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 invites applications for a two-year NIDA postdoctoral research training program in substance abuse prevention. Applications are now being accepted for an earliest start date of July 2013 for up to four fellows.
 
The program emphasizes five areas of research training: 1) conceptualization, design, and implementation of prevention research using a social ecological framework; 2) knowledge development and application in pre-intervention, intervention, and dissemination research; 3) use of state-of-the-art data analytic and research methods; 4) interdisciplinary research through collaborations across programs, departments, centers, and institutions; and 5) translational research from controlled settings to real-world contexts with the purpose of impacting prevention practice and policy. Training occurs through seminars, focused research activities, and close mentorship with faculty scientific advisors in order to prepare fellows as future prevention researchers.
 
Postdoctoral fellows participate in core seminars on Research Methods, Data Analysis, Grant Development, and Professional Development as well as in seminars and colloquia that cover related topics, such as the ethical conduct of research and current topics in substance abuse prevention.  Fellows also receive mentor-based training on two scientific projects while working concurrently with two core faculty who serve as their scientific advisors. Faculty available to serve as mentors are located in several research divisions in the Department of Psychiatry, such as the Division of Prevention and Community Research, the Division on Addictions, the Yale Stress Center, and Women’s Health Research at Yale, as well as in other Yale settings, such as the Department of Psychology and the School of Public Health.
 
Competitive candidates should have: 1) a Ph.D. in community, clinical, developmental, counseling, or health psychology, or a doctoral degree in public health or family studies; 2) a strong research background; and 3) interest in pursuing an academic career.  Interested applicants should review the postdoctoral fellowship website at: http://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/psychology/postdoc/dpcr.aspx
for further information about applying.  Applicants are asked to send a CV, representative reprints, a statement of interests and future goals, identification of three faculty members with whom they wish to work listed in order of priority (and available on the website), and three letters of recommendation to: jacob.tebes@yale.edu, or to: Jacob K. Tebes, Ph.D., Director, Division of Prevention and Community Research & The Consultation Center, Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, 389 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, CT 06511.  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.