POSITION DESCRIPTION

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• Full Time

The postdoctoral fellowship position is designed for an individual who is interested in working in a University Counseling Center combining clinical work, outreach, and intervention. The fellow will be involved in delivering a full range of services to a diverse college student population including intakes, psychological assessment, treatment, crisis intervention, and consultation. The fellow will collaborate with people of diverse racial/ethnic, LGBTQ+, international, religious, and socioeconomic backgrounds effectively and affirmingly. The fellow will also be involved with our weekly training seminar and the provision of group supervision to practicum students. Furthermore, there are opportunities to provide individual supervision to graduate student trainees, to serve on search committees, and to develop and present psychoeducational programs to the larger community. Training and supervision will be informed by multicultural, systemic, decolonial, and other orientations. Finally, time, material and guidance will be provided for preparation for the licensing exam.

Successful candidates will have completed all professional doctoral degree requirements in clinical psychology, counseling psychology, or an equivalent psychology program from a regionally accredited institution of higher education. This is defined as having on the first day of the fellowship either the diploma in hand or a letter from the director of graduate studies verifying the completion of all degree requirements pending institutional graduation.

ABOUT UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

The University of Rhode Island is a quintessential New England campus - rural in feeling yet close to the city of Providence, the state’s capital. Linked to the city, the beaches, and nearly every corner of the state by both rail and public transit, the campus is easily accessible from Boston and New York. The University enrolls about 15,000 undergraduate and 3,000 graduate students, and has a full-time tenure-track teaching faculty of approximately 600.

Region Description:

Rhode Island is the smallest state but has more than 400 miles of coastline. This is not all ocean frontage but it is notable that all Rhode Islanders live within a 30-minute drive to the Atlantic Ocean or Narragansett Bay. Downtown Boston is about an hour away by car or bus, and New York City is a three-and-a-half hour drive.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Successful candidates will have completed all professional doctoral degree requirements in clinical psychology, counseling psychology, or an equivalent psychology program from a regionally accredited institution of higher education. This is defined as having on the first day of the fellowship either the diploma in hand or a letter from the director of graduate studies verifying the completion of all degree requirements pending institutional graduation.

The following are position requirements:

• Strong interest and experience in serving a college-aged population.
• Demonstrated experience providing psychotherapy and related services to individuals and groups of diverse backgrounds.
• Demonstrated professional experience with a multicultural population and with one or more disenfranchised, marginalized, underrepresented or underserved populations.
• Demonstrated experience promoting and enhancing diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Demonstrated knowledge of individual psychopathology and developmental challenges with considerations of culture and context.
• Demonstrated ability to work with diverse groups/populations.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Previous counseling center experience is preferred.

COMPENSATION

$56,484

APPLICATION MATERIALS

Applications should include the following: A letter of interest that describes how the fellowship relates to your professional goals; a current vitae; transcripts of all graduate work; and three letters of recommendation, representing both your academic department and your internship. Send materials to: Dr. Michael Starkey, Assistant Director, Counseling and Training at michaelstarkey@uri.edu