Postdoctoral Fellow
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 Apr 01, 2025 | |
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Job Posting Title: Postdoctoral Fellow---- Hiring Department: Department of Psychiatry---- Position Open To: All Applicants---- Weekly Scheduled Hours: 40---- FLSA Status: Exempt---- Earliest Start Date: Apr 30, 2025---- Position Duration: Expected to Continue Until Oct 15, 2026---- Location: AUSTIN, TX---- Job Details: General Notes The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences is seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow. This position is a one year assignment (one year from start date), renewable based upon availability of funding, work performance, and progress toward goals. For applicants with a PhD in clinical or counseling psychology, there is an opportunity to deliver cognitive processing therapy, a manualized, evidence-based trauma-focused psychotherapy for PTSD, within a research study to earn clinical hours towards licensure while collaborating with an interdisciplinary team of psychologists, psychiatrists, graduate students, research assistants, and social workers. Other opportunities for earning clinical hours towards licensure also available through other venues in the Department. Additionally, the position requires analyzing data and contributing to manuscript writing to advance scientific understanding in the field and to advance the candidate's career development. Purpose The Postdoctoral Fellow supports an NIH-funded R01 study and other clinical research by assisting with data collection, potentially delivery of evidence-based psychotherapy (for candidates with a PhD in clinical or counseling psychology), analysis of clinical outcome and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data, and the recruitment of research participants for the Fonzo Lab. This position is tied to an R01 project examining the effects of trauma-focused psychotherapy (cognitive processing therapy) on reward circuit function (assessed through functional magnetic resonance imaging; fMRI) and information encoding (assessed through computational models of reward-processing task behavior) under conditions of both safety and threat in adults with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The overall goal of the project is to understand, across levels of brain and behavior/symptoms, how evidence-based treatment for PTSD leads to an improvement in trauma-related symptoms of diminished positive affect (e.g., anhedonia, diminished interest). Responsibilities
Applicants should have completed (or be close to completing) a Ph.D. in relevant sciences within the last 3 years in clinical or counseling psychology, experimental psychology, cognitive psychology, cognitive neuroscience, or a related field. Prior experience with or a strong interest in working with trauma-exposed individuals. Strong work ethic. Ability to work well within a multidisciplinary team of individuals. Excellent written and oral communication skills. Good knowledge of basic statistics. Preferred QualificationsAlthough a Ph.D. clinical or counseling psychologist is preferred, individuals with a Ph.D. in experimental psychology, cognitive psychology, cognitive neuroscience, or a related field are also eligible for consideration. Experience with fMRI acquisition and/or analysis, coding/scripting, and more advanced statistical analyses is preferred, but not required (on-job-training will be provided). Experience working with clinical populations, particularly those with mood, anxiety, and/or posttraumatic stress disorders, is a major plus. Experience with structured clinical assessments and delivery of cognitive processing therapy or other forms of trauma-focused psychotherapy (for clinicians) is also a major plus. Salary Range$61,008+ depending on NIH level Working Conditions
Importantfor applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers:You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure thatALLRequired Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes. Important for Current university employees and contingent workers:As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questionspresented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above. ---- Employment Eligibility: Please make sure you meet all the required qualifications and you can perform all of the essential functions with or without a reasonable accommodation.---- Retirement Plan Eligibility: The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length. This position has the option to elect the Optional Retirement Program (ORP) instead of TRS, subject to the position being 40 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.---- Background Checks: A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position. ---- Equal Opportunity Employer: The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer,complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions. ---- Pay Transparency: The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. ---- Employment Eligibility Verification: If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university. ---- E-Verify: The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university's company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:
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