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Subject: [SRP-LIST] Postdoctoral Fellowship Program at VA Greater Los
Angeles Healthcare System
Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2016 15:02:35 -0800
From: Robert Kern <rkern(a)ucla.edu>
To: srp-list(a)psychopathology.org
*VA MIRECC Advanced Fellowship Program in *
*Mental Illness Research and Treatment *
*VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System *
*Co-Directors: Michael F. Green, PhD and Robert S. Kern, PhD*
*Overview: *The MIRECC at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare Center
is recruiting psychologists (or other associated health fellows) for a
two-year fellowship program. The primary goal of the program is to train
psychologists to become leading clinical researchers in psychotic
disorders. The fellowship combines individual mentored research and
clinical training with state-of-the-art educational experiences. A
special emphasis of the fellowship program is to train fellows to
conduct translational research that brings basic science to clinical
practice.
*Program Description: *The opportunities for training will reside in the
research, clinical, and educational programs at the West Los Angeles
Division of the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, the units of
the MIRECC, and the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior
at UCLA. The MIRECC research programs are internationally recognized in
a broad range of research areas including cognitive neuroscience,
electrophysiology, neuropsychology, cognitive behavioral therapy,
psychosocial interventions, cognitive remediation, psychiatric
rehabilitation, clinical psychopharmacology, health services, and
implementation science. The Co-Directors and the MIRECC faculty have a
strong commitment to translational research that links basic science to
clinical research and clinical research to services research.
*Faculty:* MIRECC faculty members (and their research interests)
include: Michael F. Green, Ph.D. (cognitive neuroscience, functional
outcome); William P. Horan, Ph.D. (social cognition, emotion processing,
negative symptom assessment); Robert S. Kern, Ph.D. (neuropsychology,
cognitive rehabilitation, psychiatric rehabilitation, social cognition);
Shirley Glynn, Ph.D.(cognitive behavioral therapy, family interventions,
psychosocial treatment research); Stephen R. Marder, M.D. (clinical
psychopharmacology, pharmacological and psychosocial interventions);
Alexander S. Young, M.D., M.S.H.S. (health services, quality of care,
implementation science); Amy N. Cohen, Ph.D. (health services, family
interventions).
*Eligibility Requirements: *Eligible psychologists (or associated
clinicians) must be U.S. citizens. They must have graduated from an
American Psychological Association (APA) accredited doctoral program in
clinical or counseling psychology (or an equivalent program in another
discipline). Completion of an APA accredited internship in clinical or
counseling psychology is also required.
*How to Apply: *Interested psychologists (or associated clinicians) who
meet the eligibility requirements should send a cover letter and
curriculum vita to Robert Kern, Ph.D. (e-mail: rkern(a)ucla.edu
<mailto:rkern@ucla.edu>). The cover letter should specify the reasons
for your interest in this particular fellowship training program, a
brief overview of your previous clinical and research experiences, and
how you see this program promoting your professional and career goals.
*Other Information: *Our fellowship is an equal opportunity training
program. Hence, we strive to create a diverse training group and
consider minority status to be a beneficial factor in achieving this
goal. Thus, we give weight to minority status in our selection
rankings. Our fellowship program has applied for APA accreditation
which is currently under review. Applications are currently being
accepted for the postdoctoral fellowship position beginning in September
2016.