Postdoctoral Fellow Application

The focus of our research is on self-injury and depression in youth and emerging adulthood. We are currently looking to hire a full-time postdoctoral fellow to assist with NIH-funded studies aimed at improving short-term risk prediction for suicidal behavior in adolescents and testing the efficacy of a digital intervention in co-occurring depression and cannabis use. ​Our studies employ (i) computational methods to model neurocognitive markers and/or ambulatory indices (i.e., mobile technology including actigraphy, passive sensing of physiological arousal, passive sensing of social engagement and physical activity, and ecological momentary assessment); (ii) computer vision to identify visual indicators of suicide risk among adolescents; (iii) automatic sensing of acoustic and visual behaviors in parent-child dyadic interactions; (iv) passive sensing data and ecological momentary assessments to evaluate changes in digital biomarkers after a smatphone-based digital intervention. The postdoctoral fellow will work under the mentorship of Drs. Richard Liu, Taylor Burke, and Amanda Collins at Massachusetts General Hospital.

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Duties & Responsibilities:

Responsibilities will include: training and supervising research assistants in research management (e.g., data collection and management); supervising and conducting diagnostic assessments; completing suicide risk assessments; assisting with data preparation and analysis, and contributing to scientific writing.   

 

Training Opportunities:

Support for the professional development of the fellow will be provided. Supervision towards licensure is available. There will be ample opportunities to receive training in designing and conducting research on suicide and nonsuicidal self-injury in youth, and on depression, substance use, and anxiety in adults, as well as conducting clinical trials. Training will be provided in suicide risk assessment and management. There will be opportunities to conduct independent research, submit presentations to national conferences, and prepare manuscripts for publication. There may also be opportunities for training in grant-writing.

 

Qualifications:

Qualified applicants must have a doctoral degree in clinical psychology or in a related field, excellent scientific writing, organizational, and interpersonal skills, and be able to work autonomously as well within a collaborative team environment. Experience with data management and statistical software (e.g., SPSS, REDCap, Mplus, R) and with writing scripts in E-Prime and Python are preferred but not required. Prior research, particularly independent research projects, is required. Experience with study coordination on federally funded studies and clinical experience (e.g., diagnostic interviewing, suicide risk assessment) is strongly recommended.

 

Application Information:

This position would involve both in-person and remote work. Interested applicants are invited to submit a cover letter and CV to Drs. Liu, Burke, and Collins. Any questions regarding this position may be directed to MGHmoodandbehaviorlab@gmail.com. The deadline is rolling.