VA MIRECC Postdoctoral Fellowship in PTSD/Trauma Research
A two-year postdoctoral fellowship at UCSF and the San Francisco VA offering advanced research and clinical training in PTSD and trauma-focused mental health.
Funder: USCF - Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Due Dates: December 1, 2025 (priority review) | Rolling until filled
Funding Amounts: 2-year postdoctoral fellowship; competitive VA stipend; additional resources for research, travel, and professional development may be available.
Summary: A two-year postdoctoral fellowship at the San Francisco VA and UCSF offering advanced research and clinical training in PTSD and trauma-focused mental health.
Key Information: Open to psychologists, MDs, and allied health professionals; 75% research, 25% clinical.
Description
The VA MIRECC Postdoctoral Fellowship in PTSD/Trauma Research is a two-year, advanced training program based at the San Francisco VA Health Care System and affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and the Sierra Pacific MIRECC (VISN 21). The fellowship is designed to develop psychologists, allied health professionals, and MDs into leading clinical researchers in mental health, with a focus on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and trauma.
Fellows receive interdisciplinary training in academic and health systems research, advanced clinical care, and program administration. The program emphasizes mentored research, clinical training, and professional development through bi-monthly seminars, multi-site workshops, and ongoing biostatistical consultation. Fellows spend the majority of their time (75%) on research and educational activities, including developing and implementing research projects, publishing findings, and participating in grant writing. The remaining time (25%) is devoted to clinical training.
Core faculty include nationally recognized experts in PTSD, trauma, sleep, behavioral genetics, health informatics, and clinical trial design.
