3 social behavioral sciences jobs found in University Park, IL

  Description   Governors State University (GSU) is a minority-serving institution and emerging Hispanic-serving institution in the Chicago Southland region seeking to hire 1 full-time, tenure track position. The rank for the full-time position will be Assistant/Associate. Employment will start for the Fall 2026 semester with hiring continuing until positions are filled. Qualified applicants will have an earned Doctoral Degree in Behavioral Health, Community or Public Health, Rehabilitation, Health Sciences, or a closely related field. We are seeking candidates with expertise in one or more of the following areas:   Community Health Systems and Theories Behavioral Health Interventions and Treatment Public Health Policy and Administration Health Promotion Evaluation and Implementation Social Determinants of Health Disability and Rehabilitation Science Chronic Illness and Disease Management  and / or Chronic...

  Description Adjuncts are hired on a course basis each term. Salary Range for Adjuncts teaching in this academic area is $500.00 - $3,500.00 per course. Governors State University’s College of Health and Human Services seeks to create an available pool of Adjunct Faculty candidates to teach courses in our  Addiction Studies and Behavioral Health  departments. Courses taught by adjunct faculty in the above programs are for undergraduates, graduates, or a combination of both. Please visit our website for more information about the programs and courses offered for undergraduates and graduates.  Interested individuals are invited to complete a faculty profile, attach a curriculum vitae, and transcripts for consideration.  At Governors State University, adjunct faculty are hired as temporary faculty with teaching responsibilities for a specific course in a semester or...

    Summary A Postdoctoral Research Fellow position is immediately available to investigate the mechanisms of gut nutrient sensing and brain reward systems by intestinal Intrinsic Primary Afferent Neurons (IPANs) and their roles in obesity and diabetes development as part of an R01 funded project in Dr. Sinju Sundaresan’s laboratory at Midwestern University, Downers Grove, IL. We are seeking hard-working, highly motivated, detail-oriented candidates with background in neuroscience and experience in rodent survival surgery, stereotaxic surgery, electrophysiology, rodent behavioral evaluation combining opto- or chemo-genetics, fiber-photometry, and head-mount miniature microscopy to join our research team. Experience in multi-omics, bioinformatics, and data analyses using R will be considered as assets. The ideal candidate will be able to work independently with minimal supervision within a multidisciplinary, diverse group of scientists. This...