October 15, 2008

REVISED JOB POSTING

POSITION:	Research Scientist Level VI-NL Grade 35
	Salary: $115,432.00 - $130,000.00 ($11,543.20 - $13,000.00) 10%
DEPARTMENT:	CLINICAL THERAPEUTICS
DUTIES:	Part-time Psychiatrist needed to help in the evaluation and treatment of patients in a NIH-funded clinical research study of hypochondriasis. The psychiatrist's primary responsibility would be to treat patients following a research protocol using masking pills (Fluoxetine/placebo) and supportive therapy. Secondary responsibilities would be helping to conduct intake evaluations, physical examinations, and to participate in a research meeting. Initial time commitment would be 4 hours/week but this may expand to 15 hours/week later on. Base full-time equivalent salary starts at $115,432 but may start at a higher salary up to 130K depending on experience. Please contact Brian Fallon, MD at baf1@columbia.edu for more information. Thank you.
CONTACT:	Phone: 212-543-5487 Fax: 212-543-6070 Email: baf1@columbia.edu
Interested persons should respond, in writing, to the Research Foundation Personnel office, NYS Psychiatric Institute, 1051 Riverside Drive - Unit 33, New York, NY 10032. Telephone (212) 543-1414. The Research Foundation, an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer, is a private not-for-profit corporation and is not an agency or instrumentality of the State of New York. Employees of the Research Foundation are not state employees, do not participate in any state retirement system, and do not receive state fringe benefits.
Posting ref.#: RF20080171/1019