University of Virginia ยท 6 hours ago
Senior Scientist, Psychiatry
Charlottesville, VA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expThe University of Virginia is seeking a Senior Scientist in the Department of Psychiatry to support research activities focused on substance use disorder and mental health care. The role involves conceptualizing and implementing educational programs, building partnerships, and increasing access to care through innovative solutions.
Higher Education
Responsibilities
Conceptualizing and implementing research and clinical and community education programs
Factoring epidemiological trends into building curriculum and fostering interprofessional collaboration in education design
Output will include technology enabled innovation to research and address mental health and substance use disorder needs and trends
Working in close collaboration with the Director to procure and bolster clinical, research, and community partnerships within the department, across UVA Grounds, the region, and nationally and internationally
Building interdisciplinary teams for education, collaborative funding proposals and applications, and research output
Increasing access to care and resources
Engaging in the submission of applications that will fund community and clinical education and research related to substance use disorders and mental health
Exploring opportunities to use telemedicine and other technology enabled mechanisms to connect individuals and communities with mental health providers, education, and resources
Qualification
Required
Doctoral degree, preferably in a medical research or clinical field (MD, DO, PhD, DPH, DNP, PsyD etc.)
Preferred
Five or more years managing a clinical research program and will have experience managing telemedicine programs and familiarity with informatics and electronic health record logistics
Experience managing Project ECHO or similar medical and community education programs
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