Psychology Training in Alcohol Research (PTAR) Fellowship
(T-32 Training Grant)
University of Washington
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
The University of Washington has openings for postdoctoral fellows in the Psychology Training in Alcohol Research (PTAR) fellowship. These are two-year appointments, commencing no earlier than July 1st and no later than December 31st of each year, within the Center for the Study of Health & Risk Behaviors in partnership with multiple UW departments. This fellowship has been funded continuously by NIAAA since 1985 (Principal Investigator: Dr. Mary Larimer).
We provide training for individuals who wish to pursue a career in alcohol research, with an emphasis on etiology, prevention, and treatment of alcohol misuse and alcohol use disorders. As this topic will be approached from both psychosocial and bio-behavioral perspectives, individuals with background training in relevant areas of psychology or related fields (clinical, health psychology, behavioral neuroscience, social, developmental, cognitive, behavioral pharmacology, etc.) are encouraged to apply.
Training includes both didactic and experiential components designed to prepare trainees for an independent, NIH-funded research career, including mentoring from multiple members of our highly regarded training faculty. Both human and animal research will be supported. Training includes didactics as well as supervised experiential training in alcohol research on funded projects; attendance at weekly research team meetings; grant writing/career development seminars and monthly center meetings; development of independent research projects; regular presentations by trainees and faculty regarding research results; and opportunities for faculty to mock review trainee research proposals to improve the research and likelihood of successful competition for funding. Each trainee is supervised by at least 2 faculty participating in the training grant. We have been highly successful at placing our trainees into research positions in the alcohol field following completion of their training.
We are strongly committed to fostering a community that is welcoming, celebrates and supports diversity and to training diverse fellows. We encourage applications from individuals of all genders, cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds, and abilities. The University of Washington is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Due to the Federal Guidelines only applicants who are US citizens or current green card holders will be considered.
Deadline for applications is December 15, 2023; please email materials to: Jack Hilovsky, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, jhilov@uw.edu.
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