Psychology Postdoctoral Fellow

About the Postdoctoral Fellow at Headspace:

At Headspace, our mission is to create a world where everyone can be their best self. At the moment of need, we provide our members with stigma-free access to high-quality coaches, clinicians and content. We’re coupling on-demand care and data science to reinvent how the world gets emotional and mental health support.

Headspace Care members receive a personalized care plan and the right level of care based on their needs - from self-management tools and coaching to therapy and psychiatry. The Headspace proprietary app delivers clinically validated self-care content, along with chat access to coaches and video access to therapists and psychiatrists. 

Fast Company called Headspace one of The World’s Top 10 Most Innovative Companies in Healthcare and the World Economic Forum named us a Technology Pioneer.

Headspace Care is excited to offer a Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship. This position is an excellent fit for candidates interested in providing teletherapy services in a collaborative care environment. The Postdoctoral Fellow will acquire skills in providing innovative care and effective service delivery to clients throughout the United States. The position provides the opportunity to learn about Headspace’s unique service delivery model, including the opportunity to collaborate with mental health coaches and leverage in-app content to help members gain skills and meet treatment goals. Our professional training program provides an immersive experience that not only allows trainees to hone their skills in teletherapy, but also allows opportunities to advance their skills within the context of our measurement based, collaborative care model. Trainees in our program gain experience collaborating with professionals across the organization and have opportunities to learn about the variety of functions within a digital health company. We are committed to providing outstanding training, supervision, and mentorship to future psychologists, with particular emphasis on diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging as aspects of anti-racist and culturally responsive care. 

Headspace Training Institute’s postdoctoral fellowship is designed for those who have completed both an APA accredited doctoral program in clinical or counseling psychology and an APA accredited predoctoral internship. Headspace Training Institute postdocs work closely with licensed psychologists to complete supervised clinical experience towards professional licensure. In addition to weekly clinical supervision, postdoctoral fellows also participate in a weekly didactic seminar, a weekly case consultation group, and other meetings with the team at Headspace. Headspace Care is recruiting Psychology Postdoctoral Fellows for three specialized tracks. Please indicate which track you are interested in and your fit for the position in your cover letter.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Track:

The Postdoctoral Fellow(s) in this track will spend approximately 6-8 hours per week supporting the Headspace DEIB Team in implementing DEIB initiatives across the company. This may include conducting needs assessments, developing presentations, and researching best practices. The DEIB track offers postdocs the opportunity to hone their clinical skills while also looking at DEIB from an organizational and telehealth lens.

Training Track: 

The Postdoctoral Fellow(s) in this track will spend approximately 6-8 hours per week supporting the Headspace Training Institute and the Clinical Training/QA Team. The Training Track provides the opportunity to continue honing skills in clinical supervision, training program development/ administration, continuing education program support, and project development. The Training Track offers postdocs the opportunity to sharpen their clinical experience while also deepening their understanding of training administration. 

Research Track: 

The Postdoctoral Fellow(s) in this track will spend approximately 6-8 hours per week supporting the Headspace Research and Evidence team in projects evaluating the impact of on-demand mental healthcare. This may include conducting literature reviews, performing qualitative and/or quantitative data analyses, and assisting with journal manuscript development and presentations. The Research Track offers postdocs the opportunity to gain clinical experience while also continuing to develop their skills in scientific research. 

This is a remote position. Candidates must reside in the US.

Psychology Postdoctoral Fellow Program start date: August 19, 2024

Postdoctoral fellows must attend all onboarding and orientation meetings as scheduled.

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