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The Learning Research and Development Center (LRDC) at the University of Pittsburgh is accepting applications for two Postdoctoral Fellowships in youth development and learning across multiple ecological contexts with an emphasis on diversity, opportunity, and equity . The initial appointment will be two years with the possibility of renewal for a third year. The position involves work on several multi-method longitudinal studies exploring how sociocultural and psychological factors influence youth of color’s identity development, academic learning, and socioemotional well-being during middle childhood and adolescence. In particular, the fellow will work on multi-jurisdictional, longitudinal datasets collected before and during the COVID-19 pandemic to examine the individual, interpersonal, and contextual factors that mitigate or worsen the impact of school disruptions on youth’s academic adjustment and mental health, especially for those from historically marginalized and...

Drs. Peter Franzen PhD and Tina Goldstein PhD in the Department of Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Hospital at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine seek a postdoctoral fellow to collaborate on several large, longitudinal NIMH- and foundation-funded studies examining adolescent mood disorder, suicide risk, and underlying mechanisms, with a specific focus on sleep and neural mechanisms. Our program of research aims to apply this knowledge to inform prevention and intervention. Opportunities abound to collaborate on ongoing studies within a world-class Department of Psychiatry. The postdoctoral fellow will have the opportunity to be involved with multiple projects and datasets, and participate in data analysis, manuscript and grant preparation. Fellows will receive personalized mentoring toward their career goals. Our multidisciplinary research team also includes statisticians, neuroscientists, data scientists and physicians with expertise in longitudinal data analysis,...