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Vanderbilt University Medical Center Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders (TRIAD) Postdoctoral Fellowship in Autism and Developmental Disabilities

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Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Vanderbilt Kennedy Center
Nashville, Tennessee

This training experience is not an APPIC Member program and is not APA Accredited. Applicants should be aware that this training experience has not undergone a formal external quality review process.

This training experience does not meet one or more of the elements of quality clinically-focused postdoctoral training. Applicants are encouraged to consider this in making decisions about post-internship plans.

Elements of quality clinically focused postdoctoral training

This training experience is a planned and programmed sequence of training that aims to ensure preparation for advanced practice rather than one that is focused on providing supervised hours for licensure. Yes

This training experience ensures that training takes precedence over service delivery regarding the nature, content, volume, and quality of the postdoc’s activities. Yes

This training experience ensures that postdocs receive at least two hours of individual supervision per week for the duration oof the experience. Yes

This training experience is administered by a doctoral-level licensed psychologist who directs and organizes the training experience and its resources, is responsible for the selection of postdocs, and monitors and evaluates the goals and activities of the experience. Yes

This training experience has two or more doctoral-level licensed psychologists who have sufficient time to provide quality supervision and training.   Yes

This training experience includes regularly scheduled structured educational activities that help postdocs its defined goals. These activities may include didactics, seminars, case conferences, and/or research activities. No

This training experience has written Due Process and Grievance procedures. No

This training experience has the stable and necessary financial (e.g., stipend) and physical resources (e.g., computers, physical space) needed for effective training. Yes

The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) for Research on Human Development and the Division of Developmental Medicine in VUMC’s Department of Pediatrics are accepting applications for a clinical psychology postdoctoral fellowship in the area of autism and related developmental disabilities. The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center provides an exceptional research and training environment, reflecting synergy across our NICHD-supported Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center (IDDRC), MCHB-supported Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) grant, University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD), and programs within TRIAD. The fellowship is housed within TRIAD, the hub for campus-wide interdisciplinary work in autism research, service, outreach, and training. Fellowship activities include diagnostic evaluations of children with suspected autism through research projects and our hospital-based developmental clinic, with the goal of obtaining ADOS-2 research reliability. Fellows will also be involved in telemedicine-based assessment and diagnosis. In collaboration with our TRIAD Professional Development, Training, and Outreach Team, fellows will participate in school-based consultation and support, as well as develop and deliver online and live training modules to caregivers, service providers, and school personnel. Fellows will serve as long-term trainees within our Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) program. This includes participation in 300+ hours of activities that include online learning modules, leadership seminars, interprofessional group projects, and other requirements during the academic year.

Additional Information

Agency Type
Childrens Hospital
APPIC Membership
No
APA Accredited
No
Recognized Specialty
Clinical Child Psychology
Emphasis or focus area
Assessment
Other Emphasis
Community outreach, Behavioral health
Research Time
Less than 25%
Training Director
Dr. Laura Corona
Contact Email
triadpostdoc@vumc.org
Contact Phone
615-936-5777
Virtual Interviews
Virtual Only
Duration in Months
12
Hours Per Week
40
# of Licensed Supervisors
8
Number of Positions
2
Applications recieved last year
10
Stipend
$61,008
Will follow APPIC Selection Standards
Yes
Estimated offer date
Friday, January 31 2025
Created Date
Saturday, November 19 2016
Unfilled Positions
0
Research opportunities
Contribute to ongoing clinical research in the area of Autism Spectrum Disorders, including providing research-reliable diagnostic assessments, conducting program evaluations, and providing evidenced-based interventions.
Additional Comments
This postdoctoral clinical fellowship is a one-year paid position with fringe benefits, commencing late August of 2025. Salary is commensurate with NRSA postdoctoral beginning stipend levels. Previous clinical training and experience in working with children with autism spectrum disorders are required, as is completion of an APA-accredited PhD/PsyD clinical, counseling, or school psychology doctoral program and internship. Dissertation defense and other graduation requirements must be completed prior to start date. A provisional psychology license in TN will be required, which includes passing a background check and meeting specific training requirements (see https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/rules/1180/1180-02.20140703.pdf). Supervision and other supports toward licensure will be provided. Vanderbilt University Medical Center is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer with a strong institutional commitment to diversity in all areas. Applicants must be United States citizens due to LEND funding requirements. For this funding source, citizenship is defined as the following: "the trainee or fellow receiving a stipend must be a citizen or a non-citizen national of the United States or have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence, as evidenced by a currently valid Permanent Resident Card [USCIS Form I-551] or other legal verification of such status, by the start of the training grant, fellowship or traineeship, or award."
Application Instructions
Applications should include the following sent to the email address above: a current curriculum vita, a letter describing clinical interests and experience, and recommendation letters from at least two references who have worked with the applicant in different contexts. These can be received directly from the letter writers or from the applicant. Review of applications will begin immediately upon receipt of all application materials and on a rolling schedule until positions are filled. So, you are encouraged to apply prior to the application due date listed. Based on your application materials, a phone screening may be requested as the next step, then be followed with interviews when appropriate. All aspects of the screening and interview process will be virtual and will ideally occur in December and January.

This record was last updated on Tuesday, October 29, 2024

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