Child Clinical Psychologist

Description

Yale Child Study Center Clinical Services has an opening for full-time child psychologist dedicated to providing evaluation to children, adolescents and their families. A primary focus of this position is to provide psychological assessment, with a particular emphasis on children with autism and other neurodevelopmental disabilities as part of our clinical services and research characterization team. 

Job Responsibilities:

- Conducting psychological assessments of children and adolescents, with the potential of working as part of multidisciplinary teams

- Conducting research characterizations for autism treatment studies

- Collaborating with members of clinical teams to inform comprehensive care plans

 

- Participation in the psychology training faculty, including training and supervision of practicum students, psychology interns through the Yale Child Study Center’s APA-accredited internship, and/or post-doctoral fellows on the pediatric psychology track

Successful candidates will be appointed as Assistant Professor of Child Clinical Psychology on the Academic Clinician ladder track. Opportunities for cultivation of specialized interests are available and welcomed. While not required on the Academic Clinician track, research and quality improvement projects are available and encouraged as part of a collaborative team.

Job Setting

The Yale Child Study Center’s Clinical Services are comprised of a multidisciplinary faculty and a number of training programs, including psychology practicum, internship, and post-doctoral fellowship.  Our services include child and adult treatment, home-based services, and assessment services.  Psychoeducational testing, developmental evaluations, and team evaluations are an important part of our array of services.  The Child Study Center is committed to recruiting and supporting clinicians, researchers, and leaders representing diverse backgrounds today, as well as those in succeeding generations in the service of its clinical, research, training, policy, and prevention agendas.

Yale University provides a competitive salary and excellent benefits, including the Yale Home Buyers program, a scholarship program for dependents at any college, and a 5% match to contributions to your Yale retirement account.  Our outpatient clinical services are a National Health Corps Loan Forgiveness site and employment at Yale meets requirements for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.

Qualifications

Successful candidates must possess an APA accredited doctoral degree in psychology, postdoctoral experience in clinical or health service psychology, and be licensed or license-eligible in Connecticut. We welcome applicants with interests in program development, quality improvement, and training. 

Application Instructions

Applicants should submit a CV, three letters of reference, a cover letter outlining their relevant experience, and a de-identified psychological assessment report for a child. Please send material to apply.interfolio.com/167917. 

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The University is committed to basing judgments concerning the admission, education, and employment of individuals upon their qualifications and abilities and seeks to attract to its faculty, staff, and student body qualified persons from a broad range of backgrounds and perspectives.  In accordance with this policy and as delineated by federal and Connecticut law, Yale does not discriminate in admissions, educational programs, or employment against any individual on account of that individual’s sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, age, disability, status as a special disabled veteran, veteran of the Vietnam era or other covered veteran.