Job Responsibilities
Design and oversee research related to major mental illnesses
and their treatments. Evaluate program effectiveness using
statistically-supportable techniques.
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Job Requirements
Need doctorate in psychology with a clinical research
orientation and subsequent clinical experience working directly
with mentally ill patients and programs.
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Uppers
Relatively independent research position offering opportunity to develop own
research interests.
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Downers
This is not a 40 hour per week job-- requires 60+ hours in order
to stay abreast of research being published as well as design
and carry out own research.
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Lifestyle
Requires interaction and collaboration with a wide variety of professionals --
psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, patients, other agencies. In
addition to expertise in research design and knowledge of mental illness, good
social skills are needed in order to manage large projects.
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Compensation
Salary for this position in a large county might start at
$70,000 and go up to $82,000 with seniority. Dollar value of
benefits is estimated at about 30% of salary. Salary is
independent of hours worked: 60 hours per week pays same as 40
hours per week.
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Advice to Jobseekers
Very challenging position that requires self-motivation, ability
to organize and manage own time and that of up to four or five
other scientists and statisticians. Need to have a firm grasp
of physiological and cognitive aspects of mental illnesses.
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