Educational Opportunities

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Genetics of Behavioral Risk and Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism, University of Michigan Addiction Research Center (UMARC)

(US citizens/residents)

Training grant position is available for 2-3 years of postdoctoral training in behavioral genetics in the University of Michigan Addiction Research Center (UMARC)
http://www.med.umich.edu/psych/sub/pdf/postdocad.pdf.

The project involves an ongoing collaboration to study the genetics of behavioral risk relevant to alcohol and other drug abuse in a longitudinal (>20 years) sample of nearly 500 families enriched for alcohol and other substance abuse. Psychological and behavioral as well as substance abuse variables are available on close to 2000 individuals, in about half of them since early childhood. A subset of the sample has been genotyped for >1000 SNPs in >100 candidate genes. The data will allow genetic association studies, gene x gene, gene x environment and behavioral pathway analyses. Additional genotyping may also be performed by the fellow as needed although the major effort will be on analysis.

Candidates should be recent (<5 years) Ph.D.s in psychology, genetics, bioinformatics, or statistics who seek cross-training in the other disciplines. Interested MDs with expertise in one of these areas are also invited to apply. Please send applications - see link above for requirements - to Dr. Margit Burmeister, margit@umich.edu or Dr. Kristi Rahrig Jenkins (kristirj@umich.edu).

POSTED: 1/09/09

Physician Training Program at Baylor-Houston VA for US and International Medical Graduates

The Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC) in Houston, Texas is offering fellowship positions in Addiction Medicine accredited by the Texas Medical Board. The fellowship will accept physicians from various medical pathways, such as psychiatry, internal medicine, family medicine, and adolescent medicine. Trainees must be graduates of an ACGME-accredited residency program or demonstrate equivalent foreign training. This equivalency opens this program to international medical graduates who have completed a residency in any country outside of the United States and have passed the USMLE examination. Applications will be accepted at this time for a one-year training experience that begins on January 2, 2009 and ends on December 30, 2009.

Starting in July 1, 2009 we will be accepting up to four trainees each year into a one year program, which can be followed by entry into the ACGME accredited four year Baylor Psychiatry Residency program in the following year (e.g. starting in July 2010). A similar option for July 2010 can be available to those fellows entering in January, 2009. (More...)

POSTED: 11/24/08

Postdoctoral and Predoctoral Fellowships in Drug Dependence Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Mental Health, Baltimore, MD

The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Mental Health (Baltimore, MD) invites applications from postdoctoral and predoctoral candidates to the NIDA-funded Drug Dependence Epidemiology Training Program. The postdoctoral and predoctoral positions involve advanced training in the epidemiology, prevention, and treatment of drug dependence and relationships between drug dependence and HIV/STI and infectious disease epidemiology and prevention. A broad range of NIDA-funded core and affiliate faculty serve as trainee mentors along with a program of course work, advanced seminars, and research dissemination efforts. Initial application review is ongoing with positions available now and for the start of the upcoming academic year. Submit a letter of interest, a statement of research, educational, and professional goals and curriculum vitae to: April Lawson, M.A. at alawson@jhsph.edu Women and minorities are strongly encouraged to apply. Johns Hopkins University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Fellowships open to U.S. citizens only.

POSTED: 10/29/08

Postdoctoral Fellowship Training Programs, Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Alpert Medical School, Brown University

The Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies at the Alpert Medical School of Brown University is recruiting postdoctoral fellows in two associated postdoctoral fellowship training programs, one funded by NIAAA in alcohol abuse and addictions and one funded by NIDA in substance abuse. The training programs provide postdoctoral research training for biomedical, behavioral, and social scientists and health care professionals who wish to conduct high quality research in the early intervention and treatment of alcohol and other drug problems. Areas of expertise in the fellowship include behavioral treatments, pharmacotherapy, and the neurobiology and genetics of alcohol and substance dependence.

There are some mid-year slots available for the current year; applications are accepted any time. Application review for next year begins on January 15, 2009. Brown University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and actively solicits applications from women and minorities. For further details and an application go to http://www.caas.brown.edu

POSTED: 10/16/08

NIMH Training Program in Psychiatric Epidemiology and Biostatistics (T32), Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine

Overview

The NIMH Training Program in Psychiatric Epidemiology and Biostatistics provides post-doctoral fellows with exceptional training for a successful career in epidemiology research, with an emphasis on behavioral risk factors and child psychiatry. The NIMH Training Program provides an interdisciplinary learning environment at Washington University School of Medicine, which has a rich, 115-year history of success in research, education and patient care.

Exceptional Training

Fellows develop practical research skills and learn basic epidemiological methods that can be applied to many disciplines. Fellows learn how to organize and manage population surveys, including design, data collection and data analysis. The Program also offers opportunities to write papers, review manuscripts for publication, teach, and participate in research.

The Program is unique in that it offers support for a Master of Psychiatric Epidemiology degree (MPE) through Washington University School of Medicine. Requirements for the degree include: 30 hours of course credit, substantial research experience as certified by the mentor, and first authorship on a publishable paper as judged by the faculty. (More...)

NIDA Training Program in Drug Abuse Comorbidity, Prevention and Biostatistics (T32), Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine

Overview

The NIDA Training Program in Drug Abuse Comorbidity, Prevention and Biostatistics provides outstanding training for both pre-doctoral and post-doctoral trainees in epidemiology research with an emphasis on interdisciplinary studies. The Training Program, established in 1999, offers two to three years of training at Washington University School of Medicine, which has a rich, 115-year history of success in research, education and patient care.

The NIDA Training Program is noted for its public health focus, encompassing prevention, treatment and comorbid conditions of drug use, abuse and dependence. It also strongly emphasizes training in the responsible conduct of science and community-based research.

Exceptional Training

Clinical Research Training Program, UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs

The two-year, National Institute on Drug Abuse-funded, postdoctoral program will educate trainees in clinical research methods and the means of incorporating research findings into clinical practice. The clinical experiences offered in the training program will emphasize clinical trials of new pharmacotherapies and innovative behavioral treatments for drug addiction. [More...pdf]

Postdoctoral Fellowships in Alcohol Abuse and Addictions Research, Brown Medical School, Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies

The Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies at the Brown Medical School is recruiting for fellows in two associated postdoctoral fellowship training programs, one funded by NIAAA in alcohol abuse and addictions and one funded by NIDA in substance abuse. The training programs provide postdoctoral research training for biomedical, behavioral, and social scientists and health care professionals who wish to conduct high quality research in the early intervention and treatment of alcohol and other drug problems. Areas of expertise in the fellowship include pharmacotherapy, neurobiology and genetics of alcohol and substance dependence.

Application review begins on January 15, 2007. For further details and an application go to http://www.caas.brown.edu

VA Special Fellowship Program in Psychiatric Research/Neurosciences (Including Traumatic Brain Injuries and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) - Beginning July 1, 2006

This Office of Academic Affiliations (OAA) program announcement gives directions to physician applicants and their sponsoring VA facilities about applying for a VA Special Fellowship in Psychiatric Research/Neurosciences (including Traumatic Brain Injuries and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder). The purposes of the fellowship are to facilitate research relevant to the health care of veterans, to develop physician potential for healthcare leadership positions, and to contribute to VA and the nation's health work force needs. [More...pdf]

For anyone who would be interested in applying for support through the Kansas City VA Medical Center, please contact me at the following e-mail address or number:
Dr. Kenneth Grasing, M.D.
Associate Chief of Staff for Research
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical center
4801 Linwood Boulevard
Kansas City, MO 64128
(816) 922-2756 - office
(816) 861-1110 - fax
kenneth.grasing@med.va.gov

TRAVEL FELLOWSHIP to Society for Neuroscience for Postdoctoral or Research Associate from a Foreign (non-USA) Institution

Society for Neuroscience meeting in Atlanta, Georgia in October, 2006

Early Career Investigators Poster Session
FRIDAY OCTOBER 13, 2006
NIDA Mini-Convention "Frontiers in Addiction Research"
Satellite meeting of the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA
Sponsored by NIDA and College on Problems of Drug Dependence

Application due May 5, 2006

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MINORITY SUMMER UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM: UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT DENVER (with Application Form)

The Minority Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program will introduce undergraduate students from diverse, disadvantaged and traditionally underrepresented groups to graduate/research career opportunities at the University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center.

Purpose:
Research students will participate in a 10-week summer research program. The students will be asked to select a mentor. During the summer program, the students will be required to attend a weekly seminar and will be required to give a presentation of their research findings at the end of the 10-week program. [More..pdf]

UCLA SUMMER SCHOLARS PROGRAM FOR ADDICTION RESEARCH

The Stimulant Abuse and Addiction Research Group at the University of California Los Angeles is pleased to announce a summer research fellowship for a graduate student interested in a career in drug addiction research.

Research will take place on the UCLA campus in the laboratory of Dr. Thomas F. Newton for 6-8 weeks in the summer of the year in which the award is granted. The successful student will participate in inpatient and outpatient clinical research for methamphetamine or cocaine addiction (funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse). [More..pdf]

Postdoctoral Fellowships In Substance Abuse Research at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA

The Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania is offering postdoctoral human research fellowships for qualified individuals interested in establishing a career as an independent researcher in the substance abuse field. Postdoctoral fellows have the opportunity to work and collaborate with established and respected researchers in the field. Opportunities are available to work with Investigators in the following areas of research: table.pdf

Visit our Center Website: http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/trc/ to see the range of research and to obtain a fellowship application.

Additional opportunities through an affiliation with the Treatment Research Institute. TRI places emphasis upon studies with practical relevance in real- world settings and populations. Specialty areas at TRI include: Adolescents and Family, Criminal Justice, Behavioral Interventions, and Technology Transfer. (http://www.tresearch.org)

Positions are funded by a NIDA training grant (Charles P. O'Brien, M.D., PI). and by VA mental health funds. Candidates must have earned a Ph.D., M.D., or equivalent degree prior to the start of the position. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. Salary is commensurate with experience using NIH and VA scales. Equal Opportunity Employer. Please send curriculum vitae and names of three references to:

Charles P. O'Brien, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Center for Studies of Addiction
3900 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6178

NIDA-Sponsored Research and Clinical Fellowship in Addiction Psychiatry

The Department of Psychiatry at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center is inviting applicants for a two-year research and clinical fellowship in Addiction Psychiatry.

This program will prepare the fellow to pursue a career as an independent investigator in substance abuse and will lead to eligibility for Addiction Psychiatry certification by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Applicants may be eligible for the NIH Loan Repayment Program.

The research training program, funded by a National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) R-25 Award, combines extraordinarily diverse opportunities for research training with a well-rounded clinical training program. Ongoing research projects in the addictions include molecular biology, behavioral pharmacology, neuroimaging (including fMRI), neuroendocrinology, dual diagnosis, at-risk adolescents, psychosocial interventions, and pharmacological treatment trials.

Clinical programs include both public and private sector sites, both residential and outpatient programs, as well as specialized programs for women, adolescents, probationers/parolees, and opioid agonist therapy.

The participation of UT Southwestern and all clinical sites in the NIDA Clinical Trials Network Texas Node will further enhance the integration of the clinical and research experience. Participants will be eligible to take graduate level courses in research methodology from the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. One-year research or clinical only fellowships are also available. Applicants must have completed all residency requirements in Psychiatry and be U.S. citizens or legal residents eligible for funding from an NIH funding grant.

Please e-mail CV and statement of research interests to Dr. Lenae White, M.D. (lenae.white@utsouthwestern.edu). UT Southwestern is an equal opportunity institution.

National Institute on Drug Abuse Funded Postdoctoral Program

In an effort to increase clinical research expertise among health care professionals addressing drug abuse and addiction, we have instituted a coordinated education program of clinical research training combining formal coursework and practical experience. By immersion in the uniquely integrated environment of research and practice offered by the UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs, post-residency psychiatrists and other physicians will receive comprehensive training in the clinical research methods pertinent to the study of drug addiction and its treatment.

The two-year, National Institute on Drug Abuse funded, postdoctoral program will educate trainees in clinical research methods and the means of incorporating research findings into clinical practice. The clinica experiences offered in the training program will emphasize clinical trials of new pharmacotherapies and innovative behavioral treatments for drug addiction.

The overarching goal of the training program is to develop a coordinated, sustainable infrastructure of dedicated education and training that will produce independent health care professionals capable of conducting and disseminating clinical research pertaining to drug addiction and its treatment.

The specific aims of the training program are:

1- To provide trainees with a comprehensive understanding of drug addiction research and clinical practice, entailing interdisciplinary clinical research training lasting two years at the postdoctoral level under the guidance of preceptors.
2-To educate trainees to have full competence in using experimental techniques appropriate for the investigation of drug abuse, emphasizing advanced technologies, procedural reliability, validity, and limitations of research.
3- To encourage trainees to investigate a defined clinical research issue in drug addiction, with a focus on clinical trials research, starting them on a course of clinical research that will continue beyond the two-year training period.
4- To prepare trainees to become independent clinical researchers by teaching them to design and institute novel experimental protocols, to obtain, manage and statistically analyze scientific data, to submit peer-reviewed-quality manuscripts, to conceive, draft and submit original grant applications, and to become part of the national and international drug addiction research communities by attending meetings, seminars, and symposia where they may present research as well as obtain new knowledge.
5- To increase diversity through identification and recruitment of promising candidates from underrepresented ethnic minority groups.

The UCLA campus is located in the Westwood area of Los Angeles, which is very highly regarded for its beautiful neighborhoods, many restaurants and coffee shops, bookstores, and cultural (museums, theatres) and outdoor activities (mountain hiking, beaches).

For more information, please submit a brief letter of interest and a recent copy of your CV to

Thomas F. Newton, M.D.: E-mail: tnewton@mednet.ucla.edu and
Richard De La Garza, II, Ph.D.: E-mail: rdlgarza@mednet.ucla.edu

For More Information about the UCLA Addiction Clinic: http://www.uclaisap.org/addclinic

For More Information on the Integrated Substance Abuse Program: http://www.uclaisap.org

For More Information on the Neuropsychiatric Institute at UCLA: http://www.npi.ucla.edu

Master of Public Health Degree in Addiction Studies

Beginning in the Fall of 2005, Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond will be accepting students into a new Addiction Studies track in its MPH program. This degree program is housed in the Department of Epidemiology and Community Health which is partnering with faculty in the VCU Institute for Drug and Alcohol Studies. The MPH degree program is fully accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health. The program is closely linked with local, state and national public health agencies, organizations and professionals in order to enhance the student's appreciation and understanding of the application of public health principles to practice. The MPH program provides students with the skills for employment in a broad range of positions in local, state and national public health agencies. Coursework consists of the core curriculum for MPH students with additional specialized courses in addition studies. In addition to the core faculty in the Department of Epidemiology and Community Health, faculty for this new Addiction Studies track include Robert Balster, Paula Horvatich, Karen Ingersoll, Charles O'Keeffe, Ellie McCance-Katz, Dace Svikis and others with extensive experience in drug and alcohol research, treatment and prevention. In addition, instruction will be provided by faculty from community-based programs and invited experts from federal and state government. The coursework will include basic pharmacology, treatment and prevention as well as planning and policy studies. For more information on VCU's MPH Program, consult the following web site: http://www.epidemiology.vcu.edu/mph04.htm. Specific Addiction Studies Track information can be found by following the Track Options links on the left column. Admission requirements and application forms can be accessed by following the Admission Requirements link. Prospective students are encouraged to apply by April1, 2005 but later applications will be considered until the class is full.

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