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NCIRE - The Northern California Institute for Research and Education, Inc. · 8 hours ago

Research Scholar (Postdoctoral Research Scholar)

San Francisco, CA

Part-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$33/hr - $38.29/hr

NCIRE - The Northern California Institute for Research and Education, Inc. is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Scholar to join the Stress, Trauma, and Resilience Program at the San Francisco VA Health Care System. The role focuses on training clinical and translational researchers in PTSD, trauma-related disorders, and related research while engaging in innovative research projects and clinical training.

BiotechnologyHealth CareMedicalNon Profit

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Design and execute research studies focused on PTSD, trauma, sleep, and fear learning (e.g., augmented psychotherapy trials, orexin antagonist trials, experimental fear-conditioning and extinction paradigms, remote psychophysiology)

Lead data analysis efforts, integrating clinical, psychophysiological, and sleep-related measures

Write manuscripts for peer-reviewed publications and develop presentations for national and international conferences

Contribute to and increasingly lead grant development, including pilot grants, career development awards, and multi-site proposals

For clinically trained fellows (e.g., clinical psychology, psychiatry, social work), engage in supervised clinical assessment and structured, manualized psychotherapy (e.g., exposure-based PTSD treatments) aligned with the fellow’s training level and licensure trajectory

Qualification

PhDEquivalentResearch productivityClinical research experiencePsychophysiologyData analysisQuantitative skillsInterest in PTSDInterest in sleep researchWriting skillsCollaborative skills

Required

Doctoral degree (e.g., PhD, PsyD, MD, or equivalent) in clinical psychology, neuroscience, psychiatry, public health, or a closely related field at the time of appointment

Demonstrated research productivity, including peer-reviewed publications or strong evidence of publishable work

Strong interest in PTSD and trauma-related disorders, sleep/insomnia, TBI, fear learning/fear extinction, psychophysiology, and/or mechanistically informed interventions

Strong quantitative, analytic, and writing skills; experience with tools such as R, Python, or MATLAB is desirable

Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary research team

Preferred

Prior experience with clinical research, clinical trials, psychophysiology, sleep research, and/or trauma-exposed populations is highly desirable but not strictly required for outstanding candidates

For clinically trained applicants (e.g., clinical psychology, psychiatry, social work), prior experience with clinical assessment and/or evidence-based psychotherapy for PTSD or related conditions is a plus

Company

NCIRE - The Northern California Institute for Research and Education, Inc.

NCIRE - The Northern California Institute for Research and Education, Inc. - has one mission and one goal: Veterans' Health.

Founded in 1988

San Francisco, California, USA

201-500 employees

https://ncire.org

Funding

Current Stage

Growth Stage

Total Funding

$147M

Key Investors

National Institute on Aging

2022-11-01Grant· $147M

Leadership Team

Rebecca Rosales, M.B.A., CRA

Chief Executive Officer | Executive Director

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