Postdoctoral Scholar or Fellow Non-ACGME | CSPAR | Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences (PBSCI)

The Center for Suicide Prevention and Recovery (CSPAR) and its NIMH P50 center grant the Suicide Care Research Center (SCRC) in theDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciencesat the University of Washington School of Medicine are seeking a full-time postdoctoral scholar or Fellow Non-ACGME researcher to work in our centers on primary data collection and secondary analysis of research trials and training initiatives in suicide prevention. Please see our websites for the variety and scope of projects involved. This is a 1-year appointment with the opportunity for reappointment. The intended start date is negotiable.

The SCRC Methods and Team Science Cores will train the postdoctoral school or Fellow Non-ACGME researcher in the optimization and implementation of clinical care for suicide prevention using human centered design (HCD) and multi-phase optimization strategy (MOST). The postdoctoral school or Fellow Non-ACGME researcher will apply this model to maximize implementation of suicide prevention interventions and training initiatives under the supervision of center director Kate Comtois PhD MPH. Training includes both didactic and experiential components including mentorship and supervision in evidence-based suicide care mixed methods implementation science data management and statistical analysis manuscript and presentation preparation and assisting with grant preparation. Training is designed to prepare trainees for an independent research career as Principal Investigator of pragmatic effectiveness and implementation trials and quasi-experimental research.

Applications are being acceptedfor this position with Dr. Kate Comtois (Director of CSPAR and SCRC) in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Washington. Applicants must havea doctorate in a relevant area of study prior to start date excellentcommunication andleadership skills experience conducting clinical implementation or public health researchand data analysis and desire to develop expertise in pragmatic clinical trials and implementation research. Training and experience in key work areas (suicide care suicide research HCD MOST implementation science) and lived experience will increase competitiveness. Clinical opportunities in suicide care are possible up to 20% time.

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences is an integralcomponentof the UW School of Medicine and shares UW Medicines mission to Improve the Health of the Public. Weaccomplishthis by providing the best care we can today conducting research to develop better treatments for tomorrow and inspiring and training the next generation of health care professionals for the Pacific Northwest. Our core values include openness transparency integrity engagement collaboration and mutual respect.

Our department is the third largest within the School of Medicine. As the only academic psychiatry department serving Washington Wyoming Alaska Montana and Idaho we are committed to improving access to psychiatric care and consultation throughout the greater Pacific Northwest. Our educational programs include a required medical student clerkship for 260 medical students per year at some 30 sites across the WWAMI region a nationally competitive psychiatry residency program with more than 90 psychiatry residents in Seattle and in two regional residency tracks in Idaho and Montana subspecialty fellowships in addiction child and adolescent consultation-liaison perinatal mental health and geriatric psychiatry a nationally renowned scientist-practitioner psychology internship program and numerous post-doctoral clinical and research fellowships.

Learn More: base salary range for this position will be $5705 to $6000 per monthcommensuratewith experience and qualifications or as mandated by the U.S. Department of Labor prevailing wage determination.

Postdoctoral scholars are represented by UAW 4121 and are subject to the collective bargaining agreement unless agreed exclusion criteria apply. For more information please visit theUniversity of Washington Labor Relations website.

PhD or foreign equivalent or equivalent doctoral degree.

Prospective candidates must have completed all doctoral degree requirements prior to the start of postdoctoral employment.