Post Doctoral Fellow

Department: Tx Inst Measure, Eval & Stat

Salary: Minimum $ 49,400.00 Middle $ 63,000.00

Description:

Possesses, understands, and applies a comprehensive knowledge in area of specialization. Develops understanding and skills to allow for completion of assignments that cross fields of specialization. Develops leadership and management skills.
1. Receives/Reviews progress and evaluates results of experiments or projects under control or supervisory responsibility.
2. Recommends changes in research, testing or experimental procedures.
3. May be responsible for a single highly technical and complex piece of research equipment.
4. May review and evaluate the effectiveness of personnel.
5. May plan for and assign personnel to projects under control.
6. Operates with latitude for unreviewed action.
7. May receive general supervision conferring with higher levels only in unusual situations.
8. Performs other job-related duties as required.
MQ: Requires singular knowledge of a specialized advanced professional discipline or the highest level of general business knowledge, normally acquired through attainment of a directly job-related terminal degree or equivalent formal training in a recognized field of specialization that is directly related to the type of work being performed. No experience is required.
The Sleep and Anxiety Center of Houston at the University of Houston (http://www.uh.edu/SACH) is accepting applications for a post-doctoral fellow position to assist with a new 5-year, multi-method, NIMH-funded study to examine how sleep patterns during the pre-adolescent years impact positive emotions and elevate risk for depression and other psychiatric disorders. The coordinator will be part of a multi-site research team and receive mentorship/supervision in behavioral sleep medicine from a licensed clinical psychologist. Opportunities to engage in other research projects, publish papers, and
present research at national conferences are available.
Responsibilities include project coordination, data management, report writing, supervising staff, conducting clinical assessments including sleep monitoring using actigraphy and polysomnography (PSG). Eligible candidates should have a doctoral degree in clinical psychology or other relevant field of study, research experience working with children and families, and
exceptional organizational and communication skills. Experience conducting sleep-related research is ideal but not required. The University of Houston (UH) is the leading public research university in Houston and the second most racially/ethnically diverse university in the U.S. It is designated as a Tier One research university by the Carnegie Foundation. UH is located in close proximity to the Texas Medical Center (TMC) offering extensive opportunity for research collaboration. The University of Houston is an equal opportunity employer.

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