Join Our Research Team
Please explore the categories below for information regarding job openings and collaborative opportunities.
(from left to right) David Acunzo, PhD, Marina Weiler, PhD, Ross Dunseath, PhD, Ed Kelly, PhD, Jim Tucker, MD, Kim Penberthy, PhD, Bruce Greyson, MD, Marieta Pehlivanova, PhD
We are seeking those professional researchers, and/or graduate students who are interested in committing to projects within the scope of the UVA DOPS research, and who fall into the following categories:
Professional Researchers and Scholars:
- We are interested in hearing from professional researchers in fields such as psychologists, psychiatrists, neurobiologists, neuroscientists, experimental psychologists, religious studies, philosophers, physicists, biostatisticians, and electrical engineers among many others.
- Spend a mid-career sabbatical with DOPS researchers to collaborate on projects related to the scope of the UVA DOPS research.
- Academic faculty from UVA and other research institutions to contact us regarding the prospect of a possible collaboration on projects which fall within the scope of the UVA DOPS research.
Medical Students and Medical Residents from UVA and other approved academic institutions and medical schools:
- Medical students and residents from UVA Medical School or from other academic institutions and medical schools may want to pursue a research project with members of the UVA DOPS faculty. It is possible to set up special research projects related to the scope of the UVA DOPS research provided that a member of the DOPS research faculty has made special arrangements to act as collaborator or as a supervisor on the project.
UVA undergraduate and graduate students with special skills and research interests:
- UVA Federal Work Study Students work with DOPS during the academic year. If you have or will have a FWS award and you’re interested in collaborating with DOPS, feel free to contact Maggie Guggenheimer at mog3b@uvahealth.org to inquire about future opportunities.
- UVA Graduate Students can arrange special research projects with UVA DOPS faculty while they are pursuing a wide variety of degrees within other departments, such as Anthropology, Religious Studies, Psychology, Neurobiology, or Sociology and so on. The qualified graduate student seeking this arrangement, must satisfy all requirements of the parent department and/or parent institution, and have the explicit cooperation of their department supervisor to do a special research project with UVA DOPS.
- UVA Undergraduate Students and graduate students sometimes volunteer to assist us in various research projects throughout an academic year. Those students and who have skills in statistics, data management, data processing, and in social sciences coding procedures are especially needed.
Please note, we do not provide course credit or funding to any students for these specially arranged circumstances.
Intermediate Administrative Coordinator
The Division of Perceptual Studies (DOPS) at UVA’s School of Medicine (SOM) seeks an Administrative Coordinator to assist the administrative director and research team with efficient, effective, and accurate support. This is a 30-hour/week, in-person role located in the Division’s downtown Charlottesville office.
The successful candidate will provide general administrative coordination for DOPS operations including, but not limited to: general office and facilities oversight, expense tracking and budgeting, financial reporting, occasional event and meeting coordination, communications support, electronic file maintenance, written correspondence, and administrative support for grants, finance, meetings, travel and special projects as needed.