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Form of workPostdoctoral Fellowships in Behavioral Science and Clinical Health Psychology of DiabetesApply/Register Job no: 497257Work type: Research Fellows, Staff Full-timeDepartment: Ferkauf School of PsychologyLocation: Resnick Campus, 1165 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, NYCategories: ResearchPosition Summary:Postdoctoral fellowship positions are offered at the Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University in Bronx, New York. The primary training experience will be under the mentorship of Dr. Jeffrey Gonzalez, a core faculty member in the APA-accredited Clinical Psychology (Health Emphasis) PhD program at Ferkauf (www.yu.edu/ferkauf/degrees-programs/clinical-psychology-health-emphasis) with a joint appointment at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology & Population Health (www.einsteinmed.edu).Fellows may also receive research mentorship and consultation from collaborating experts in Behavioral Science and technology, life course methodology, health systems and population science, and Latino health disparities through the New York Regional Center for Diabetes Translation Research (NY-CDTR; www.nycdtr.org), which is directed by Dr.
Gonzalez.The NY-CDTR is one of seven Centers for Diabetes Translation Research funded by the NIH/NIDDK to promote translational research aimed at reducing diabetes health disparities and addressing social determinants of health (www.diabetes-translation.org). Supervised clinical work in diabetes care is also available.Fellows will participate in research seminars and will be able to take advantage of various opportunities for enrichment throughout Yeshiva, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, the NY-CDTR, and the Montefiore Medical Center (See: www.montefiore.org).Salary is competitive relative to NIH training levels and benefits are included. Pilot study funds are available.
Travel funds are also available to attend scientific and professional conferences. Start date is flexible. Positions will be full-time for 1-2 years, with the possibility of extending further.
