Assistant Professor of Psychology

Description

The Yale Child Study Center’s Pediatric Psychology Program, in collaboration with the Section of Pediatric Neurology, has an opening for a full-time ambulatory pediatric psychologist to join our Pediatric Psychology Service in Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital.

Job Responsibilities:

- Collaborating with the Pediatric Neurology team to build and/or expand interdisciplinary clinics

- Consultation, psychosocial assessments, and evidence-based treatments offered to neurology patients, including those with: Epilepsy, Neurodevelopmental, and other neurological conditions pending applicant interest and specialization

- Program development activities within Pediatric Neurology

- Inpatient consultation services as requested by pediatric neurology team and applicant interest

- 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 post-doctoral fellows on the pediatric psychology track

- Partnership and mentorship with growing Pediatric Psychology Program

- Training Pediatric Neurology residents and fellows in topics related to Pediatric Psychology

- Opportunity to facilitate the Comfort Ability Program for pediatric pain management and supervising program trainees

Successful candidates will be appointed as Assistant Professor of Child Psychology (Pediatric Psychology Program) on the Academic Clinician track. Opportunities for cultivation of specialized interests are available and welcomed. Clinical care will involve a combination of in person visits and telehealth options to reach families across the state of Connecticut.

Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital is the #1 ranked children’s hospital in Connecticut and is consistently ranked among the best in the nation in many pediatric sub-specialties. As faculty embedded within the Yale School of Medicine and practicing in an academic medical center setting, pediatric psychologists interface with a multitude of trainees, faculty, staff, and other allied professionals to improve the health of all patients. The Child Study Center is committed to recruiting and supporting clinicians, researchers, and leaders representing diverse backgrounds in the field today, as well as those in succeeding generations in the service of its clinical, research, training, policy, and prevention agendas.

Qualifications

Successful candidates must possess an APA accredited doctoral degree in psychology, postdoctoral experience in pediatric psychology, and be licensed or license-eligible in Connecticut. Training and experience in collaborative, integrated behavioral health models of service delivery in specialty medical clinics are highly preferred.  

Application Instructions

Please apply at apply.interfolio.com/158016 and submit a CV, three letters of reference, and a cover letter outlining your relevant experience, including provision of services in pediatric and consultation-liaison settings for children.  

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