Senior Researcher, Shift Left Innovation Lab for Mental Health

What will you be doing?

You will play a key role in Shift Left’s Academic Workplace by initiating and coordinating research projects within the workplace. In addition, you will collaborate with clinicians to apply scientific knowledge in practice and build strong research networks. The current lines of research within Shift Left focus on innovative digital interventions, including those involving non-specialist support (e.g., by hairdressers, family members, or peer experts), increasing social connection, suicide prevention, system interventions, collaboration with primary care practices and the social sector, and waiting list interventions.

Your responsibilities:

• Developing and coordinating innovative research projects in the areas of prevention, relapse prevention, and brief interventions;
• Publishing scholarly articles and contributing to knowledge sharing within the field;
• Securing external funding for research projects;
• Guiding doctoral candidates, researchers, and students through their research processes;
• Maintaining and expanding partnerships with universities and research institutions;
• Supporting healthcare professionals in applying scientific insights in their practice.

We offer you

• A salary in accordance with the CAO-GGZ in FWG 65, depending on education and experience (min. €4,272 and max. €6,504 gross based on a 36-hour workweek);
• Flexible working hours: 16–20 hours per week, with the option of full-time employment;
• A strategic and high-impact role within an academic setting;
• The opportunity to bridge the gap between science and practice and contribute to better and more accessible mental health care;
• Opportunity to combine research with a treatment role at Arkin.

What do you bring to the table?

As a senior researcher, you know how to bridge the gap between science and practice. With your strong analytical skills and strategic insight, you’ll contribute to innovative research within the Shift Left Academic Workplace. You’re a driven team player who enjoys collaborating and thinking outside the box to make an impact. Your profile:

• A postdoctoral researcher with expertise in intervention-based research;
• Experienced in clinical and applied research in mental health care;
• Strong strategic and analytical insight, enabling you to effectively translate research into practice;
• Experience with research on digital interventions is a plus.

Careers

The “Shift Left” Academic Workplace is affiliated with Arkin Voordeur and Amsterdam UMC and is led by Prof. Claudi Bockting (for an overview of her research, seewww.bocktinglab.com). The workshop focuses on prevention, early treatment, and relapse prevention for mental health issues and disorders (such as anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation).

“Shift Left” refers to an approach in IT where testing, evaluation, and development begin very early in the process. The goal of Shift Left is to make processes as efficient as possible while maintaining high quality, by giving everyone independent access to resources and knowledge. We apply this principle in this Academic Workplace to provide efficient support to people with mental health issues and care providers.

We focus on short, effective interventions both within and outside the mental health care system. This includes interventions that can be implemented in a timely manner within the mental health care system (such as for people on the waiting list), as well as in general practices and in the social sector. The Arkin Mental Health Innovation Lab focuses, among other things, on personalized e-health, the involvement of the social sector in interventions (such as community workers), and the promotion of social connection.

Want to learn more about this job opening?

Would you like to contribute to groundbreaking research and take the care of eating disorders to the next level? Apply now using the application button.

If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Nadia van der Spek, coordinator of Shift Left (n.vanderspek@amsterdamumc.nl)