Frostburg State University, Department of Psychology, seeks applications for a full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor of Psychology position to begin in Fall 2023. 

Candidates should have the ability to teach counselling and addictions courses at the undergraduate and graduate level. Candidates will be given the option to teach a course within their area of interest. This position will involve coordinating our undergraduate and graduate Addictions Emphasis programs. Candidates will be expected to advise both undergraduate and graduate students. Candidates should show a commitment to involving undergraduate and graduate students in research. Applicants should foster a climate accepting of students from diverse backgrounds and integrating multicultural issues into courses.

Experience Required

Doctorate in Counselling/Clinical Psychology, preferably from an APA accredited program. License eligibility in the State of Maryland as a Psychologist or LCPC. Evidence of ability to teach both in the undergraduate and graduate Psychology programs.

To Apply: Please visit http://frostburg.peopleadmin.com/postings/2328.

NIDA INVEST Postdoctoral Research Fellowship

for International Scholars: Now Accepting Applications

Special Deadline: April 1, 2023

The NIDA International Program is accepting applications from international postdoctoral researchers for the INVEST Drug Use and Addiction Research Fellowship. This fellowship combines postdoctoral research training in the United States with professional development activities and grant writing guidance to form a unique program for drug use and addiction scientists.

Fellowship: The 12-month fellowship provides:

• Rigorous postdoctoral research training with a NIDA grantee at a U.S. institution.
• Professional development activities that help establish personal relationships with NIDA grantees and NIDA officials.
• A stipend for living and personal expenses, and an allowance to cover the cost of health insurance and professional development activities

Eligibility: An INVEST applicant is required to:

• Be an international researcher with a doctoral degree and a minimum of 2 years of postdoctoral experience.
• Have citizenship or permanent residency in a country other than the United States.
• Have proficiency in written and spoken English.

Contact NIDA: For questions about the INVEST Drug Use and Addiction Research Fellowship, contact ip [at] nida [dot] nih [dot] gov.

Lancaster University are recruiting a Senior Research Associate to lead an 18-month study funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (Improving treatment pathways and outcomes for people with co-occurring mental health problems and alcohol use disorders). The Researcher will be based in the Division of Health Research (DHR) within Lancaster University’s Faculty of Health and Medicine, specifically working in the Spectrum Centre for Mental Health Research. This role will provide high level support to the Principal Investigator (Dr Laura Goodwin) and will involve setting up public and stakeholder groups, identifying the most suitable UK data sources to address our research questions and conducting a systematic review and qualitative analysis. 

The University of Bath are seeking a highly motivated researcher to join the Bloomberg Philanthropies funded STOP project to work on the subject of Tobacco Taxation in the European Union. The researcher will be based in the School of Management but will be a part of (and work closely with other members of) the world-renowned Tobacco Control Research Group (TCRG).

You will work closely with Dr Rob Branston and a network of international external researchers (including Prof Ángel López Nicolás and Prof Hana Ross) to provide crucial research on tobacco taxation and its impact in order to help inform related policy across Europe.

Key areas of work will likely include:

• Country-level modelling of the impact of (proposed) tax changes
• Assessment of EU tobacco tax directive proposals.
• Supporting individual EU member states in assessing the impact of the proposed changes to the EU tobacco tax directive.
• Monitoring and exploring industry pricing strategies regarding tobacco and related products.
• Generating and disseminating policy relevant research outputs for a diverse set of audiences.

The research produced will be highly applied and hence the research will need to be applied to practice. This could include, for example, the development of resources that can be utilised by stakeholders to campaign for tax changes and to counter tobacco industry policy interference.

The University of Lincoln School of Psychology is seeking to appoint a Lecturer in Psychology with an expertise in addictions. The post is open to ambitious, research-driven individuals with a background in any area of addictions, although preference will be given to those with experience of research into gambling and other behavioural addictions. The successful candidate will have experience of researching in the area and should demonstrate a strong publication record, a substantial potential for funding and an understanding of the current areas of research, theory, policy and public health practices.

The successful candidate must also hold a PhD in a relevant field and be willing to contribute to a thriving research culture in Psychology at The University of Lincoln. They should also possess the broad range of skills required to teach effectively at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

The Institute of Alcohol Studies (IAS) is an independent institute based in the UK that brings together evidence, policy and practice to promote an informed debate on alcohol’s impact on society. Their purpose is to advance the use of the best available evidence in public policy decisions on alcohol.

The purpose of this role is to support the delivery of the IAS research strategy and advance IAS’ work to reduce alcohol harm. This will include producing research reports and articles, ensuring these are effectively disseminated to external audiences. The post holder will require a high standard of quantitative and/or qualitative research skills, the ability to design and deliver policy-relevant research, and strong verbal and written communication skills.

The core duties for the post holder will include:

• Contribute to IAS’ in-house research using a range of quantitative and/or qualitative research methods, taking ownership of individual projects
• Produce high-quality briefings, reports, and contribute to peer-reviewed journal articles
• Interpret research findings and make recommendations relevant to topical public policy decisions on alcohol
• Communicate research results effectively to IAS’ wide range of stakeholders
• Support research colleagues with research project management, dissemination activities, or grant applications
• Contribute to IAS’ wider policy and communications activities on an as-and-when basis. For example, developing consultation responses or writing content for the IAS website

The Vienna NGO Committee on Drugs (VNGOC) is looking for a short-term consultant to write an NGO guide to country visits conducted by the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB)

Background:

INCB regularly conducts country visits to review the drug control situation in respective countries and to monitor the implementation of the international drug control conventions. On the occasion of such missions, the Board often meets with some national-level NGOs as well. To support this engagement, the VNGOC is planning to publish a best practice guide for NGOs around the world.  

Scope:

VNGOC is seeking a consultant to undertake and deliver the following throughout the duration of the project:  

• Conduct research on past country visits (estimated 2-4 country examples, based on inputs from VNGOC and its members) 

• Interview NGOs that previously engaged with INCB on the occasion of such country visits 

• Produce a draft guide for review (estimated 6-8 pages in English) 

• Revise and finalize the guide based on inputs from VNGOC and the INCB 

Required knowledge, skills, and competencies:

The consultant should have demonstrated relevant knowledge of the international drug control scheme and its bodies, as well as excellent research, analytical and writing skills in English. Other languages are a bonus, as is a proven ability to write in an accessible way. 

At the contracting stage, VNGOC will require evidence of self-employment, such as a certificate or similar document certifying the consultant pays their own social charges.  

Timeframe and Renumeration:

VNGOC estimates that this project will require 10 working days. All work must be completed by 30th April 2023, with the initial draft submitted by 10th March 2023.  

The guideline fee for this work is EUR 1,000 to 2,000, and offers that include discounted, charitable rates or pro bono elements are particularly welcomed.

To apply for this consultancy, please submit a cover letter (including a price quotation or offer) and your CV in English, as well as two relevant samples of your work by 31st January 2023 to info [at] vngoc [dot] org (subject: NGO%20guide%20to%20INCB%20country%20visits%20-%20short-term%20consultancy) (info[at]vngoc[dot]org).

The Specialist (E-Learning Multimedia Designer) will work closely with the Learning Design and Innovation team to support the design, development, and delivery of ASAM’s educational products.

You will support the team in various phases of the course development lifecycle, including learning design, content development, course deployment, and UX and UI design. You will also evaluate and recommend interactive and visual learning solutions to create engaging educational experiences for learners.

The Learning Management System Administrator leads the creation and maintenance of educational activity products and education program pages in ASAM’s learning management system (LMS).

This position collaborates with the leadership team and project leads to publish and manage educational content in the LMS, while ensuring consistency and creating standard processes across all educational products.

This is a newly established post-doctoral fellowship at the ISMH, University of Stirling. University of Stirling are seeking a full-time research fellow to work on a portfolio of research in the area of tobacco control, tobacco harm reduction and e-cigarette marketing.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a world-leading Institute carrying out high profile public health research on marketing, behaviour change and policies to prevent non-communicable diseases.

The post-holder will work in collaboration with the principal investigators. More than one appointment may be made subject to available funding and suitable candidates. 

Nishan Rehab Pakistan is a Government registered commercial organization. We believe in change coming from inside-out. Nishan Rehab Pakistan’s subsidiary Nishan Multan deals as a Drug Addiction and Attitudinal Healing Facility, where people learn to choose recovery over being in the disease.

We are offering 3 months (paid) internship for candidates who have completed their MSc in psychology. 

This is a 10 session job providing senior clinical oversight to the Newport Team of Gwent Specialist Substance Misuse Service (GSSMS). Specific elements of the role include:

• Community-based specialist addiction clinics held at GSSMS, Lower Dock Street, Newport
• Administration duties based at GSSMS, Lower Dock Street, Newport
• Occasional requests for inpatient assessment and reviews within mental health (St Cadoc's Hospital) and general health (Royal Gwent Hospital and Grange University Hospital)
• Involvement with commissioning of services via service meetings with commissioners and assisting with collation of timely and accurate performance data
• Ensuring integrated service delivery by working in partnership with third sector agencies across Gwent
• Active involvement in service development/evaluation and research. Commitment to training.

The General Mental Health and Substance Use (GMHSU) Administrator is the system of care lead for the Arizona Complete Care (ACC) line of business. Additionally, this position is responsible for the clinical and operational oversight of all Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT), outpatient behavioural and integrated health non prior authorizsed providers for the aforementioned of business.
Additional responsibilities include the supervising of GMHSU department staff and ensuring Arizona Complete Care (ACC) contractual responsibilities for systems of care are completed and monitor provider deliverables. Additionally, the GMHSU Administrator is responsible for monitoring regarding mental health and substance use service delivery for adult members across Mercy Care’s various lines of business (ex. DDD). Additionally, the GMHSU Administrator will assist in implementing new process such as the Provider use of the ASAM continuum, evaluating network sufficiency via reviewing letters of intent, provide clinical and programmatic provider oversight, assist with program development, participate and facilitate with stakeholder meetings and assist with contract enforcement as needed.

Education
Bachelor’s Degree
Master’s Degree Preferred

Required Qualifications
-Bachelor’s Degree
-5 years working in Behavioral and Integrated Health Care
-Prior experience in a supervisory and leadership position
-Work from Home Flexible but must reside in central Arizona

POSITION SUMMARY: Collaboratively develops comprehensive evaluation plans as appropriate to program or grant goals and objectives. Works with stakeholders to develop and implement evaluation frameworks for monitoring and evaluation. Utilises data to assess effectiveness and highlight areas for improvement. Develops summative and formative reports for stakeholders and grantees. Works in collaboration with the Evaluation and Research team to incorporate equity and social justice principles into work performed. This is a grant funded position working primarily to evaluate the expansion of a Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) program. The position will also include evaluation of other WellPower programs and initiatives.

EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree in related field (psychology, program evaluation, applied research, public health, sociology or other social sciences degree with strong emphasis on quantitative and qualitative research), required.

EXPERIENCE: Minimum of two years' experience planning, implementing, and reporting on program evaluations. Master's degree can substitute for one year of experience. Experience with qualitative analysis techniques and basic quantitative statistical analysis.

Experience working directly with people who have mental health or substance use issues, highly desirable. Experience in mixed methodology, strongly preferred. Experience with equitable, collaboratory, participatory, and action research methods, a plus.

The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) changes lives by bringing people and knowledge together to reduce the harms of alcohol and other drugs on society. We partner with public, private and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to improve the health and safety of Canadians. An NGO with a national focus, CCSA envisions a healthier Canadian society where evidence transforms approaches to substance use.

CCSA acknowledges that the First Peoples are the holders of Traditional Knowledge. We respect the power of the Indigenous ways of knowing and of Traditional Knowledge and commit to learning about and incorporating this knowledge into our work with proper guidance.

Reporting to the Director, Knowledge Mobilization, the Senior Knowledge Broker is responsible for developing relationships with partners and synthesizing various forms of evidence to get the right information into the right hands at the right time. The Senior Knowledge Broker leads and proactively seeks opportunities for multi-faceted knowledge mobilization (KM) initiatives that will advance CCSA’s priorities to achieve desired change in programs, policies and practice. The Senior Knowledge Broker provides expertise in integrated KM. This role establishes strategic partnerships and buy-in from a range of stakeholders to achieve these changes and works collaboratively with other divisions in CCSA.
 

Description

The Communications Coordinator will help NAADAC communicate its mission by working directly with NAADAC's website, email marketing, and other communication/ marketing vehicles. The ideal candidate has excellent organizational, logistical, and project management skills, strong graphic design skills, and strong communication and writing skills for a variety of projects and diverse audiences. In addition, the ideal candidate has marketing experience and/or training.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Work directly with the Director of Communications and Communications Manager to assist in the planning, organization, and administration of communication campaigns.
• Assist in the creation and design of graphics, logos, flyers, forms, infographics, branded graphics, marketing videos, and other communication materials. This includes developing new design concepts, ensuring projects are completed with high quality and on schedule, and working with a wide range of media platforms and graphic design software.
• Assist in the creation and editing of videos using Premiere Pro, Vimeo Create, and other programs.
• Assist in maintaining the NAADAC website, including drafting & updating content and updating database content (text, images, video, calendar of events, etc.).
• Work with NAADAC's email marketing platform to create NAADAC eNewsletters and other eblasts.
• Draft and locate content for eNewsletters and other email campaigns.
• Draft marketing language for various marketing campaigns.
• Assist with editing and writing of internal and external communications.
• Support the communications and marketing efforts of NAADAC through other duties.

How to Apply

Please send a cover letter, resume, writing sample, and three references to khamilton [at] naadac [dot] org (khamilton[at]naadac[dot]org).

Responsibilities

Within assigned authority, the incumbent will be responsible for the following specific duties:

• Support the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ), the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) and the UN Congresses on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice in carrying out their functions effectively as central UN policy-making and advisory bodies, respectively, within their respective mandates. 
• Conduct research and prepare or coordinate preparation of documents for the two Commissions as well as for CND subsidiary bodies, the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the General Assembly, as required.
• Support policy development processes of the CND and CCPCJ, including through the organization and substantive servicing of negotiations and through providing support to the Secretary and the Chair in this regard.
• Liaise with Permanent Missions to provide information and clarification on the Commissions’ activities.
• Provide technical and substantive support to the Commission on Narcotic Drugs in conducting follow-up to the Ministerial Declaration adopted at the sixty-second session of the Commission in 2019, including through the preparation of the thematic discussions. Liaise with other UN entities, functional commissions of ECOSOC and civil society, including with regard to their substantive participation in meetings.
• Provide technical and substantive support to the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice in conducting the preparations for and follow-up to the Congresses on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice. 
• Provide substantive services for subsidiary body meetings of the CND; support the preparation and conduct of working groups; draft documents and reports and act as Secretary of the meetings, as required.
• Support the programmatic work undertaken by the Secretariat to the Governing Bodies in the areas of drugs and crime, including through the development and implementation of project proposals and their administration in UMOJA. Serve as certifying officer. 
• Promote the Commission’s activities to ensure their visibility, including through the preparations for special events and the production of promotional material related to them, and promote the Commission’s work on social media channels and through audio-visual means. 
• Plan and develop websites and e-learning activities related to the work of the Commissions.  
• Develop further the digitization of the work of the Commissions and in this context the holding of the meetings in an online or hybrid format, including by researching technical frameworks, developing new tools in close consultation with IT, proposing and implementing new technologies to be used, liaising with relevant services in the office and the UN system in advancing the implementation of such products for the work of the Commissions. 
• Perform other work-related duties as assigned.

The position is located within the Office of the Director-General/Office of the Executive Director (ODG/ED) of the United Nations Office at Vienna and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNOV/UNODC) in Vienna, Austria. The incumbent works under the overall guidance and supervision of the Chief of Office and Strategy Advisor of the Executive Director and under the direct supervision of the Policy Coordination Officer (Team Leader) of the Policy and Inter-Agency Coordination Team.

University of Sheffield have an exciting opportunity in the School of Health and Related Research for an experienced and motivated administrator to support a number of research programmes and activities within the Sheffield Alcohol Research Group (SARG).

SARG is an internationally leading centre for alcohol policy, epidemiological and economic research, bringing together fields including public health, operational research, psychology, social policy, engineering, and health economics. The group carry out innovative research relating to the prevention of physical and mental ill health related to alcohol consumption, and more recently smoking and gambling.

You will be responsible for providing a high-quality admin support service to all aspects of research. This will include setting up administrative systems, maintaining regular communications and sharing information with project teams and wider collaborators. Tasks include website and diary management, organising and supporting meetings, booking equipment, hospitality, travel and accommodation and dealing with expense claims. You will also be tasked with preparing project newsletters, creating and proof-reading reports and adding and formatting references in publications.

A significant body of literature evidences frequent comorbidity between substance misuse and psychosis. Both problems typically develop early and tremendously impact the quality of life and health of those who suffer from them. The nature of the relationship between substance misuse and psychosis seems to be intricate and interdependent. For example, research shows that prior cannabis use increases the incidence and poor prognosis of first-episode psychosis. On the other hand, many individuals with psychosis frequently misuse substances such as nicotine, cocaine and cannabis. In general, those who present co-occurring misuse experience poorer functioning, higher symptom severity and a greater risk of relapse. Thus, clarifying the links between addictions and psychosis would have a tremendous impact in terms of prevention and treatment effectiveness.

This PhD fellowship will explore the critical topic of shared risk factors and causal mechanisms between substance misuse and psychosis. By determining shared risk factors, we can effectively develop screening strategies to identify high-risk individuals earlier. In addition, we can recognise highly relevant therapeutic targets by exploring shared causal mechanisms and establishing more effective individually-tailored intervention strategies.