About the University of Denver

The University of Denver (DU) endeavors to be a great private university dedicated to the public good and to uphold the values of inclusion, excellence, innovation, engagement, and integrity. The University recognizes that its success is dependent on how well it lives these values, including how we engage, support, and champion members both at DU and in the greater community. To learn more about the University of Denver’s mission, vision and values, please visit: https://www.du.edu/about/mission-vision-values. The university, and department, provides a number of resources and supports for incoming faculty to support these goals.

DU is a medium-sized R1 university situated in the Denver metro area, a vibrant urban center in the Rocky Mountain region that is home to more than 3 million people. Our metropolitan location supports collaboration across local universities. DU is comprised of approximately 6,000 undergraduates (including ~700 psychology majors), 6,200 graduate students, and over 780 full-time faculty.

As the University’s largest and most varied academic unit, the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) is comprised of artists, learners, performers, scholars, scientists, and teachers across 21+ departments, programs, schools, and centers and acts as a central hub where many of the Universitys disciplines intersect. Nearly all 6,000 undergraduates at the University take liberal arts courses with us, and about one-third of these students declare a first major in a CAHSS program. Most of our departments, programs and schools offer masters or doctoral programs. CAHSS scholars, artists, instructors, staff, and students collaborate in a shared quest for knowledge about the human condition and the development of skills to improve our local and global communities. The broad scope of CAHSS allows our students to gain the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed at nearly any career in today’s global society.

The Department of Psychology at the University of Denver (DU) is a research-oriented unit, valuing a collaborative and integrative approach to psychological science that fosters intellectual curiosity and innovation and invests in people in a supportive and inclusive environment. Our mission is to advance psychological science by generating and sharing new knowledge through collaborative scholarship, educating and mentoring student scholars, and contributing to the public good. We are a highly collaborative, research-oriented department that values interdisciplinary perspectives and connections across traditional department areas (see www.du.edu/psychology  for more information).

Our department’s vision is to be an inclusive intellectual community that fosters discovery and innovation. Students and faculty in the Psychology Department actively engage in best practices in inclusive teaching, research, and service. Our department is home to two research institutes - the Stress, Early Experience, and Development (SEED) Research Institute ((https://liberalarts.du.edu/psychology/seed) and the Relationship Science Institute. The departments PhD program is currently ranked 62 in the nation.

Position Summary

The Institute for Relationship Science in University of Denver’s Department of Psychology invites applications for a postdoctoral fellow position. Funding for the positions comes from an NIH-funded projects (R01MD018167 PI Perry, a longitudinal study of LGB couples. Fellows may be funded and supported for up to 2 years, pending performance and grant support. The positions are located at the University of Denver and involves close collaboration with multiple faculty members within the Institute.

We are seeking applicants with experience in clinical and/or community-based research, and in managing and supervising large research project using complex longitudinal designs. Additionally, experience, knowledge, and/ or research interest in couples and family relationships, health disparities, LGBTQ+ health, and longitudinal methods are desirable. Finally, we seek applicants with strong interpersonal skills, prior clinical research experience, and excellent organizational skills to enable management of these projects involving multiple, longitudinal assessments.

Faculty mentors at the Institute for Relationship Science are committed to providing mentoring and research resources that will support fellows in their professional development, including opportunities to submit and publish papers from multiple rich datasets available in our research lab, support for presenting research at conferences, and mentorship and time to write new grant proposals. In addition to data that would result from the current projects, the fellows would also have access to multiple datasets that the PI and other faculty have collected. All of these commitments are in the service of aiding the fellows toward establishing an independent research program. For clinically trained fellows, opportunities to accrue hours for licensure will also be available.

Essential Functions

• Study Coordination and project management
• Data analyses and data management
• Writing scientific papers and grant proposals
• Other Duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Fluency in English
• Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong, core math skills and experience with advanced statistical analyses
• Strong analytical thinking and problem solving skills. Ability to learn quickly and pay attention to detail

Required Qualifications

• PhD in Clinical or Counseling Psychology, Developmental Psychology or a related field

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge, and/ or research interest in couples and family relationships, mental health, maternal perinatal depression, maternal health, or LGBTQ+ health.
• Experience working in healthcare settings, such as hospitals.
• Experience working with LGBTQ+ or pregnant/postpartum women.

Working Environment

• Standard office environment.
• Unexpected interruptions occur often and stress level is moderate to high.
• Noise level is quiet to moderate.

Physical Activities

• Ability to work in front of a computer for extended periods of time.
• Occasionally required to move about the office/campus.

Work Schedule
Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Application Deadline
For consideration, please submit your application materials by 4:00 p.m. (MST) March 20, 2026.

Special Instructions
Candidates must apply online through jobs.du.edu to be considered. Only applications submitted online will be accepted.

Salary Grade Number:
The salary grade for the position is GE9.

Salary Range:
The salary range for this position is $62,232-$75,564

The University of Denver has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what the University may pay for the position at the time of posting. The University may ultimately pay more or less than the posted compensation range. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal salary equity considerations, and available market information, but not based on a candidate’s sex or any other protected status.

Statement of Other Duties Disclaimer:

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Benefits:
The University of Denver offers excellent benefits, including medical, dental, retirement, paid time off, tuition benefit and ECO pass. The University of Denver is a private institution that empowers students who want to make a difference. Learn more about the University of Denver.

Please include the following documents with your application:
1. Resume
2. Cover Letter

The University of Denver is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), marital, family, or parental status, pregnancy or related conditions, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. The University of Denver does not discriminate and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, age, religion, creed, disability, sex (including sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), marital family, and parental status, pregnancy, genetic information, military enlistment, or veteran status, and any other class of individuals protected from discrimination under federal, state, or local law, regulation, or ordinance in any of the University’s educational programs and activities, and in the employment (including application for employment) and admissions (including application for admission) context, as required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; the Americans with Disabilities Act; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967; the Equal Pay Act; the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act; the Colorado Protecting Opportunities and Worker's Rights ("POWR") Act; and any other federal, state, and local laws, regulations, or ordinances that prohibit discrimination, harassment, and/or retaliation. For more information, please see the University of Denver's Non‑Discrimination‑Statement.

All offers of employment are contingent upon satisfactory completion of a criminal history background check.