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News Date: Tuesday, December 2, 2025 - 10:45
Seeking 1-2 postdoctoral fellows to begin in 2026
UC San Diego Department of Psychiatry
The fellows will conduct research in one or more of the following areas: (1) substance use among adolescents or among parents, (2) externalizing problems, (3) parenting and family processes.
This is an ideal position for someone seeking an academic research career at UCSD or elsewhere.
Applicants will join a productive and growing lab and can expect >80% of time spent on developing their own manuscripts. The previous 2 postdocs in this position both secured tenure-track faculty positions in departments of psychology.
Licensure in California can be obtained during the postdoc.
More information is available here.
To express interest, email your CV to wpelham@ucsd.edu and list contact info for three professional references. No cover letter/further materials necessary.
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