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Members of the VA Research community who are interested in advertising their available positions here can submit requests to ORD.Web@va.gov. NOTE: Please specify application deadlines, otherwise submissions will be removed after two months.
This list is updated monthly. For additional VA opportunities, please visit the USAJobs website.
The mission of the VISN 5 MIRECC is to collaborate with Veterans and stakeholders to support and enhance the recovery, longevity, health and wellness, and community functioning of Veterans with serious mental illness, defined as a diagnosis with a mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder that has substantially interfered with an individual’s daily life.
Hired investigator will be responsible for the development and maintenance of a program of research focusing on one or more areas of expertise related to the MIRECC’s mission (e.g. serious mental illness, internalized stigma, first episode psychosis, implementation science, women’s mental health, health disparities, social determinants of health, substance use, older adults, complimentary and integrated services, peer services, trauma in serious mental illness, or other related topics). Investigator will be expected to secure VA Merit, foundation, and/or NIH sponsored research funding. The hired investigator will also be expected to assume administrative leadership positions as the Assistant Director of the Research Core or the Clinical Core. Investigators will also be expected to provide mentorship to post-doctoral fellows participating in the VA Advanced Fellowship Program in Mental Illness Research and Treatment within our Center.
Although most of our current faculty are clinical and/or health services researchers, we welcome interest from any clinician and non-clinician researchers with expertise across the translational research spectrum
For questions or additional information contact Richard Goldberg, Ph.D. (Director, VISN 5 MIRECC) at Richard.Goldberg@va.gov
Interested investigators should send their CV to Richard Goldberg, Ph.D. (Director, VISN 5 MIRECC) at Richard.Goldberg@va.gov
The Long Beach VA Medical Center is currently recruiting for one (1) Health Technician to Spinal Cord Injury/ Disorders Healthcare Group Service Long Beach, CA. The primary purpose of this position is to support SCI HCG by performing a variety of administrative and clinical support functions for nursing service.
Closes: 03/28/2023
See https://www.usajobs.gov/job/712742800 for details.
Seeking an experienced Clinical Trial Manager! Come join our dynamic team performing cutting-edge research in the clinical translation of genomics.
Under the supervision of principal investigator (PI) Dr. Jason Vassy, the candidate performs high-level research duties for the Prostate Cancer, Genetic Risk, and Equitable Screening Study (ProGRESS), which is a high-priority project recruiting participants across VA. This study is a first-of-its-kind national trial of polygenic risk score-guided prostate cancer screening in a large cohort of Veterans. It is an excellent model for examining how to best support providers and Veterans in making decisions in this new screening paradigm.
The Project Manager is an integral member of the ProGRESS Research Team. The incumbent will be responsible for the operational oversight of the program and will provide scientific, technical, and administrative guidance as well as leadership and coaching to program staff.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Performs other related duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS:
SKILLS/ABILITIES/COMPETENCIES REQUIRED:
WORKING CONDITIONS:
The Project Manager will work at the Jamaica Plain Division of the VA Boston Healthcare System in Boston, MA, under the supervision of the PI. This position is available starting Summer 2023, with opportunity for involvement in additional projects and career advancement within VA afterwards. Job Type: Full-time. Salary: Depending on the candidate’s experience, the target salary will be in the GS-12 range according to the Office of Personnel Management General Schedule table at opm.gov.
CONTACT:
Interested applicants are encouraged to contact Fabian Lako (fabian.lako@va.gov ) with any questions or to express interest.
The Salisbury VA Medical Center is hiring a full-time Research Coordinator. This position will be part of a dynamic team that supports research activities for all Center studies. This position is based in Salisbury, NC. Ad-hoc telework is available, but this position is not virtual.
Key duties:
Qualifications:
Interested applicants should submit their CV, cover letter, and verification of education to Amy.Morris3@va.gov
TheSalisbury VA Medical Center is hiring a full-time Psychology Technician. This position will be part of a dynamic team that supports research activities for all Center studies. This position is based in Salisbury, NC. Ad-hoc telework is available, but this position is not virtual.
Key duties:
Qualifications:
Interested applicants should submit their CV, cover letter, and verification of education to Amy.Morris3@va.gov
The Chief of the Clinical Science Core position will directly support the CoE Director in overseeing and expanding psychological research at the VISN 17 Center of Excellence. The incumbent supervises the Clinical Science Core and is responsible for conducting research on the psychological factors associated with mental illnesses in Veterans and their treatment. The incumbent will be responsible for conducting, leading, and directing the research programs which evaluate existing mental health treatments, develop new interventions current assessment guidelines, develop new methods or measures in psychological assessment, test the viability and capabilities of the assessments, and implement changes aimed at increasing the reliability and validity of psychological assessments.
Closing date: 12/05/2023See https://www.usajobs.gov/job/695182800 for details.
The Central Texas VA Health Care System is currently recruiting for a Psychiatrist Program Manager (Clinical Science Leader), for the VISN 17 Center of Excellence. The psychiatrist is assigned to the VISN 17 Center of Excellence, an interdisciplinary research facility focusing on developing new assessments and treatments for mental health conditions.
Closing date: 12/05/2023
See https://www.usajobs.gov/job/695182000 for details.
The primary purpose of the position is to provide oversight of VHA facilities with research programs to ensure compliance with VA and other Federal regulatory and policy requirements pertaining to the conduct of human subjects research and human subject protections and general research administration. The position specializes in compliance oversight pertaining to the conduct of human subjects research and human subject protections and general research administration.
Closing date: 03/20/2023
See https://www.usajobs.gov/job/711748300 for details.
The Medical College of Wisconsin Division of General Internal Medicine is recruiting 6 new diverse tenure-track faculty candidates at the Assistant and Associate Professor level.
Position Highlights & Requirements
About MCW
At the core of everything we do at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) is the pursuit of new knowledge and the power of academic medicine. Bringing together the world’s top scientists and clinicians, inspired students, and invested communities, we are driven to solve the most complex challenges in healthcare and society. MCW is home to a diverse group of thought leaders who are collaborating to build a healthier world and a continuous cycle of life-changing knowledge.
General Internal Medicine Research Section
GIM is committed to creating and sustaining strong infrastructure to support research. The Division conducts clinical, population health, education, and industry research and is home to a large health services research group with over $10 million in federal research funding. The research vision is to become a leader in creating evidence to change clinical practice, educational efforts, and local, regional, and national policy.
Closing date: 12/31/23
If you are interested in joining our team, please contact:
Becky Trujillo
Ph: (414) 955-4683
bltrujillo@mcw.edu
Starting salary: $61,275 + benefits, depending on education and experience
Full-time
Position Summary
We are seeking a knowledgeable, independent, and motivated candidate for a full-time Research Associate position to assist Principal Investigators (PI), in the VA HSRD Center to Improve Veteran Involvement in Care (CIVIC) with multiple projects intended to advance the scientific understanding of issues related to common and important health care problems and conditions that affect Veterans. We are looking for candidates with interest in a breadth of research from retrospective data review to prospective clinical research. Studies will include multiple projects addressing new technology. These include database analysis utilizing machine based learning and artificial intelligence to add to our understanding of surgical risk for patients, as well as cardiovascular technology in the form of a wearable sensor for remote monitoring utilizing mathematical modeling to identify patients at risk for worsening of patient’s heart failure to improve their clinical management.
Research Environment
This position is located at the VA Portland Health Care System’s Center to Improve Veteran Involvement in Care (CIVIC) (https://www.portlandcoin.research.va.gov/). CIVIC’s mission is to conduct research that empowers veterans to improve their health through engagement in self-care, engagement with VA and non-VA healthcare systems, and engagement in the research process.
The VA HSRD CIVIC is a research center housed at the VA Portland Health Care System with strong ties to Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU). The CIVIC community is committed to developing, fostering, and retaining a diverse workforce. We seek applicants who have experience working with diverse communities and on diverse teams. In addition, we seek candidates who have experience engaging, communicating with, and incorporating perspectives from multiple diverse or underrepresented communities into research.
This study team values individuals at all points in their career trajectories and is committed to fostering the professional growth of its staff. Within CIVIC, and the broader VA and OHSU communities, there are many opportunities for continuing education and training related to a broad variety of topics. Such opportunities include OHSU Departmental Grand Rounds or larger events, research in progress meetings, CIVIC conferences, analyst drop-in sessions, qualitative forums, funding for participation in external training opportunities (e.g., workshops, conference attendance), and more. Within our team, we have multiple ongoing projects and collaborations with other investigators that provide opportunities for additional data analysis, data collection, and cross-team experiences to support motivated staff in reaching professional development goals.
This position is eligible for teleworking, early, late, or compressed work schedules, a transit pass if applicable, as well as paid vacation, sick leave, and a range of healthcare and retirement benefits.
Responsibilities
The research associate will be responsible to assist the PIs in achieving research aims and project objectives. Obligations will correspond and depend on experience and may include any/or all the following:
Experience and Qualifications
Closes 4/7/2023
Interested candidates should send a Cover Letter and resume/CV to Beau Edwards at Beau.Edwards@va.gov with the subject line ‘Research Associate’.
Expected starting salary: $74,137 + Benefits (GS-11)
Position Summary: Under the supervision of the Director of the VA Center to Improve Veteran Involvement in Care (CIVIC), a Health Services Research & Development (HSR&D) Center, and Principal Investigators (PIs), the Health Services Research Science Writer will participate in multiple projects intended to advance the scientific understanding of common and important health care conditions that affect Veterans, with a focus on science writing. Current CIVIC research includes projects related to suicide prevention, strategies to enhance Veteran-clinician collaboration, care coordination, pain and substance use disorders, cancer, rural health and deployment-related conditions.
Responsibilities: The primary responsibility is to support the Center Director and PIs by assisting with writing grant applications, writing up study analyses and results, generating written and oral reports and briefs, and developing and/or preparing results of secondary analyses of existing datasets for publication.
The Health Services Research Science Writer will use experience and training in research to:
Experience
Required qualifications:
Preferred qualifications
The Center to Improve Veteran Involvement in Care (CIVIC) is committed to developing and sustaining a workforce that supports the inclusion and professional growth of all people regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, Veteran status, familial status, disability status, or genetic information. Candidates must be US citizens. Depending on the candidate’s experience, the target salary will be in the GS-11 range according to the Office of Personnel Management General Schedule table at opm.gov.
The deadline for applications is 5/1/2023.
Interested candidates should send a cover letter and resume/CV to Dr. Dobscha, by email at steven.dobscha@va.gov with the subject line ‘Health Services Research Science Writer’.
This Clinical Research position is located in the Research and Development Service of the Veterans Administration Portland Health Care Systems (VAPORHCS) in Portland, Oregon. The incumbent will support Local Site Investigators (LSIs) in the coordination of one or more VA Cooperative Studies Programs (CSP) randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial and/or interventional clinical trial involving experimental and observational research in healthcare. The incumbent will primarily be working with a diversified population of United States Veterans, as well as the potential of working within the community and with other collaborating research institutions in the Portland, Oregon/SW Washington region, including the VAPORHCS Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) within the Portland, Oregon Metro area.
This position will entail extensive patient contact and coordinating, managing, and executing multiple elements of human subjects' research to provide necessary support to CSP research with primary emphasis on enrollment, regulatory compliance, data quality, and other approved enhancements of research efforts. Successful candidates must be comfortable stepping in as a CSP support study staff facilitator on short notice; flexibility, time management and a team-based aptitude are key.
Closing date: 5/31/23
See full description for details.
This position is located in the Research Service Department at the Veterans Administration Portland Health Care System (VAPORHCS) in Portland, Oregon, and to include collaborations with other research institutions in the Portland, Oregon/SW Washington region. This position works as an Assistant with the VAPORHCS Cooperative Studies Program (CSP). The Research Assistant will provide overall program support, working with a diversified population of United States Veterans.
This position will entail executing multiple elements of human subjects' research to provide support functions to enhance the efforts of VA Cooperative Studies Program (CSP) clinical trials conducted at VAPORHCS, with primary emphasis on recruitment/enrollment, regulatory compliance, and data quality.
Closing date: 5/31/23
See full description for details.
This position is located in the Research Service Department at the Veterans Administration Portland Health Care System (VAPORHCS) in Portland, Oregon, and to include collaborations with other research institutions in the Portland, Oregon/SW Washington region. This position works as an Assistant with the VAPORHCS Cooperative Studies Program (CSP). The Research Assistant will provide overall program support, working with a diversified population of United States Veterans.
This position will entail executing multiple elements of human subjects' research to provide support functions to enhance the efforts of VA Cooperative Studies Program (CSP) clinical trials conducted at VAPORHCS, with primary emphasis on recruitment/enrollment, regulatory compliance, and data quality.
Closing date: 5/31/23
See full description for details.
This position is located in the Research Service Department at the Veterans Administration Portland Health Care System (VAPORHCS) in Portland, Oregon. This position works as an Assistant on assigned Principal Investigator's research program(s) providing study support functions, primarily working with a diversified population of United States Veterans, as well as collaborating with other research institutions in the Portland, Oregon/SW Washington region, including the VAPORHCS Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) within the Portland, Oregon metro area and Vancouver, Washington.
This position will entail extensive patient contact and executing multiple elements of human subjects' research to provide necessary support to CSP research with primary emphasis on enrollment, regulatory compliance, data quality, and other approved enhancements of research efforts. The incumbent may support one or more CSP studies. Successful candidates must be comfortable stepping in as a CSP support study staff on short notice; willingness to work on multiple projects and with multiple teams; flexibility, time management and a team-based aptitude are key.
Closing date: 5/31/23
See full description for details.
The Seattle Epidemiologic Research and Information Center is a CSP research center currently hiring full-time Research Assistants/Research Specialists who want to be part of our research team. The ERIC is part of the VA Puget Sound Health Care System and works to improve the health outcomes of Veterans through epidemiologic research. Applicants will be considered for all open positions.
Key Duties for all positions:
Qualifications for all positions:
Closes: 5/5/2023
See full description for details.
The Seattle Epidemiologic Research and Information Center is a CSP research center currently hiring full-time Research Coordinators who want to be part of our research team. The ERIC is part of the VA Puget Sound Health Care System and works to improve the health outcomes of Veterans through epidemiologic research. Applicants will be considered for all open positions.
Key Duties for all positions:
Qualifications for all positions:
Closes: 5/5/2023
See full description for details.
The North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System (NF/SGVHS) is seeking an Associate Chief of Staff for Research and Development (ACOS/R&D). The ACOS/R&D, along with the Research Service team, will formulate the goals and objectives of the research program at NF/SGVHS, including developing and directing the complex scientific and administrative activities needed to advance the program.
This position is primarily based at Malcom Randall VA Medical Center in Gainesville, FL but may travel between facilities within NF/SGVHS and includes supervision of research at other sites within the healthcare system. Investigators at our station perform basic science, preclinical, clinical, and health services research and receive funding from VA Biomedical Laboratory R&D, Clinical Science R&D, Rehabilitation R&D, Health Services R&D, the multi-site Cooperative Studies Program, the Million Veterans Program, and the VA Technology Transfer Office, among others. Candidates should possess extensive research experience and display exceptional leadership, managerial, and collaborative skills.
External Applicant (Physicians): https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/697261900 - Closes 12/28/2023
Internal Applicant (Physicians): https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/696204900 - Closes 12/29/2023
The Augusta Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center (CNVAMC) is a level 1a, medical school affiliated, two-division Medical Center that provides tertiary care in Medicine, Surgery, Specialty Care, Neurology, Psychiatry, Physical Medicine and Rehab, Primary Care, Geriatrics, and a dedicated Spinal Cord Institute serving a multi-state catchment area. The Medical Center is affiliated with the Augusta University [AU], in Augusta, GA and the Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical center, integrating clinical care, teaching, and research, making it an attractive academic and research Medical Center.
Charlie Norwood VA System is looking for candidate who is an enthusiastic leader to Chief a robust Research program. The Associate Chief of Staff for Research (ACOS-R), along with the research service team will formulate goals and objectives of the research program, as well as planning, developing, and directing the complex scientific and administrative activities necessary to advance the program.
Detail:
Examples of position duties include, but are not limited to:
Duties: The ACOS-R has leadership responsibility for all administrative and budgetary operations of the Research Service and ensures that programs meet all regulatory compliance requirements.
Duties include:
Additional Requirement:
Preferred Experience:
Interested candidates must provide the following documents to Tim Coleman, timmy.coleman@va.gov
The Medical College of Wisconsin Division of General Internal Medicine has full-time research faculty position openings at the Assistant and Associate Professor level.
Position Highlights & Requirements
About MCW
At the core of everything we do at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) is the pursuit of new knowledge and the power of academic medicine. Bringing together the world’s top scientists and clinicians, inspired students, and invested communities, we are driven to solve the most complex challenges in healthcare and society. MCW is home to a diverse group of thought leaders who are collaborating to build a healthier world and a continuous cycle of life-changing knowledge.
General Internal Medicine Research Section
GIM is committed to creating and sustaining strong infrastructure to support research. The Division conducts clinical, population health, education, and industry research and is home to a large health services research group with over $10 million in federal research funding. The research vision is to become a leader in creating evidence to change clinical practice, educational efforts, and local, regional, and national policy.
Closing date: 10/10/2023
If you are interested in joining our team, please contact:
Becky Trujillo
Ph: (414) 955-4683
bltrujillo@mcw.edu
https://www.mcw.edu