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<b>Postdoctoral Fellow – Generative AI for Mental Health</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Global Center for AI in Mental Health (GCAIMH)</b><br>
<b>University at Albany (SUNY) and SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University</b><br>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Two-Year Fellowship</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Position Summary</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The
</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(150, 96, 125);"><u><a href="https://gcaimh.org/" data-outlook-id="2ddca4c1-4069-4528-b9e4-6f064dccd1aa" style="color: rgb(150, 96, 125); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Global
Center for AI in Mental Health (GCAIMH),</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> a collaboration between the University at Albany and SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, seeks an outstanding
Postdoctoral Fellow in Generative Artificial Intelligence to advance innovative AI solutions that improve mental health access, quality, and outcomes at scale.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">This position is funded through the Empire AI Postdoctoral Fellows Program and offers a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of artificial intelligence, mental health,
global health, and public-good technology. Working closely with an interdisciplinary team of researchers, clinicians, computer scientists, and global health partners across SUNY institutions and international collaborators, the Fellow will contribute to the
research, design, development, deployment, and evaluation of cutting-edge generative AI tools that support both frontline mental health interventions and evidence-based psychotherapy. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Fellow will play a leading role in the development and evaluation of AI-powered initiatives for expanding access and equity in mental health, including but not limited to:</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b><i>JulienPFA</i>:
</b>An AI-supported implementation tool designed to strengthen Psychological First Aid (PFA) delivery during humanitarian crises, disasters, terrorism, and mass violence events. The system offers just-in-time guidance to non-specialist providers while supporting
implementation fidelity, workforce development, and ethical learning systems. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b><i>TherAssist:</i> </b>A clinician-facing generative AI platform that supports psychotherapists delivering evidence-based treatments for anxiety and depression through real-time
analysis, personalized treatment recommendations, and fidelity monitoring. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Responsibilities</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The successful candidate will:</span></p>
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<span style="text-transform: none;" role="presentation">Research, design, develop, and evaluate generative AI models for mental health applications. </span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; margin: 0cm;">
<span style="text-transform: none;" role="presentation">Deploy and use retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) to constrain large language models (LLMs) and multimodal AI systems. </span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; margin: 0cm;">
<span style="text-transform: none;" role="presentation">Conduct research using large-scale clinical, behavioral, and linguistic datasets. </span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; margin: 0cm;">
<span style="text-transform: none;" role="presentation">Utilize Empire AI computing resources for model training, evaluation, and deployment. </span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; margin: 0cm;">
<span style="text-transform: none;" role="presentation">Develop methods for responsible, ethical, and explainable AI in healthcare settings. </span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; margin: 0cm;">
<span style="text-transform: none;" role="presentation">Collaborate with clinicians, mental health researchers, software engineers, and data scientists. </span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; margin: 0cm;">
<span style="text-transform: none;" role="presentation">Publish findings in peer-reviewed journals and present at national and international conferences. </span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; margin: 0cm;">
<span style="text-transform: none;" role="presentation">Contribute to grant proposals and research dissemination activities. </span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; margin: 0cm;">
<span style="text-transform: none;" role="presentation">Mentor graduate and undergraduate students involved in AI and mental health research. </span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; margin: 0cm;">
<span style="text-transform: none;" role="presentation">Support partnerships with international collaborators focused on global mental health innovation. </span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Required Qualifications</b></span></p>
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<span style="text-transform: none;" role="presentation">Ph.D. completed by start date, and not more than 5 years ago, in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Information Science, Data Science, Computational Neuroscience, Biomedical Informatics,
or a closely related social science field with demonstrated skills and experience in computer science/artificial intelligence/machine learning. </span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; margin: 0cm;">
<span style="text-transform: none;" role="presentation">Demonstrated expertise with large language models, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), agentic AI systems, and/or multimodal AI.</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; margin: 0cm;">
<span style="text-transform: none;" role="presentation">Strong programming skills in Python and experience developing web-based AI applications with modern frameworks (e.g., Google Cloud Vertex, Gemini, CloudRun, Kubernetes, Firebase). </span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; margin: 0cm;">
<span style="text-transform: none;" role="presentation">Experience working with large datasets and high-performance computing environments. </span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; margin: 0cm;">
<span style="text-transform: none;" role="presentation">Strong publication record or evidence of research productivity. </span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; margin: 0cm;">
<span style="text-transform: none;" role="presentation">Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate clearly and effectively about complicated scientific topics with a range of audiences.</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; margin: 0cm;">
<span style="text-transform: none;" role="presentation">Ability to work effectively in interdisciplinary and collaborative research environments. </span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Preferred Qualifications</b></span></p>
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<span style="text-transform: none;" role="presentation">Experience applying AI to healthcare, mental health, psychology, or social science domains. </span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; margin: 0cm;">
<span style="text-transform: none;" role="presentation">Familiarity with responsible AI, AI ethics, fairness, privacy, and safety considerations. </span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; margin: 0cm;">
<span style="text-transform: none;" role="presentation">Knowledge of natural language processing, speech analysis, or conversational AI systems. </span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; margin: 0cm;">
<span style="text-transform: none;" role="presentation">Experience working with clinical or healthcare data. </span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The mission of GCAIMH is to leverage artificial intelligence to improve mental health as a public good through innovative research, workforce development, and scalable solutions
with local and global impact. See website: </span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(150, 96, 125);"><u><a href="https://gcaimh.org/" data-outlook-id="6fe51261-1bc3-43b4-87ff-9f22dec39441" style="color: rgb(150, 96, 125); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">https://gcaimh.org</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">. To
support this mission, the Fellow will have access to Empire AI's state-of-the-art high-performance computing infrastructure, enabling research that requires large-scale AI model training and evaluation. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Appointment Details</b></span></p>
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<span style="text-transform: none;" role="presentation"><b>Position Title:</b> Postdoctoral Fellow, Generative AI for Mental Health </span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; margin: 0cm;">
<span style="text-transform: none;" role="presentation"><b>Appointment Length:</b> Two years </span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; margin: 0cm;">
<span style="text-transform: none;" role="presentation"><b>Salary Range:</b> $85,000 annually, plus benefits. </span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; margin: 0cm;">
<span style="text-transform: none;" role="presentation"><b>Location:</b> The position will be physically located at the University at Albany with occasional site visits to SUNY Downstate in Brooklyn. Hybrid arrangements will be considered.</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; margin: 0cm;">
<span style="text-transform: none;" role="presentation"><b>Start Date:</b> Fall 2026 (anticipated) </span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Applicants should submit:</span></p>
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<span style="text-transform: none;" role="presentation">Cover letter describing research interests and fit for the position </span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; margin: 0cm;">
<span style="text-transform: none;" role="presentation">Curriculum vitae </span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; margin: 0cm;">
<span style="text-transform: none;" role="presentation">Representative publications or writing samples </span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; margin: 0cm;">
<span style="text-transform: none;" role="presentation">Contact information for three professional references </span></li></ol>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Submit application materials to:</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Amy Nitza, Ph.D.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Director, Global Center for AI in Mental Health</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">University at Albany</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(150, 96, 125);"><u><a href="mailto:anitza@albany.edu" data-outlook-id="aa7127f3-ffe4-470f-9cf7-2e31d931df35" style="color: rgb(150, 96, 125); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">anitza@albany.edu</a></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Review of applications will begin immediately. The position will remain open till filled. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Commitment to Public Impact</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">This position offers a rare opportunity to develop AI technologies that address critical challenges in mental health care, including workforce shortages, treatment quality,
implementation fidelity, and equitable access to services worldwide. The successful candidate will contribute to innovations designed to improve mental health outcomes for diverse populations while advancing responsible and ethical AI development. </span></p>
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