Postdoctoral Research Associate in Psychometric Instrument Development and Human Resilience University of Utah in United States

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.