Postdoctoral Fellow - Translational SUD Research

Posted 12 days ago

virginia commonwealth universityHenrico (VA)

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Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA is seeking a Post-Doctoral Fellow to join the IDAS team. The role centers on NIH-funded translational science, examining biological, neurofunctional, and psychosocial factors affecting SUD recovery, with a focus on OUD treatments, sleep comorbidities, and perinatal health. You will lead data management, analysis, and mentoring of trainees. The candidate should hold a PhD, have strong data management and statistics skills (STATA, SPSS), and at

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