The Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA currently has an opening for a professional researcher to join the research lab of Robert Welsh, PhD, in the Center of Cognitive Neuroscience at the Assistant rank. We are looking for an enthusiastic, resourceful, and dedicated investigator to lead a randomized controlled clinical trial evaluating a potential approach to treat anhedonic anxiety using exposure therapy and to understand the mechanisms of treatment outcome. The researcher will take a leadership role in the execution of the clinical trial - the supervision of graduate student therapists and other staff, data collection, data analysis, manuscript write-up, and reporting to the funding agency.

The position requires a Ph.D. in clinical psychology and a license as a clinical psychologist in California. Skillsets required include expertise in anxiety and depression; supervising and delivering therapy utilizing the clinical trial’s treatments (e.g., cognitive-behavioral therapy, mindfulness, exposure therapy using the inhibitory retrieval model, positive affect treatment); statistical analysis (i.e., multilevel modeling, structural equation modeling, computational modeling); designing, leading, and coordinating experiments; physiological data measurement (i.e., electrodermal activity, electrocardiography; using the Biopac); fMRI data acquisition and analysis; and programming and conducting experimental tasks (i.e., fear conditioning, behavioral approach task, economic decision-making task). Evidence of manuscript writing and data analysis is also required, with multiple first-author publications. Candidate should have publications or otherwise demonstrate skills on these topics.

Salary will be consistent with the UCLA Researcher Series The posted UC salary scales (https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2024-25/july-2024-scales/t13-b.pdf) set the minimum pay determined by rank and step at appointment. See Table 37-B. The salary range for this position is $90200-90200 annually. Interested candidates must submit a i) cover letter outlining academic interests and fit for the Professional Researcher position, ii) curriculum vitae with bibliography, and iii) contact information for three references to the UC Recruit application portal https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/apply/JPF10403. For more information, please contact Dr. Robert Welsh at rcwelsh@mednet.ucla.edu.

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