Nina de Lacy
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Postdoctoral Research Associate in Psychometric Instrument Development and Human Resilience University of Utah in United States
Degree Level
Postdoc
Field of study
Sociology
Funding
Paid full-time postdoctoral research associate position at the University of Utah with a pay rate of $70,000 per year. The appointment is time-limited to one year with the possibility of renewal/extension.
Deadline
Expired
Country
United States
University
University of Utah
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About this position
The de Lacy laboratory at the University of Utah is hiring a Postdoctoral Research Associate in an interdisciplinary project focused on human resilience to mental illness and substance misuse. The position centers on developing and validating a psychometric instrument to assess psychological resilience in adults, with opportunities to contribute to clinical research methods, human subjects research, statistical analysis, and publication.
The postdoc will work with Nina de Lacy (Assistant Professor, Psychiatry) and co-investigators Brian Baucom and Rob Lubeznik-Warner in a collaborative mentorship environment. The work includes administering semi-structured interviews and psychometric measures, supporting participant study visits, maintaining human subjects protections, participating in data interpretation, contributing to instrument validation, and helping prepare manuscripts and training materials.
Research areas and keywords: psychology, psychometric instrument development, resilience, mental illness, substance misuse, statistical methods, human subjects research, instrument validation, clinical research, and quantitative analysis.
Eligibility highlights: applicants should hold a PhD in psychology, neuroscience, statistics, bioinformatics, public health, or sociology, or an MD/MD-PhD. The role is especially suitable for candidates interested in participant-facing research, protocol-driven studies, and quantitative analysis.
Funding: this is a paid, full-time postdoctoral appointment with a salary of $70,000/year. The appointment is for one year with the possibility of renewal/extension.
Application window: open date 2026-04-29; close date 2026-06-29. Apply through the University of Utah employment portal.
Funding details
Paid full-time postdoctoral research associate position at the University of Utah with a pay rate of $70,000 per year. The appointment is time-limited to one year with the possibility of renewal/extension.
What's required
Applicants should have a PhD in psychology, neuroscience, statistics, bioinformatics, public health, or sociology, or an MD or MD/PhD. The role is best suited to candidates with interest in clinical research methods, human subjects research protocols, statistical methods, participant study visits, psychometric measure development and validation, and data analysis. Experience with IRB-related activities, protocol amendments, and manuscript preparation would be relevant.
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Professors
Assistant Professor
United States
Research Interests
Statistics
Neuropsychology
Psychology
Mental Illness
Sociology
Professor
United States
Research Interests
Clinical Psychology
Social Psychology
Psychology
Emotional Psychology
Mental Illness
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