Nationwide Children's Hospital - Fellowship in Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities

Nationwide Children’s Hospital - Columbus, OH Postdoctoral Fellowship in Intellectual and Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (IND)

Specializing in the assessment and treatment of Developmental Disabilities including Autism

Nationwide Children’s Hospital’s Child Development Center is recruiting post-doctoral psychology fellows. Established for nearly 30 years, the Child Development Center takes great pride in training leaders in our field. Boasting a psychology faculty of 21, supported by a team of psychometricians, we work with colleagues that include Developmental Behavioral Pediatricians, Neurologists, Nurse Practitioners, Speech and Language Pathologists, Psychiatrists, Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapist, Genetic Counselors, and predoctoral trainees in our APPIC-approved internship track. Our fellowship provides advanced training to individuals who are interested in working in an interprofessional, academic medical setting offering excellence in assessment and treatment for children with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

 This is a one year position, with the option of renewing for a second year. The position’s salary will be $50,004 for the first year and will increase to $50,376 if fellows stay for a second year; fellows are supported by a full benefits package.

 Experiences are individualized based upon the fellow’s interests and training goals and can include:

·        Interdisciplinary diagnostic assessment teams with primary concern of autism spectrum disorder for children ranging from 18 months to young adulthood.

·        Pediatric interdisciplinary medical clinics including the Neurodevelopmental Clinic, Non-Accidental Traumatic Brain Injury Clinic, Developmental-Behavioral Pediatric Fellows Clinic, and International Adoption Clinic

·        Evaluation of complex, medically fragile patients with severe and profound intellectual disabilities at an ICF/IID.

·        Ongoing outpatient behavioral treatment including PCIT and the RUBI parent training program

·        Intensive Outpatient Feeding Treatment

·        Inpatient consultation and liaison service on our psychiatric inpatient unit, which is in the process of opening a unit specializing in children with a comorbid developmental disability.

Additionally, the CDC Intellectual and Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Fellowships offers:

-        specific training in advocacy, quality improvement science, administration, and program development

-        didactic and umbrella supervision opportunities to focus on building supervision skills

-        opportunities to contribute to medical education of other professions and to lead didactic seminars

-        research activities directed by the fellow’s interest or in collaboration with ongoing faculty projects

-        The Child Development Center is nationally recognized as an Autism Speaks/Autism Treatment Network/Autism Learning Health Network site.

-        faculty academic appointments in the Department of Pediatrics of The Ohio State University

Nationwide Children’s Hospital is the nation’s second largest children’s hospital. With the generous support of a transformational $50 million gift from Big Lots and their Foundation, Nationwide Children’s Hospital opened America’s largest behavioral health treatment and research center in the spring of 2020. Nationwide Children's Hospital is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Minorities, women, veterans, and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. For more information about Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Columbus, Ohio, visit us on the Web at http://www.nationwidechildrens.org    

Interested candidates should send/email a cover letter stating career goals, a curriculum vitae, and two letters of recommendation either via direct email from letter writers or use of standard mail.

·        Applications will be reviewed starting December 15, 2020 and interviews scheduled in January 2021. Virtual interviews are strongly encouraged.

·        Anticipated start date is beginning of July 2020, with options for a later start date if needed.

For additional information, please view http://NationwideChildrens.org/Intellectual-Neurodevelopmental-Fellowship. Please email Dr. Kryszak with any questions or inquires.

Elizabeth Kryszak, PhD,

Director, Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship, Intellectual and Neurodevelopmental Disabilities

Clinical Assistant Professor, Departments of Pediatrics and Psychology, the Ohio State University

Clinical Psychologist, Child Development Center

Phone (614) 355-7500 / E-mail: elizabeth.kryszak@nationwidechildrens.org