Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC) announces the availability of a 1- or 2-year (2021-2023 academic years) Postdoctoral Fellowship position focused on Intervention Research with Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders. This postdoctoral fellowship provides advanced training in working with middle-school children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) without intellectual disability. The position is funded by a grant from the Institute of Education Sciences (IES).
The fellow will primarily work on a study that involves developing, adapting, and testing an intervention to be implemented in the school setting targeting academic executive functions (e.g., organization, planning, and study skills). The fellow may also have a secondary role on a study that involves testing an intervention targeting daily living skills (e.g., hygiene, cooking, and laundry) as compared to a social skills intervention. Fellows will be exposed mainly to quantitative methods (i.e., randomized clinical trial with intervention). Fellows will also become research reliable on the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule or ADOS-2 with a certified ADOS-2 trainer. Other opportunities include (1) assisting with intervention development and adaptation; (2) training and consultation with school personnel who deliver the executive function intervention; (3) possible supervision of graduate trainees who assist in facilitating the daily living skills and social skills intervention in the clinic setting; and (4) training school personnel on behavior management principles. Fellows’ access to multiple datasets will contribute to publication and presentation opportunities, and fellows will have protected time for their own research interests. There may also be the opportunity to provide school and parent consultation and community outreach activities. For questions regarding these positions, contact Amie Duncan, Ph.D. (amie.duncan@cchmc.org) or Leanne Tamm, Ph.D. (leanne.tamm@cchmc.org).
CCHMC is one of the largest children’s hospitals in the country with a reputation for excellence and innovation in clinical care, teaching, and research. CCHMC was recently ranked third of pediatric hospitals by the US News & World Report, and ranks third among pediatric medical centers in National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding. In addition, this Childhood Heart Disease fellowship position is part of a larger network of Psychology Fellowships at CCHMC, which is one of the nation’s largest fellowship training programs in pediatric/child psychology, with associated didactic and professional development training: https://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/education/clinical/fellowship/beh-med. Cincinnati Children’s regards diversity and inclusion as organizational assets that benefit our patients, families, visitors, employees, volunteers, and community. There is a strong commitment to recruit, train, and retain trainees and faculty of diverse and underrepresented backgrounds. This commitment is present in the fellowship program, broadly within Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, and in the City of Cincinnati.
Applicants must have a doctoral degree in clinical or school psychology from an APA-approved program, completed an APA-approved internship, and defended their dissertation prior to beginning the fellowship. The earliest start date is July 5, 2021 (later dates available). Stipends will be at the current NIH levels for each year of training.
Please visit our website for fellowship information, including application instructions: https://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/education/clinical/fellowship/beh-med/contact/. For general assistance, applicants may contact the Psychology Fellowship Coordinator Denisse Herrera Delgado, Denisse.HerreraDelgado@cchmc.org or Co-Directors of CCHMC Psychology Fellowship Training, Meg H. Zeller, Ph.D. (meg.zeller@cchmc.org) and Stephen P. Becker, Ph.D. (stephen.becker@cchmc.org). The application deadline is January 4, 2021.