Yale School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry (Psychology Section)
Division of Prevention and Community Research and The Consultation Center
Immediate Openings for NIDA-funded Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
The Division of Prevention and Community Research, Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine invites applications for a two-year NIDA-funded T32 postdoctoral training program in substance use prevention research. Applications are being accepted for immediate openings, with start dates through September 10, 2025.
*(Applications for the 2026–2027 fellowship year, with start dates beginning May 2026 through September 2026, will be open in the early fall 2026).
The focus areas of the Research Training Program are aligned with NIDA’s Prevention Research Branch (PRB) and organized by place-based settings where research is anchored to systems and populations central to prevention, namely: 1) Community, 2) Education, 3) Healthcare, 4) Justice, 5) Social Services, and 6) Digital Delivery/Social Media. Additionally, this training program is organized along the continuum of prevention research from identifying mechanisms to prevent substance use and addiction, to developing, testing and disseminating interventions that address addiction and related problems.
The program emphasizes five research training objectives: 1) understanding drug use and addiction and related behaviors within an ecological framework that emphasizes relevant developmental, family, social, cultural, and neurobiological contexts; 2) enhancing knowledge in pre-intervention, implementation, and dissemination research; 3) learning state-of-the-art data analytic methods that incorporate rigorous field and laboratory research methods, including mixed method designs when appropriate; 4) gaining experience in interdisciplinary research through collaborations with scientists working in interdisciplinary teams across departments, centers, and programs; and 5) increasing knowledge and skill relevant to translation of research into real-world settings in order to impact prevention practice and policy, and ultimately, public health.
Program objectives are reinforced across two years of mentored relationships with two scientific advisors, didactic seminars, and individually tailored experiences based on each fellow’s Individual Development Plan (IDP). Each fellows training is situated within one or more place-based settings (Community, Education, Healthcare, Justice, Social Services, Digital Delivery/Social Media) and embedded within the continuum of prevention research (from identifying mechanisms to prevent substance use to developing and testing interventions to address addiction and related problems to disseminating evidence-based interventions) based on their scientific advisor’s programs of research and active projects. Postdoctoral fellows participate in core seminars including: 1) Advanced Data Analytic Methods; 2) Grant Writing Seminar; and 2) Professional Development, as well as seminars and colloquia that cover current topics in substance use prevention and required trainings in the ethical and responsible conduct of research, rigor and reproducibility, and in digital technologies for prevention research.
Candidates should have: 1) a PhD in community, clinical, counseling, developmental, or health psychology, or a doctoral degree in public health, family studies, social work, or social welfare; 2) a strong research background; and 3) commitment to pursuing a research career.
Applicants should email the following to the Training Director, Tami Sullivan, PhD (tami.sullivan@yale.edu), with a cc to Susan Florio (susan.florio@yale.edu):
•a research statement inclusive of experience, interests and future goals, as well as identification of up to three Faculty Scientific Advisors by whom they wish to be mentored, listed in order of priority (see Faculty Scientific Advisors below);
•a CV; and
•representative reprints.
Given that openings are immediate, applications will be reviewed as they are received. Three letters of recommendation are also required but can be sent separately by recommenders to Dr. Sullivan and Ms. Florio and will not delay the review of materials and interviewing of competitive candidates.
Reviews of applications will begin immediately and continue until positions are filled, no later than September 10, 2025.
As per NIH/NIDA, trainees must be a citizen or a noncitizen national of the United States or have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence at the time of appointment. A notarized statement verifying possession of a permanent residency documentation must be provided.
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Scientific Advisors
Fellows are mentored by two faculty scientific advisors, and as part of their application, are asked to identify up to three faculty by whom they wish to be mentored, listed in order of priority. Please follow this link to the version of this recruitment posting that includes the list of Scientific Mentors.