Postdoctoral Research Associate I, Department of Psychiatry

University of Arizona

life insurance, sick time

United States, Arizona, Tucson

Dec 21, 2024

Postdoctoral Research Associate I, Department of Psychiatry
Posting Number	req21537
Department	Psychiatry
Department Website Link	https://psychiatry.arizona.edu/
Location	UAHS - Tucson
Address	1501 N. Campbell Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85724 USA
Position Highlights	The Department of Psychiatry within the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson is known for our focus on community-based mental health care and our multidisciplinary approach to the medical/psychiatry interface. The department welcomes applicants to apply to the Postdoctoral Research Associate position. This position serves as the primary point of contact for day-to-day operations for a planned sleep health research study, Mind After Midnight. The successful individual in this position will also participate in other research, student teaching, and administrative activities, as well as professional development activities in order to develop their researcher skillset. This position also regularly communicates with participants regarding sleep diaries and adverse events and will participate with the Principal Investigator (PIs) in the analysis of the study findings and writing manuscripts. Outstanding UA benefits include health, dental, vision, and life insurance; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; UA/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; access to UA recreation and cultural activities; and more! The University of Arizona has been recognized for our innovative work-life programs. For more information about working at the University of Arizona and relocations services, please click here.
Duties & Responsibilities	Recruit, screen, and enroll participants. Perform assessments and interventions. Analyze and interpret data, write manuscripts. Perform database management and data analysis, alongside the study Principle Investigators and the study statistician. Help supervise and train undergraduate students or other lab members. Interacts with peers and direct management. Exchanges information with other departments or external contacts to perform role and achieve objectives. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Complete knowledge of all job functions and the broad industry best practices, techniques and standards. Ability to transfer knowledge and application of complex principles, theories and concepts to peers.
Minimum Qualifications	Doctoral degree with field of study Research/Psychology/Sciences.
Preferred Qualifications	Prior experience writing manuscripts based on study findings. Prior experience in adverse event reporting and participant communication.
FLSA	Exempt
Full Time/Part Time	Full Time
Number of Hours Worked per Week	40
Job FTE	1.0
Work Calendar	Fiscal
Job Category	Research
Benefits Eligible	Yes - Full Benefits
Rate of Pay	NIH salary guidelines, Depends on Experience
Compensation Type	salary at 1.0 full-time equivalency (FTE)
Type of criminal background check required:	Name-based criminal background check (non-security sensitive)
Number of Vacancies	1
Target Hire Date
Expected End Date
Contact Information for Candidates	Michael Grandner \| grandner@arizona.edu
Open Date	12/20/2024
Open Until Filled	Yes
Documents Needed to Apply	Curriculum Vitae (CV) and Cover Letter
Special Instructions to Applicant
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