Psychological Specialist

Emory University is a leading research university that fosters excellence and attracts world-class talent to innovate today and prepare leaders for the future. We welcome candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of our academic community.

Emory University’s Department of Neurology is one of the most innovative and productive academic departments in the country, offering challenging career opportunities in combining cutting-edge research and state-of-the-art clinical services. The department is committed to offering a dynamic learning environment and growing opportunities to its talented and dedicated employees.
This position is ideal for an applicant seeking to interact with patients and contribute to impactful translational research while gaining valuable experience toward a career in either academia or industry. The job involves work in both clinical and research settings, working with patients with neurological disorders as well as large clinical and research teams. This project involves a multi-site collaboration with the University of California San Diego.

 

JOB DESCRIPTION:

• Coordinates or assists in clinical or research activities related to the psychological evaluation and treatment of patients or research participants.
• Provides psychological, physiological and/or behavioral assessments of patients.
• May conduct tests for cognitive abilities.
• Recruits, screens, and conducts clinical evaluations of potential participants; assists in determining their eligibility to participate in clinical trials.
• Collects, compiles and analyzes data related to various psychological or behavioral studies.
• Extracts statistical data and prepares reports.
• Conducts interviews and schedules regular visits with study participants and their caregivers.
• Educates patients concerning research procedures, investigational devices, and drugs.
• May provide instruction and advice concerning post-study therapy and behavior management.
• Maintains accurate and complete documentation on the delivery of mental health care services for each study participant.
• Makes referrals to mental health professionals or services.
• May dispense medication in compliance with research protocols.
• Maintains required documentation.
• Attends and participates in regular administrative and clinical staff meetings.
• Performs related responsibilities as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• A bachelor's degree in psychology, social work or a related field.
• Two years of directly related experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• A bachelor's degree in psychology, social work, neuroscience or a related field. Two years of directly related experience.

ADDITIONAL DEPARTMENTAL SPECIFIC DUTIES:
• The individual will gain experience working with healthy controls and patients with epilepsy, attending patient case management conferences, and will have the opportunity to assist with poster and paper presentations for professional development.
• The individual will also assist with IRB preparation and management and other administrative tasks as needed.

Duties will include:
• A) leading recruitment and scheduling of patients;
• B) leading database creation and management;
• C) coordinating administrative tasks (e.g. IRB preparation), &
• D) supporting data collection efforts using MRI, DTI, fMRI, and iEEG; and
• E) supporting neuroimaging pre-processing using bash, python, and matlab scripting.
This is a part-time position at 32hrs/wk and may at times work up to 40hr/wk with the expectation of moving into a continual full-time position at 40hrs/wk.
NOTE: Position tasks are required to be performed in-person at an Emory University location; working remote is not an option. Emory reserves the right to change this status with notice to employee.

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