Postdoctoral Scholar | SPIRIT Center - Psychosis Treatment and Recovery, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences

Description

Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship in Psychosis Treatment and Recovery

Join the University of Washington's Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences: Where Innovation Meets Impact in Mental Health

The University of Washington School of Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences is recruiting a psychology postdoctoral fellow in Psychosis Treatment and Recovery for Academic Year 2025-26. This fellowship position is sponsored by the SPIRIT Center (Supporting Psychosis Innovation through Research, Implementation, and Training) at University of Washington School of Medicine, an R1 institution that is renowned for its innovations in telepsychiatry, integrated care models, digital mental health, implementation science, and the dissemination of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for psychosis, ensuring fellows are trained in methods that are transforming care delivery both locally and globally.

The postdoctoral fellowship is intended to provide intensive and specialized training in the conduct of research, training, implementation, and direct clinical care of individuals and families affected by psychotic disorders. The fellow will be exposed to and participate in implementation and mental health services research on evidence based treatments and promising practices for psychotic spectrum disorders. In addition, fellows will gain clinical experience in evidence-based psychotherapeutic interventions for psychosis (primarily Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for psychosis) as well as gold standard psychodiagnostic assessment of psychosis and at-risk mental states through the Central Assessment of Psychosis Service (CAPS), a novel tele-evaluation service. Postdoctoral fellows will receive supervised clinical training sufficient for licensure eligibility.

This fellowship will be based at both Seattle Children’s Hospital (NE Seattle) and Harborview Medical Center (First Hill) in Seattle, WA. Fellows are expected to be on-site on clinic days and may work a hybrid schedule on research days. Fellows will have unique opportunities to serve individuals with and at risk for psychosis and their support systems through direct clinical care, research and evaluation, and program development and policy efforts across the SPIRIT Center. Psychodiagnostic assessments and research will be primarily conducted on the campus of Harborview Medical Center located in First Hill in downtown Seattle.

Applicants who have earned a PhD or PsyD in clinical or counseling psychology, have a strong interest in a career in academic psychology specializing in psychosis recovery and who have a strong foundation in assessment of clinical high risk for psychosis are encouraged to apply. Culturally diverse and bilingual candidates are especially encouraged to apply. Postdoctoral applicants must be graduates of APA-accredited doctoral programs in clinical or counseling psychology, have completed an APA-accredited internship, and be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.

About the SPIRIT Center: The UW SPIRIT Center is comprised of faculty and staff who work to cultivate a warm, friendly, productive, and supportive working environment. We value diversity and strive to create an equitable, inclusive, and affirming learning environment. We provide equal opportunity to all prospective trainees and staff. We are located on the campus of Harborview Medical Center, which is accessible by public transportation, including a newly operational light rail system.

Salary

The base salary range for this position will be $5,705 to $6,000 per month, commensurate with experience and qualifications, or as mandated by the U.S. Department of Labor prevailing wage determination.

Postdoctoral scholars are represented by UAW 4121 and are subject to the collective bargaining agreement, unless agreed exclusion criteria apply. For more information, please visit the University of Washington Labor Relations website. 

Benefits

Fellows will receive the faculty appointment of Postdoctoral Scholar. Postdoctoral Sch