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Applications are invited for a 12-month Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship under the supervision of Dr. Tracy Vaillancourt who is located at the University of Ottawa in the beautiful capital of Canada. The start date for the position is flexible and there is a possibility of renewal for another year or two depending on performance. Candidates are not expected to teach and remuneration is based on the guidelines provided by the Canadian Institutes for Health Research. Fellows will work on a large N multi-method, multi-informant longitudinal study examining links between involvement in bullying (victimization and perpetration) and how it relates to health and academic achievement. Six waves of data have been collected (from age 10 to age 16) and funding is available to follow the youth until they are 18 years of age. Our research team includes psychologists, psychiatrists, educators, and statisticians. Requirements include (1) a completed doctoral degree in clinical, developmental, experimental, forensic or educational psychology, criminology, or statistics and (2) demonstrated statistical competence in applied longitudinal data analysis. Applications will be reviewed starting March 1, 2013 and accepted until the position is filled. Interested candidates should send their curriculum vitae, statement of research, and three letters of recommendation to tracy.vaillancourt@uottawa.ca and cc macteen@mcmaster.ca.