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Dr. Nicole Zarrett is accepting applications for a full-time Postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Psychology at the University of South Carolina. The fellow will work with the PI and her multidisciplinary team of collaborators on a large NIH-funded randomized control trial “Connect through PLAY” (Connect), a staff-based intervention that works with afterschool programs across the state of South Carolina to promote healthy behaviors among adolescents and program staff within underserved communities. The Fellow will provide analytic and methodological oversight for on-going projects, contribute to the planning and execution of data analyses, prepare and submit manuscripts, write grant proposals, and develop an independent program of research related to child/adolescent and/or adult health promotion. Candidates with a research interest/focus in health behavior and physical and mental health disparities research (adult and youth), community-based research, motivational and...

The Pennsylvania State University’s Center for Healthy Aging ( http://healthyaging.psu.edu/ ) offers Postdoctoral training through the Pathways T32 Training Program. The goal of this NIA-funded program is to train the next generation of scientists in psychosocial determinants and biological pathways that underlie healthy and unhealthy aging. All Fellows take part in a regular seminar and coursework; participate in professional development activities; and have the opportunity to take courses in innovative research methods. This program brings together faculty from Human Development and Family Studies, Biobehavioral Health, Kinesiology, and Psychology to create a comprehensive mentorship program. The resource-rich environment provided by the Center for Healthy Aging allows Fellows to be integrated into active and ongoing interdisciplinary research projects and learn advanced methods to study biopsychosocial processes in the laboratory as well as everyday life. Eligible...