Educational opportunities
Educational opportunities that might interest you—and if you know of others, let us know!
Research postdoc (relationship of mental and physical health) at UCSF
PhD progam in health and health policy at Vanderbilt
- Postdoctoral fellowship in “Psychology & Medicine: Translational Research on Stress, Behavior and Disease.” The University of California, San Francisco offers a two-year NIMH-funded postdoctoral fellowship for research training in the relationship of mental and physical health. Fellows have a focus either on (1) health-risk behaviors especially those leading to HIV/AIDS (theories of risk, developmental processes, decision-making, behavior change), or on (2) stress, depression, psychobiology and disease (e.g., social context of stress, cognitive appraisal, psychophysiological responses). Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.
The program is open to PhDs and MDs. Apply by February 1st to begin by Fall 2010. For more information, visit the department website or e-mail Dr. Nancy Adler, c/o Russell Heiman at HealthPsychology@ucsf.edu.
- Vanderbilt University Department of Sociology seeks new Ph.D. students for training in health and health policy. With support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Department of Sociology at Vanderbilt University will recruit new Ph.D. students whose research interests include health and health policy. The students will earn a doctorate from Vanderbilt’s Department of Sociology, be trained with a concentration in health and health policy, and participate in the Robert Wood Johnson Meharry-Vanderbilt Center for Health Policy. At the core of the Center’s mission is the education of a new generation of leaders in health and health policy studies, leaders whose diversity reflects the full diversity of the U.S. population. As such, the Center represents a collaborative effort between Meharry Medical College and Vanderbilt’s Department of Sociology. Meharry Medical College is the nation’s oldest historically black medical school. Vanderbilt’s Department of Sociology offers a vibrant and flexible Ph.D. program with 18 full-time faculty members and 25 students.
The new Ph.D. students will receive a generous funding package which includes a base stipend of $17,500, an additional $10,000 topping-up award, $4,500 in summer funding, a full-tuition waiver, and health insurance.
The deadline for applications for admission in fall 2010 is January 15, 2010. All application materials should be submitted online.
For more information: Meharry Medical College; Vanderbilt’s Department of Sociology. Or contact:
William R. Avison, Ph.D.
Department of Sociology
Social Science Centre
The University of Western Ontario
London, Ontario
Canada N6A 5C2
Tel: 519-661-2111, Ex. 85515
Fax: 519-661-3200
