Postdoctoral Traineeship in Genetic and Neurobehavioral Mechanisms of Addiction, its Risk Factors and Consequences
University of Minnesota
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. Faculty mentors hail from eight 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
For more information, please reach out to any of our faculty mentors or to Profs Monica Luciana (lucia003@umn.edu) or Scott Vrieze (vrieze@umn.edu), who direct this T32 program. More information, including required qualifications, can be found here.
Application Materials
- Cover letter
- A current CV
- Contact information for three professional references
Submit these materials by email to Drs. Luciana and Vrieze (emails above).
Multiple positions are available with start dates before June 30, 2027. Applications are considered on a rolling basis.