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The internship positions are located in the Secretariat of the International Narcotics Control Board (SINCB), Division for Treaty Affairs (DTA), United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Vienna (Austria). The INCB is the independent, quasi-judicial control and treat monitoring body for the implementation of international drug control treaties. In accordance with its functions and mandate, the INCB closely monitors international trade in controlled substances to ensure sufficient quantities of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and precursor chemicals are available for medical, scientific and industrial use, and that there is no diversion from licit sources to illicit traffic. For more information on INCB, please visit the following website: www.incb.org. The internships are UNPAID and full-time. Interns work five days per week (40 hours) under the supervision of a staff member in the department or office to which they are assigned. The internship will be in person at the duty station, local conditions permitting, with the option of flexible working arrangements.

The intern shall undertake the following duties which may include, but are not limited to:

• Collect and analyze information on approaches and developments in drug control, including legislation, policy approaches, demand and supply reduction measures, and trends in drug abuse, illicit cultivation, manufacture and trafficking;
• Assist in the evaluation of Government compliance with the three international drug control conventions (1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1971 Convention on Psychotropic Substances, and 1988 Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances);
• Provide support to the Secretary of the Board, the Chiefs of Section and professional staff of the Secretariat in the substantive servicing of the INCB sessions, including assisting in the preparation of session documentation by undertaking specific research activities, and other duties as required;
• Contribute to the preparation of documents, background information, newsletters, presentations, public information material, background notes and speeches, including informal translation of documents as required;
• Assist in the analysis of responses to various INCB questionnaires;
• Assist the Secretary of the Board, Chiefs of Section and professional staff of the Secretariat in the implementation of INCB decisions;
• Assist the Chiefs of Section in the analysis of data submitted by competent national authorities as required by the conventions;
• Attend and take notes at various meetings as required;
• Perform other tasks as required.

The ARTS Adult Outpatient Program (AOP) within Addiction Research and Treatment Services (ARTS) at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus is seeking a full-time University Staff (non-classified) Peer Recovery Specialist. The ARTS Adult Outpatient Program within the School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry has clinic locations in Denver, Aurora, and Arvada. These clinics provide drug and alcohol assessment and psychosocial and pharmacological treatment for adults. Programs in various clinic locations include traditional outpatient, intensive outpatient, and may contain specialty services for clients referred by the criminal justice system, county departments of human services, services for pregnant women, individuals who are HIV-positive, and gender responsive services.

The Peer Recovery Specialist provides peer support and recovery services to people living with HIV who have problems with substance abuse at the ARTS Parkside Clinic and Specialized Outpatient Services (SOS) Clinic; both located in Denver. This position provides activities to engage, educate, and offer support to HIV-positive patients, their family, and caregivers, as well as connect patients to prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up sessions.

The Peer Recovery Specialist is also responsible for conducting outreach activities with organizations, patients, staff, community partners, subcontracted agencies, and/or other entities as appropriate. This position will also travel to various sites and perform other duties as assigned or required.

Standard working hours for this position are Monday through Friday, 6:00am to 2:30pm, or 8:30am to 5:00pm. This position may be required to work some Saturdays and/or Sundays (for events/clinic coverage) depending on the needs of the clinic.

This position is a full-time position partially supported by Ryan White Care Act grant funds, whose funding levels will be reviewed on a periodic basis. Accordingly, the position’s status may be affected over time by any applicable variations in the grant and/or funding amounts.

Key Responsibilities:

• Under general supervision, provide services as a Peer educator and support specialist to implement interventions to improve outcomes for HIV-positive patients participating in medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and traditional outpatient treatment.
• Conduct structured, individual and group interventions that focus on health education, care coordination, as well as identifying and reducing barriers to care for patients.
• Conduct outreach activities in the community to engage HIV-positive patients in substance use treatment.
• Plan, coordinate, and conduct community outreach events such as Denver Pridefest and the Colorado AIDS Walk.
• Conduct case management for patients, and provide referrals of necessary, appropriate resources to patients as needed.
• Implement standardized intervention, track patients for engagement, and connect patients to HIV treatment and care.
• Collaborate with supervisor and staff and coordinate efforts to ensure successful delivery of services.
• Attend and participate in trainings, team/staff meetings, supervision, and other events as needed.
• Identify any problems, challenges, or obstacles in coordination of services, identify potential solutions, and resolve such problems, challenges, or obstacles in a timely manner, and ensure all duties and responsibilities are performed for effective and appropriate benefit of patients.

The Noninvasive Ultrasound Lab at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech in association with the Department of Neuroscience has an immediate opening for a highly motivated research assistant. The Noninvasive Ultrasound Lab led by Dr. Wynn Legon, studies human neuromodulation primarily using low-intensity focused ultrasound (LIFU). The research seeks to develop and optimize LIFU as a new human brain mapping tool and for translation to clinical therapies in addiction, mental health and pain. Knowledge in basic computer skills, record keeping and experience with human data collection is required. The candidate must have excellent interpersonal skills and be comfortable working with various levels of population including clinical patients, engineers, and scientists. Experience working in a research laboratory is helpful but not mandatory. The lab requires the candidate to interact with patients, participants, clinicians and researchers on and off site to maintain operation of lab research activities including collection of human subjects' data that includes using electroencephalography (EEG), electromyography (EMG), electrocardiography (ECG), continuous blood-pressure monitoring, application of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and collection of behavioral data. This position also requires regular data analysis and presentation. Training is provided for all above skill and techniques. Some familiarity with the above techniques/requirements is a plus. Strong intrapersonal skills and desire and ability to work with different participants and patient populations is a must. There is opportunity for the candidate to participate in research publication and attendance at national scientific conferences if able and appropriate. The Legon team was the first to apply LIFU to humans for non-invasive neuromodulation and seeks to extend our ground-breaking findings to clinical and therapeutic applications including addiction, mental health and pain.

Applications are invited for a fixed-term position in the Department of Psychology at Durham University. The successful candidate will join the research project 'Let's drink on it? The overlooked neuromotivational impact of positive affect on alcohol use and addiction' led by Dr Niklas Ihssen and Professor Milica Vasiljevic, which is funded by the Hetzler Foundation. The project aims to gather quantitative data about how momentary emotional states influence the decision to drink alcohol. The project will involve a large-scale experimental study conducted in the Department’s ‘Bar Lab’ in which participants will be presented with a series of game-like tasks and offered the opportunity to consume alcohol. The successful candidate will work on all phases of the study, including study set-up and design, recruitment, data collection, data analysis and writing up the results for publication. The RA will also contribute to a potential pilot study testing a small sample of participants with an adapted version of the paradigm in an MRI scanner.

Responsibilities:

• To prepare study materials/study protocols and assist with experiment programming, and ethics applications.
• To manage recruitment of research participants and the day-to-day running of the study (e.g. lab bookings, contact with participants, data management).
• To test groups or individual research participants in the Department's 'Bar Lab'.
• To support the development and piloting of a fMRI version of the research study.
• To contribute to Open Science practices (e.g. submitting the study design for pre-registration).
• To draft manuscripts for publication based on the research.
• To understand and convey information which needs careful explanation to diverse audiences (members of lab teams: research groups), discussions and meetings which contribute to the production of research reports and publications.
• To write up results of research work, present information on research progress and outcomes to the project supervisors in a clear and accurate manner.
• To undertake and analyse basic research by deciding how best to apply existing methodology according to overall context and objectives.
• To deal with problems that may affect the achievement of research objectives and deadlines by discussing with the project supervisors and offering creative or innovative solutions. 
• To liaise with research colleagues and make internal and external contacts to develop knowledge and understanding to form relationships for future research collaboration.
• To contribute to the planning of research projects.
• To contribute to fostering a collegial and respectful working environment which is inclusive and welcoming and where everyone is treated fairly with dignity and respect.
• To engage in wider citizenship to support the department and wider discipline.
• To engage in continuing professional development by attending relevant training and development courses.   

This post is fixed term for 28 hours (0.8 FTE) for 12 months. The funding is available from 01/10/25 for this fixed period only.

The post-holder is employed to work on a research project which will be led by Dr Ihssen and Professor Vasiljevic. Whilst this means that the post-holder will not be carrying out independent research in their own right, the expectation is that they will contribute to the advancement of the project, through the development of their own research ideas/adaptation and development of research protocols.

Successful applicants will, ideally, be in post by 1st October 2025. 

At University of Hull, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world's talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in University of Hull workplace.

These include people from global majority backgrounds; people who have a declared disability; LGBTQI+ people; and women particularly for our Grade 9 and 10 roles.

Research Intern – Gambling

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We are seeking a Research Intern to join the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Research (CAMHR) team based at the University of Hull and as such we would welcome applications from candidates who live locally to the area, or within a practicable travelling distance. 

The successful candidate will have a BSc, BA or Masters degree in relevant discipline and experience in conducting literature searches and reviews. In this role they will support researchers in addiction and gambling from the University of Hull, King’s College London and Leeds & York NHS trust with the development and delivery of a systematic review exploring cue exposure therapy for gambling. They will be part of the team making decisions on the inclusion of texts as well as extracting, tabulating and synthesizing data. At the end of the internship, the expected outcome will be a draft systematic review paper on which the intern will be a named author.

The ideal candidates will have excellent verbal and written communication skills, in addition to experience of research involving addiction and conducting research within a health or social care setting.

The post is for a period of 15 weeks, working 2 days (14.6 hours) per week and the successful candidate will report to Dr Philippa Case, Senior Research Fellow.    

We value diversity and we are committed to recruiting and supporting staff and students from all sectors of society. The University of Hull holds a Bronze Athena SWAN award. We are committed to developing staff and actively encourage and support staff to take development opportunities.

Interested applicants are encouraged to contact Dr Philippa Case (Senior Research Fellow) at p [dot] c [dot] case [at] hull [dot] ac [dot] uk for further information.

At University of Hull, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world's talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in University of Hull workplace.

These include people from global majority backgrounds; people who have a declared disability; LGBTQI+ people; and women particularly for our Grade 9 and 10 roles.

Research Intern – alcohol-related cognitive impairment (ARCI)  

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We are seeking a Research Intern to join the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Research (CAMHR) team based at the University of Hull and as such we would welcome applications from candidates who live locally to the area, or within a practicable travelling distance. 

The successful candidate will have a BSc, BA or Masters degree in relevant discipline and experience in conducting literature searches and reviews. They will be a pivotal member of a systematic review team looking at the evidence base for interventions for alcohol-related cognitive impairment and will contribute to the final draft of the protocol and assist with registering it, support the development of a screening guide, and contribute to searching and screening papers. They will be part of the team making decisions on the inclusion of texts as well as extracting, tabulating and synthesizing data. At the end of the internship, the expected outcome will be a draft systematic review paper on which the intern will be a named author.

The ideal candidates will have excellent verbal and written communication skills, in addition to experience of research involving alcohol disorders and conducting research within a health or social care setting.

Please note: The post is for a period of 15 weeks, working 2 days (14.6 hours) per week and the successful candidate will report to Dr Philippa Case, Senior Research Fellow.    

We value diversity and we are committed to recruiting and supporting staff and students from all sectors of society. The University of Hull holds a Bronze Athena SWAN award. We are committed to developing staff and actively encourage and support staff to take development opportunities.

Interested applicants are encouraged to contact Dr Philippa Case (Senior Research Fellow) at p [dot] c [dot] case [at] hull [dot] ac [dot] uk for further information.

The Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute at West Virginia University Research Corporation is currently accepting applications for a (Hybrid) Senior Addiction Research Scientist.

Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute is the premier multidisciplinary institute for patient care, research, and teaching in West Virginia and the region. We celebrated the opening of our new Innovation Center on May 15, 2019. The RNI’s flagship facilities are located on the Health Sciences campus in Morgantown, with more than 1,000 dedicated team members across five departments, patient care units, and research laboratories. Find out more about our outstanding work and contributions today at:  https://wvumedicine.org/rni/rni-homepage/newsroom/

About the Opportunity

As a Senior Addiction Research Scientist, you will drive progress with the multidisciplinary WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute’s Innovation Center team. You will be part of an exciting collaborative effort at an R1 institution working towards innovative solutions to advance the science and clinical research around addiction.  In this role, your efforts will directly support the current and future research related to addiction medicine to advance rapidly evolving work of six-year-old Institute that has already performed 11 first in human clinical trials, and seen exponential growth in publications, grants, and IP for work that provide a foundation to improve lives of people in West Virginia and around the globe.

This position will advance the research and development missions of West Virginia University by providing the necessary skills for the coordination and implementation of operational tasks related to several research and development projects focused on neuromodulation brain therapeutics that are essential to the research activities of the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute. 

At WVU Research Corporation, we strongly believe in work-life balance and keeping time for things we love outside our work. WVU Research Corporation offers a comprehensive benefits package with a variety of options to suit your needs:

• 13 paid holidays (staff holiday calendar)
• Paid Time off (PTO)
• 403(b) retirement savings with a fully vested 3% employee contribution match, (Employees have the option of contributing an additional 1-3% of their earnings to the plan, which is also matched by the WVURC)
• A range of health insurance and other benefits
• Dependent Education Scholarship
• WVU Perks

What You'll Do

• Work with the RNI Innovation Center substance use disorder research team to carry out research projects and clinical trials focused on understanding and improving substance use disorder patients’ outcomes.
• Utilize tools such as electrophysiological, neuromodulation, cognitive batteries, and subjective questionnaires to measure, assess, and improve the monitoring, assessment, and treatment of substance use disorder. 
• Meet with research participants to describe research protocols, gain informed consent, carry out follow-up visits and other duties as outlined in the research protocols.  
• Design and oversee the implementation of substance use disorder studies, ensuring that research protocols are scientifically rigorous and ethically sound.
• Supervise researchers and technicians, providing guidance and training on study protocols.
• Manage the day-to-day operations of the addiction research program.
• Present research findings at conferences and publish in peer-reviewed journals
• Provide mentorship and guidance to junior researchers and students involved in the program
• Stay abreast of developments in the field of substance use disorders, neuromodulation, integrating new knowledge into the program's research agenda
• Lead grant writing and applications for funding opportunities

At University of Hull, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world's talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in University of Hull workplace.

These include people from global majority backgrounds; people who have a declared disability; LGBTQI+ people; and women particularly for our Grade 9 and 10 roles.

We reserve the right to close the advert early if a satisfactory amount of applications are received

Are you 18-25 with experience of substance use and/or mental health problems? Do you want to use your experience to help shape our research? Are you interested in supporting others to have their say? Do you want to develop your skills and add to your CV?

We are looking for 2 passionate and enthusiastic Interns who can work with us on a flexible basis. This Internship offers the opportunity to work at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Research (CAMHR) alongside the Patient and Public Involvement & Engagement (PPIE) Co-ordinators to involve those with lived experience in the development of the research. The Internship is based at The University of Hull but will also require working within the community.

The aim of the new centre is to develop the University of Hull’s addiction and mental health research so people and services benefit. We will target national priorities and the mental health needs of our local population, resulting in better access to care and treatment that works.

Our plan involves individuals with lived experience of addiction and mental health problems as well as local groups. Patients and the public will be involved in the development of our research and helping us to understand the results of our projects. The Internships will be working across the following theme:

Young people with substance use and mental health problems: We aim to improve care pathways for young people (i.e. 10-18 years) with substance use and mental health problems who often miss out in getting the help they need.

The new Centre will deliver benefits to people in our local area in the following ways:

• More people with substance use and mental health problems will be able to get involved in health research that will change services and improve outcomes.
• Involve the voices of people with lived experience and those of their family and carers.
• Explore best practice for increasing access and improving outcomes for those experiencing substance use and mental health problems.

What is PPIE?

Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement entails research teams engaging with members of the public to shape how the research is carried out. This is often individuals with lived experience of the research topic, who can provide first-hand perspectives on the needs of those who the research impacts.

PPIE Co-ordinators

A PPIE Co-ordinator is a member of staff working alongside the research team who builds the bridge between researchers and the public. The role of the PPIE Co-ordinator is to facilitate public involvement in research and ensure that perspectives and experiences are considered in decision making.

What the Internship offers:

• 3-6 months’ worth of experience working within an academic setting
• The hours per week will depend on the level of work required at that time but we can be flexible around other commitments. As this role involves working with young people, this will include some evening and weekend work.
• The opportunity to develop a range of skills working within the research field
• Experience of working in face-to-face environments with individuals and groups who have lived experience of drug/alcohol use and mental health problems
• The opportunity to use your own knowledge and experience to work with those in similar circumstances
• References for future employment/education
• An hourly rate of £15.09 + holiday pay

What is required to be an Intern:

• You must be between the ages of 18 and 25 as this role is specifically focused on providing a young person’s perspective for the benefit of other young people.
• Have lived experience of substance use and/or mental health problems. This could be your own experience of one of these issues, or that of a friend/family member.
• Can bring a creative element to the research and public involvement
• Qualified to Level 3 or equivalent, including GCSE English and Maths
• Is familiar with Microsoft and online tools

Tasks involved:

• Reading and reviewing documents
• Developing creative activities to engage with young people with lived experience
• Assisting the delivery of PPI activities
• Talking to young people with lived experience of drug/alcohol use and mental health problems who are engaged with the research
• Providing your lived experience view during different aspects of the research to the PPIE Co-ordinators and Research Fellows
• Administrative and computer-based tasks

To apply, upload a copy of your CV and a cover letter detailing how you would be suitable for this role. If you would like any more information or to discuss the role further, you can contact Ayisja (PPIE Co-ordinator for Young People) on the details below:

P: 01482 463215
E: CAMHR_PPI [at] hull [dot] ac [dot] uk

The position is based within the Substance Use, Harms and Responses (SHR) Unit. The selected candidate will report to the Head of the Health and Social Responses Sector. This post is created to strengthen the Agency’s scientific capacity at the nexus of public health, risk communication and crime prevention. In response to evolving drug trends, new digital environments and cross-sectoral threats, the role supports the EUDA’s mandate to address drug-related challenges through integrated prevention strategies that include public safety and crime prevention dimensions. The post has a specific focus on strategic health promotion and risk communication to reduce drug demand and prevent drug-related problems, including crime, by targeting diverse virtual and physical communities with tailored approaches that address their specific vulnerabilities and risk factors. The jobholder will contribute to enhancing the EUDA’s work in evidence-based prevention, health communication and crime prevention, using behavioural and social sciences to shape communication strategies, inform practices and training programmes that are targeted, technology-informed and prevention-oriented.

The position will focus on:

• Designing communication strategies to prevent both drug use, harms and drug-related crime.
• Exploring and applying digital tools and behavioural insights to promote health and safety among individuals and their communities.
• Building communication, promoting practices and enhancing responses that are cross-sectoral, linking health, education, crime prevention and youth work and community-based interventions.
• Addressing emerging challenges such as misinformation, online drug markets and promoting science-based awareness campaigns.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Heersink School of Medicine invites applications for an open-rank faculty position in the Department of Neurobiology. We are seeking candidates with experience in the area of substance use disorders and addictions, motivated behavior, or the consequences of drug experience on brain function. The Department of Neurobiology (link) is an established and well-funded department with over a quarter century of fundamental neuroscience discoveries. Faculty are housed in custom-designed laboratories and offices in the Shelby Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Building and nearby Civitan International Research Center. The department has strengths in the molecular mechanisms of neuronal function, synaptic communication and plasticity, and animal models of neuropsychiatric disorders, with technical approaches spanning molecular, genetic, cellular, systems, and behavioral levels of analysis. The Department of Neurobiology provides competitive start-up packages, modern laboratory space, excellent core facilities, a collaborative research environment, and world-class training programs. UAB is strongly committed to neuroscience research, and the department is expanding rapidly under new leadership.

Driven by an intensely collaborative and entrepreneurial character, UAB is one of the leading economic engines in Alabama, with a nearly $4 billion budget and a statewide economic impact exceeding $12.1 billion annually. UAB is Alabama’s largest employer with nearly 28,000 employees, and ranks in the top 10 among public universities for NIH funding, with total research expenditures exceeding $715 million in 2022. With nearly 1,700 faculty, 1,200 medical and graduate students, and 12,000 undergraduate students, UAB pursues the frontiers of education, research, and health care and strives to be one of the most dynamic and productive universities of the 21st century. Birmingham is a cosmopolitan city at the heart of a metropolitan area with a population of 1.1 million people. It is a rich cultural center and progressive community with low cost of living, moderate weather, and ample outdoor activities.

Successful applicants will join one of the strongest neuroscience environments in the country. The UAB Comprehensive Neuroscience Center (CNC) has more than 450 neuroscience research faculty, clinicians, staff, students & trainees representing 32 UAB departments across 9 UAB schools. The CNC serves as a focal point for basic and applied neuroscience research at UAB. In addition, UAB is home to several other neuroscience-related centers, including the Center for Addiction and Pain Prevention and Intervention (CAPPI), Civitan International Research Center (CIRC), Center for Neurodegeneration and Experimental Therapeutics (CNET), an NIH-funded Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute, and Hugh Kaul Precision Medicine Institute. UAB is one of 42 institutions with an NIH Clinical and Translational Science Award, which supports translational research and promotes junior investigators.

Candidates must have a Ph.D. and/or M.D in a related field and a strong record of research accomplishments. Faculty members are expected to establish or continue active independent research programs and to participate in education of professional, graduate, and undergraduate students. To ensure priority consideration, applications should be submitted by September 15, 2025, but applications will be considered until positions are filled. Applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, list of references, and brief summary of current and proposed research activities as a single PDF file.