Fellowship in Biopsychiatry and Neuroscience

The fellowship is a 2-year program that is aimed at training physicians, psychologists, and PhD scientists in conducting research towards the understanding of the biological underpinnings of mental disorders. The field of Neuroscience has evolved dramatically over the past 20 years. Methods are now available that enables one to study the living brain from a macroscopic to microscopic scale. Yet, we still have to learn so much about the neurobiological basis of mental disorders.

During the two years of fellowship, we bring together experienced faculty from the Department of Psychiatry and from the UCSD Campus to provide fellows with tools and techniques to ask compelling questions focused on the neurobiology of mental disorders. We aim to train fellows in improving their presentation skills, work on grant-writing and manuscript-writing, and suggest possible collaborations for future studies. The fellowship can be seen as a springboard towards an academic career in psychiatry. Many of our past fellows are currently in tenure-track academic positions across the country and we are looking forward to train the future leaders in the field of biological psychiatry.

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Prerequisites:

Applicants may be in the process of finishing their doctoral degree when they apply to the program, but must complete all requirements for their degree before joining the Fellowship.

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.

How To Apply:

The deadline for application to the Fellowship for the upcoming fiscal year is February 18, 2022; Fellows begin their appointment on July 1, 2022.

Application materials are as follows:

• Up-to-date CV
• 2-page "Specific Aims" of your proposed research project
• 3 letters of recommendation, including one from your research mentor*
  (*The letter from your mentor should state their willingness to support your research in their lab, and to pay for your UCSD benefits from a non-federal funding source for the 2 years of the fellowship.)

Interested parties should fill out and submit the contact form.