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Candidates are being considered for a NIMH-funded postdoctoral position in the laboratory of Dr. Alex Shackman in the Department of Psychology at the University of Maryland at College Park (http://shackmanlab.org).  The overarching mission of the lab is to have a deep impact on the fields of affective and clinical/translational neuroscience. To that end, we do our best to perform innovative studies that can lead to significant discoveries, to disseminate our discoveries as widely as possible, and to mentor trainees to become top-notch scientists.  The Postdoctoral Fellow will support a mix of on-going and recently completed studies focused on understanding the nature and brain bases of fear- and anxiety-related states, traits, and disorders, including internalizing illness, alcohol/substance use disorders, and schizophrenia/psychotic disorders. Measures include task-based fMRI, smartphone digital phenotyping (EMA/ESM, GPS/Geolocation), psychophysiology (SCL), self-report, and...

The Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy at Baylor College of Medicine is hiring a full-time postdoctoral researcher with training in social science, health policy, public health, epidemiology, or related field to work on an NIH-funded study examining the social, clinical, and ethical implications of using polygenic risk scores in child and adolescent psychiatry, as well as other studies exploring ethical, legal, and social implications (ELSI) of genomics. The postdoctoral researcher will be part of an interdisciplinary team of researchers led by Stacey Pereira, PhD; Eric A. Storch, PhD; and Gabriel Lázaro-Muñoz, PhD, JD (Harvard). This is a non-laboratory research position.  Those interested in this position should submit a CV and cover letter outlining interest in the role.    This position is expected to begin Summer/Fall 2022.   In addition to supporting the Center’s robust research program, the Postdoctoral Associate will receive mentoring to assist with...

Full-Time Clinical Rater at Washington University in St. Louis We are seeking a full-time professional clinical rater for an NIH-funded R01 project supervised by Drs.   Renee Thompson   and   Tammy English   (Co-PIs) along with Dr.   Todd Braver   (Co-I) in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis. The project (R01AG070139) examines the role of motivation and depressive psychopathology in age-related changes in emotion and emotion regulation across adulthood. It utilizes a multi-method approach, including clinical interviews, neuroimaging, experience sampling, behavioral measures, and psychophysiological assessment. This position will expose the individual to a wide array of theories and methods in clinical science, affective science, and neuroscience, providing a unique opportunity to develop research skills and engage in professional development with a large, collaborative team. It would be a good fit for a hard-working,...

The Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Johns Hopkins University ( http://pbs.jhu.edu ) seeks to hire two individuals for the rank of full-time Junior Lecturer.  The Junior Lecturers will contribute to the department’s educational mission by serving as professional teaching assistants (TA) for courses taught by faculty. The Junior Lecturers will not be responsible for developing or teaching courses on their own but instead will provide support to existing courses. Duties will likely include grading, managing online course materials, assisting with course organization, leading smaller course discussion sections, and supporting student learning in office hours.  The anticipated course load is eight undergraduate courses during the academic year (four per semester). The courses will include a variety of introductory and upper-level psychology courses with a likely focus on courses in clinical and applied psychology, social and personality psychology, and/or research...

Position Description The Psychology Department at Yale University is looking to hire a lecturer with an initial 1-year appointment beginning Sept. 1, 2022. The goal of this position is to teach history of psychology with a focus on racism and colonial power embedded in psychology and the psychological sciences more broadly.  We envision that these courses will allow graduate and undergraduate students to not only learn about, but also think critically about the racist, sexist, and classist past and present of psychology and the ways in which such systems of power interact with their own research practices. Applicants with background and expertise in history of science or history of psychology and/or psychiatry are encouraged to apply to this position. The teaching expectation is normally 4 courses per academic year, plus service to the program including curriculum development and supervision of teaching fellows. The expectation is that the successful applicant would teach...