Eric Garland

The Department of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego is seeking applicants for a postdoctoral fellowship focused on clinical neuroscience and psychedelic-assisted mindfulness therapy for addiction and chronic pain. The position is part of the ONEMIND (Optimized Neuroscience-Enhanced Intervention Design) program, led by Professor Eric Garland, and involves federally funded research on Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) for opioid use disorder and chronic pain. The postdoc will assist with clinical trials, provide psychedelic-assisted therapy sessions, analyze psychophysiological data (EEG, fMRI), and contribute to manuscript preparation and grant writing. Applicants should hold a PhD in Clinical Psychology, Health Psychology, or an MD with a psychiatry focus. Candidates with PhDs in Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, or Data Science may be considered if they also have a clinical master's degree. Required skills include scientific writing, data analysis, and experience in mindfulness-based interventions, psychedelic-assisted therapy, and/or psychotherapy. Preferred qualifications include experience with psychophysiological data analysis, computer coding, machine learning, and study coordination on federally funded projects. The fellowship is a two-year, renewable position with a competitive salary and full benefits. Fellows will have opportunities to coauthor scientific articles, write federal grants, and potentially transition into a faculty role at UCSD. The position is open immediately, and applicants must be willing to live in the San Diego region. Application materials include a CV, cover letter, and three references, to be sent to Dr. Eric Garland. For more information, visit the ONEMIND program page. Key research areas include psychedelic-assisted therapy, mindfulness, addiction, clinical neuroscience, chronic pain, EEG, fMRI, and data analysis. The lab offers interdisciplinary connections and is ranked highly for NIH funding in psychiatry. This opportunity is ideal for candidates interested in advancing research and clinical practice in addiction and mindfulness-based interventions.

University of California San Diego is recruiting a postdoctoral fellow for the new MAPneuro program, co-led by Eric Garland and Greg Appelbaum in the Department of Psychiatry. The project sits at the intersection of psychedelics , mindfulness , and cognitive neuroscience , with a strong emphasis on developing and validating multimodal, computational measures of interpersonal synchrony between therapists and patients. The fellow will work with interdisciplinary teams spanning interventional psychiatry, data science, cognitive neuroscience, and clinical trials. Research activities include designing and implementing protocols, coordinating data collection from therapist–patient dyads, overseeing multimodal sensing during psychotherapy sessions, and building analysis pipelines for inter-brain and physiological synchrony. Core data streams include high-density EEG , ECG , high-resolution video for facial affect and body pose extraction, and audio for speech prosody and sentiment. This opportunity is especially relevant for candidates interested in neuroscience , psychology , biomedical engineering , computer science , and related quantitative fields. The postdoc will also contribute to journal articles, mentor research staff, and help lead study implementation. Experience with psychotherapy process research, dyadic physiology, multimodal sensing, psychedelic-assisted or mindfulness-based interventions, and regulated clinical research is highly desirable. Applicants must hold a PhD or equivalent by the start date and should have strong quantitative skills, experience with neurophysiology or time-series analysis, and proficiency in R, Python, or MATLAB. First-author publications are expected. The appointment is initially for one year with possible renewal based on performance and funding. Salary follows UC San Diego postdoctoral scales and includes full UC benefits. To apply, send a single PDF with a cover letter, CV, one representative writing sample, and contact information for three referees to Eric Garland and Dr. Greg Appelbaum. The cover letter should summarize your research background, fit with MAPneuro and the Appelbaum/Garland labs, and preferred start date. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

University of California San Diego is recruiting a postdoctoral fellow for the new ARPA-H-funded MAPneuro program , co-led by Eric Garland and Greg Appelbaum in the Department of Psychiatry. The project sits at the intersection of psychedelics , mindfulness , and cognitive neuroscience , with a strong emphasis on developing and validating multimodal, computational measures of interpersonal synchrony between therapists and patients undergoing psychedelic-assisted and mindfulness-based therapy. The fellow will work within interdisciplinary teams spanning interventional psychiatry, data science, cognitive neuroscience, and clinical trials. Responsibilities include designing and implementing research protocols, coordinating data collection from therapist-patient dyads, overseeing multimodal sensing during psychotherapy sessions, and building analysis pipelines for inter-brain and physiological synchrony. Core data streams include high-density EEG , ECG , high-resolution video for facial affect and body pose extraction, and audio for speech prosody and sentiment analysis. The role also includes reporting findings in journal articles, mentoring research staff, and helping lead study implementation. Applicants should have a PhD or equivalent by the start date in neuroscience, psychology, cognitive science, biomedical engineering, data science, psychiatry, or a related field. Strong quantitative skills are required, especially experience with neurophysiology, time-series analysis, or multivariate modeling in R , Python , or MATLAB . Experience with psychotherapy process research, dyadic physiology, multimodal sensing, psychedelic-assisted or mindfulness-based interventions, and regulated clinical research environments is highly desirable. First-author publication record is expected. Funding is provided through the MAPneuro program, with an initial one-year appointment and possible renewal based on performance and funding. The program is expected to run for at least two years. Salary follows UC San Diego postdoctoral scales and includes full UC benefits. To apply, send a single PDF with a cover letter, CV, one representative writing sample, and contact information for three referees to Eric Garland and Greg Appelbaum . Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.