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Postdoc Description
The Gene, Environment, and Emotion Lab (GEnE Lab) led by Dr. Suzanne Vrshek-Schallhorn in the Department of Psychology at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro seeks an outstanding research-oriented clinical psychology PhD for a full-time postdoctoral position. Our research examines the roles of molecular genetic markers and several types of life stress, working alone and in interaction, on depression and related intermediate phenotypes including affective information processing measures. The successful candidate will contribute to conducting and publishing studies examining genetics, biomarkers such as cortisol, sleep actigraphy, both acute lab-induced stress and naturalistic life stress, and depression and its related outcomes. Candidates interested in pursuing an academic career and who have experience in one or more of these areas are most appropriate. Two years of hard money funds are available, with the second year contingent on performance. Faculty will support the postdoc’s preparation of first author papers, external funding applications, and application for clinical licensure.

UNC-G’s psychology department ranks in the top 100, has a scientist-practitioner clinical program and an excellent record of external funding. Dr. Vrshek-Schallhorn has been funded by NIMH, NSF, and NARSAD. Greensboro is a relatively diverse medium-sized city in a tri-city area, with a low cost of living and proximity to beaches and mountains.

Applicants should send a CV along with a letter describing their graduate training, research interests, and career plans to Dr. Suzanne Vrshek-Schallhorn (suzanne.schallhorn@gmail.com). Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. We strongly encourage applications from women and members of under-represented minorities.