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 between July 1 to September 1, 2010, in a 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: 1) interventions addressing sexual trauma and substance use among HIV-positive adults, including individual therapy for sexual abuse, care-based HIV prevention for newly diagnosed men, and behavioral and pharmaceutical alcohol reduction interventions; 2) the daily dynamics of intimate partner violence, posttraumatic stress, and substance use among women; 3) the examination of individual/family risk and protective factors, including maternal substance use and depression, and their relationship to behavioral and developmental outcomes in children aged birth through 11 years; 4) a school-based prevention trial that combines CBT, emotion regulation, and mindful awareness to reduce substance use initiation and progression and enhance academic performance among adolescent girls; 5) the examination of the role of social processes and child characteristics on the health (i.e., social, emotional, and cognitive development as well as physical health) of children aged 3 through 5 years from racial/ethnic minority and/or low socioeconomic status backgrounds; and 6) interdisciplinary research that involves neurobiological, pharmacological, genetic, behavioral, and policy approaches to examine the effects of stress and self control on smoking, drinking, and/or overeating.

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@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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