Company NameUniversity of Minnesota, Psychology

Position TitlePostdoctoral Traineeship in Genetic and Neurobehavioral Mechanisms of Addiction, its Risk Factors and Consequences

Company Information

The University of Minnesota seeks postdoctoral fellows interested in conducting innovative multidisciplinary research in domains including psychology, genetics, statistics, and other quantitative methods, and/or human neuroscience. Fellows are supported by a T32 training grant funded by the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute on Drug Abuse. The purpose of the training program is to provide research and training opportunities to encourage the development of multidisciplinary skills within or across the above domains as they relate to drug use, addiction, psychopathology, and behavior.
Fellows have the opportunity to work with any of two dozen distinguished faculty mentors. These mentors are highly multidisciplinary and collaborative. They lead both large-scale collaborative efforts as well as specific, tailored research studies within their own laboratories, and use cutting-edge technologies to advance our understanding of the connections between biology and behavior. Faculty mentors hail from eight different departments and centers at the University of Minnesota, including:
Biostatistics
Center for Magnetic Resonance Research
Computer Science
Genetics, Cell Biology, and Development
Institute for Child Development
Pharmacology
Psychiatry
Psychology
Statistics
Biostatistics
Center for Magnetic Resonance Research
Computer Science
Genetics, Cell Biology, and Development
Institute for Child Development
Pharmacology
Psychiatry
Psychology
Statistics

Duties and Responsibilities

Fellows will conduct original research supervised by a faculty mentor with whom they will work closely, communicating the results of that work at scientific meetings and through publication (75%). Fellows will attend the weekly training program pro-seminar (5%), engage in training activities (e.g., workshops) necessary to develop additional skills in their research field of interest (10%), and apply for additional grant funding to bridge their eventual transition to become independent scientists (10%).

Position Qualifications

Required Qualifications

Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
Ph.D. in a field related to the domains described above, which may include Biostatistics, Radiology, Computer Science, Genetics, Statistics, Public Health, Epidemiology,
Neuroscience, Child Development, Pharmacology, and Psychology will be considered, as will degrees in many other relevant fields.
Excellent written communication skills as demonstrated by scientific publication(s).
Excellent organizational and time management skills.
Proven ability to think creatively, solve problems, and work effectively with others. 6. Commitment to continued scientific and methodological research activity related to addiction, broadly writ.

Desired Qualifications

While not required, we also seek individuals who have experience with research involving large-scale data to answer scientific or methodological questions related to the goals of this training program, as described above.

Salary RangeTrainees receive stipends at standard NIH levels, as well as financial support for travel and training. At the time of this writing, the NIH levels are described in this notice: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-26-044.html

Position or Company Websiteumn.edu

Application Instructions

For more information, please do reach out to any of our faculty mentors or to Professors Monica Luciana (lucia003@umn.edu) or Scott Vrieze (vrieze@umn.edu), who are the directors of this T32 program.
Required Application Materials
Cover letter
A current CV
Contact information for three professional references
Submit these materials by email to Drs. Luciana and Vrieze at the emails provided above.

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