Details
Posted: 05-Apr-22
Location: Wilmington, North Carolina
Salary: Open
Department: Psychology - 32431
Brief Summary of Work for this position:
The Postdoctoral Clinical Associate (postdoc) will work closely with the Clinic Director who will oversee the candidate's clinical and supervisory activities. The postdoc will also work with the graduate student clinicians in a training and supervisory capacity as the students build their clinical competencies in areas including but not limited to evidence-based therapy modalities, administration neuropsychological tests, and best practices in clinical documentation/report writing. The postdoc will also have administrative duties including but not limited to coordinating and overseeing the administrative duties of graduate assistants working in GPAC. Further, the postdoctoral candidate will interact with GPAC clients seeking services at the clinic. These interactions may include phone screens for eligibility, managing risk-related concerns, and working directly with the clients to provide services (i.e., serving as the therapist or assessor; these activities will be supervised by licensed psychologist).
This position is a 1-year time-limited appointment with the possibility of renewal for an additional year. Expected start date is July 1, 2022. Date may be adjusted based on completion of hire.
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:
- Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology. Cognitive Behavioral Orientation in curriculum and practice. Advanced/substantial clinical psychology experience in evidence-based individual psychotherapy (CBT-based interventions), ADHD/Learning Disability assessments (including administration of WAIS and WIAT), and risk assessment/management
- Prior experience supervising and/or teaching students in the field of clinical psychology Interest/willingness to assist with clinic administration
- Clinical experience and competence in working with diverse populations
Preferred Education, Knowledge, Skills & Experience :
- Accumulated 1,750 hours (minimum) of pre-doctoral clinical experience conducted in the course of a psychology internship and satisfaction of all the requirements for a Ph.D. degree in clinical psychology (from the incumbent's institution) prior to applying for the post-doctoral fellowship. Of the practicum hours, a minimum of 1,000 should include direct face-to-face treatment.
- Experience with grant and manuscript writing
- Experience with supervising support staff and/or trainees
- Clinical psychology publications in peer reviewed journals
Required Certifications or Licensure:
N/A
Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit:
The General Psychotherapy and Assessment Clinic (GPAC) is a doctoral student training clinic. Graduate students in the General Clinical doctoral program train and provide evidence-based therapy and assessment services (e.g., diagnostic interviews; ADHD / learning disability testing) to adults in the Wilmington community. The clinic is housed within the UNCW psychology building (Teaching Lab Building) and managed by the Clinic Director who supervises the majority of the cases seen in GPAC.
College/School Information:
The College of Arts and Sciences is UNCW's largest academic unit, employing 450 full-time and 150 part-time faculty members and awarding approximately two-thirds of the university's academic credits. Ours is a comprehensive arts & sciences college comprising the arts, the humanities, the mathematical and natural sciences, and the social and behavioral sciences.
The College's twenty-five units offer a variety of undergraduate majors leading to the Bachelor of Arts, the Bachelor of Fine Arts, the Bachelor of Music, and the Bachelor of Science. The College also offers a full complement of minors, including interdisciplinary minors such as Africana studies, Asian studies, Forensic studies, Latin America studies, Middle East & Islamic studies, Native-American studies, and Women's and Gender studies, among others.
Applied learning is a hallmark of the student experience in the College of Arts and Sciences. Each of the College's departments requires an applied learning experience as a part of the curriculum for its undergraduate majors. Examples include faculty-directed research, internships, service learning, and capstone courses and projects, all of which challenge students to integrate various strands of knowledge and to apply that knowledge to broader, real-world or real disciplinary situations. Through applied learning, students in the College gain direct hands-on experience with the skills of their major fields as an essential part of their preparation for life and career.
In addition to its undergraduate major and minor programs, the College is chiefly responsible for the curriculum that comprises the UNCW's University Studies Program, through which all UNCW undergraduates gain a foundation in the liberal arts and develop the transferable skills essential for life in the twenty-first century. The College strives in its undergraduate programs and in its University Study offerings to nurture creative thinking, intellectual curiosity, diversity and inclusion, and academic integrity in students while providing them with a solid foundation of knowledge in their chosen fields. Upon completion of their undergraduate studies, College of Arts and Sciences students will have the necessary preparation for rewarding careers, advanced study, effective citizenship, and meaningful lives.
Graduate degrees awarded in the College of Arts and Sciences include the Master of Arts, the Master of Fine Arts, the Master of Public Administration, the Master of Science and the Doctor of Philosophy (Marine Biology and Psychology). In addition, the nationally awarded Graduate Liberal Studies program offers a personalized curriculum of interdisciplinary study leading to the Master of Arts. Post-baccalaureate certificates in Applied Statistics, Environmental Studies, Forensic Science, Conflict Management and Resolution, Gender Studies and Hispanic Studies are available. Graduate programs in the College are designed to develop intellectual competence and to prepare the student for careers in business, industry, government, teaching or for further study at the doctoral level.
Applicant Instructions:
Applications will be accepted until 11:59pm
EST on the position closing date. To apply, please complete the online application process available at
https://jobs.uncw.edu/ and attach the following materials as an Adobe
PDF document including
- Cover Letter
- Curriculum vitae
- Three Professional Letters of Recommendation
- ** If needed, applicants may upload additional materials under the Other category.
Note that letters of application without the requested components will not meet the application requirements.
Please note that a minimum of three professional references are required for all applications.
Please direct questions concerning the search to Dr. Sally MacKain at mackains@uncw.edu, Search Chair for Post Doctoral Clinical Associate Search Committee. For questions regarding the online application process, contact Sonya Kelly (kellys@uncw.edu).
AA/EEO Statement:
At the University of North Carolina at Wilmington (UNCW), our culture reflects our values of inclusion, diversity, globalization, ethics and integrity and innovation and we are committed to providing equality of educational and employment opportunity for all persons without regard to race, sex (such as gender, gender identity, marital status, childbirth, and pregnancy), age, color, national origin (including ethnicity), religion, disability, sexual orientation, political affiliation, veteran status, military service member status, genetic information, or relationship to other university constituents – except where sex, age, or ability represent bona fide educational or occupational qualifications or where marital status is a statutorily established eligibility criterion for State funded employee benefit programs. UNCW believes that embracing the unique contributions of our faculty, staff and students is critical to our success and paramount in being recognized for our global mindset.
