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ISSUP supports the professional development of those working within substance use workforce. Here you will find information about available jobs and opportunities in the field from around the globe. We welcome ISSUP members to share advertisements for current vacancies in this category. Log in and share your opportunity to the ISSUP Opportunities Board.

  • Location: Ελβετία
  • Area of Work: Policy
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OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

The vision of the Division of Health Promotion, Disease Prevention and Care (PPC) is to advance health for all by anticipating change and integrating promotion, prevention and care across all health and disease areas to address today's greatest health burdens and tomorrow's challenges.

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  • Location: Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο
  • Area of Work: Research
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The Prevention and Methodology Training (PAMT) program at The Pennsylvania State University seeks qualified Postdoctoral Fellows focused on substance use and addiction. PAMT is an interdisciplinary program at the Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center (www.prevention.psu.edu) in the College of Health and Human Development.

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  • Location: Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο
  • Area of Work: Research
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You will provide analysis and visualisation of data from the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS) to key stakeholders: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID), Local Authorities and Substance Misuse Service Providers.

You will join a small team that, in coordination with web development staff, will produce NDTMS outputs as detailed below. It should be noted that the level of complexity involved in these analyses requires appropriate methods to handle large, process-generated data files containing (long format) panel data to create verified results.

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  • Location: Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο
  • Area of Work: Research
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The National Centre for Suicide Prevention and Self-Harm Research (NCSR), led by Swansea University in collaboration with Cardiff University, the University of South Wales, and The Samaritans, will revolutionise suicide and self-harm prevention by translating cutting-edge research into real-world impact. With a cross-government and cross-sectoral focus, the Centre will drive innovative research, foster collaboration across disciplines, and build research capacity to develop evidence-based strategies for suicide and self-harm prevention.

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  • Location: Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο
  • Area of Work: Research
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Professor Lisa Henderson (Head of Psychology, University of York) and collaborators are looking to hire a Research Associate to lead on an exciting new research project, funded by the Huo Family Foundation. 

SmartSleep - Waking up to the Effects of Smartphones and Social Media

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  • Location: Καναδάς
  • Area of Work: Programme Delivery
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Youth Wellness Hubs Ontario (YWHO, www.youthhubs.ca) is an Integrated Youth Services (IYS) initiative designed to address the service gaps in the youth mental health and substance use sectors in Ontario.

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  • Location: Αυστραλία
  • Area of Work: Research
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The National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) is a world-leader in research that positively impacts alcohol and other drug use and related harms. The Centre, based at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Faculty of Medicine and Health, was established in 1986 in response to an emerging crisis of heroin use. For over 35 years NDARC has been Australia’s leading research centre in the sector.

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  • Location: Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες
  • Area of Work: Research
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Postdoctoral Research Scholar position available in the Laboratory of Alcohol and Addictions Neuroscience in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences within the Morsani College of Medicine at the University of South Florida in Tampa, FL. 

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  • Location: Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο
  • Area of Work: Research
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Faculty of Health, University of Dundee. The position is for 18.75 hours per week on a fixed term contract until 31 July 2028. The post holder will act as the researcher for the following study which is being funded by the Chief Scientist Office Scotland:

"Improving outcomes for people with problem substance use and poor mental health: Co-designing psychological treatment delivered inside Virtual Reality nature"

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  • Location: Κένυα
  • Area of Work: Programme Delivery
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Dr Joe Muriuki Foundation has started communty based rehabilitation programs in different parts of our country.

We have started 4 centers in different churches where we bring together on weekly bases men and women in drugs and alcohol abuse for counseling, community based rehabilitation and shares a meal. These centers are

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