Clinical Research Coordinator - Psychiatry - Behavioral Medicine - Sahlem Lab

Work Arrangement: On-Site

Requisition Number: 268777

Regular or Temporary: Regular

Location: Durham, NC, US, 27710

Personnel Area: MEDICAL CENTER

Date: Apr 10, 2026

School of Medicine Established in 1930, Duke University School of Medicine is the youngest of the nation's top medical schools. Ranked sixth among medical schools in the nation, the School takes pride in being an inclusive community of outstanding learners, investigators, clinicians, and staff where interdisciplinary collaboration is embraced and great ideas accelerate translation of fundamental scientific discoveries to improve human health locally and around the globe. Composed of more than 2,500 faculty physicians and researchers, more than 1,300 students, and more than 6,000 staff, the Duke University School of Medicine along with the Duke University School of Nursing, Duke University Health System and the Private Diagnostic Clinic (PDC) comprise Duke Health. a world-class academic medical center. The Health System encompasses Duke University Hospital, Duke Regional Hospital, Duke Raleigh Hospital, Duke Primary Care, Duke Home and Hospice, Duke Health and Wellness, and multiple affiliations.

POSITION TITLE – Psychiatry – Behavioral Medicine – Sahlem

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Participates in or lead day-to-day operations of clinical research studies conducted by principal investigator(s) at Duke Health; performs a variety of duties involved in the collection, compilation, documentation, and analysis of clinical research data. May oversee the work of junior staff and train or mentor others in clinical research tasks.

The Duke Psychiatric Advanced Clinical-Translational Idea Lab (PACTiLab) utilizes a multidisciplinary collaborative team to focus on the translational development of new treatments for psychiatric illnesses (with a special emphasis on addictive and mood disorders). Our mission is to take mechanistic ideas into the clinical-research setting in the hopes of traversing the translational bridge (performing human laboratory trials, translational treatment trials from phase-1 to phase-3, and research aimed at more directly improving clinical care).

Our group embraces the tripartite academic medicine mission. Lab-members are subsequently encouraged to advance science through research, teach what they know, and improve clinical care through treatment trials. The lab has expertise in the use of neuromodulation techniques including repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), but is agnostic regarding treatment modality, focused rather on any intervention that has the potential to improve how we treat psychiatric disorders.

We are excited to invite three new junior-colleagues to join a soon to be started project that is designed to improve our understanding of the neural-circuitry underling the addictive process in opioid use disorder. The project is investigating a candidate biomarker that we hypothesize might help us understand why a given patient responds well to buprenorphine (the most commonly used medication to treat opioid use disorder), while others might not. We are additionally investigating the efficacy of delivering a course of accelerated rTMS to a personalized brain target developed using functional magnetic resonance imaging.

If you are interested in exploring the underlying pathophysiology of addiction and testing both a candidate biomarker and rTMS to see if they can improve clinical outcomes, this might be the team to join!

Minimum Requirements:

• Completion of an Associate's degree
• Work requires a minimum of two years of relevant research experience. A bachelor's degree may substitute for 2 years required experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience with addictions population preferred

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Position Description:

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The Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, founded in 1943, is one of 26 departments in the Duke University School of Medicine (SOM). The department is comprised of more than 500 faculty, staff, and trainees. Our goal is to help people with behavioral health challenges live their best life. We pursue this goal through a three-fold mission of superior specialty and integrated patient care for all, ground-breaking research, and exceptional training and education.

Duke University is consistently ranked among the top universities worldwide and is renowned for its cutting-edge research across disciplines. Beyond the engaging work, you'll also benefit from Duke's competitive benefits package, including health insurance plans, generous paid time off, retirement programs with employer contributions, tuition assistance for employees and their children, and more.