Post Doctoral Fellow, Eating Anxiety Treatment (EAT) lab

University of Louisville; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in Kentucky is seeking one to two full-time post-doctoral fellows in the Eating Anxiety Treatment lab. The role involves researching eating disorders, mentoring students, and assisting with clinical trials. Candidates should hold a doctorate and demonstrate commitment to a two-year fellowship. Opportunities for research publications and presentations are abundant, with a potential for a tenure-track faculty position. The expected start date is summer 2026. Apply by sending your CV, a cover letter, and references to Dr. Levinson at [e-mail].

Qualifications

• Doctorate in psychology, engineering, computer science, or related field.
• Committed to at least a two‑year fellowship.
• Desire to develop a tenure-track faculty career.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute research experiments.
• Analyze experimental data and update research notebooks.
• Prepare manuscripts and written reports.
• Deliver oral presentations at group/local meetings, attend seminars.
• Train students and technicians.
• Train students and technicians.

Skills

Communication

Customer service

Leadership

Project management

Management analytics

Education

Doctorate in psychology, engineering, computer science, or related field

Job description

Dr. Levinson, the Director of the Eating Anxiety Treatment (EAT) lab at the University of Louisville (UofL), is hiring one to two full‑time post‑doctoral fellows to work on two National Institute of Mental Health‑supported studies. The first study entails building a new precision treatment for eating disorders, and identifying how individual treatment mechanisms relate to public health outcomes, individual disease burden, medical comorbidities, and social determinants of health. The second study is focused on implementation of a digital exposure intervention for eating disorders. This position will involve learning how to carry out personalized treatment trials, digital mental health clinical trials, working with clinical participants with eating disorders, supervising implementation and analysis of studies, assisting Dr. Levinson with training and supervising therapists to complete assessments and deliver the treatment protocol, conducting diagnostic assessments, working on grant proposals and publications, mentoring study coordinators and graduate and undergraduate students, assisting with data preparation and analysis, and working with a large interdisciplinary team at UofL. The post‑doctoral fellow will work very closely with Dr. Levinson, other EAT lab faculty, and collaborators on a day‑to‑day basis.

Opportunities for involvement in grants, publications, and presentations at national conferences are plentiful. Teaching opportunities are available if desired. Opportunities for supervision toward licensure are also available. Additional clinical opportunities and supervision are also available. This position is renewable for up to three years and preference will be given to a post‑doc who can commit to at least two years. Minimum experience is a doctorate in psychology, engineering, computer science, or a related field. This post‑doctoral fellowship will help propel the fellow into a tenure‑track faculty position. More information about the lab here: www.louisvilleeatlab.com

To apply please send your CV, a cover letter, and three names of references to Dr. Levinson at [e-mail]. The expected start date is sometime in the summer of 2026, depending on fellow’s schedule.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Plan and execute research experiments.
• Analyze experimental data and update research notebooks.
• Read literature relevant to research and training objectives.
• Prepare manuscripts and written reports.
• Deliver oral presentations at group/local meetings, attend seminars.
• Train students and technicians.

Minimum Qualifications

• Doctorate in psychology, engineering, computer science, or a related field.
• Committed to at least a two‑year fellowship.
• Desire to develop a tenure‑track faculty career.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous working experience in a research lab.
• Project planning and execution.
• Manuscript preparation of research findings.
• Statistical analysis, data interpretation, and troubleshooting.
• Organized – manages time effectively, prioritizes tasks.
• Critical thinking – ability to think through issues and identify appropriate options.
• Work ethic – motivated, diligent, industrious, persistent; completes tasks efficiently.
• Interpersonal – builds effective, strong working relationships with colleagues, management, and vendors through trust, communication, and credibility.
• Teamwork – ability to work with others.

Physical Requirements

• Lab based environment: occasionally works with poor ventilation or regular exposure to odors, occasional exposure to infectious material/diseases, regular exposure to radiation, chemicals, solvents, requires balancing to prevent falling or erratic movement, light lifting or carrying 25 lbs. or less, moderate lifting or carrying 26–50 lbs.
• Constantly: normal office situation; requires good near or distant vision, distinguishing colors and/or depth perception to judge distances.
• Frequently: typically sitting at a desk or table, intermittently sitting, standing, stooping, typically standing and/or walking.
• Handles by seizing, holding, grasping, or turning hands, but without finger dexterity, requires good hearing, requires feeling to perceive an object(s) size, shape, temperature, or texture by means of senses in your skin.

Skills

• Communication, customer service, leadership, project management, management analytics.

Additional Information

• Equal Employment Opportunity: The University of Louisville is an equal‑opportunity, affirmative action employer, and is committed to providing employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, sex, age, color, national origin, ethnicity, creed, religion, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and expression, marital status, pregnancy, or veteran status.
• If you require assistance or accommodation with our application process due to an impairment or disability, please email the contact listed above directly, or reach out to the Employment team at [e-mail] or 502.852.6258. Assistance and accommodations: Computers are available for application submission at the Human Resources Department located at 215 Central Avenue, Ste 205 - Louisville, Kentucky 40208.