Post-doctoral Fellowship in Addictions, Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine

 

Fellows will have the opportunity to work in a rich transdisciplinary research environment and be supervised by Sherry McKee and other associated NIH-funded researchers with expertise in human laboratory and clinical treatment research methodologies; addictions with an emphasis on alcohol and tobacco use disorders; behavioral pharmacology; medication development; stress reactivity; and epidemiological and policy research. Postdoctoral fellows will participate in a diverse training program including both didactic seminars (e.g., grant and scientific writing skills, career development, biostatistics) and individualized mentoring to build personalized programs of research. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to, and develop research expertise through, the pursuit of defined research projects relevant to alcohol use disorders and/or tobacco use disorders, with an emphasis on sex/gender differences research.

 

Applicants must have completed an MD or Ph.D. or equivalent degree in psychology, public health, pharmacology, neuroscience, or a related discipline. An interest in and experience with alcohol, and/or gender-based research is relevant, but not necessary for acceptance. The start date would be July 1, 2019 with some flexibility.

 

Interested applicants should send a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, and the names of three references to: Dr. Sherry McKee; Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine; 2 Church St. South, Suite 109; New Haven, CT 06519 or sherry.mckee@yale.edu.

 

 

Yale University School of Medicine is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer