Postdoctoral Fellow in Psychology

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The Furman Counseling Center provides psychological services to 3100 undergraduate students attending a diverse historically womens residential liberal arts college in Manhattans Morningside Heights neighborhood. Our Center is highly utilized as we see approximately one third of Barnards student body every year. Our Center provides short-term individual psychotherapy; support and therapy groups; psychiatric evaluations and short-term medication management; outreach consultation and training for the wider Barnard community; crisis and emergency mental health services; and referrals for long-term treatment. At Furman our clients range in diagnoses. We see a variety of presenting concerns that can include mild to severe affective disorders substance use eating disorders adjustment to college and developmental challenges of emerging adulthood grief significant trauma histories family of origin concerns chronic suicidal ideation etc. We are a small interdisciplinary team of 10 clinicians (including 2 psychiatrists) 3 administrative staff one postdoctoral fellow and graduate student trainees in psychology and social work. The team supports Barnard Colleges commitment to diversity equity and inclusion by considering the impact of systems of oppression on mental health attending to our own social identities and biases and promoting equitable access to care. Our Center is accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC). We approach training through an integrative framework that incorporates psychodynamic multicultural and social justice lenses and evidence-based interventions (e.g. CBT DBT mindfulness).

The postdoctoral fellow will conduct triage screenings intakes and short-term individual and group psychotherapy and will participate in the after-hours on-call rotation. The fellow will receive two hours of weekly individual supervision from senior staff psychologists and will participate in staff meetings professional development trainings and weekly Client of Concern meetings. They may also pursue a special interest area or project (i.e. outreach programming group work etc.) with mentorship from Center staff. The fellowship is a 35-hour per week hybrid position. Hours are 9:00am to 5:00pm Monday through Friday. The position comes with a competitive salary and benefits addition the center provides financial support towards EPPP materials and professional development opportunities. Three hours per week are allotted towards studying for the EPPP and/or professional development (research trainings etc.) Towards the mid-point of their fellowship year the postdoc will receive mentorship and guidance around the licensure process from the training director.

Responsibilities Include:

• Provide triage screenings and psychological evaluations

• Provide short-term individual therapy

• Assist clients with long-term referrals to outside providers as needed

• Opportunity to facilitate a group or workshop series

• Provide crisis intervention services via daytime walk-in appointments and periodic after-hours on-call coverage (via telephone).

• Receive 2x a week individual supervision from senior staff psychologists

• Participate in staff meetings trainings and Client of Concern meetings.

• May provide outreach.

• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Sample Weekly Schedule- 35 hours:

Minimum 20 clinical hours (including triages intakes and individual sessions)

2 Hours for urgent walk-in appointment per week

1.5 hours of Staff Meeting and Client of Concern Meetings

2 hours received of individual supervision

3 hours for professional development (i.e. Studying for EPPP research etc.)

1.5 hours toward special interest (outreach programming groups workshops etc.)

5 hours of administrative time

Skills Qualifications & Requirements:

Skills Qualifications & Requirements:

• Doctoral degree from an APA-Accredited Program in Counseling or Clinical Psychology

• Completion of an APA-Accredited internship in psychology.

• Commitment to social justice and sensitivity to issues of identity power and privilege.

• Previous treatment of high-risk clients and clients with serious psychopathology.

• Superior interpersonal clinical and organizational skills.

• Demonstrated commitment to the highest ethical standards of professional practice

• Strong commitment and experience in working with diverse communities including but not limited to: BIPOC students international students first-generation low income students LGBTQ and gender non-conforming clients etc.

• Experience working within a University Counseling Center and/or with young adults.

Application Materials:

Please submit application materials via workday. Application must include:

• CV

• Cover Letter

• Three letters of recommendation (one of which must be from your internships Training Director or equivalent supervisor)

• Graduate school transcript (unofficial transcript acceptable)

Priority will be given to applications received before the deadline of January 9 2026. Interview offers will be extended starting January 12 2026. Applications will be considered until the position is filled. Applicants will be notified at the beginning of February in regards to a potential offer or application status.

For more information about the postdoctoral fellowship please visit our website at contact Dr. Julien A. Almonte Psychotherapist and Training Director at with questions regarding the Postdoctoral Fellowship.

Salary Range: $65000 - $68000 annually

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors including but not limited to departmental budgets qualifications experience education licenses specialty and training. The above hiring range represents the Colleges good faith and reasonable estimateof the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

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