Faculty Position - Institute for Mental and Behavioral Health

Nationwide Children's Hospital•Columbus, OH

About The Position

The Institute for Mental and Behavioral Health Research is seeking faculty members to conduct innovative translational, clinical, and epidemiological research focused on the assessment, etiology, prevention, and treatment of mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders. This is a faculty position within the Institute, located in the Big Lots Behavioral Health Pavilion. The institute is hiring for multiple positions between 2025 and 2027. We are looking for researchers with expertise in areas such as m-health, artificial intelligence, data science, genomic medicine, implementation science, school-based intervention, prevention, cost-effectiveness, or evidence-based assessment. Content areas of interest include assessment, mood, anxiety, attention problems, externalizing and aggressive behavior, trauma, sleep, and early onset psychosis. A generous start-up package is available for highly qualified candidates.

Requirements

Doctoral degree in Clinical, School, or Quantitative Psychology, Nursing, Medicine, Health Services Research, or related field
Two years of post-doctoral research training or equivalent experience
Strong track record of publishing in high quality journals
Current K level or R level federal funding
Ph.D. or MD/Ph.D. or equivalent degree and having completed a post-doctoral fellowship in a pertinent area of scientific expertise.
Good communication skills, and ability to prepare scientific publications, presentations and proposals.
Technical skills in an appropriate area of research.
Ability to teach and train junior scientists.
Desire to pursue a career in biomedical research, and knowledge of the research process.

Nice To Haves

Expertise in areas such as m-health, artificial intelligence, data science, genomic medicine, implementation science, school-based intervention, prevention, cost-effectiveness, or evidence-based assessment is strongly encouraged.

Responsibilities

Designs experiment and develop protocols required to conduct meaningful research in a specific area of scientific research.
Trains and guides technical staff involved in specific projects and performing techniques.
Plans future directions and seeks sources of funding for a research group.
Records, collects, and analyzes data from research studies, and publishes results in appropriate refereed scientific journals.
Presents study results to Research Institute (RI) staff as well as at national scientific conferences.
Collaborates with other RI investigators in a manner that will enrich the overall institutional research effort.
Prepares for seeking and obtaining external research funding.
Serves as a mentor to RI post-doctoral research fellows (Research Scientists).
Does “hands-on” performance of techniques as needed to complete projects.
Ensures that research projects are conducted efficiently, correctly, and in a timely manner.
Trains subordinate research staff such as technicians, graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, etc. so that they can perform techniques required for conducting the studies.
Records, collects, and analyzes study data to be able to reach valid conclusions.
With the results in mind, plans for future research directions and studies.
When study data has been analyzed statistically, prepares papers and publishes results in appropriate scientific journals.
Presents results and conclusions to scientists at the weekly CRI research meetings and at national conferences.
Collaborates with other RI and OSU investigators to mutually benefit research efforts.
Serves as a resource in a particular area of scientific expertise.
Provides mentorship to graduate students and post-doctoral fellows (Research Scientists) in preparing them to be independent researchers.
Performs appropriate duties as a member of the faculty of the Ohio State University College of Medicine.
Prepares scientific proposals to seek external research funding whenever possible.
Prepares and monitors capital budget for the area of responsibility.
Responsible for authorizing expenditures from approved grant funds.
Recruits, hires, terminates and trains assigned staff.
Trains staff for compliance to hospital policies, RI, NIH, NRC, AALAC requirements and OSHA standards and regulations.
Conducts training on animal care and use as appropriate.