Post-Doctoral Associate in Developmental Disabilities

About the role

The Autism Spectrum and Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Service at the University of Virginia School of Education and Human Development Sheila C. Johnson Center for Clinical Services (SJC) is seeking applications for two full-time postdoctoral positions. The incumbent will provide psychological evaluations and associated services to individuals and families in an outpatient setting. The focus of the position is on specialized and comprehensive evaluation services to toddlers, children, adolescents, and adults presenting with concerns related to neurodevelopmental disorders.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychological evaluations and associated services to individuals and families in an outpatient setting.
• Participation on a stepped-care interdisciplinary autism assessment team is a core part of postdoctoral training; children are referred to this team from UVA Children’s Hospital providers and often present with medical complexities (i.e., genetic disorders, congenital heart disease, cerebral palsy, seizures).
• Work collaboratively with providers and trainees from other disciplines, including psychology, speech-language pathology, developmental pediatrics, and family navigation.
• Take part in all aspects of evaluation, including diagnostic interviews, planning test batteries, test administration and interpretation, providing feedback to parents, report writing, and follow-up.
• Engage in outpatient, evidence-based intervention with children, adolescents, or young adults with autism/developmental disability.
• Participate in parent training interventions for challenging behavior in the context of developmental disabilities (e.g., sleep problems, toileting problems, mild behavioral feeding problems, and adaptive skill deficits).
• Engage in evidence-based group interventions addressing social skills in children, adolescents, and young adults.
• Participate in the Blue Ridge Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) Program, which provides interdisciplinary training for future leaders in the field of developmental disabilities.
• Opportunities exist to take part in clinical research, program development, and community outreach.

Requirements

• Doctoral degree.
• Completion of an APA accredited internship.
• Licensed or license eligible.
• One-year or equivalent experience delivering psychological evaluations in a supervised setting.
• Experience in diagnosis and evaluation of autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

Qualifications

• Experience with comprehensive assessment (i.e., cognitive, achievement, social/behavioral, adaptive) and gold standard autism diagnostic tools (Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, 2nd Edition) is preferred.
• Experience in delivering psychological evaluations in a supervised setting.
• Experience in diagnosis and evaluation of autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

Skills

Preferred: Experience with comprehensive assessment (i.e., cognitive, achievement, social/behavioral, adaptive) and gold standard autism diagnostic tools (Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, 2nd Edition).

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

$58,000 - $60,000 commensurate with candidate's experience.

Schedule

Not specified.

Internal Applicants

For questions about the position, please contact Dr. Peter Tuerk, Director of the SJC and Professor of Education, and Dr. Erica Rouch, ASD Service Lead and Assistant Professor of Education. For questions about the application process, please contact Margaret Weeks.

Department Contact

For questions about the position, please contact Dr. Peter Tuerk, Director of the SJC and Professor of Education, and Dr. Erica Rouch, ASD Service Lead and Assistant Professor of Education. For questions about the application process, please contact Margaret Weeks.

Education

The University of Virginia is an equal opportunity employer. All interested persons are encouraged to apply, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.