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The Sleep and Anxiety Center of Houston (SACH) at the University of Houston (UH) is accepting applications for a one to two-year postdoctoral fellowship position to begin in summer 2022 (pending final award of funding). The fellow will primarily be responsible for coordinating an NIMH-funded effectiveness-implementation trial examining a trauma-informed, behavioral sleep intervention for school-aged children in foster care. Outcomes of interest include sleep health, emotional/behavioral regulation, and attachment/bonding. Previous training and/or experience in sleep medicine, early maltreatment /trauma, and/or working with child welfare services is ideal but not required. The fellow will receive mentored research training and supervision (from a licensed clinical psychologist) in evidence-based practices for assessing and treating both sleep and trauma-related conditions. Other responsibilities include interacting with local foster care agencies and foster families, report writing,...

Southern Methodist University (SMU), a nationally-ranked, private, non-sectarian research institution located in one of the nation’s largest and fastest-growing metropolitan areas, is seeking to establish several interdisciplinary clusters to strengthen its research mission. One of these clusters focuses on Technology Enhanced Immersive Learning (TEIL), broadly construed. In support of this effort in TEIL, Dedman College’s Department of Psychology at SMU invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in psychological science (position #06284) to begin August 2022.   Successful candidates will be investigating technology or applying technology: (1) in research examining psychological processes related to technology-enhanced instruction, learning or assessment, that has a substantial social impact, or (2) in research designed to enhance specific understanding of the development or maintenance of psychological phenomena or important social problems, or (3) in research...