RESEARCH STUDY COORDINATOR 1

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UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits and natural beauty.

As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem-solving skills, and dedication to build stronger minds and a healthier world.

UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits, and natural beauty. All of which has allowed the UW to be nationally recognized as a “Great College to Work For” for four consecutive years.

The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences within the UW School of Medicine is the third largest clinical department within the School of Medicine with 330 full-time faculty members, 460 courtesy faculty members, and over 350 staff. Department faculty provide clinical services in 5 hospitals, 14 primary care locations, and several outpatient sites in addition to telepsychiatry consultations to more than 150 clinics in Washington and beyond. As the only academic psychiatry department serving the five state WWAMI region (Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, Idaho), the Department’s highly competitive residency training program is largely responsible for developing the mental health workforce in the Pacific Northwest. The Department’s robust research portfolio totals $67 million in grants and contracts per year for projects ranging from clinical neurosciences to treatment development to health policy and population health. The Department is recognized as an international leader in developing, testing, and implementing Collaborative Care, an integrated care model increasingly seen as a solution for population-based mental health care. Other areas of excellence include Addictions, Autism, High Risk Youth, Neurosciences, and Trauma, and the Department is developing innovative new programs in Technology and Mental Health, Global Mental Health, Maternal and Child Mental Health, and Targeted Intervention Development.

The Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences within the UW School of Medicine currently has an outstanding opportunity for a Research Study Coordinator 1. Psychiatry is the third largest department in the School of Medicine and the largest non-divisioned department.This individual will report to Dr. Lindgren and Dr. Bedard-Gilligan in the Center for the Study of Health and Risk Behaviors (CSHRB) lab. The overall annual operations funding from all sources is over $130 million.

POSITION PURPOSE
The Research Study Coordinator will work full-time (40 hours per week) on research studies involving human subjects. The person in this position will work closely with the Principal Investigators and colleagues on NIAAA funded projects. The primary project is an ongoing 5-year clinical trial evaluating a brief, self-directed, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) text message intervention for individuals with symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) who also endorse hazardous drinking. This position is an outstanding opportunity for individuals interested in gaining more research experience before applying to graduate programs in clinical or social psychology.Position has possibility for occasional Work From Home (1 day a week). The ideal start date for the position would be September 3, 2024 or early September.”

The investigative team centrally values diversity and inclusion, and we are committed to ensuring that our team reflects the diversity of our participant population. Thus, candidates from under-represented and minoritized groups are strongly encouraged to apply.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES