Dr. Eric Garland, PhD, LCSW is Endowed Professor in Health Sciences at the Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion, Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California San Diego, and Director of UCSD ONEMIND (Optimized Neuroscience-Enhanced Intervention Design), is seeking project scientists and postdoctoral fellows to support federally-funded, biobehavioral clinical research on mindfulness, psychedelic-assisted therapy, neurofeedback, and other integrative therapies for chronic pain, opioid misuse, and opioid use disorder. ONEMIND currently oversees multiple, high impact R01 grants funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Dr. Garland is looking for exceptional candidates to help conduct randomized clinical trials (RCTs) and neuroscience research on Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE), a manualized intervention for chronic pain, opioid misuse, and OUD, both alone and in combination with psychedelics and other neuroscience-informed therapeutics. For additional information on MORE and current research, see https://drericgarland.com/about-m-o-r-e/.
Candidates will assist with the following duties: a) manuscript preparation from existing datasets; b) clinical trial implementation; c) psychophysiological data collection, processing, and analysis (EEG, fNIRS, and fMRI measures); d) statistical analysis and data science; and e) designing and implementing new translational research studies. Postdoctoral fellows with a clinical degree will be trained to implement MORE and other mindfulness-based interventions, and will then deliver mindfulness and other interventions (e.g., psychedelic-assisted therapy) in clinical trials. Fellows will also have opportunities to coauthor multiple scientific articles from existing primary datasets and write federal grants leveraging the resources and interdisciplinary connections available at UCSD – ranked seventh among pubic universities in the U.S. and ranked ninth in the world for the most influential researchers.
Dr. Garland is seeking candidates with a PhD in Clinical Psychology, Neuroscience, Health Psychology, or a related discipline (or a MD). Applicants must have good scientific writing skills with a solid publication record, clinical or neuroscience research experience, and strong data analytic skills.
Applicants with clinical experience (e.g., mental health, addiction, and/or chronic pain populations), psychophysiological data analysis (e.g., EEG, HRV ,fNIRS, MRI, etc.), computer/data science skills, machine learning, and/or previous study coordination experience on Federally funded studies will be given preference. A clinical license (or being license eligible) is valued but not necessary.
Please send a copy of your CV and coverletter to egarland@health.ucsd.edu