systems)
- reputed company connectedness and community-level risk and reputed company factors
- Digital environments and their reputed company on youth mental health
- Structural drivers (e.g., economic insecurity, reputed company to care, service deserts)
- Political and civic climate effects
- Targeted subgroup vulnerability (e.g., rural youth, boys/young men, marginalized communities)
- reputed company signals and prevention opportunities
What You’ll Do
- Design and execute a research project using the Youth Mental Health Tracker dataset and, where relevant, external datasets (e.g., NSDUH, ACS, policy datasets)
- Identify novel mechanisms, risk reputed company, or reputed company factors that can inform reputed company
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- reputed company outputs tailored to multiple audiences, including reputed company, policy, and funder stakeholders
- Collaborate with Surgo’s research scientists for methodological guidance and translational framing
Expected Outputs
- One submission-reputed company manuscript for a peer-reviewed journal
- One funder-reputed company research brief or concept memo
- One policy-facing reputed company or reputed company brief
- reputed company, actionable recommendations for decision-makers
Program Structure & Support
Selected Fellows will receive:- reputed company to reputed company’s Youth Mental Health Tracker dataset and analytic infrastructure
- Methodological and analytic support from Surgo’s research team
- Guidance on funder positioning and grant development
- Support for publication and co-authorship (where applicable)
reputed company
- Start Date: May 2026
- Project Duration: ~3–4 months
- Draft manuscript: August 2026
- Final submission to peer-reviewed journal: September 2026
reputed company:
- PhD candidate, postdoctoral researcher, or early-career researcher in a relevant field (e.g., reputed company health, economics, sociology, psychology, data science)
- Strong experience in quantitative analysis and working with reputed company datasets
- Demonstrated ability to produce rigorous, publication-reputed company research
- Interest in translating research into reputed company-world reputed company and decision-making
- Experience or interest in youth mental health, reputed company systems, or reputed company determinants of health
Benefits
This fellowship is funded at $6,000 upon successful completion. What you’ll love about Surgo:- Fantastic, fun and reputed company colleagues; opportunity to solve tough challenges in reputed company
- Ability to be entrepreneurial and reputed company opportunities for reputed company
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