The Sleep Disorders and Research Center of the Henry Ford Health System is pleased to
offer a two-year fellowship in clinical sleep research. The successful candidate will be
closely involved in 2 multi-year NIH funded sleep-research grants (insomnia
pathophysiology and treatment), including providing standardized clinical services to
participants in the research protocol. Other potential projects for independent research
include circadian rhythms in shift workers. Opportunities for accrual of postdoctoral
clinical hours for licensing will be readily available, including supervised clinical
training sufficient for license eligibility and the licensure examination process
(EPPP).
Qualifications include a doctoral degree in clinical psychology (PhD) or a related-field
(experimental or health psychology, neuroscience, biology, psychiatry). Highly qualified
applicants should have experience in managing research protocols and scientific writing.
Exposure to or specialization in sleep medicine is helpful, but not necessary.
The Sleep Center will provide all professional and clinical training in sleep medicine.
Opportunities include interdisciplinary mentorship, seminars/journal clubs, advanced
coursework (if desired), and support for regular attendance at national and international
meetings. Other expectations of this position are manuscript preparation and research
presentations at national sleep meetings. Mentorship will also be available for developing
an independent line of research related to work at the sleep laboratory/clinic.
The Henry Ford Hospital Sleep Disorders and Research Center includes full-time NIH funded
investigators and multiple sleep medicine clinicians (psychologists, psychiatrists,
pulmonologists, and a neurologist). Our group consists of very collegial, productive
clinical scientists who are national experts in the field of sleep research. Our main
areas of research focus include behavioral treatment of insomnia, excessive sleepiness,
pharmacology and shift work disorder/circadian rhythms.
Salary and full benefits are provided. Start-up seed funding for research is available in
the amount of $10,000 for discretionary spending on an initial research project for the
first year. This can be increased up to $30,000 with satisfactory progress during the
second year of the training period.
We will begin reviewing applications immediately and continue until the position is
filled. Interested candidates should send a resume and brief letter of interest to Dr.
Philip Cheng.
Email: pcheng1@hfhs.org<mailto:pcheng1@hfhs.org>
Phone: 248-344-7361
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Philip Cheng, Ph.D.
Sleep Disorders Center
Henry Ford Health System
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