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The Alcohol Research Group, in association with the University of California Berkeley, School of Public Health, is currently accepting applications for two-year postdoctoral fellowships sponsored by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) for research training in alcohol studies. Fellowships at ARG provide research training in the study of alcohol use and problems, and are oriented toward the pursuit of basic and applied socio-behavioral and epidemiological research.  Training focuses specifically on study of the prevalence, distribution, etiology, and treatment (both formal and informal) of alcohol use disorders and related problems.  However, some focus is devoted to drug use and drug-related problems.  Health disparities are a central theme of both our training program and ARG broadly. Current NIH annual stipends range from $50,004 to $54,756, depending on experience, along with health insurance and travel funds.  Additional employment is often available. Applicants must be either a U.S. citizen or a permanent resident in order to apply.  Please visit out website at http://www.arg.org/training  for more information about our training program and how to apply.

The Austerweil Lab at University of Wisconsin-Madison is looking to hire a full-time Research Specialist. The position will begin July 1st, 2019 and last for one year. Project: Alzheimer’s disease is a debilitating neurodegenerative disease that imposes a huge burden on individuals, families, and the US healthcare system. Yet early diagnosis of the disease remains a difficult challenge. We have designed naturalistic cognitive behavioral tests related to memory and language to predict Alzheimer's disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment during early phases of the disease. We will validate these tests by comparing performance on these tests to performance on existing neurpsychological tests and biomarker data. We will track individuals longitudinally to measure variability and rate of decline. Duties may include: - Implement web experiments in Javascript, Qualtrics, or similar - Recruit, schedule, and run participants (online and in-person) - Perform literature reviews - Data cleaning and preliminary data analyses - Writing internal progress reports and abstracts/manuscripts for submission to conferences Requirements: - BA or BS in Psychology, Cognitive Science, Neuroscience, or other related field - Experience with subject recruitment (some undergrad experience is sufficient). Previous work with elderly or clinical population is preferred, but not necessary. - Must have basic data science skills -- minimum Excel, but basic programming skills is preferred (R/Python especially). - Good communication and organizational skills. Application link: https://jobs.hr.wisc.edu/en-us/job/501003/research-specialist Questions:  austerweil@wisc.edu  and  zemla@wisc.edu

The Department of Biomedical Data Science at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth (Geisel) seeks outstanding applicants for a tenure-track Assistant Professor to join our faculty within the Center for Technology and Behavioral Health (CTBH).  Exceptional candidates at the rank of Associate Professor may also be considered. Dartmouth is an R1: Doctoral University – Highest Research Activity in the Carnegie Classification, and faculty members benefit from highly collaborative and collegial interactions across campus, inclusive of departments at the Geisel School of Medicine, the College of Arts & Sciences, the Thayer School of Engineering and the Tuck School of Business. CTBH is an interdisciplinary research group whose mission is to inform the optimal development, systematic evaluation, and sustainable implementation of digital therapeutics for behavioral health and health-care delivery transformation.  Successful candidates will be pursuing a vigorous research program focused on the use of novel methodologies, intervention development, data analytics and/or biostatistics in digital health.  Research focused on patient/consumer engagement, clinical effectiveness, or implementation of digital health behavior-change interventions will also be considered.  That may include research in adaptive digital therapeutic interventions for health behavior change; development/refinement of analytic models for intensive, longitudinal mobile health data; digital phenotyping; or biostatistical analysis of densely sampled longitudinal data.  Research designed to understand mechanisms of behavior change with digital health interventions is also of interest, as are interventions focusing on addictive behaviors.  The activities of the center are diverse and inter-disciplinary; hence, the call for outstanding candidates from a breadth of different disciplines spanning behavioral medicine to biostatistics. Applicants should have a PhD, MD, or equivalent degree with relevant post-doctoral training.  Formal advanced training in behavioral science, research methods, biostatistics, data science, biomedical informatics, bioinformatics or a related field is preferred.  Applicants should also have a successful track record of peer-reviewed publications, and ideally a history of extramural funding.  Expectations for teaching and mentoring are a critical part of this role, and individuals will be provided with such opportunities through membership in relevant PhD graduate programs (e.g., Program in Quantitative Biomedical Sciences ; Program in Experimental & Molecular Medicine , The Dartmouth Institute).  Training grants in relevant areas (e.g., Science of Co-occurring Disorders , BD2K Predoctoral Training in Biomedical Big Data Science, the Burroughs Welcome training fund for Unifying Population and Laboratory-based Sciences) are available to support trainees in areas relevant to successful candidates. For additional information and to apply: https://apply.interfolio.com/60277

Northern Arizona University’s Department of Psychological Sciences invites applications for multiple Lecturer appointments beginning August 2019. These positions are located in Flagstaff, AZ, and are teaching focused, 9-month appointments, non-tenure eligible.  The positions are expected to be continuing, with potential for promotion.  Renewal is contingent on performance and department needs. These positions are not eligible for sponsorship, now or in the future. FOR FULL JOB DESCRIPTION AND APPLICATION PLEASE GO TO: https://hr.peoplesoft.nau.edu/psp/ph92prta/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_APP_SCHJOB.GBL?FOCUS=Applicant&Siteid=2&FolderPath=PORTAL_ROOT_OBJECT.HC_HRS_CE_GBL2&IsFolder=false&IgnoreParamTempl=FolderPath%2cIsFolder NAU INTERNAL JOB NUMBER: 604254 For more information please contact: Antonia Natale via email @ Antonia.Natale@nau.edu or (928) 523-7863