Description

Job Title: Postdoctoral Fellow in Clinical Psychology and Interprofessional Education
Department: Clinical Psychology
FLSA: Exempt
Location: Philadelphia, PA

Position Summary
The Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine is excited to announce the offering of a 1-year (12-month) postdoctoral position in the Center for Brief Therapy and Interprofessional Education Program, with a targeted start date of August 1st, 2025 with flexibility to start earlier or later. This is an ideal position for a student who is interested in blending IPE with psychological and neuropsychological assessment skills with the goal of ultimately working in an interdisciplinary medical setting. This is not a position for a student who wants to pursue only a clinical neuropsychology post-doctoral training pathway which would require a two-year training experience focused exclusively on neuropsychology. There is also an opportunity for training involvement with other departments in the medical school (e.g., Biomedical sciences).

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• The equivalent of one and one-half days per week will be in working with the Director of Interprofessional Education (IPE) - Philadelphia Campus and team on the teaching, administration, advancement and expansion of the IPE program and IPE research. Research initiatives include the interprofessional study of quality of life of persons undergoing kidney dialysis and their caregivers, which will provide clinical contact hours. A variety of program evaluation and IPE research data is also approved by the IRB for data analysis. A hybrid work schedule will be established.
• One additional day is spent in the PCOM primary care healthcare centers and the Center for Brief Therapy (CBT), providing direct service (behavioral health interventions, short-term cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy, psychoeducation, etc.), consultation, and supervision to clinical psychology practicum students and interns providing psychological services to the community.
• The post-doctoral fellow may also assume some administrative duties for the service including responsibility for marketing, monitoring of productivity, and chart maintenance. All of these involvements will be performed under the supervision of a licensed clinical psychologist with a focus in helping the postdoctoral fellow obtain hours needed for licensure. This day requires working onsite.
• Two days of this position are spent engaged in the Assessment Services within the Center for Brief Therapy (CBT), providing direct service, consultation, and supervision to psychology practicum students and interns providing psychological and neuropsychological assessment services to the community. In preparation for independent practice, this position will involve involvement and supervision of administrative functions (e.g., scheduling, marketing, presentations, billing, etc.), all under the supervision of the licensed psychologist.
• As a part of the Assessment Services involvement, the post-doctoral fellow will be involved in the development of didactic training for other students in the CBT as it relates to psychological and neuropsychological assessment.
• One-half day per week of the position (the equivalent of approximately 4 hours a week) will be dedicated to time for research and psychological and neuropsychological administrative/report-writing duties.
• The development of a research project and/or support of additional projects are expected in collaboration with or under the supervision of a core faculty member to take place in the clinical setting. The three clinical days are expected to be on-site with some flexibility; the one-half IPE and one-half administrative/research day will permit for a hybrid work schedule, totaling one virtual work day most weeks.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

Education
• Candidate must hold a PsyD or PhD in Clinical Psychology, or expect to have the degree conferred prior to the start of the position.
• APA-accredited graduate program in Clinical or Counseling Psychology (Ph.D. or Psy.D.)

Experience
• Fulfillment of all requirements for Ph.D. or Psy.D. prior to starting the postdoctoral fellowship

Required Skills
• Applicants should submit: (1) a brief letter describing their educational background, (2) a curriculum vita, and (3) two letters of reference if the applicant graduated from a doctoral program other than PCOMs Clinical PsyD program.
• Must pass a background check.