VA MIRECC Postdoctoral Data Science Fellowship in Trauma and PTSD Research
VA MIRECC Postdoctoral Data Science Fellowship in Trauma and PTSD Research supports postdoctoral researchers with mentored research and data science training to develop leaders in trauma and PTSD research.
Funder: UCSF - Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Due Dates: November 15 (review begins, 2025–2026 academic-year cycle) | Rolling until filled (applications)
Funding Amounts: Two-year fellowship funded by the VA Office of Academic Affiliations
Summary: Mentored postdoctoral research and advanced data science training prepare researchers to lead trauma and PTSD research.
Key Information: The program targets applicants with prior data science or data analysis experience.
Description
The San Francisco VA Health Care System offers this two-year postdoctoral advanced fellowship in data science focused on trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Affiliated with UCSF and associated with the Sierra Pacific Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC; VISN 21), the program is funded by the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Academic Affiliations. Its goal is to develop leading trauma and PTSD researchers who already have experience in data science or data analysis.
The fellowship combines individual mentored research with training in trauma, PTSD, clinical research, quantitative methods, and big data, particularly VA’s national electronic health database. Fellows develop and implement research projects, publish and present findings, and participate in grant writing. Educational activities emphasize career development, advances in clinical mental health research, and state-of-the-art methodological approaches.
