Postdoctoral Associate in Clinical Health Psychology
Postdoctoral Associate in Clinical Health Psychology
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Postdoctoral Associate
The Department of Clinical and Health Psychology (CHP) at the University of Florida is seeking applicants for two 1year Postdoctoral Associate positions in Clinical Health Psychology. Appropriate candidates will have obtained a doctoral degree (PhD or PsyD) from an American Psychological Association (APA) or Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) approved graduate program in Clinical or Counseling Psychology as well as completed an APA or CPAapproved internship in a specialty area related to health and illness.
Training Opportunities:Our primary goal is to provide a comprehensive training opportunity for PostdoctoralAssociates to acquire specialty training in the application of scientific knowledge on the interrelationships among behavioral emotional cognitive social and biological components in health and disease in order to promote and maintain health as well as participate in the prevention treatment and rehabilitation of illness and disability. The Postdoctoral Associate in Clinical Health Psychology will: 1 develop knowledge regarding (a) the interface between behavior and health and (b) how to deliver high quality clinical services based on that knowledge to individuals families and health care systems; 2 develop competence in adult assessment intervention feedback and inpatient/outpatient collaborative team consultations; 3 gain expertise with a variety of questions addressing adjustment to chronic and/or lifelimiting illness (oncology) presurgical evaluations (solid organ transplantation mastectomy spinal cord stimulators bariatric surgery) chronic pain sleep and womens reproductive health; and 4 acquire mentored clinical supervision experiences with graduate student and intern trainees. Each Associate is encouraged to adapt their experiences to meet their own professional goals.
Training Setting:Training is housed within the UF Health Science Center which is one of the largest and most comprehensive academic health centers in the UF Health Science Center encompasses six colleges and a statewide network of affiliated hospitals and clinics. The Clinical Health Psychology Service is housed directly in the UF Health Science Center Complex with easy access to our freestanding outpatient clinic It is integrated as an essential component of UF Health services and disciplines including Oncology Solid Organ Transplantation Bariatric Surgery Pain Management Sleep Disorders Center and Obstetrics and Gynecology https://ufhealth. Clinical Health Psychology faculty include: Steve Anton PhD Glenn Ashkanazi PhD Patricia Durning PhD Allison Holgerson PhD ABPP Jessica PayneMurphy PhD ABPP Rebecca Pearl PhD Deidre Pereira PhD ABPP Kathryn Ross PhD MPH and Lori Waxenberg PhD ABPP.
Didactic Experience:The Postdoctoral Associate will participate in monthly training seminars with other Postdoctoral Associates in the Department of Clinical and Health Psychology. Associates will be encouraged to attend a variety of Departmental and Health Science Center seminars. For instance there are weekly/monthly seminars and colloquia within the Departments training curriculum that expose trainees to a variety of clinical and professional issues.
The website for our Postdoctoral Associate Program is additional information about the positions please direct questions to Deidre B. Pereira PhD ABPP at .
Gainesville Community: Gainesville FL is a beautiful Central Florida town with an excellent cost of living affordable housing schools and numerous outdoor activities.
$61008; commensurate with experience level and in accordance with current NIH postdoctoral salary guidelines.
Benefits: Postdoctoral associates are eligible for comprehensive health and leave benefits and have access to libraries and other research resources available for faculty and postdoctoral associates. Additionally postdoctoral trainees receive funds to support professional development (e.g. travel to workshops or national conferences purchase of educational materials). Professional development funds $500 per training year) are available.
Ph.D. or Psy.D. degree in Clinical or Counseling Psychology
Special Instructions to Applicants:
This recruitment will hire up to two candidates. As of March 3 2025 one position has been filled and this repost is now focused on filling one additional vacancy.
In order to be considered the following are required:
- Cover letter/statement regarding professional goals
- Curriculum Vitae
- One deidentified sample of your clinical writing (i.e. a clinical report)
- Official graduate school transcripts. Graduate school transcripts should be sent to Deidre B. Pereira PhD ABPP at .These must be received by the application deadline.
- Three letters of recommendation
Official transcripts should be sent to Deidre B. Pereira PhD ABPP at directly from the university or the transcript service the institution employs. A transcript will not be considered official if a designation of Issued to Student is visible. Degrees earned from an education institution outside of the United States are required to be evaluated by a professional credentialing service provider approved by National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) which can be found at of recommendation should be sent via email to Dr. Pereira directly from the references. Please upload cover letter/goals statement CV and deidentified clinical writing sample to the job application portal.
This position is open until filled. Application review will begin immediately and continue until a suitable applicant pool has been established. Interviews will be conducted remotely via videoconferencing platforms (e.g. FaceTime Skype Zoom Microsoft Teams).
This position has been reposted; previous applicants remain under consideration and need not reapply.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full Time
