Job Title: Associate Professor or Professor, Tenure, Tenure-Track
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Behavioral Science, has an opening for an open rank tenured or tenure-track scholar in cancer prevention, control, psycho-oncology/cancer survivorship, and related behaviors. Research areas include smoking prevention/cessation, neuroscience/brain imaging, diet, physical activity, skin cancer/melanoma prevention, cancer screening/early detection, genetic counseling/testing, psycho-oncology/cancer survivorship, adherence and health communication. Knowledge and experience in behavioral science theory, methodology and research are required. Special interest, expertise and experience in dissemination of proven interventions to community and patient populations are highly desired. Applications from all areas of expertise are welcome.
The Department of Behavioral Science provides an unusually rich opportunity for collegial interaction and an exceptional infrastructure for behavioral and methodologic research in populations ranging from healthy, community members to cancer patients, survivors, and their families. The Department currently comprises 24 full-time faculty and 4 faculty with joint appointments. MD Anderson is located within the Texas Medical Center, the largest medical center in the world. Houston is a dynamic, multicultural city.
Candidates must have a demonstrated record of scholarly achievement and extramural funding. Qualifications include a doctoral degree in psychology, public health, nutrition, exercise science, or related science or a degree in medicine. Salary is extremely competitive and commensurate with experience. MD Anderson offers excellent benefits. A generous start-up package accompanies this position; value depends on rank.
Interested individuals should submit a curriculum vitae and two-page synopsis of research interests and future plans to:
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Attn: Ellen R. Gritz, Ph.D., Professor and Chair,
Department of Behavioral Science, Unit 1330,
1155 Pressler
Houston, Texas 77030
Email: egritz@mdanderson.org or clott@mdanderson.org
2012-09-24
[DIV28SUPER] Position Available: Associate Professor or Professor, Tenure, Tenure-Track
2012-09-21
[DIV28SUPER] WINTER CONFERENCE on ANIMAL LEARNING & BEHAVIOR (WCALB) 2013
The focus this year is Psychopharmacology
The Winter Conference on Animal Learning and Behavior (http://www.american.edu/cas/psychology/wcalb/index.cfm) will convene in Winter Park, Colorado from Saturday evening, February 2, with departure Wednesday morning , February 6, 2013. If you are interested in attending WCALB 2013, please send your small refundable deposit by October 25, 2012 so we know how many condominiums to reserve. See instructions under "DEPOSITS"
section below.
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Behavioral Dependence
Patrick M. Beardsley
Virginia Commonwealth University
&
Jack Bergman
Harvard Medical School
Abstract-- Pharmacological state (or context) and history can direct the expression of learned behavior (e.g., state dependent learning, drug discrimination). Additionally, abrupt drug abstinence can control the expression of learned behavior, a phenomenon that can be defined as behavioral dependence. In this presentation, examples of behavioral dependence will be described and contrasted with physical dependence. In addition, the potential ramifications of behavioral dependence, as well as the implications for regulatory control of drugs, will be considered.
Patrick Beardsley is a behavioral pharmacologist whose research interests focus upon the development of medications for CNS disorders. He obtained his Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology at the University of Minnesota in 1982, and currently is Professor of Pharmacology & Toxicology and member of the Institute for Drug and Alcohol Studies and the Center for Biomarker Research and Personalized Medicine at the Virginia Commonwealth University.
Jack Bergman is a CNS pharmacologist with interests in the pharmacological and contextual determinants of drug abuse and drug
dependence. He obtained his Ph.D. in Pharmacological and Physiological Sciences at the University of Chicago in 1981 and, currently, is the director of the Preclinical Pharmacology laboratory in the Mailman Research Institute at McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School.
FOCUS SESSION
Pharmacological History and the Control and Expression of Learning and Behavior
This Focus Session related to the Keynote Address is being organized. The format will be up to 25-minute presentations followed by discussion among participants. Let me (sweiss@american.edu) know if you would like to join that session.
Recent WCALB Focus sessions have been concerned with:
Theory of Mind: Current Status of the Controversy (2012)
Bi-directional Links Between Obesity & Learning & Memory Dysfunction (2011)
Rational Rats: Causal Inference and Reality Monitoring (2010)
Economic Demand, Reinforcer Essential Value and Drug Addiction (2009)
Remembering and Anticipating Events in Time (2008)
Modeling Data: From Description & Significance to Behavior & Theories (2007)
The Question of Animal Consciousness and Cognition (2006)
Choice in Humans and other Animals (2005)
Associative Mechanisms and Drug-Related Behavior (2004)
Learning, Choice and Context Effects (2003).
The 2004 & 2010 Focus Sessions were published as Special Issues of the International Journal of Comparative Psychology.
MEETING, WINTER PARK AND ACCOMMODATIONS
The Winter Conference is a friendly and informal meeting that provides an opportunity to combine intensive, scientifically rigorous discussions on a variety of topics related to animal conditioning, behavior and learning with skiing at one of Colorado's premier ski areas, Winter Park. The breadth of WCALB paper sessions that reflect the research interests of participants can be seen in recent programs posted on the website. All participants are invited to make a presentation and suggest topics. Graduate students are welcome, and can make a presentation with the written recommendation of their advisor.
There is downhill skiing for all skill levels, up to black diamond, as well as exciting cross-country skiing in the Arapaho National Forest, Devil's Thumb and Snow Mountain Ranch. The majestic snow-covered Rockies in winter are breathtaking.
The all inclusive cost for registration, four nights in a shared Snowblaze condominium, an opening buffet reception, snacks during sessions and a dinner at a fine restaurant in Winter Park is only $365 per person or $730 per couple (couples have their own room, usually with private bath, in a condo). The Snowblaze is located in Winter Park near restaurants and shops. It has an excellent health club with sauna, steam room, hot tub, pool, weight room and handball courts. All units have complete kitchens.
A family can have an entire 2-bedroom condominium unit for $1,095 plus $110 for each person over three. The 2-bedroom units each sleep up to six people if a convertible sofa in the living room is used. All family members are invited to the opening buffet reception, Conference dinner and sessions.
DEPOSITS
We will be in the Colorado Rockies just a week before the prime ski season starts. Therefore, condominiums need to be reserved early. If you think you would like to attend WCALB 2013, please let me (sweiss@american.edu) know ASAP by e-mail and send your refundable (until November 30) deposit ($50 per person, $100 per couple, $200 per family) by October 25, 2012.
Make deposit checks out to Stanley Weiss, WCALB with “WCALB 2013" in the lower left corner. Final payment is due November 30, 2012, when receipts will be sent. Until that date, your deposit can be refunded if conditions develop that prevent you from attending the Conference. But timely deposits are very important for appropriate planning and to ensure we reserve enough condominiums.
Please send your deposits to:
Stan Weiss, Convener
Winter Conference on Animal Learning & Behavior
Department of Psychology
American University
Washington, DC 20016
Accommodations at the indicated rates cannot be guaranteed once the reserved condo units are filled. We will do our best to include late registrants in the Conference, but often they have had to pay substantially more for their accommodations because they couldn't be housed in a reserved condominium. Therefore, if you are interested in attending the Conference let me know soon and send your refundable (until November 30) deposit by October 25, 2012. A CALL for presentations will go out to registered participants by mid December. If you have any questions or suggestions, contact me at sweiss@american.edu.
Hope to see you in Winter Park!
Stan
WCALB 2013 Organizing and Program Committee
Stan Weiss (Convener) <sweiss@american.edu>
Rick Bevins <rbevins1@unl.edu>
Cody Brooks <brooksc@denison.edu>
Mark Reilly <reill1mp@cmich.edu>
2012-09-20
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2012-09-19
[DIV28SUPER] APA Presidential Elections
Hi Div28 Members:
You have likely received one or more e-mail prompts to vote electronically for the President of APA. The voting process online is easy and the members of the Div28 Executive Committee encourage you to vote. In doing so, the Executive Committee would like to note that Kaslow and Haldeman appear to be the candidates that are most likely to keep the science-based divisions in mind during their tenure.
My Best,
Rick
Rick A. Bevins, Ph.D.
President of Division 28
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[DIV28SUPER] Frontiers in Addiction Research Mini-convention Sponsored by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, Friday October 12, 2012, Sheraton New Orleans Hotel, New Orleans, LA
Sponsored by the National Institute on Drug Abuse
Friday, October 12, 2012
Sheraton New Orleans Hotel, 500 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA
Seating is limited. Additional information and registration can be found at: https://seiservices.com/nida/frontiers2012/
The NIDA mini-convention, Frontiers in Addiction Research, held in conjunction with the annual Society for Neuroscience Meeting, will feature outstanding scientists who will present their cutting-edge research on the neurobiology of drug abuse and addiction. The NIDA mini-convention features four symposia, the SfN Jacob P. Waletzky Memorial Lecture and a poster session for early career investigators. The agenda this year includes:
8:00 am- 8:15 am Welcome: NIDA Director
8:15 am- 9:35 am Ghrelin, Leptin and Insulin Modulates Reward
9:35 am-10:10 am Jacob P. Waletzky Memorial Lecture
10:35 am-12:15 pm Role of Phagocytes in Synaptic Plasticity & Remodeling in the Nervous System
12:15 pm- 2:15 pm Early Career Investigators Poster Session
2:15 pm- 3:35 pm Brain Energetics and Neurotransmission: Fueling Neurons and Glia
3:50 pm-5:25 pm Central Nervous System Immune Signaling and Addiction
NIDA will also hold several other events at the Society for Neuroscience meeting, including:
1) Toni S. Shippenberg Memorial Symposium – Friday, October 12, 2012, 6:00-7:30 p.m.
2) Julius Axelrod Lecture and Poster Session – Sunday, October 14, 2012, 6:30-9:00 p.m.
3) NIDA/INSERM Workshop on US-France Collaboration on Drug Abuse and Addiction Research – Monday, October, 15, 2012, 6:30-9:00 p.m.
4) NIH Grant Workshop for Early Career Investigators – Tuesday, October 16, 2012, 6:30-9:00 p.m.
Information on these events can also be found at: https://seiservices.com/nida/frontiers2012/
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2012-09-18
[DIV28SUPER] Fwd: [EARLYCAREER] Tenure Track Position: RIT
From: "Kirsten Condry" <kxcgsh@rit.edu>
Date: Sep 18, 2012 7:04 AM
Subject: [EARLYCAREER] Tenure Track Position: RIT
To: <EARLYCAREER@lists.apa.org>
The Department of Psychology at RIT (Rochester Institute of Technology) invites candidates to apply for a tenure-track position in the area of Biopsychology, Industrial/Organizational, or Perception.
The Department of Psychology at the Rochester Institute of Technology invites candidates to apply for an entry-level tenure-track position starting late August 2013. We are looking for an energetic and enthusiastic psychologist who will serve as an instructor, researcher, and mentor to students. The successful candidate will complement the Department's existing areas of expertise (as indicated on the department website, http://www.rit.edu/cla/psychology/). The Department of Psychology at RIT serves a rapidly expanding student population. The position requires a strong commitment to teaching, active research and publication, and a readiness to attract external funding. Faculty are expected to supervise graduate and undergraduate students in research. Depending on the candidate's qualifications, there may be the opportunity to teach in the M.S. Programs in Experimental Psychology (currently called Applied Experimental and Engineering Psychology) and School Psychology.
The department seeks a teacher-scholar who can contribute to the department in one of the following three areas: Industrial/Organizational psychology (including teaching I/O psychology and developing an active program of research in I/O); Perception (including teaching courses in visual perception and an active program of research in perception); or, in Biopsychology or Clinical Psychology (including teaching undergraduate courses covering Biopsychology, Clinical Psychology, Psychophysiology, and/or Psychopharmacology, and an active program of research in clinical psychology or biopsychology). In addition, candidates must be able to do research and work effectively within the department's lab space. At present there is not space or support for animal labs or large lab facilities.
We are seeking an individual who has the ability and interest in contributing to a community committed to Student Centeredness; Professional Development and Scholarship; Integrity and Ethics; Respect, Diversity and Pluralism; Innovation and Flexibility; and Teamwork and Collaboration. Select to view links to RIT's core values, honor code, and statement of diversity.
THE COLLEGE/ DEPARTMENT:
The College of Liberal Arts is one of nine colleges within Rochester Institute of Technology. The College has over 150 faculty in 12 departments in the social sciences, humanities, and the arts. The College currently offers twelve undergraduate degree programs and five Master degrees, serving over 800 students. Undergraduate degrees include Advertising and Public Relations; Criminal Justice; Economics; International Studies; Journalism; Museum Studies, Professional and Technical Communication; Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Public Policy; and Urban and Community Studies. The graduate degrees are in Applied Experimental and Engineering Psychology(Experimental Psychology); Communication and Media Technologies; School Psychology; Criminal Justice; and Science, Technology, and Public Policy.
RIT is a national leader in professional and career-oriented education. Talented, ambitious, and creative students of all cultures and backgrounds from all 50 states and more than 100 countries have chosen to attend RIT. Founded in 1829, Rochester Institute of Technology is a privately endowed, coeducational university with nine colleges and institutes emphasizing career education and experiential learning. With approximately 15,000 undergraduates and 3,000 graduate students, RIT is one of the largest private universities in the nation. RIT offers a rich array of degree programs in engineering, science, business, and the arts, and is home to the National Technical Institute for the Deaf. RIT has been honored by The Chronicle of Higher Education as a "Great Colleges to Work For" for four years.
RIT is responsive to the needs of dual career couples by our membership in the Upstate NY HERC.
Rochester, located on Lake Ontario, is the 79th largest city in the United States and the third largest city in New York State. The Greater Rochester region, which is home to nearly one million people, is rich in cultural and ethnic diversity, with a population comprised of 22% African and Latino Americans and another 7% of international origin. It is also home to the largest deaf community per capita in the U.S. Rochester ranks 3rd best metropolitan regions for Raising a Family" by Forbes Magazine; 6th among 379 metropolitan areas as "Best Places to Live in America" by Places Rated Almanac; 1st in Expansion Management Magazine's ranking of metropolitan areas having the best "Quality of Life in the Nation"; and is among Essence Magazine's "Top 10 Cities for Black Families."
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Have Ph.D., or Ph.D. expected by June 1, 2013;
Have demonstrated ability to conduct independent research in psychology;
Have consistently and recently published;
Have demonstrated teaching ability and have taught college courses independently beyond TA;
Have demonstrated ability to supervise student research;
Show external research grant attainment potential;
Show a career trajectory that emphasizes a balance between teaching and research;
Have the potential and desire to work in available, small or shared-laboratory space;
Show the ability to contribute in meaningful ways to the college's continuing commitment to cultural diversity, pluralism, and individual differences;
Show a fit with the RIT psychology department's general mission, teaching, research, and resources.
HOW TO APPLY:
Apply online at http://careers.rit.edu/faculty. Search: 56BR. For full consideration, applicants must submit: a letter of interest highlighting why you qualify for the job and why you believe the RIT psychology department is a good fit for your career goals; a vita; a teaching statement; a research statement that includes information about previous grant work, the potential for future grants, and information about one-on-one supervision of student research; and 'contribution to diversity' statement. Candidates must also submit the names, addresses, and phone numbers of three references. Please have references send letters directly to the Search Committee or the RIT Psychology Department.
You can contact the search committee with questions on the position at: Dr. Kirsten Condry, Co-Chair of Search Committee, Department of Psychology, College of Liberal Arts, Rochester Institute of Technology, 18 Lomb Memorial Drive, Rochester, NY 14623-5604, e-mail kxcgsh@rit.edu or Dr. Roger Harnish, Co-Chair of Search Committee, Department of Psychology, College of Liberal Arts, Rochester Institute of Technology, 18 Lomb Memorial Drive, Rochester, NY 14623-5604, e-mail rwhgss@rit.edu.
Application deadline is October 1, 2012.
RIT promotes and values diversity, pluralism and inclusion in the work place. RIT provides equal opportunity to all qualified individuals and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, age, marital status, gender, religion, sexual orientations, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, veteran status or disability in its hiring, admissions, educational programs and activities.
The following persons have been designated to handle inquiries regarding RIT's non-discrimination policies: Judy Bender Assistant Vice President Human Resources 5002 Eastman Hall 585-475-4315 and Kevin McDonald Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion Title IX Coordinator 7048 Eastman Hall 585-475-6795.
For further information, you may contact the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, at http://wdcrobcolp01.ed.gov/CFAPPS/OCR/contactus.cfm for the address and phone number of the office that serves your area, or call 1-800-421-3481
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Kirsten Condry, Ph.D.
Psychology Department
R.I.T.
Rochester, NY 14623
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Office: 01-2382 (Eastman Building)
Phone: 585-475-4556
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2012-09-10
[DIV28SUPER] Washington Post: It=?utf-8?Q?=E2=80=99s?= time to get serious abou t science
It's time to get serious about science
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