Job Description

Yale Child Study Center Clinical Services has an opening for full-time child psychologist dedicated to providing evaluation and treatment services to children, adolescents and their families. A primary focus of this position is to provide psychological assessment and evidence-based treatment, with a particular emphasis on children with autism and other neurodevelopmental disabilities.  In addition, provision of evidence-based treatment services is an important component of the position.

Job Responsibilities :

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

- Providing evidence-based treatment to children and their caregivers

- 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.

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/162926 .  Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.  

Yale University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer. Yale values diversity among its students, staff, and faculty and strongly welcomes applications from women, persons with disabilities, protected veterans, and underrepresented minorities.

About Yale University

Yale University is an American private Ivy League research university located in New Haven, Connecticut. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States.

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