Postdoctoral Associate
About The Position
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Postdoctoral Associate in the Behavioral Research and Training Institute – Center for Integrated Care of Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care. Under the direction of the Assistant Vice President, the Postdoctoral Fellow is responsible for research and clinical activities with the Behavioral Research and Training Institute. Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care ( UBHC ), established in 1971, offers a full continuum of evidence based behavioral health and addiction services for children, adolescents, adults, and seniors throughout New Jersey. UBHC’s 1,060 experienced behavioral health professionals and support staff are dedicated to treatment, prevention, and education. UBHC , one of the largest providers of behavioral health care in the country, has a budget of $260 million and has 15 sites throughout New Jersey. Services are readily accessible and include: inpatient, outpatient, partial hospitalization, screening, crisis stabilization, family/caregiver support, community outreach and case management, supportive housing, supported employment, prevention and consultation, employee assistance programs, and a licensed therapeutic school from preschool through high school. Specialty services include the New Jersey suicide prevention helpline and peer help lines for police, veterans, active military, teachers, mothers of special needs children and child protective service workers. In FY2016, UBHC treated 16,199 consumers, had 24,502 admissions, and touched the lives of 19,441 individual callers through peer support. In addition, UBHC is the primary mental health training resource for the New Jersey departments of Human Services, Children and Families, and Corrections, delivering 16,000 trainings each year.
Responsibilities
- Conceptualizes, designs and implements research and program evaluation projects in support of the lab’s mission.
- Based on a thorough knowledge of the field and the research literature, identifies research projects that would contribute to increasing the body of knowledge related to integrated behavioral health, addiction, psychology.
- Translates research ideas into concrete, specific and implementable research projects that meet the standards of scientific inquiry and that comport with University requirements.
- Assists the AVP in the preparation of research proposals to obtain grant support from federal, state and local units of government, as well as foundations.
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