• Post-Doc Research Associate

    University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, NC)


    Vacancy ID: PDS004395

    Position Summary/Description:

    The University of North Carolina Suicide Prevention Institute ( SPI ) is seeking an excellent post-doctoral clinical or counseling psychologist to conduct research and clinical care in efforts to counter the mental health and suicide epidemics impacting North Carolina. The SPI is a team science endeavor that is now working to implement novel preventive efforts across the lifespan, across the range of suicidal behaviors (from far upstream to downstream), and across the segments of the NC populace (with efforts focused on empirically defined risk groups). All of our work is embedded in empiricism and there are multiple data science efforts underway at UNC , in NC, and in Sweden. The position will be an approximate mix of 60% clinical work and 40% research. The precise details are negotiable provided that they advance the mission of the SPI and the applicants career goal. For instance, SPI can foster treatments in schools, primary care pediatrics, primary care internal medicine, emergency departments, inpatient settings and other clinical specialties can be arranged. We are continually looking for novel avenues in our work (e.g., in our partnership with Carolina Across 100).

     

    The ideal candidate will have a strong clinical background, particularly in treating adults and/or teens with interventions with strong empirical support. Experience in randomized clinical trials or standardized interventions are important. In addition, the candidate needs an excellent grasp of quantitative analysis in order to understand suicidal phenomena, epidemiological data, and to track outcomes.

     

    Members of the SPI team have strong track records of advancing postdocs to faculty positions via mentoring and NIH career development awards (1-3 per year over the past 2 decades).

    CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES

    Excellent interdisciplinary communication skills and capacity to work in a team science context.

     

    * Delivery of evidence-based suicide prevention interventions.

    * Willingness and ability to learn new, big data analytic techniques.

    * Develop figures and reports, which provide transparency into the data quality and characteristics, and communicate workflow to team.

    * Active participation in research group meetings, teleconferences and the production of papers for publication in high quality peer reviewed journals.

    * Supervision of junior trainees (PhD, Masters, MPH , and medical students)

     

    The selected fellow will have rich training opportunities working with the large interdisciplinary SPI team. The fellow will be able to access all SPI training activities available as well as across UNC .

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