Welcome to SPR’s Career Opportunities hub. This space highlights roles across prevention science for students, early-career researchers, seasoned investigators, and professionals looking to make an impact. Whether you’re exploring your next step, seeking a collaborative environment, or aiming to apply prevention research in real-world settings, you’ll find curated opportunities that support your growth and strengthen the field.
If your institution would like to share a listing, you can submit postings directly through our online form. To post a career opportunity, please complete the online request submission form here.
When submitting a position, please include:
- Position Title
- Employer
- Location
- URL or Website Link where the ad is posted (a link to a PDF is acceptable)
Please complete the online submission form for each position.
There are no fees for posting jobs on the SPR Employment Opportunities web page. SPR reserves the right to determine the appropriateness and duration of posted jobs. Submissions will be posted within 5–7 business days.
For questions, please email info@preventionresearch.org.
| Position Title | Employer | Location | Date Submitted |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | Dalhousie University | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | 3.20.2026 |
| Visiting Research Scientist, Family Resiliency Center | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Urbana, IL | 3.12.2026 |
| Research Assistant Professor | Northwestern University | Chicago, IL | 3.10.2026 |
| Faculty positions at the National Center for Opioid Research and Clinical Effectiveness (NCOR) | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | Little Rock, AR | 2.12.2026 |
| Extension Associate, NYS 4-H STEM Program | Cornell University | Ithaca, NY | 1.12.2026 |
| Postdoctoral Scholar | University of Oregon, Prevention Science Institute | Eugene, OR | 1.9.2026 |
| Lab Manager | University of Oregon, Prevention Science Institute | Eugene, OR | 1.9.2026 |
| Chair, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences | The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center | Dallas, TX | 12.23.2025 |
| Assistant Professor (Direct Social Work Practice) | Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice, University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | 12.9.2025 |
| Tenured Professor Position in Human and Organizational Development | Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | 12.2.2025 |
| Visiting Research Scientist, Family Resiliency Center | Department of Human Development and Family Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Urbana, IL | 12.1.2025 |
| Postdoctoral Scholar | HEDCO Institute, University of Oregon, College of Education | **Remote/Hybrid** Postdoc Opportunity | 11.25.2025 |
| Research Assistant Professor | The University of Chicago Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice: Kersten Institute for Urban Education | Chicago, IL | 11.20.2025 |
| Research Assistant Professor | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | Lincoln, NE | 11.18.2025 |
| Director, National Institute of General Medical Sciences, NIH | NIH | Bethesda, MD | 11.10.2025 – closing 12.12.2025 |
| Assistant Professor- Rural Mental Health & Substance Use | University of Nebraska- Lincoln | Lincoln, NE | 11.7.2025 |
| Research Assistant Professor, SISCI | Northwestern University | Chicago, IL | 11.6.2025 |
| School of Family Life – CFS Faculty in Human Development | Brigham Young University | Provo, UT | 11.3.2025 |
| Postdoctoral T32 Training Fellowship in Alcohol Research | Rutgers Addiction Research Center | New Jersey | 10.31.2025 |
| Postdoctoral Scholar | T. Denny Sanford Harmony Institute at Arizona State University | Tempe, AZ | 10.30.2025 |
| Fellow, Summer Research Fellowship Training Program | University of Michigan Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention | Hybrid | 10.29.2025 |
| Professor and Chair | Tulane University | New Orleans, LA | 10.23.2025 |
| Psychology Training in Alcohol Research (PTAR) Fellowship | University of Washington | Seattle, WA | 10.21.2025 |
| Assistant Professor, Public Health | University of Illinois | Urbana, IL | 10.16.2025 |
| Senior Tenure/Tenure-Track Faculty, School of Social Work | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC | 10.13.2025 |
| Postdoctoral Research Fellow | University of Michigan Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention | Ann Arbor, MI | 10.9.2025 |
| Open Rank Professor of School Psychology | University of South Carolina | Columbia, SC | 10.1.2025 |
| Assistant Professor of School Psychology | University of South Carolina | Columbia, SC | 10.1.2025 |