The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · 2 months ago
Postdoctoral Fellow
Chapel Hill, NC
Full-time
Onsite
Senior LevelThe University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a global leader in higher education, known for its commitment to innovative teaching and research. The Postdoctoral Fellow will provide research training in adolescent mental health interventions and work on projects involving technology and commercialization.
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Responsibilities
To provide the fellow with research training and experience in preparation for a research career in adolescent mental health interventions
To provide the fellow with broad post-doctoral training in the area of research and clinical practice addressing school and clinical-based suicide prevention and intervention, assessment of suicidal thoughts and behaviors with a high-risk population, and interdisciplinary treatment for child/adolescent mental health disorders
To provide the fellow with a strong working knowledge of research involving technology (including virtual reality) and commercialization
The postdoctoral fellow will work with the supervisors to oversee implementation of several investigations occurring in hospital and school settings
This will involve overseeing research assistant recruitment and follow-up procedures and conducting clinical interviews, as well as intervention delivery
In addition to experiences included in coordination of the primary research project, the experience will consist of promoting development of the fellow’s independent program of research (subsumed under grant writing and manuscript preparation described below)
The nature of this independent research program will be collaboratively determined by the fellow and supervisor(s) and will involve the production of a traditional scientific product (e.g., manuscript, presentation at a national professional meeting, grant application, instrument development); the independent program of research may involve new directions taken using resources (i.e., data, research population, etc) provided by the mentorship team and/or may involve continued development of the trainee’s prior work (i.e., publication of dissertation)
The fellow will be exposed to various aspects of research via participation in the following supportive research activities:
Study coordination: The fellow will collaborate with the PI/Co-I (Dr. Marraccini) to coordinate several investigations
Clinical interviewing and intervention delivery: Research time will also involve administering clinical interviews and/or delivering exploratory interventions, which may also count toward clinical assessment hours toward licensure. Supervision will be provided by Dr. Marraccini
The fellow will be provided specific opportunities to develop an independent program of research:
Entrepreneurship Training: The fellow will participate in the Venture Catalyst Program provided by Innovate Carolina’s KickStart Venture Services. This opportunity will provide them with research and commercialization training through experiential learning, as the goal of the program is to complete a business development focused Scope of Work (SOW) in collaboration with Dr. Marraccini under the guidance of an entrepreneurial mentor. Oversight of performance in the program will be provided by Dr. Marraccini and KickStart Venture Services, with a focus on considering commercialization at the onset of research
Grant writing: The fellow will be encouraged to develop a grant idea and submit a grant proposal by the end of a two-year fellowship term
Manuscript preparation and submission: The fellow will be encouraged to collaborate on and independently pursue manuscript preparation and poster submissions at national conferences. Individually tailored goals will be established in this area
Although the focus of this position is towards development in research, the fellowship will involve activities supporting eligibility for psychology licensure that includes clinical rotations and clinical interviewing and intervention delivery described previously that is part of research activities with Dr. Marraccini
Clinical rotations will be selected to enhance research goals and occur at Department of Psychiatry CAP Division where the fellow will provide support and services in the Child and Adolescent Inpatient Psychiatry Units under the supervision of Drs. Meyer and Janos
Supervision will be provided in the form of weekly individual supervision (one hour each, with Dr. Marraccini primary research supervisor and Drs. Meyer and Janos providing clinical supervision as described above)
Every 6 months for the duration of the fellowship, the fellow and the supervisors will provide formal evaluations, and evaluations of the program relative to the goals and learning objectives of the fellowship
Qualification
Required
PhD in school, clinical, or counseling psychology
Intervention and assessment experience with children and/or adolescents
Demonstrated potential for research productivity in child and adolescent psychology research
Preferred
Suicide prevention and intervention experience
School-based experiences
Interest in technology and commercialization
Company
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Carolina’s vibrant people and programs attest to the University’s long-standing place among leaders in higher education since it was chartered in 1789 and opened its doors for students in 1795 as the nation’s first public university.
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$48.57MKey Investors
SECU FoundationCDA FoundationNorth Carolina Biotechnology Center
2024-07-19Grant· $1M
2024-03-18Grant
2023-02-16Grant· $0.11M
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Retired Vice Chancellor for Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Innovation as of April 1, 2021
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