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Applicants are invited to apply for a specialist position at the University of California, Irvine (UCI), Department of Psychological Science. This is a full-time position for those with a strong interest in digital mental health, especially the evaluation of digital cognitive-behavioral therapy. Level (junior to associate) is flexible and will be dependent on the applicant's background, experience, and qualifications. Specialists will work in the TEchnology and Mental Health (TEAM) Lab, directed by Dr. Stephen Schueller, which explores how technology can be used in the treatment and management of mental health and can improve the delivery of mental health services.

The Specialist will work on a National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)-funded project (R01 MH126664), Support from Peers to Expand Access (SUPERA), evaluating the implementation of an evidence-based, Spanish-language, digital, cognitive-behavioral therapy intervention in primary care settings for Latinx patients with depression and/or anxiety. This project simultaneously assesses the most effective ways to integrate dCBT into primary care settings and how to best support patients using the digital tool so that they get the most out of it.

Job responsibilities include data collection, data management, preparing reports, troubleshooting REDCap, collaborating and coordinating with project stakeholders, managing institutional review board (IRB) protocols, regulatory approval, monitoring critical project timelines, financial tracking, and working with additional team members and undergraduate students. The position will afford opportunities for preparing scientific presentations and contributing to manuscripts.

This is an ideal position for applicants with a strong interest in digital mental health, with opportunities in implementation science, community-engaged work, and collaborating within multidisciplinary teams. The specialist will contribute to scientific publications and presentations, data analysis, preparing scientific outputs, conducting mixed-methods data collection in clinical and/or community-based settings. Strong analytic, writing, and communication skills are emphasized. Applicants with bachelors or master’s degrees in psychology, public health, social work or related fields are invited to apply. Proficiency in Spanish is required given the topic of the grants the position will be supporting.

Additional Qualifications
● Demonstrated project management and organizational skills
● Strong communication skills; verbally and in writing
● Interpersonal skills; experience building relationships and partnerships, and communicating sensitively with a wide range of stakeholder groups
● Data management skills
● Work independently

Preferred Qualifications
● Writing and/or leading scientific papers
● Quantitative and qualitative data analysis
● Spanish fluency
● REDCap

The University of California, Irvine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer advancing inclusive excellence. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC anti-discrimination policy.

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.