The Department of Psychiatry, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago are seeking a full-time, non-tenure-eligible Clinician-Educator at the rank of Instructor or Assistant Professor. This clinical child and adolescent psychologist will join a multidisciplinary Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in a nationally-ranked, freestanding children's hospital located on the medical school campus. Duties are primarily to:

1. Conduct psychological evaluations and treatment of children and adolescents being seen in a large, multidisciplinary Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry;
2. Serve as a member of the outpatient services team, conducting evaluations and short-term treatment of children and adolescents;
3. Provide psychological treatment services to children recently discharged from the Psychiatry Inpatient Unit and Partial Hospitalization Program;
4. Provide clinical supervision and seminar teaching in multidisciplinary child health and mental health training programs;
5. Research is encouraged.

Qualified candidates will have obtained a PhD or PsyD in a clinical psychology training program and completed an APA-approved internship specializing in clinical child or pediatric psychology. At least one of training programs must have been APA-approved. It is preferred that this individual have fellowship-level training in pediatric psychology which includes the evaluation and treatment of children and adolescents with complex congenital heart disease.

Rank and salary are commensurate with qualifications and experience. Full-time position. Start date immediate after licensure in Illinois. Applications will be evaluated as received. The start date is negotiable, and the position will remain open until filled.

This is a position at Lurie Children's Hospital but initial application is made through Northwestern University. When applying, please upload a CV and cover letter describing your interest and alignment with the position. Also upload this completed list of references form to suggest the names of individuals who could write letters of reference on your behalf.

Lurie Children's Hospital recognizes the impact of systemic, cultural, social, and economic factors on children and families, and values the diverse identities that build and enrich our hospital and the broader Chicago community. We are committed to welcoming staff and faculty from varied backgrounds because we believe that diversity strengthens the collective fabric of our medical center and fulfills our commitment to address the structural health disparities in the medical care of children. We seek employees who share this perspective, consider it important to their professional identity, and are representative of the families and children we serve.

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