Dr. Robert R. McCrae

Dr. Robert R. McCrae has retired from the National Institute on Aging where he was Senior Investigator in the Personality, Stress and Coping Section of the Laboratory of Personality and Cognition. His new email address is RRMcCrae@gmail.com.

Editors Note: On behalf of his many admiring colleagues in the ARP community let me congratulate Jeff on his retirement. His contributions to the field have been remarkable and we wish him the very best.

David M. Frost

David M. Frost completed his Ph.D. in Social-Personality Psychology at The Graduate Center of the City University of New York. His dissertation was entitled "Stigma, Intimacy, and Well-Being: A
Personality and Social Structures Approach." He has accepted a tenure-track position beginning in August 2009 at San Francisco State University in the Department of Sexuality Studies.

The Psychology of Personality: Viewpoints, Research, and Applications

Bernie Carducci, Professor of Psychology and Director of the Shyness Research Institute at Indiana University Southeast, recently had published the second edition of his personality textbook titled The Psychology of Personality: Viewpoints, Research, and Applications, 2nd ed. (2009, Wiley-Blackwell).

Jon Adler

Jonathan M. Adler received his Ph.D. in Personality and Clinical Psychology from Northwestern University and has accepted a position as Assistant Professor of Psychology at F.W. Olin College of Engineering in Needham, Massachusetts. Olin is a new school, founded in 1997 with the largest grant ever given in higher education. It is a science and engineering undergraduate institution, where every student is admitted tuition-free. Olin is part of a consortium with Wellesley College, Brandeis University, and Babson College (it is modeled after the Claremont consortium in California, with Olin in the Harvey Mudd spot). Jon will be joining their social sciences faculty where he will be doing research and teaching undergraduate seminars.

Erik Noftle

Erik E. Noftle (Ph.D. 2007, University of California, Davis) is moving from his postdoctoral fellowship at Wake Forest University to an assistant professorship at Linfield College, McMinnville, OR.

Two post-doctoral positions in personality psychology at NIH

Two post-doctoral positions in personality psychology at NIH

Department of Health and Human Services

National Institutes of Health

National Institute on Aging

The National Institute on Aging (NIA), a major research component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), is recruiting two (2) one to two-year Intramural Research Training Award (IRTA) postdoctoral positions in the Laboratory of Personality and Cognition (LPC).

The candidates will work with Dr. Antonio Terracciano, a staff scientist in the personality section of LPC (Paul T. Costa, Lab Chief). Both positions involve the analysis of existing datasets and ongoing multidisciplinary studies that examine: 1) the genetic bases of personality and other psychological variables; and (2) the links between personality traits and a wide array of health-related behaviors and clinical outcomes in large cross-sectional and longitudinal datasets.

Ideal candidates will have experience in one of the above areas and knowledge of personality development, structure and assessment. Candidates must have strong writing and statistical skills (e.g., multivariate statistical analysis; multilevel modeling). Candidates must have a Ph.D. or M.D. with less than five years of postdoctoral research experience. The position is located in Baltimore, MD, a city with a stimulating scientific and cultural environment, with proximity to the Johns Hopkins medical campus. Salary is commensurate with experience and accomplishments (http://www.training.nih.gov/stipends.asp).

To apply, send curriculum vitae, statement of research interests, relevant publications, and three reference letters to: TerraccianoA@mail.nih.gov OR Antonio Terracciano, LPC-NIA-NIH, 251 Bayview Blvd, Suite 100, Room 04B331, Baltimore MD 21224. Application process will begin immediately and continue until the positions are filled. Additional information regarding the NIA/IRP and the LPC are available at the following websites: http://www.grc.nia.nih.gov; http://www.grc.nia.nih.gov/branches/lpc/pscs.htm

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in its training and employment programs.