Rutgers University
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New Brunswick, NJ | United States
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Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Postdoctoral Associate in Mobile Health, focusing on interventions for substance use. The Postdoctoral Associate will collaborate with investigators at the Institute for Health, Healthcare Policy, and Aging Research; and Department of Psychiatry, to conduct research that aims to reduce substance use and to address other health behaviors (e.g., depression, weight management) using mobile health technologies (e.g., smartphone sensors and surveys, wearable device).
The Postdoctoral Associate will be involved in examining how continuously collected data from mobile phones (sensors, survey), wearable device (Fitbit), and brief cognitive tasks (app) can be used to
identify changes in health behaviors (e.g., sleep, activity level) and substance use (alcohol, marijuana), which can ultimately be used to trigger
About Rutgers University
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a leading national public research university and the state's preeminent, comprehensive public institution of higher education. Rutgers is dedicated to teaching that meets the highest standards of excellence; to conducting research that breaks new ground; and to turning knowledge into solutions for local, national, and global communities. As it was at our founding in 1766, the heart of our mission is preparing students to become productive members of society and good citizens of the world. Rutgers teaches across the full educational spectrum: preschool to precollege; undergraduate to graduate and postdoctoral; and continuing education for professional and personal advancement. Rutgers is New Jersey's land-grant institution and one of the nation's foremost research universities, and as such, we educate, make discoveries, serve as an engine of economic growth, and generate ideas for improving people's lives.
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