2016-06-20

[#DIV28SUPER] National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) is recruiting the Deputy Director for NINDS and a Director for the NIH BRAIN Initiative=?iso-8859-1?Q?=AE?=

 Recruiting Deputy Director for National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services, is recruiting for the position of Deputy Director, NINDS. 

The description of the position, qualification requirements, and application procedures are outlined in the vacancy announcement available on the NIH Executive Jobs website at: http://www.jobs.nih.gov/vacancies/executive/ninds.htm.        

Information about the NINDS is located on its website at NINDS Website  and information on the NIH is available on the home page at: http://www.nih.gov.

Applications must be received by 11:59 p.m. ET on August 2, 2016.  Questions regarding application procedures should be addressed to Ms. Brenda Fogel at: SeniorRe@od.nih.gov  or discussed with Ms. Fogel by calling 301-451-7338.

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Recruiting Director for the NIH BRAIN Initiative®

The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is seeking exceptional candidates for the position of Director of the NIH BRAIN Initiative®. The NIH BRAIN Initiative® includes ten NIH Institutes and Centers - National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), National Eye Institute (NEI), National Institute on Aging (NIA), National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) - and is co-led by the Directors of NIMH and NINDS.

The Director of the NIH BRAIN Initiative® will develop and implement a complex, coordinated program designed to meet the goals identified in the NIH BRAIN Initiative® 2025 report. The incumbent will oversee all aspects of this program, which will involve research, training and scientific policy initiatives. In order to succeed, the Director of the NIH BRAIN Initiative® will develop productive relationships with a broad range of NIH BRAIN Initiative® stakeholders.  The Director of the NIH BRAIN Initiative® will be the spokesperson for this program in interactions across NIH, with federal agencies and international partners with similar BRAIN projects, as well as the scientific community, pharma/biotech, patient advocacy groups, and other NIH stakeholders.

A description of the position, qualification requirements, and application procedures are outlined in the vacancy announcement available on the NIH Executive Jobs website at: https://jobs.nih.gov/vacancies/executive/brain.htm

Information about the NIH is available on the home page at http://www.nih.gov and information on the NINDS is located at http://www.ninds.nih.gov/

If you are interested in applying applications must be received by 11:59 p.m. ET, August 7, 2016.  Questions regarding application procedures may be addressed to Mr. Will Hennings at SeniorRe@od.nih.gov or discussed with Mr. Hennings by calling (301) 402-7227.

We welcome your interest in this important recruitment.

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2016-06-09

[#DIV28SUPER] The Latest from the NIAAA Advisory Council

Dear Colleagues:

Here’s the latest from today's meeting of the NIAAA Advisory Council:

 

What did Dr. Koob report to NIAAA Council?

What's the proposed plan for research on HIV/alcohol and women's health?

Wish you had an accurate, wearable biosensor to detect alcohol use in real time...its on the way!

What’s happening at the NIAAA IRP on research for the treatment of liver fibrosis?

Why is NIAAA Messing around with PKCE inhibitors for the treatment of AUD?

 

Until next time,

Best,

-geoff

 

Geoffrey K. Mumford, Ph.D. | Associate Executive Director for Government Relations

Science Directorate
American Psychological Association
750 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242
Tel: 202.336.6067 |  Fax: 202.336.6063

email: gmumford@apa.org | www.apa.org

   

 

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[#DIV28SUPER] Clinic Director Opportunity at Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids, MI

Colleagues,

 

The Spectrum Health Healthcare System in Grand Rapids, Michigan, is looking for a psychologist to join our team as the Clinical Director for the Spectrum Health Addiction Rehabilitation Program (SHARP).  This is a fantastic opportunity for both program development and clinical practice, in one of the most pleasant working environments I have ever experienced.  In addition to clinical and administrative duties, clinical supervision opportunities will be available with SHARP clinical staff and with Spectrum Health's new psychology predoctoral internship program.  Some opportunities will also exist for research and scholarly presentations.  Competitive applicants will be ABPP board-certified or board-eligible, and follow evidence-based practice guidelines.  Postdoctoral training in evidence-based addictions treatment, or certification via APAPO's Certificate of Proficiency in the Treatment of Alcohol and Other Psychoactive Substance Use Disorders, is also preferred.

 

The position is administratively housed within the Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine Division of Spectrum's Primary Health  Department(http://www.shmg.org/psychiatry-behavioral-medicine).  Salaries for Spectrum psychologists are the best in the region, and will be based partly on experience, credentials, and value.  Benefits include strong medical/dental/vision health insurance, $4000 annual CE funds, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine Grand Rounds, Behavioral Medicine Case Rounds, significant administrative and peer support, and a collaborative professional culture that is focused on the highest quality care for our patients and staff.  The successful candidate will also be able to obtain academic faculty status in the College of Human Medicine at Michigan State University.

 

General information about Spectrum Health and Grand Rapids is provided below.  Please contact me at aaron.weiner@spectrumhealth.org if you are interested in this position, and please feel free to forward this announcement to any other individuals you think may be interested.

 

Best regards,

 

Aaron Weiner

 

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About Spectrum Health (http://www.spectrumhealth.org/)

 

Spectrum Health's vision is to be the national leader for health by 2020.  We are on the right track.  Spectrum is the largest not-for-profit health care system in West Michigan with 12 hospitals, 181 service locations, and 2,075 licensed beds.  We are the largest employer in West Michigan with more than 23,000 employees and 1300 employed physicians and advanced practice providers.  Five of our specialties were ranked by U.S. News & World Report in 2014-15.  We are also focused on caring for our communities, with nearly $300 million in community benefit provided in 2014 alone.

 

Grand Rapids, Michigan

 

Grand Rapids was named as the top U.S. travel destination in 2014 by Lonely Planet, the world's largest travel guide publisher.  We have the most vibrant downtown between Chicago and Cleveland, a world-renowned art scene, world-class breweries, semi-pro sports teams, fascinating museums, and easy access to Lake Michigan's gold coast (with 300 miles of spectacular beaches, soaring sand dunes, and spectacular sunsets).  Metropolitan Grand Rapids has a population of just over one million people, with mild traffic and safe communities. It is a great place to live, work, raise a family, and have fun: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIakr9wkiKI.

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2016-06-07

[#DIV28SUPER] FW: REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS: $5,000 APF Walter Katkovsky Scholarships (psychopharmacology)

 

 

From: Harwood, Colleen [mailto:CHarwood@apa.org]
Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2016 4:24 PM
Subject: REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS: $5,000 APF Walter Katkovsky Scholarships

 

$5,000 scholarships to support first-year students enrolled in APA designated programs in psychopharmacology

 

Please find attached the Request for Proposals for the American Psychological Foundation’s (APF) 2017 Walter Katkovsky Scholarships which seek to support first-year students enrolled in APA designated programs in psychopharmacology. The Katkovsky Scholarships support early career postdoctoral licensed psychologists in clinical or counseling to obtain training in psychopharmacology. The scholarships are intended to encourage opportunities for psychologists to join healthcare teams and benefit patients who have psychological and medical problems.

 

See our website for more information http://www.apa.org/apf/funding/katkovsky.aspx

 

The deadline for applications is December 1, 2016.  Please feel free to distribute this call as you see fit.  Thank you for your time.

 

Colleen Harwood

Program Coordinator

American Psychological Foundation

750 First Street, NE

Washington, DC 20002

P: (202) 336-5843 I F: (202) 336-5812 I charwood@apa.org

www.americanpsychologicalfoundation.org

 

APF: Transforming the future through psychology

 

2016-06-06

[#DIV28M] Position Advertisement

Please find attached an advertisement for a position at Virginia Tech.
-Bill.

               
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email: william.stoops@uky.edu
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Associate Professor
University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Department of Behavioral Science
Department of Psychiatry
Center on Drug and Alcohol Research
University of Kentucky College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Psychology

Director
Regulatory Knowledge and Support Core
University of Kentucky Center for Clinical and Translational Science

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2016-06-03

[#DIV28M] Post-Doctoral Training Opportunity in Tobacco Regulatory Science at Univ So Cal

Post-Doctoral Training Opportunity in Tobacco Regulatory Science

 

Anticipated Start Date: Fall 2016 (Flexible)

 

The Department of Preventive Medicine at the USC Keck School of Medicine is accepting applications for a postdoctoral position offering opportunities to investigate adolescent tobacco and alternative tobacco use across multiple longitudinal cohort studies in a joint behavioral health and epidemiology collaboration within the USC Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science (TCORS).

 

The fellow will participate in scientific activities including all aspects of design, analysis and manuscript preparation, and development of research proposals. The fellow will work closely with investigators in the USC TCORS, including Drs. Rob McConnell and Adam Leventhal, working with the Southern California Children's Health Study and the Happiness & Health Study, respectively, and the USC TCORS investigative team. Work with these two unique and highly productive population resources will be complemented by analyses in the publicly available dataset from the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) survey, a longitudinal nationally-representative cohort study of more than 40,000 individuals.

 

The USC TCORS is a dynamic, multi-disciplinary, collaborative center, including faculty, postdoctoral, graduate student and undergraduate scholars interested in tobacco regulatory science. USC TCORS investigators have been at the forefront of study of emerging adolescent tobacco use patterns, with seminal publications by current postdoctoral fellows in JAMA, Pediatrics, and a number of other high impact peer-reviewed journals. This is an outstanding opportunity for a new postdoctoral researcher interested in pursuing a career in tobacco use epidemiology and behavioral health.

 

The two-year training program has four core elements including coursework, project immersion, strategies for developing research funding, and professional development and mentoring. Drs. Leventhal and McConnell will be the primary mentors to the successful candidate but opportunities exist for work with other investigators. Trainees will also receive individualized mentorship from members of the TCORS advisory groups. A Career Development Program for early investigators features a weekly peer-directed seminar to strengthen the skills and knowledge base needed for career advancement (e.g., developing career directions and priorities, grant writing, making effective presentations, preparing manuscripts, and developing multidisciplinary research teams). The program has established a track record of success in helping junior investigators to obtain faculty positions and a first NIH award. Upon completion of the training, fellows will be well positioned to be leaders and active participants in the future development and implementation of tobacco policies and tobacco control interventions.

 

Required Qualifications: Applicants must have a doctoral degree, or near completion, in epidemiology, behavioral health, or related field. Applicants must be citizens or noncitizen nationals of the U.S. or have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence by the time of award.

 

Application Deadline: The application deadline is August 1, 2016. Please contact Dr. Rob McConnell (rmcconne@usc.edu) or Dr. Adam Leventhal (adam.leventhal@usc.edu) as soon as possible if you are interested in this opportunity.

 

Applicants should send a letter of interest speaking directly to qualifications, professional activities, research interests and accomplishments, and background and interests relevant to tobacco regulatory science. Applicants should also send a current resume or curriculum vitae and 3 references.



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Adam Leventhal, Ph.D.
Director, USC Health, Emotion, & Addiction Laboratory
Associate Professor of Preventive Medicine and Psychology
USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
Keck School of Medicine
University of Southern California
2250 Alcazar St., CSC 271
Los Angeles, CA 90033
Phone: 323-442-8222
Fax: 323-442-2359

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2016-06-02

[#DIV28SUPER] EVENT: Matilda White Riley Day June 20 in DC -- Early career psychologists might be especially interested

Hope to see you there!

 

 

 

Patricia Clem Kobor | Sr. Science Policy Analyst Science Government Relations Office

Science Directorate
American Psychological Association
750 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242
Tel: 202.336.5933 |  Fax: 202.336.6063

email: pkobor@apa.org | www.apa.org

   

 

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REGISTER for OBSSR Behavioral and Social Sciences Conference, June 20

 

Please register to join the NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) on June 20, at the United States Institute of Peace for:

 

TITLE: Real Life, Labs, Research. The 9th Matilda White Riley Behavioral and Social Sciences Day

WHEN:         June 20, 2016, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm EDT

WHERE:      US Institute of Peace

Carlucci Auditorium

2301 Constitution Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20037

FREE and open to the public, but registration is required.

Register here: https://obssr.od.nih.gov/9th-matilda-white-riley-behavioral-and-social-sciences-day/registration/

 

This day-long research, honors and career event will bring together leading behavioral and social sciences researchers in industry and government, early stage investigators (ESIs), academicians, members of professional societies, advocates and policymakers.

 

CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS

·         OBSSR 2016 Distinguished Scholar Dr. Caryn LERMAN, University of Pennsylvania, delivers Matilda White Riley Lecture for Excellence in Behavioral and Social Sciences

·         Matilda White Riley Early Stage Investigator Honors Panel

o   Stephanie H. Cook, Dr.P.H., M.P.H., New York University

o   Christopher S. Marcum, Ph.D., National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)

o   Ian M. McDonough, Ph.D., The University of Alabama

o   Sara Moorman, Ph.D., Boston College

·         Women in Science: Tales and Trajectories

·         Public and Private Sectors Career Panels and Networking

·         OBSSR Strategic Plan 2016-2020 Launch

·         Closing Remarks: Yvonne T. Maddox, Ph.D., Vice President for Research, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

 

Every year, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) pays tribute to Dr. Matilda White Riley, whose career embodied her famous dictum: People don't grow up and grow old in laboratories. They grow up and grow old in changing societies.

 

FREE, but registration is required.

Visit: https://obssr.od.nih.gov/9th-matilda-white-riley-behavioral-and-social-sciences-day/

 

Isabel M. Estrada-Portales, Ph.D., M.S.

Communications

Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research 

National Institutes of Health

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