[ECPN] Yale Postdoctoral T32 Recruitment Announcement

[DeeJay Garringo]

Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry

Division of Prevention and Community Research and The Consultation Center

 

Postdoctoral Fellowship 

 

The Division of Prevention and Community Research, Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School
of Medicine and the Department of Psychology, Yale University invite applications for a two-year
postdoctoral fellowship, beginning July 1, 2009, for its NIDA-funded research training program on
the prevention of substance abuse. The program combines didactic, mentored, and independent research
experiences to prepare fellows as future prevention scientists.  Three fundamental areas of learning
are emphasized in the training program: 1) an ecological framework for the conceptualization,
design, and implementation of prevention research; 2) knowledge development and application through
three phases of prevention science -- pre-intervention, intervention, and diffusion or
going-to-scale; and 3) use of state-of-the-art methodologies and data analytic approaches. Learning
occurs through seminars, focused research activities, and close mentorship with faculty scientific
advisors.  

 

Postdoctoral fellows participate in three core seminars taught by training program faculty -
Research Methods, Data Analysis, and Grant Development - as well as additional seminars and
colloquia at Yale that cover related topics, such as the ethical conduct of research and current
topics in substance abuse prevention.  Fellows also participate in mentor-based training on two
scientific projects with core faculty who serve as scientific advisors.  Scientific projects
available for fellows include the following: 1) HIV/STI risk behaviors, maternal-child health,
substance abuse, and relationship changes among young expectant fathers and their adolescent
partners as they transition from pregnancy to parenthood; 2) adolescent paternity for adolescents
involved in child protection services, associated risks including substance abuse, and the resultant
outcomes for their children; 3) effectiveness of educational initiatives to improve achievement
outcomes and reduce substance use among low-income and minority youth; 4) research on the
effectiveness of an interdisciplinary team science consortium to prevent smoking, drinking, and
overeating; 5) community-based dissemination of consortium findings to increase stress regulation
and reduce smoking, drinking, and overeating; and, 6) risk factor and preventive intervention
research related to adolescent ATOD use.

 

Competitive candidates will have a Ph.D. in clinical, community, developmental, or counseling
psychology or in public health, a strong research background, and interest in pursuing an academic
career.  Interested applicants should forward a CV, representative manuscripts, statement of
interests and future goals, 2-3 project preferences of those listed above, and three letters of
recommendation to:  David L. Snow, Ph.D., Director, Division of Prevention and Community Research,
Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, 389 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, CT
06511, or email materials to david.snow at yale.edu. Reviews of applications will begin immediately and
continue until the positions are filled. Yale University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity
Employer. Women and minority group members are encouraged to apply.

 

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