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 | Postdoctoral Positions |  | | | | | Institution/Organization: | Brown University | | Job Location: | Rhode Island, U.S.A. | | Job Type: | Postdoctoral | | Contact Person: | William G. Shadel, Ph.D. | | Date Posted: | December 4th, 2000 | | | | |  |  | |
Postdoctoral Fellowships in Nicotine and Tobacco Research at the NCI/NIDA funded Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Center (TTURC) in Providence, Rhode Island.
In September 1999, the National Cancer Institute funded seven Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Centers (TTURC). Transdisciplinarity refers to researchers working jointly using a shared conceptual framework that draws together discipline-specific theories, concepts, and approaches to address a common problem. The center, based at Brown University, represents a unique collaboration of investigators from Harvard, Yale, and Brandeis. It combines treatment/prevention perspectives with genetic epidemiologic biobehavioral, and lifespan/developmental approaches. Three primary research projects comprise the focus of the TTURC:
Prenatal, Child & Familial Risks for Nicotine Dependence
S. Buka, PI
This project addresses the effect of in utero exposure to nicotine on the risk for nicotine dependence in adulthood and the familial aggregation of nicotine dependence.
Adolescent Progression of Nicotine Dependence
R. Niaura, PI
This project addresses the association between adolescent comorbid disruptive behavioral disorders, mood disorders, and nicotine dependence.
Efficiency of Sustained Cessation for Populations
D. Abrams, PI
This project compares the efficiency of brief telephone counseling to sustained multimodal counseling as well as early childhood and adult lifetime factors which affect treatment response.
Three centralized core resources in genetic epidemiology, measures and methodology, and statistics provide crosscutting support for all TTURC research projects.
The Research Training Program of the TTURC prepares post-residency physicians, post-doctoral psychologists, public health and behavioral scientists to conduct research in the area of tobacco addiction and nicotine dependence. The Program is a two-year fellowship in which research fellows work under the guidance of a primary experienced mentor centrally involved in a TTURC research project. Fellows also select a secondary mentor from a different discipline. Participating faculty have expertise in neurobiology, pharmacology, psychology, psychiatry, genetic epidemiology, public health, and health economics.
The goal of TTURC training is to cover the basic knowledge of tobacco addiction research from fundamental mechanisms to translational research to applications and policy. Each trainee develops a self-guided instructional plan under the supervision of the primary and secondary mentors, which is complemented by monthly brown bag sessions on transdisciplinarity; a series of year-long workshops on topics such as ethical conduct of research, prevention and treatment of nicotine dependence, genetic epidemiology of nicotine dependence; and year-long seminars on research methodology, ethics, and grant-writing. Development of a grant proposal is a mandatory part of training. A trainee's individual needs are also satisfied by formal courses at Brown, Brandeis,Harvard, or Yale.
In addition to the primary TTURC research projects, trainees may participate in other tobacco-related research conducted at Brown, Brandeis, Harvard, and Yale. This research includes the following projects:
Smoking cessation trials for low-income and ethnic minority populations, alcoholics, HIV-positive smokers
Smoking cessation trials in the ER, primary care clinics
Genetic and environmental influences on nicotine use
Psychiatric comorbidity and smoking
Family studies of comorbidity of substance use and psychiatric disorders
Public health channels for smoking cessation
Computer based smoking cessation programs
Combined pharmacologic and behavioral smoking cessation trials
Role of symptom experiences and attributions in smoking cessation
Motivational interviewing for adolescent smokers
Social cognitive mechanisms in nicotine dependence
Biobehavioral mechanisms for early stage tobacco use
Utilization of cessation services in community-based tobacco control programs
National patterns of treatment for substance abuse
Cost effectiveness of interventions for substance abuse
New England public health/managed care collaborative on smoking
The TTURC seeks fellows with PhDs or MDs who have recently completed training or more experienced fellows seeking to broaden or change their research area. Stipends vary depending on experience and may be supplemented on an individual basis. Health insurance and other benefits are provided. Trainees may be based at Brown, Brandeis, Harvard, or Yale depending on the base institution of the primary mentor. Brown University School of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action employer and actively encourages applications from women, minorities, and protected persons. Review of applications begins in January and will continue until the position is filled or the search is closed.
For application materials, please write or email:
Peg Ciarlone
TTURC Training Program
Postdoctoral Training Office
Box G-BH
Brown University
Providence, RI 02912
Postdoc_training@Brown.edu
For more information, contact:
Phone: (401) 444-1849
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