Postdoctoral Fellowships in Psychology

We are seeking a postdoctoral fellow with a strong foundation in interventions research to begin in summer 2021. The postdoctoral fellow will be involved with the NIMH-funded Optimizing ADHD Treatment Engagement Using Technology Study (PI: Melissa Dvorsky, Ph.D., M.S.). The primary focus of this study is to develop and pilot a technology-enhanced behavioral treatment for adolescents who have ADHD. As part of this grant, we will be conducting focus groups with adolescents, parents, teachers and school mental health providers, developing an implementation approach for delivery in schools, and conducting a pilot randomized controlled trial of the homework, organization and time management/planning skills intervention with or without a technology augmentation.

Research responsibilities include conducting diagnostic assessments; supervising research staff; forming and maintaining relationships with school/community stakeholders; data management and processing in REDCap and SPSS. Opportunities for data analysis, manuscript preparation and grant writing are available and encouraged. The fellow will have access to multiple large longitudinal and treatment datasets focused on mental health, attention and behavior in children, adolescents and emerging adults.

Clinical supervision for licensure will be provided. This fellow will have the opportunity to provide outpatient clinical care within the Division of Psychology and Behavioral Health in the ADHD & Learning Differences Program, though the fellow will also have opportunities to provide care in other settings at Children’s National Hospital. The fellow will have built-in didactics pertaining to childhood behavioral health and a range of other topics to promote the fellow’s trajectory as an independent clinical psychologist. In addition to involvement in research and clinical care, the fellow will have professional development opportunities pertaining to program development/evaluation, education, research, community engagement and advocacy in conjunction with the ADHD & Learning Differences Program.
 
Necessary qualifications include: 

• A Ph.D. in clinical psychology, school psychology or related field
• Research experience in the content of clinical research
• Clinical experience conducting diagnostic interviews
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills

Applicants who have a research or clinical background in ADHD, interventions and/or school/community-based implementation research will be given strongest consideration. Applicants from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.

This is a one-year position (with the possibility of renewal for additional years). Start date is summer 2021.

Interested applicants should send a cover letter and CV, or direct any questions regarding this fellowship, to Melissa Dvorsky, Ph.D., M.S. Applications will be reviewed as they are received until the position is filled.

We look forward to reviewing your application!

The Anxiety postdoctoral fellowship provides advanced clinical training in child psychology with an emphasis on anxiety. Clinical work primarily involves diagnostic evaluations and interventions for a wide range of anxiety presentations such as generalized anxiety, social anxiety, OCD, selective mutism, specific phobia, panic disorder, medically-related anxiety and PTSD. CBT is the main modality with use of other empirically-supported treatments as needed.

Our multidisciplinary clinic offers outpatient services (individual and group treatments) to a diverse population in the Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia area. The fellow will be able to participate in team meetings, collaborate with our psychiatry counterparts and potentially gain supervision experience with psychology externs. The Anxiety fellow will also have opportunities to gain clinical and/or research exposure in other areas of general child clinical or pediatric psychology, if interested. Didactics are an important component of the fellowship program and will focus on topics related to anxiety, general clinical child psychology and professional development. 

Applicants should have training from APA- or CPA-accredited doctoral and internship programs. Applicants from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply. 

The program’s application deadline is Dec. 31, 2020, although we review applications on an ongoing basis.

To apply, please submit a cover letter, CV and two letters of recommendation to Mi-Young Ryee, Ph.D.

We look forward to reviewing your application!

Children’s National Hospital Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders (CCBD) anticipates one opening for a postdoctoral fellow in the Divisions of Hematology, Oncology, and Blood and Marrow Transplantation beginning in August 2021.

CCBD provides inpatient and outpatient services for children diagnosed with cancer or hematologic diseases and patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplants. Children’s National was ranked the #7 children’s hospital by U.S. News & World Report and the CCBD, which sees 300+ new oncology diagnoses per year, and was ranked as one of the top 10 pediatric cancer programs in the nation. The Comprehensive Sickle Cell Disease Program is one of largest in the country, caring for over 1,300 children and adolescents with sickle cell disease. This one-year, clinical fellowship consists of training from four pediatric psychologists in inpatient consultation/liaison and outpatient therapy with pediatric populations, with an emphasis on cognitive-behavioral and family systems approaches.

Primary training opportunities include:

• Conducting initial consultations for patients newly diagnosed with cancer and their families
• Providing follow-up interventions for patients receiving ongoing medical treatment
• Administering digital psychosocial screeners and providing brief interventions in our long-term follow-up clinics for survivors of childhood cancer or BMT
• Implementing a cognitive-behavioral and acceptance-based treatment to enhance pain management in our Sickle Cell Disease Integrative Pain Clinic
• Pre-transplant psychological assessments for patients preparing for stem cell transplant
• Collaborating closely with a multidisciplinary team of 10+ medical and psychosocial disciplines to address the complex problems faced by patients and their families
• Participating in ongoing clinical program development and research
• Assuming a leadership role in hematology/oncology didactic seminars and participating in hospital-wide professional development seminars for postdoctoral psychology fellows
• Training in both theoretical and experiential approaches to clinical supervision

The fellowship is anticipated to begin in August 2021; though, start date is negotiable. Salary is commensurate with NIH guidelines and funding is provided for professional development activities (e.g., conference travel, clinical workshops). Candidates with previous clinical and research experience in pediatric behavioral medicine are encouraged to apply.

All applicants must have:

• Attended an APA- accredited graduate program in clinical, clinical-child or health psychology
• Completed an APA- accredited internship
• Completed all requirements for their doctoral degree prior to beginning the position

To apply, please send the following via email to Dana Footer, Psy.D.:

• A cover letter describing relevant experience, fit with the training program and career goals
• A current CV
• Two letters of recommendation sent directly from your recommenders

The application deadline is Dec. 11, 2020.

The goal of this postdoctoral fellowship is to support an integrative early childhood-focused training experience across clinical, research, teaching and advocacy domains and to promote the fellow’s trajectory as an independent clinical psychologist. We have a firm commitment to training within a health equity, social justice framework that promotes an understanding of how sociocultural factors impact child, family and community functioning and strengthens the fellow’s advocacy skills.

Clinical training will focus on providing outpatient clinical care within the Division of Psychology and Behavioral Health in the Early Childhood Behavioral Health Program, though the fellow will also have opportunities to provide consultation within primary care settings. The fellow will receive training in Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), with opportunities to become a PCIT-certified therapist (or L1 Trainer for those who are PCIT-certified), and exposure to Healthy Steps, Child Parent Psychotherapy, and Applied Behavior Analysis informed treatment.

The bulk of clinical training will focus on outpatient prevention and intervention, but the fellow will also have the opportunity to provide young child assessments. The fellow will gain experience working with children experiencing a variety of mental health concerns, including internalizing problems, externalizing problems and autism spectrum disorders. In addition to clinical care, the fellow will have professional development opportunities pertaining to program development/evaluation, education, research and advocacy in conjunction with the Child Health Advocacy Institute. The fellow will have built-in didactics pertaining to early childhood behavioral health and a range of other topics relevant to clinical psychologists. 
 
Applicants should have training from APA- or CPA-accredited doctoral and internship programs. Applicants from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.

Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis, though we encourage applicants to submit their materials by Dec. 30, 2020.

To apply, please send a cover letter, CV and two letters of recommendation to Leandra Godoy, Ph.D.

We look forward to reviewing your application!

Whole Bear Care: Primary Care Behavioral Health Services at Children’s National Hospital is currently accepting applications for a postdoctoral fellowship position in Pediatric Primary Care Psychology for 2021-2022. 

Primary Care Behavioral Health Services at Children’s National is an outpatient integrated care program. The psychology team works closely with multidisciplinary teams to provide behavioral health consultation within the primary care setting. The postdoctoral fellow would be placed in a primary care clinic that provides health and behavioral health services to a diverse range of patients from the D.C. metro area, including many underserved and marginalized communities. Direct services, in English (and/or Spanish), are provided to children, adolescents and families. Opportunities to provide bilingual services (English-Spanish) are open to those who are interested, though not required.

Consultations for patients include initial assessment, service referrals and follow-up to help ensure linkage to behavioral health care. Consultation is also provided to the medical care teams. Brief patient intervention work will also be required. Opportunity to supervise psychology trainees is available. The fellowship is a one-year full-time position, with some flexibility on the start date. 

Clinical hours and supervision for licensure will be provided. Candidates with experience working in a primary care setting and/or with a multi-disciplinary team, clinical experience working with children and adolescents from diverse backgrounds, and bilingual (English-Spanish) candidates are encouraged to apply. Stipend and benefits are competitive.

All applicants must have:

• Attended APA-accredited graduate programs in clinical, counseling or health psychology (pediatric behavioral medicine) or related program
• Completed APA-accredited internship
• Completed all requirements for their Ph.D. or Psy.D. prior to beginning the position

To apply, please send the following as email attachments to Erica Eisenman, Psy.D.:

• Cover letter, including areas of interest and goodness of fit
• A curriculum vitae
• Two letters of recommendation sent by email directly from your recommenders

The application deadline is Feb. 1, 2021.

Please contact Dr. Eisenman directly if you have any questions.

Whole Bear Care: Primary Care Behavioral Health Services at Children’s National Hospital is currently accepting applications for a postdoctoral fellowship position in Bilingual (Spanish-English) Pediatric Primary Care Psychology for 2021-2022. 

Primary Care Behavioral Health Services at Children’s National is an outpatient integrated care program. The psychology team works closely with multidisciplinary teams to provide behavioral health consultation within the primary care setting. The postdoctoral fellow would be placed in a primary care clinic that provides health and behavioral health services to the Latinx and Spanish speaking community in the D.C. metro area. Direct services, in English and/or Spanish, are provided to children, adolescents and families. Consultations for patients include initial assessment, service referrals and follow-up to help ensure linkage to behavioral health care. Consultation is also provided to the medical care teams. Brief patient intervention work will also be required.

Exposure to concerns related to immigration, immigration status, legal aid, family separation/reunification and acculturation are commonly seen. Supervision with bilingual, bicultural psychologist will focus on developing skills serving the Latinx population and language development. Opportunity to supervise psychology trainees is available. The fellowship is a one-year full-time position, with some flexibility on the start date. 

Clinical hours and supervision for licensure will be provided. Candidates with experience working in a primary care setting and/or with a multi-disciplinary team, clinical experience working with children and adolescents from diverse backgrounds, and bilingual (English-Spanish) candidates are encouraged to apply. Stipend and benefits are competitive

All applicants must have:

• Attended APA-accredited graduate programs in clinical, counseling or health psychology (pediatric behavioral medicine) or related program
• Completed APA-accredited internship
• Completed all requirements for their Ph.D. or Psy.D. prior to beginning the position

To apply, please send the following as email attachments to Maria Lauer, Ph.D.:

• A cover letter, including areas of interest and goodness of fit
• A curriculum vitae
• Two letters of recommendation sent by email directly from your recommenders

The application deadline is Feb. 1, 2021.

Please contact Dr. Lauer directly if you have any questions.