Postdoctoral Fellowship in Youth Anxiety and Depression at the University of Miami

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Youth Anxiety and Depression at the University of Miami

The Child and Adolescent Mood and Anxiety Treatment (CAMAT) Program at the University of Miami is actively seeking a postdoctoral clinician-scholar to meaningfully contribute to our ongoing youth services and clinical research investigations for a two-year fellowship to begin in Summer 2015. CAMAT is a bustling specialty research clinic near the heart of the exciting and diverse city of Miami dedicated to the treatment of youth with anxiety and depressive disorders. We provide both clinical research options and fee-for-service, evidence based treatment options to the local South Florida community. 

The selected postdoctoral fellow would contribute evidence-based assessment and treatment services to youths and their families experiencing primary anxiety and depressive disorders and assist the Director of the CAMAT program in providing clinical and research supervision to doctoral, undergraduate and post baccalaureate students. Treatment services typically entail weekly treatment with individual clients, but opportunities for intensive treatment also arise on occasion, which entail working multiple times per week with a child or adolescent who is experiencing high levels of impairment due to a severe anxiety disorder.  In addition, the postdoctoral fellow would significantly contribute to ongoing research on the Unified Protocols for the Treatment of Emotional Disorders in Children and Adolescents, including investigations of hypothesized treatment mechanisms. As postdoctoral fellow, major opportunities exist for grant writing, publications and overall experience with the conduct of clinical trials, including the emergence of related dissemination projects and adaptation work with other youth populations. Achievement of subsequent licensure, including required clinical hours for such, will be encouraged. Competitive salary and benefits will be provided.

Candidates for this postdoctoral fellowship must have a completed Ph.D. or Psy.D. in Clinical or Counseling Psychology or provide documentation that they are on track to complete all doctoral requirements for the Ph.D./Psy.D. prior to the fellowship start date. Significant prior experience in the cognitive behavioral treatment of anxious and/or depressed youth is preferred. We are open to considering both those with an interest in a primarily research-oriented career in clinical science and those with a primarily clinical interest in the population. 

Candidates should send a statement of interest and current CV and arrange for the receipt of at least two letters of recommendation via email as soon as possible to Jill Ehrenreich-May, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Director, Child and Adolescent Mood and Anxiety Treatment Program at the University of Miami at j.ehrenreich@miami.edu. Interested applicants may also contact Dr. Ehrenreich-May for more details about the position at this email address and review information about the CAMAT program at www.miami.edu/childanxiety.