Cleveland Clinic Children's Center for Autism - Postdoctoral Fellow
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Cleveland Clinic - Center for Autism
Postdoctoral Fellow
Cleveland Clinic, one of the world’s most distinguished academic medical centers and ranked by U.S. News & World Report announces a search for a one or two year post-doctoral fellow position in the Cleveland Clinic Children’s Center for Autism. The center provides a range of services for children and their families to include diagnostic evaluation, outpatient therapeutic services, a specialized educational program (Lerner School for Autism) serving 100 children and adolescents, and consultation services. The center also has an active clinical research program supported by federal grants.
The fellow will provide clinical services 50% of time (diagnostic evaluations, other therapeutic services based on experience, consultation to student with autism in our center-based school.) There are further opportunities to participate in established clinical research programs for the other 50% effort. Additional roles include participation in multidisciplinary team meetings and teaching of general pediatric residents and fellows.
Qualifications include a doctorate in clinical, developmental or educational psychology. The ideal candidate will have previous training in the evaluation of Autism Spectrum Disorder and the implementation of evidenced-based intervention approaches with individuals and families.
The Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital is consistently ranked as one of the best in the United States by US News & World Report and has 429 staffed beds. Our staff includes more than 300 physicians in 55 pediatric medical and surgical specialties providing over 800,000 outpatient visits.
All requirements for the doctoral degrees, including internship and successful dissertation defense, must be completed prior to the start of fellowship. Applicants must have a PhD or PsyD from an APA-accredited psychology doctoral program. Interviews will occur late in January and early February 2021. Cleveland Clinic Children’s will be participating in the Uniform Notification Date. Program start date of September 1st 2021, contingent upon the receipt of all required documentation.
For more information, please visit our website at
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/pediatrics/medical-professionals/fellowships/center-for-autism
Candidates should submit their cover letter, curriculum vitae and names of three references to:
Cynthia R. Johnson, PhD, BCBA-D
Director, Center for Autism
Applications requested by December 21st, 2020