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Subject: [SRP-LIST] VA Greater Los Angeles MIRECC postdoctoral
fellowship program
Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2015 17:42:36 -0800
From: Robert Kern <rkern(a)ucla.edu>
To: srp-list(a)psychopathology.org
The VA Greater Los Angeles MIRECC fellowship program is currently
accepting applications for positions beginning in the fall of 2015. A
description of the program and application information is provided below.
*VA MIRECC Advanced Fellowship Program in *
*Mental Health Research and Treatment *
*VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System *
*Co-Directors: Michael F. Green, Ph.D. and Robert S. Kern, Ph.D.*
**
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.
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.
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.
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).
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). 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. 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. Applications are currently being accepted for the postdoctoral
fellowship position beginning in September 2015.