The University of Minnesota, Department of Pediatrics, seeks a candidate for a full-time position as an Assistant Professor on the Academic Track in the Division of Clinical Behavioral Neuroscience as a psychologist. The position involves a scholarly track including emphasis on research and grant writing, as well as providing supervision to trainees. This position involves and appointment in the Birth to Three Program. The position will be part of the University of Minnesota’s new center for clinical research on brain development, the Masonic Institute on the Developing Brain (MIDB). MIDB brings together researchers, clinicians and educators, as well as policy and public health experts with the goal of addressing early and adolescent brain health to maximize their collective impact and increase the speed of discovery.
About the Appointment:
Provide full mental health evaluation including: interview, observational measures and standardize testing.
Provide ongoing intervention for children and families with a history of toxic stress and trauma.
Provide supportive communication with family members and other professionals involved in the child’s care. Position entails executing in-depth evaluations, written and oral feedback to families, related provided regarding test results and recommendations for treatment and intervention.
Collaboratively work as a positive, constructive team member and be part of developing the Birth to Three program including research new services.
Focus is placed on intervention and assessment, as well as providing consultation to health practitioners and parents in regard to behavioral management and parent/child relationship issues.
Additional job activities include conducting various outreach activities for the medical professional community, and participating in weekly seminars and various other didactic experiences.
Responsibility for inpatient and outpatient patient care, quality assurance and improvement, medical administration, professional recruitment, utilization review, participation in site, CSU, and hospital staff meetings, and planning and marketing of services.
Active involvement in the internship training program from clinical psychology interns.
Active involvement in the post-doctoral training program for Early Mental Health.
Ph.D or a Psy.D in clinical psychology, school psychology, or counseling psychology from an APA and/or CPA accredited program, internship training and minimum 2 year post-doctoral training in pediatric neuropsychology is required
Applicant must be license-eligible in the state of Minnesota
Training in early mental health including assessment and evidenced-based intervention models including child-parent psychotherapy (CPP).
Strong diagnostic skills required.
Excellent organizational skills, strong oral and written communication skills and computer proficiency are required.
This individual must be able to work independently and as a member of a team.
The University of Minnesota, founded in the belief that all people are enriched by understanding, is dedicated to the advancement of learning and the search for truth; to the sharing of this knowledge through education for a diverse community; and to the application of this knowledge to benefit the people of the state, the nation, and the world.
