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UCLA has developed
a program under the auspices of the NIMH which seeks candidates of outstanding
ability and potential who have completed the Ph.D. in Psychology, Sociology,
Public Health, or related fields or are near completion and desire training
in research on psychosocial issues and mental health services for persons
living with HIV/AIDS.
The training program is sponsored by the Lewis Center for Regional Policy
Studies, School of Public Affairs (SPA), Department of Sociology, Center for
African American Studies, the Center for HIV Identification, Prevention, and
Treatment Services (CHIPTS), and the AIDS Institute.
The program brings together a multidisciplinary set of faculty from sociology,
psychology, medicine, psychiatry, policy studies, nursing, public health,
and social welfare. The program has three components: (1) focused academic
coursework in health evaluation and policy research, health and social science,
and epidemiological methods; (2) a program seminar; and (3) intensive on-the-job
HIV research experience. The training program works closely with investigators
from the NIMH-supported Center for HIV Identification, Prevention, and Treatment
Services (CHIPTS), UCLA AIDS Institute, and the School of Public Affairs.
Appointments are for two years. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or lawfully
admitted for permanent residence. The basic stipend is $36,996 for the first
year, with supplementation possible. Standard Public Health Service NRS payback
provisions for National Research Service Awards apply. Persons with a Ph.D.
who anticipate completing all degree requirements before July 1, 2009, may
apply. Applicants should submit by December 1, 2008, a curriculum vitae, a
brief statement of research interests, four letters of recommendation, and
representative samples of their written work, to:
Oscar Grusky, Director, NIMH AIDS
Training Program, Department of Sociology/School of Public Affairs, University
of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1551, Tel. (310) 825-3232,
Fax (310) 206-2758,
e-mail: grusky@ucla.edu
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