Sent on behalf of the Eating Anxiety Treatment (EAT) Laboratory at the University of
Louisville
EAT Lab at University of Louisville — Dr. Levinson, the Director of the Eating Anxiety
Treatment (EAT) lab at the University of Louisville (UofL) is hiring a Clinical
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Clinical Research Post-Doctoral Fellow, Research Assistant
Professor, And Research Coordinator (
louisvilleeatlab.com)
1-Clinical Post-Doctoral Fellow in Eating Disorders
We are seeking a full-time, primarily clinical post-doctoral fellow to work on several
National Institute of Mental Health supported clinical trials building a new precision
treatment for eating disorders and identifying how individual treatment mechanisms relate
to public health outcomes, individual disease burden, medical comorbidities, and social
determinants of health. The clinical post-doctoral fellow will have the ability to utilize
a wide breadth of symptom-specific modalities under the umbrella of specialized eating
disorder personalized treatment, CBT, DBT, and exposure therapies. The post-doctoral
fellow will also have the opportunity to be trained in and utilize the more standard CBT-E
treatment for eating disorders. This position will involve clinical supervision of
graduate student therapists, providing therapy to participants with eating disorders,
supervising implementation of clinical trials and analysis of findings. This post-doctoral
fellow will work closely with study therapists to train them in the delivery of CBT-E and
personalized treatment for eating disorders and to ensure fidelity to the interventions.
They will also assist Dr. Levinson with training therapists to conduct diagnostic
assessments, working on publications, and mentoring study coordinators, graduate students,
and undergraduate students, and working with a large interdisciplinary team at UofL. The
position would be an excellent fit for someone who wishes to gain experience training and
supervising new therapists in evidence-based treatments for eating disorders. The
post-doctoral fellow will work very closely with Dr. Levinson on a day-to-day basis.
Opportunities for supervision toward licensure will be provided. Additional clinical
research opportunities and supervision are also available. This position is renewable for
up to five years and preference will be given to a post-doc who can commit to at least two
years. Minimum experience is a doctorate in psychology, social work, counseling, or a
related field. More information about the lab here:
www.louisvilleeatlab.com<http://www.louisvilleeatlab.com>
To apply please send your CV, a cover letter, and three names of references to Dr.
Levinson at cheri.levinson@louisville.edu<mailto:cheri.levinson@louisville.edu> and
please copy theresia.pettit@louisville.edu<mailto:theresia.pettit@louisville.edu>.
Please do not hesitate to reach out to Dr. Levinson with any questions. Application
deadline is rolling through April 15th, 2024 with an expected start date sometime in
Summer 2024, depending on fellow’s schedule.
2-Clinical-Research Postdoctoral Fellowship in Eating Disorder Research
We are seeking a full-time post-doctoral fellow to start Summer-Fall 2024 (start date is
flexible) to work on several National Institute of Mental Health supported randomized
controlled trials for eating disorders. This position is 100% research, including clinical
research, and provides a unique opportunity to be involved with one of the first
randomized controlled trials using idiographic methods to personalize psychotherapy and
digital randomized controlled trials of exposure therapy. This position will involve
supervising clinical trial protocols, research coordinators, and graduate students,
learning how to implement and utilize idiographic analyses to select treatment targets,
learning how to adapt exposure protocols for digital implementation, working on grant
proposals and publications, mentoring graduate and undergraduate students, assisting with
data preparation and analysis, and working with a large interdisciplinary team both at
UofL and with cross-site collaborators. The post-doctoral fellow will work very closely
with Dr. Levinson on a day to day basis. Supervision towards licensure is available if
needed.
Opportunities for involvement in grants, including mentored grants, publications, and
presentations at national conferences are plentiful and highly encouraged. Teaching
opportunities are available if desired. Additional clinical opportunities and supervision
are also available. This position is renewable for up to three years and preference will
be given to a post-doc who can commit to at least two years. Minimum experience is a
doctorate in psychology, counseling, engineering, biostatistics, neuroscience, or any
other related field. This post-doctoral fellowship will help propel the fellow into a
tenure-track or research faculty position. More information about the lab here:
www.louisvilleeatlab.com<http://www.louisvilleeatlab.com>
To apply please send your CV, a cover letter, and three names of references to Dr.
Levinson at cheri.levinson@louisville.edu<mailto:cheri.levinson@louisville.edu>.
Application deadline is rolling with an expected start date sometime in Summer or Fall of
2024, depending on fellow’s schedule.
3-Research Assistant Professor/Research Scientist
This PhD-level, research-track (non-tenure track) faculty member will work closely with
Dr. Levinson to expand our lab's scientific portfolio by collaboratively writing
grants, leading and co-leading intervention, intensive longitudinal data, implementation,
and technology development projects aligned with the lab's mission and contributing
to mentorship of students and staff. This position will have guaranteed funding as a
Research Assistant Professor for up to 2 years; after that, contingent on funding, support
would come from a combination of grants and contracts within the lab (we have a wide
variety of ongoing support sources for our team members, including traditional federal
grants from NIH, NSF, and contracts with foundation, industry, and nonprofit partners). It
is also possible to write independent grants such as a K award. Teaching and clinical work
is available as desired.
The Research Assistant Professor position would be an excellent fit for a mission-driven,
team-oriented, experienced clinical scientist who may not want to independently direct and
manage a research lab as sole PI, but is excited about taking on a collaborative
leadership role to propel our lab's scientific mission, primarily by serving as PI,
MPI or Co-I on grant submissions and large-scale projects. The start date is negotiable
(ideally between spring 2023 and fall 2024), and the position would be hybrid, with some
time working in-person at our lab in Louisville. Possibility for remote work can be
considered.
Interested candidates should send a CV and cover letter (describing your interest and fit
for the position, as well as how you intend to apply your expertise and experiences to
forwarding the lab's mission) directly to me
(cheri.Levinson@louisville.edu<mailto:cheri.Levinson@louisville.edu>). Applications
will be considered on a rolling basis. Please feel free to reach out with any questions
about this opportunity.
4-Full-time Study Coordinator
Dr. Levinson and Dr. Sara Bufferd, Director of the Child Anxiety and Mood Lab at the
University of Louisville (UofL) are hiring a full-time research coordinator. The position
will involve working with child participants on a longitudinal NIH funded study collecting
longitudinal data on early childhood risk factors for eating disorders in female children
ages 6-12. This position will involve working with parents and children, conducting
diagnostic, behavioral, and psychophysiological assessments, assisting with data
collection and preparation, assisting with institutional review board protocols, and
working with a large interdisciplinary team at UofL. Evening and weekend hours will be
needed to accommodate parents’ and children’s schedule. The study coordinator will work
very closely with Drs. Bufferd and Levinson and their teams on a day-to-day basis.
Opportunities for involvement in publications and presentations at national conferences
are available. Minimum experience is a bachelors’ degree in psychology, education, or a
related field. Research experience is a must. This position is ideal for someone wanting
to go to graduate school in a health-related field. This is a 2-year position with
potential for 5 years depending on funding and performance.
Interested applicants should send their CV, a cover letter, and names and contact for 3
references to Dr. Levinson at
cheri.levinson@louisville.edu<mailto:cheri.levinson@louisville.edu> and CC
emma.crumby@louisville.edu<mailto:emma.crumby@louisville.edu>. More information on
the EAT lab here:
www.louisvilleeatlab.com<http://www.louisvilleeatlab.com>om>.
More information on the Child Anxiety and Mood Lab here:
uoflcamlab.com Deadline is
rolling and will end when the position is filled. Start date is negotiable.
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Best,
Cathy
Kefan (Cathy) Wu She/
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Study Coordinator
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Eating Anxiety Treatment (EAT) Laboratory & Clinic
University of Louisville
kefan.wu@louisville.edu<mailto:kefan.wu@louisville.edu>
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www.louisvilleeatlab.com<http://www.louisvilleeatlab.com>