Research Assistant I - Suicide Care, Prevention, and Research (CPR) Initiative (Hybrid)
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About The Position
Join the HJF Team! HJF is seeking a Research Assistant I to support the Suicide Care, Prevention, and Research (CPR) Initiative in the Medical and Clinical Psychology (MPS) department within the Uniformed Services University (USU) in Bethesda, Maryland. This position is located at the Suicide CPR Initiative office in Rockville, Maryland (HJF Headquarters Building) and the incumbent will be expected to work a hybrid schedule, on-site 3 days per week. The Research Assistant I will serve as a member of a multidisciplinary team and examine topics pertaining to military mental health and suicide prevention. One primary function of the Research Associate I will be to review and code records belonging to military suicide decedents and contribute to the preparation of executive summaries and timelines for each record. The ideal candidate will have prior military experience and/or prior research experience with military populations. This position will be in support of the Suicide CPR Initiative, previously known as the Laboratory for the Treatment of Suicide-Related Ideation and Behavior, which was established in 2006. Dr. Holloway, the Director of the Suicide CPR Initiative, is a clinical psychologist and an intervention scientist who is primarily interested in developing and empirically evaluating novel interventions for suicide risk reduction. The Suicide CPR Initiative is strategically in a unique position to focus on the problem of military suicide, given its origins at USU and its established partnerships with the Department of Defense and Veterans Affairs, as well as national and international collaborators and stakeholders. Overall, the mission of the Suicide CPR Initiative is threefold: CARE: To develop effective interventions targeted at reducing suicidal thoughts and/or behaviors; PREVENTION: To save lives through education, intervention, science, and advocacy; RESEARCH: To advance suicide intervention science and practice. This is a 1-year position, with the possibility of extension given funding availability and the ongoing needs of the program.
