[Jobs] Postdoc at Simon Frasier U

[Leora Lawton]

*Postdoctoral Fellowship Opportunity at Simon Fraser University *

Dr. Robert McMahon in the Department of Psychology at Simon Fraser
University in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada is seeking a qualified
Ph.D.-level researcher for a postdoctoral fellow position. The position
will be based in the newly established Institute for the Reduction of Youth
Violence, which is directed by Dr. McMahon.

The Institute is located at SFU, with activities at both SFU and at the
Child & Family Research Institute in Vancouver, BC. The Institute is
intended to serve as a hub for interdisciplinary research in conduct
problems and a resource for researchers, practitioners, policy makers and
the general public to learn about evidence-based approaches for preventing
and treating conduct problems. SFU is one of Canada's premier universities,
with an established track record of interdisciplinary approaches to
research. At SFU, colleagues in Psychology, Criminology, Health Sciences,
Education, and Public Policy have active research programs related to youth
conduct problems. Potential collaborators at CFRI include researchers in
developmental pediatrics, neurosciences, genetics, epidemiology, and injury
prevention.

The position will provide opportunities to assist in the development of the
Institute, and to work on multiple data sets and research projects. These
include data from the Fast Track Project, which includes both high-risk and
normative samples followed from kindergarten through age 25, and two
separate ongoing RCTs evaluating the Connect program, which is an
attachment-based family intervention program for young adolescents with
high levels of conduct problems. The Connect trials include both
clinic-referred and high-risk samples of youth.

Start date is flexible between March and June 2014. Funding is available
for 2 years, contingent on performance and available funds.

Annual salary is $50,000 (Canadian) year and includes 3 weeks (15 days) of
vacation pay, plus statutory holidays. There is a professional development
allowance of $1,900 (Canadian)/year.
Review of applications will begin on February 15; however, the search will
continue until the position is filled. Please submit a letter focusing on
research interests (2-3 pages max.), a current CV, up to three
representative publications, and two research references. *Expertise in
advanced quantitative methods, especially those employed in longitudinal
data analyses and randomized controlled trials (e.g., SEM, multilevel
models, growth models, mixture models), and familiarity with highly
zero-inflated and skewed data analytic approached (e.g., zero inflated
poisson, negative binomial and hurdle approaches), is especially
welcome.* The position will remain open until filled. Email
applications to Bob
McMahon at rjmcmaho at sfu.ca.


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