The Center for Children and Families at Florida International University (FIU) is searching for an Assistant Clinic Director to support ongoing clinical service provision, training, and outreach through the Center for Children and Families Clinic. The Assistant Clinic Director will work closely with the Clinic Director, Dr. Nicole Schatz, in the oversight of clinic operations including: training and supervision of staff clinicians, coordinating practicum training opportunities for students from the FIU Clinical Science PhD program and from the FIU Professional Counseling Psychology MS program, contributing to community outreach and partnerships with area school districts. The successful candidate will hold a PhD or PsyD in Clinical Psychology or a related field. Candidates who are licensed (or license-eligible) as a psychologist in Florida are preferred. Expertise in evidence-based treatments for children and adolescents, particularly those with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is strongly preferred.
The CCF is one of six University-Designated Preeminent Programs and has over 40 faculty associates—most of whom are faculty in the FIU Psychology Department—and more than 150 trainees in masters, doctoral, and professional programs who study child and adolescent mental health. The CCF currently has nearly $82 million of research funding – mostly NIH and IES, and largely based on this CCF funding, the FIU Department of Psychology is ranked 5th among Psychology Departments in the U.S. in research funding (2019 NSF HERD Report). The CCF has extensive relationships with the Miami-Dade County Public Schools, the fourth largest school district in the U.S. and many community agencies in Miami. The CCF also has a close affiliation with and extensive funding from The Children’s Trust, the largest funder of children’s services in Miami-Dade County.
The CCF Clinic is an active outpatient mental health clinic providing state of the art, evidence-based mental health services for more than 1,200 children and adolescents yearly. The CCF Clinic provides a wide range of services including individual therapy, group therapy, psychoeducational evaluations, and school consultations. Additionally, the CCF Clinic features an Attention and Behavior Disorders Clinic providing specialty services for children and adolescents with ADHD and other behavioral concerns. Most notably, the Attention and Behavior Disorders Clinic features a world-renowned Summer Treatment Program for children with ADHD ages 6 to 12 directed by Dr. Bill Pelham. It is anticipated that the Assistant Clinic Director would primarily contribute to oversight and coordination of services through the Attention and Behavior Disorders Clinic, including supporting the Summer Treatment Program and the Saturday Treatment Program.
Opportunities will be available to accrue supervised clinical hours towards licensure. Although this position is primarily clinical and administrative in nature, given the strong research mission of the CCF, the successful candidate may also have opportunities to collaborate with research faculty on clinical research.
General applicant requirements
All applicants must hold a doctoral degree in clinical, school or related field of psychology at the start of their appointment. Spanish language fluency is a plus.
Applications consisting of a cover letter, CV, and names of three references (as well as subsequent letters) should be sent via email to Nicole K. Schatz, Ph.D., Clinic Director, Center for Children and Families, Research Assistant Professor, Florida International University (nschatz@fiu.edu). Review of applications will be ongoing beginning November 1, 2021 and invitations for interviews made shortly thereafter. The earliest targeted hiring date will be Spring 2022, with a goal of filling this role no later than Fall 2022.
FIU is a member of the State University System of Florida and an Equal Opportunity, Equal Access Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.