The Sigmund Freud Chair of Psychoanalysis at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem will become vacant on October 1, 1985, following the appointment of Prof. Joseph Sandler to the Freud Memorial Chair of Psychoanalysis at the University of London. The appointee should be a member of the International Psycho-Analytical Association and preferably of training analyst status.
Interested persons should contact the Chairman of the Search Committee, Prof. S. Kugelmass, Psychology Department, Hebrew University, 91905 Jerusalem, Israel.
The Department of Health and Human Services; Public Health Service; Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration; National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), is currently conducting a search for candidates to fill the position of Director, NIMH. This is a tenured position in the career civil service. It is located in Rockville, Maryland, and is in the Senior Executive Service with a salary range of $58,938 to $69,600.
The Director, NIMH, provides leadership, policies and goals for the federal effort in the promotion of mental health, the prevention and treatment of mental illness, and the rehabilitation of affected individuals.
Applications and recommendations of qualified individuals to be considered for this key position are sought.
Please forward names and resumes of qualified individuals to Mrs. Lois Mercer, Personnel Staffing and Classification Specialist, Division of Personnel Management, Parklawn Building, Room 15C-26, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857 (301)443-5030.
The Austen Riggs Center invites nominations for the newly created position of the Erik H. Erikson Scholar. This endowed position will honor Professor Erikson's transforming vision of and contributions to psychoanalysis, human development, and history.
The Center hopes to extend that work through supporting the clinical and research interests of a distinguished scholar. Arrangements will include the provision of adequate salary, housing, office space, and secretarial assistance at the Austen Riggs Center for a period of from one to three years.
Nominations are currently being accepted for July, 1984 and July, 1985. Address nominations to M. Gerard Fromm, Ph.D., Chairperson, Search Committee, Austen Riggs Center, Inc., Stockbridge, Massachusetts 02162.
Any member interested in joining an information exchange of analysts using personal computers may do so by completing a questionnaire available from the Central Office.
Work has begun on the 1984-1986 edition of the Roster of the Association. There remain a number of copies on hand of the 1982-1984 issue and members wishing to have a copy will be sent one, upon request addressed to: Roster, American Psychoanalytic Association, One East 57th Street, New York, New York 10022.
While the Association did recoup, as planned, all costs in connection with the production of the 1982-1984 issue, the criticisms concerning the sale of it to members will be considered by the Executive Committee in formulating a policy for the forthcoming edition.