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MINNESOTA POSTDOCTORAL CLINICAL/RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP: The Program in Human Sexuality at the University of Minnesota Medical School is seeking applicants to join a vibrant team of faculty and postdoctoral fellows for a two-year fellowship program. Fellows would provide individual, family, couple, and group psychotherapy for a wide range of sexual dysfunctions and problems including: relationship and sexual problems, transgender issues, sexual orientation concerns, compulsive sexual be- U NIVERSIT Y OF M INNESOTA Postdoctoral Associate Center for Health Equity The Center for Health Equity and the Department of Medicine at the University of Minnesota Medical School are excited to announce the availability of a postdoctoral associate position in one of the areas: health disparities, nicotine dependence/smoking cessation, and cancer prevention and control. The primary responsibility of the fellow will be to assist in building active programs of research. The postdoctoral mentor will be Jasjit S. Ahluwalia, MD, MPH, MS. Dr. Ahluwalia is the PI and Executive Director of The Center for Health Equity, a NIH-funded P60 Comprehensive Center of Excellence in Minority Health and Health Disparities, which provides a strong infrastructure for those interested in this area. Dr. Ahluwalia is also the Associate Director for the Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CTSI), a $55 million NIH funded CTSA award. In this capacity he directs Clinical Research Education, Training and Career Development. He has a long track record of successfully mentoring trainees, most of who have gone on to secure NIH funding. Eligible candidates should have a doctoral degree in behavioral science, health education, health services research, sociology, anthropology, clinical, social or counseling psychology or a related discipline. Applicants should have excellent interpersonal skills and strong training in applied research. The position provides exceptional mentored training with an opportunity to develop research skills and collaborate with a dynamic, federally funded, multidisciplinary team of investigators including psychologists, physicians, epidemiologists, and statisticians. The position is annually renewable, for up to two years, with a flexible start date, competitive salary, excellent resources for career development, and liberal benefits. The training can be tailored to suit the individual’s requirements with opportunities for teaching experience, clinical work, authorship on relevant manuscripts, collaborative grant writing experience, independent grant submission, and possible funding to obtain a MPH or MS in Clinical Research. There is also ample support for conference travel and other training experiences. The University of Minnesota (UMN) is one of the most comprehensive public universities in the United States and ranks among the most prestigious. It is both the state’s land-grant university, with a strong tradition of education and public service, and the state’s primary research university, with faculty of national and international reputation. The UMN Academic Health Center comprises six health science schools and is affiliated with several hospitals including the University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview. The University of Minnesota, a full-service, tertiary care center and medical training facility, provides a stimulating academic environment. The Department of Medicine has close working relationships with the UMN Comprehensive Cancer Center and the School of Public Health. The program provides an exceptionally rich environment for interdisciplinary biobehavioral research. The Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul are vibrant communities, combining the best of metropolitan living with the beauty and peace of natural surroundings. 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In addition to sex therapy, treatment addresses a wide variety of Axis I and Axis II disorders. This kind of diversity makes for an exciting and stimulating fellowship! Fellows complete a research project that is tailored to their own interests. Applicants must have their Ph.D., Psy.D. or M.D. The fellowship helps individuals gain licensure. We are looking to fill positions early fall. The starting date can be flexible. The fellowship includes a competitive salary, excellent benefits, and a professional travel stipend. Submit your application online via the University of Minnesota employment website: employment.umn.edu/ applicants / Central?quick Find = 90067 Contact: Rob Kirby at rkirby@umphysicians.umn.edu. PSYCHOLOGY FACULTY: The College of St. Scholastica, in Duluth, MN, seeks an assistant or associate professor, psychology in a tenure-track appointment beginning fall 2012. Primary teaching duties will be undergraduate courses in statistics (using SPSS), secondary duties in research methods plus general, developmental, or cognitive psychology. Opportunities exist to teach in other areas of expertise as needed by the department. Will contribute to and participate in fostering a culture of inclusion in support of the college’s diversity goals. Additional opportunity may exist to advise the student psychology organization. Will teach 24 semester credits per year; not all courses are different preparations. Excellent position for individual with strong interest in teaching and mentoring undergraduate students and in helping faculty foster a research climate in the department. A Ph.D./Psy.D. in psychology is required. Must have doctorate prior to fall 2012. Demonstrated crosscultural communication skills and multicultural competency plus demonstrated experience interacting effectively with diverse students, faculty and staff is required. For more information and to apply, visit www. csshrjobs.com. The College of St. Scholastica is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to enriching education and promoting opportunity through a culturally diverse faculty, staff, and student body. MAYO CLINIC MEDICAL PSYCHOLOGY FELLOWSHIP: Program is APA-accredited in the specialty practice areas of clinical child psychology, clinical health psychology, and clinical neuropsychology. The Department of Psychiatry and Psy- The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer. chology, Mayo Clinic Rochester, is accepting applications for our APAaccredited two-year specialty practice programs. Applicants apply to one of our three programs. Fellowship positions are available for July 1, 2012. Start dates are negotiable. The fellowship will prepare doctoral level clinical or counseling psychologists from APA-accredited graduate programs and internships for professional careers in academic health science centers. The medical psychology fellow’s experience in each specialty practice area combines clinical, educational and research activities. Clinical child psychology: The clinical child fellowship includes advanced clinical training, education, and research activities with opportunities for additional specialization in areas of interest within clinical child and/or pediatric psychology. Clinical training includes opportunities for rotations in inpatient pediatrics, multidisciplinary outpatient clinics (e.g. mood disorders, anxiety, ADHD, LD, eating disorders, diabetes, pain, autonomic dysfunction, obesity/weight management/bariatric surgery, traumatic brain injury, craniofacial disorders). Fellows maintain an active outpatient therapy caseload and have opportunities to facilitate a variety of group-based interventions. Fellows select research mentors and have substantial protected time (30%) to participate in active lines of research within their areas of interest. Educational opportunities are also varied and include weekly departmental grand rounds, case conferences, journal club, and didactic seminars. Fellows also receive funding for attendance and/or presenting at national conferences. The application deadline is February 1, 2012, for clinical child psychology. The clinical child psychology specialty subscribes to the postdoctoral uniform notification date, March 14, 2012. Clinical health psychology: Clinical health training is available in the following areas: pain management, blood and marrow transplantation, obesity, psycho-oncology, tobacco cessation with diverse populations, behavioral medicine, and primary care psychology. Opportunities include: provision of assessment and consultation for regional, national, and international patients, inpatient and outpatient individual and group treatment, and participation in multidisciplinary integrated teams and research (NIH or internally funded) are available within rotations. The application deadline is January 14, 2012, for clinical health psychology. The clinical health psychology specialty subscribes to the postdoctoral uniform notification date, March 14, 2012. Clinical neuropsychology: Clinical training in neuropsychological evaluations of adults with a range of neurologic, medical and psychiatric conditions; and inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation psychology with persons with brain injury, spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, stroke and other disabling conditions. There is also the oppor- 102 MONITOR ON PSYCHOLOGY • DECEMBER 2011 http://www.PsycCareers.com http://www.umich.edu/~gusb/postdoc.html http://www.umich.edu/~gusb/postdoc.html http://employment.umn.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=90067 http://employment.umn.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=90067 http://employment.umn.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=90067 http://www.csshrjobs.com http://www.csshrjobs.com http://employment.umn.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=91655

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Monitor on Psychology - December 2011

Monitor on Psychology - December 2011
Letters
President’s Column
Contents
From the CEO
Willpower Pioneer Wins $100,000 Grawemeyer Prize
Single-Sex Schooling Called Into Question by Prominent Researchers
Maternal Depression Stunts Childhood Growth, Research Suggests
For Boys, Sharing May Seem Like a Waste of Time
Good News for Postdoc Applicants
In Brief
Treatment Guideline Development Now Under Way
Government Relations Update
Psychologist Named Va Mental Health Chief
The Limits of Eyewitness Testimony
Judicial Notebook
Random Sample
Time Capsule
Deconstructing Suicide
Questionnaire
A Focus on Interdisciplinarity
A Time of ‘Enormous Change’
The Science Behind Team Science
Good Science Requires Good Conflict
A New Paradigm of Care
Speaking of Education
Science Directions
New Labels, New Attitudes?
Psychologist Profile
Early Career Psychology
Unintended Consequences
Better Options for Troubled Teens
Saving Lives, One Organ at a Time
New Journal Editors
APA News
Division Spotlight
Guidelines for the Conduct of President-Elect Nominations and Elections
American Psychological Foundation
Personalities

Monitor on Psychology - December 2011