Post Doctoral Fellow

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Job Title Post Doctoral Fellow Posting Number P1674F

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Job Description Summary

Dr. Tiffany Brown, the Director of AppearanCe Concerns, Eating, Prevention, and Treatment (ACCEPT) lab at Auburn University is hiring a full-time post-doctoral fellow to work on a National Institute of Mental Health supported R61 focusing on further developing and pilot testing a novel virtually delivered psychosocial treatment for sexual minority adults living with an eating disorder. This R61 was jointly awarded to Dr. Brown and Dr. Aaron Blashill, the Director of Body Image, Sexuality, and Health (BISH) lab at San Diego State University (SDSU); as such, this position will be jointly supervised and mentored by Dr. Brown and Dr. Blashill. This position will involve managing the day-to-day operations of the clinical trial including: overseeing full-time study coordinators and staff across Auburn University and SDSU, working with LGBTQ community partners, working with clinical participants with eating disorders, conducting diagnostic assessments, assisting with data preparation and analysis, working on grant proposals and publications, and working with a large interdisciplinary team at Auburn University, SDSU, and with cross-site collaborators. Supervision towards licensure is available. This position could be remote or in person. For more information about the ACCEPT lab see: https://acceptlab.wixsite.com/acceptlab

In addition to the roles described above, the candidate will have numerous opportunities for mentored grant-writing (e.g., K awards), conducting secondary data analyses on numerous existing projects across the ACCEPT and BISH labs (including eating disorder prevention data on young sexual minority men), manuscript writing, presentation at national/international conferences, and opportunities to mentor junior members across the labs. This position is a two-year position with the possibility of renewal. This post-doctoral fellowship will help propel the fellow into a tenure-track or research faculty position.

Minimum Qualifications

A Ph.D. in psychology or a related field is required. ABD candidates will be considered but must have a Ph.D. by the start date or the offer will be withdrawn.

The successful candidate must meet eligibility requirements for work in the United States at the time the appointment is scheduled to begin and continue working legally for the term of employment.

Desired Qualifications Special Instructions to Applicants

Review of applications will begin April 15, 2024 and the search will continue until a suitable candidate is selected.

To apply for the position please go to: https://www.auemployment.com/postings/44131. Potential applicants should submit a CV along with a cover letter containing a detailed description of prior research experience, diversity statement, transcript and names and contact information for three professional references. Start date is negotiable but could be as early as May 2024.

Inquiries should be directed to Tiffany Brown, Search Committee Chair: tiffanybrown@auburn.edu.

Auburn University is understanding of and sensitive to the family needs of faculty, including dual-career couples. http://www.auburn.edu/academic/provost/facultyjobs/

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