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​The Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of Colorado Boulder ( http://www.colorado.edu/psych-neuro/ ) invites applications for a tenure-track position with a focus on Public Health at the Assistant Professor level to begin Fall 2024.  We seek a faculty member who takes a biopsychosocial approach to psychological science. This perspective is critical to advance the study of public health, including exploring the cognitive, emotional, social, biological, genetic, and contextual-environmental processes and factors that influence mental and physical health. To achieve health equity, one focus of psychology and neuroscience is on understanding and addressing the context of systemic racism and the impact of structural inequities and racial and ethnic discrimination on mental and physical health, as well as access to care. We seek a faculty member whose program of research aims to inform linkages among multiple biopsychosocial determinants...

The  Department of Health, Exercise, and Sport Studies  (HESS) at Denison University invites applications for a  tenure-track  position in  Sport Studies  at the level of  Assistant Professor beginning in August of 2024. Our successful candidate will have earned a doctorate degree in Sport Studies, Sport Psychology, Sport Sociology, Sport Economics, Kinesiology, or a related discipline that provides a social science or humanities perspective on sport. Candidates must have completed a Ph.D. no later than August 15, 2024. We are seeking candidates who are enthusiastic about teaching at the undergraduate level and committed to continually refining and growing their pedagogy. A commitment to teaching undergraduates or evidence of successful undergraduate teaching should be clearly articulated in the teaching statement. The successful candidate will be expected to teach undergraduate courses in the History and Organization of Sport in the United States, Sport Psychology, a...

The Department of Psychology at Centenary College of Louisiana invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position to begin in August 2024. We seek a colleague who is committed to excellent undergraduate teaching, who can develop a productive line of research involving undergraduate students, and who is committed to working with students who are diverse in terms of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and economic background.  A strong commitment to teaching in a student-centered liberal arts environment is essential. Teaching duties will include a lower-level Biological Psychology course, upper-level courses in their area of expertise, and core psychology courses (e.g., intro, methods, stats). We are especially seeking a candidate who will contribute to developing new courses to add to our existing psychology offerings. The teaching load is six courses per year, with the opportunity to teach courses in the...

The Division of Social Science at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology seeks to fill one position in Psychology.  The University is an English-speaking research university with international faculty.  The Division of Social Science is highly ranked internationally.   We invite applications at all ranks (Assistant Professor/Associate Professor/Professor) . Candidates should work in any major area in psychology, with demonstrated potential/ability to build a strong publication portfolio.  The appointee will develop research programs independently, write scientific publications and grant proposals, and contribute to the Division’s minor program in Psychology. For more information about the Division, please visit https://sosc.hkust.edu.hk . Applicants should have a PhD degree by the time of employment.  The successful candidate is expected to teach courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.  Salary is competitive and will be...

T32 Postdoctoral Fellow   The Prevention and Methodology Training (PAMT) program at the Pennsylvania State University is hiring a cohort of Postdoctoral Fellows focused on substance use and addiction. PAMT is an interdisciplinary program at the Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center (https://prevention.psu.edu/) in the College of Health and Human Development. Funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse through a T32 award, PAMT (https://www.pamt.psu.edu/) cross-trains predoctoral and postdoctoral researchers as substance use prevention scientists and methodologists. Fellows are trained to apply cutting-edge methods to emerging critical research needs in the prevention of substance use and addiction. This two-year training program presents a unique opportunity for postdoctoral researchers who wish to establish a research career focused on substance use prevention to receive two years of training from some of the top substance use prevention scientists...

Assistant Professor (Social and Health Psychology) - Department of Psychology, College of Arts & Sciences   Location: Stony Brook, NY, United States   Open Date: Sep 12, 2023   Deadline: Oct 25, 2023 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time   Description   The Department of Psychology at Stony Brook University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the area of Social and Health Psychology (SHP). This appointment will focus on Diversity Science and Health Disparities. We are particularly interested in a scholar whose work focuses on psychosocial theories, mechanisms, or interventions that affect and are affected by physical health, including structural determinants of health and resulting disparities for groups with marginalized identities (e.g., related to age, culture, disability, ethnicity, gender, immigration status, national origin, race, sexuality, and/or their intersections). Preference...

The Department of Kinesiology and Health at Rutgers University - New Brunswick invites applicants for a tenure ‐ track position in areas of Skeletal Muscle Physiology and Exercise at the level of Assistant Professor to begin in Fall 2024. Candidates with emphasis on skeletal muscle physiology, neuromuscular control, muscle biochemistry, health and disease, and human intervention with translational capacity across the lifespan are encouraged to apply. Preferred qualifications include a focus on physical activity/exercise intervention to improve health outcomes that complement other existing areas of expertise within the department. Responsibilities of the position include contributing to a collaborative environment promoting scholarship, teaching and service activities at the departmental, college and University levels, as well as to the greater professional community.  This is a full-time, tenure track, 10-month appointment with a competitive start-up package and salary...

About our program : The goal and focus of the two-year clinical-research fellowship is to train and develop the next generation of leading clinical researchers in schizophrenia and other forms of serious mental illness.  Over the course of the two-year program, fellows are trained in academic, clinical, and health systems research, advanced clinical care service delivery, and program administration in an interdisciplinary setting. The fellowship combines individual mentored research and clinical training with state-of-the-art educational experiences. A special emphasis of the fellowship program is to train fellows to conduct translational research that brings basic science to clinical practice. Trainees will spend 75% of their time on a clinical-research project and research training and 25% in a VA clinical program that supports the Fellow’s training goals.  The MIRECC Psychology track is also part of a larger VASDHS APA-accredited fellowship program, the Clinical Mental Health...

Summary of Duties and Responsibilities: The Department of Psychology in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa is excited to invite applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor, who can contribute to the department’s interests in health psychology, broadly defined (with a start date of August 16, 2024). We welcome applications from scholars with expertise in health-related research, who could contribute to graduate training in one of the three program areas (cognitive, counseling, or social psychology). Responsibilities for this position include conducting research, teaching undergraduate and graduate classes, advising doctoral students, and providing service to the department and university. Required Minimum Qualifications: PhD in Psychology (cognitive, counseling, health, social, or other relevant psychology discipline), conferred by the start date of the appointment...

The Department of Psychological Sciences at Rice University (Houston, Texas) invites applications for two (2) tenure-track assistant professor positions to begin July 1, 2024. Position #1 is in an APPLIED area of psychological sciences with a focus on the application of theory and research to address society’s greatest challenges. We seek candidates whose quantitative-based scholarship deeply bridges across at least two of our existing program areas in Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Human Factors/Human Computer Interaction, Cognitive & Affective Neuroscience, and Health Psychology . Example topics might include (but are NOT limited to): occupational health or workplace stress/safety/macroergonomics, automation/AI applied to the future of work, training for an aging and diverse workforce, team effectiveness in health care, assistive devices for individuals with physical and cognitive disabilities, augmented cognition/intelligence, neurofeedback...

The UC San Diego Department of Psychiatry is seeking 1-2 postdoctoral fellows to begin in spring/summer 2024. The fellows will conduct research in one or more of the following areas: (1) substance use during adolescence or young adulthood, (2) externalizing problems during childhood and adolescence, or (3) parenting and family processes. The position is ideal for an individual seeking an academic research career at UCSD or elsewhere. More information is available here ( ad ). To express interest, email CV to Dr. William Pelham ( wpelham@ucsd.edu ) and list contact information for three professional references. No further materials necessary.

Tenure-Track Position at the Assistant Professor Level in Developmental Science   The  Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences  at Boston University invites applicants for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level in Developmental Science to begin July 2024. The areas of research expertise desired are ethnic and/or cultural influences on child development and/or the impact of structural racism on child development. Specific topic areas (e.g., social, emotional, cognition, and language) may vary. The successful candidate will be expected to establish a vigorous, externally supported program of research, engage in research training, and teach courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Application of advanced quantitative methods to the substantive research program would be valued. Boston University expects excellence in teaching and in research and is committed to building a culturally, racially, and ethnically diverse scholarly...

General Description: The staff position is in the Women’s Health Sciences Division (WHSD), National Center for PTSD, at the Jamaica Plain campus of the VA Boston Healthcare System. The Deputy Director will manage day-to-day operations of the Division including direct supervision for all Division staff including clinical psychologists, research health scientists, postdoctoral fellows, administrative staff, and research technicians. They will work directly with staff to outline immediate and long-term aims for research programs. The Deputy Director will conduct scientific investigations and contribute to both generation and dissemination of knowledge in support of the research and educational missions of the National Center for PTSD. The overall objective is to advance prevention, understanding, and treatment of PTSD and other consequences of traumatic stress. The incumbent will provide training at all levels (e.g., psychology practicum students, pre-doctoral interns,...

The Center for Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is seeking multiple highly motivated postdoctoral researchers to work on intervention studies in U.S. adults to promote wellbeing and prevent suicide. Qualifications: Required Ph.D. in medical physics, psychology, neuroscience, and/or a related field Prior experience with brain imaging techniques (e.g. MRI, DTI, and/or fMRI) and/or behavioral data Strong communication and organization skills  Preferred Experience with brain image analysis software tools, MATLAB, Python, C++ and/or other computer programming (e.g., R, Mplus) Experience with large and complex research studies and/or clinical trials Emerging track record of publishing in academic journals, strong analytic skills, and excel at working in a collaborative environment. The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Center for Healthy Minds (CHM) is a leader in conducting science - in and out of the lab - on how to nurture emotional...

Klarman Fellowships in Arts & Sciences Cornell University Ithaca, New York, USA   Cornell University’s College of Arts & Sciences invites applications from early-career scholars of exceptional talent and initiative for up to ten Klarman Postdoctoral Fellowships. Klarman Fellows may pursue research in any discipline in the College, including natural sciences, social sciences, humanities and the creative arts as well as cross-cutting fields that transcend traditional boundaries. Appointments are for up to three years and begin in late summer/early fall 2024. The Fellowship offers an annual stipend of $80,000 plus Cornell benefits and $12,000 per year for research expenses. Applicants must have earned a doctoral degree no earlier than 1 May 2022 and identify a faculty member with a primary appointment in the College of Arts & Sciences to serve as their faculty host. For more information about eligibility, terms of the...

The Emotion and Self-Control Lab at the University of Michigan is seeking applicants for a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow. Research in the lab focuses broadly on how people can control their emotions to improve our understanding of how self-control works and to discover ways of enhancing self-control in daily life. The lab adopts an integrative approach to address these issues that draws on multiple disciplines within psychology including social, personality, clinical, developmental, and neuroscience. The successful candidate will work with the lab director, Ethan Kross, to design, analyze and write-up projects that focus on current research directions in the lab ( Lab link ). Applicants should have their Ph.D. by the time they start the position. Salary is competitive and this position is benefits-eligible. This appointment is renewable annually, contingent on satisfactory performance, and is expected to last at least two years. QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILL/EXPERIENCES: • Ph.D....