Postdoctoral Fellowship - Munroe-Meyer Institute, University of Nebraska
/Subject: Post-Doctoral Fellowship - Munroe-Meyer Institute, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Message: Postdoctoral Fellowship in Integrated Primary Care, Child and Adolescent Psychology, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Lifespan Psychology, School-Based ABA Services and Consultation, School Mental Health, and School Psychological Services
2024-2025 Academic Year
The Munroe-Meyer Institute at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska invites applicants for its Postdoctoral Fellowship in Psychology beginning August 1, 2024. Applications due Monday, November 27th by 5pm and interviews will take place virtually on December 14th and/or 15th.
Virtual open house is scheduled for Monday, November 6th at noon CST or Wednesday, November 8th at 5 p.m. CST. Those interested in signing up to attend this optional event can send an email (cives@unmc.edu) to request the Zoom link and RSVP.
Integrated Primary Care in Pediatric Psychology (4-5 positions)
• 4 positions (primarily Omaha)
• These positions provide opportunity for a primarily clinical fellowship with both intervention and assessment experience within an integrated primary care setting. Fellows will work in pediatric or family medicine primary care clinics with opportunities to interact and consult with nurses, residents and physicians. Our primary care clinics reach underserved and rural locations, as well as urban, suburban and metropolitan areas of Nebraska. Some clinical assignments may involve travel to nearby rural communities.
• Intervention opportunities include individual, family and group therapy using evidence-based treatment modalities to address a variety of internalizing and externalizing concerns. Additionally, opportunities for consultation with physicians, medical staff, as well as school and community personnel will be available. Psychological evaluation techniques may include cognitive measures, structured interviews and observations, social/emotional evaluations, as well as opportunities to complete comprehensive evaluations for developmental concerns including autism spectrum disorders and/or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorders.
• Minor rotations may include additional assessment and clinical roles in settings providing services to adults with developmental disabilities, assessment in the autism diagnostic clinic, providing school-based mental health, and providing evaluations for special education services through the local public school system. Additional minor rotations may be available in co-facilitating training, technical support, and program evaluation for rural school districts in building comprehensive school mental health systems or supporting training in integrated care for the Mid-America Mental Health Technology and Transfer Center (MHTTC).
• The fellows in this position will also spend a portion of their time participating in research related to integrated primary care with possible opportunities for presentations at regional and national conferences as well as publication.
• Fellows should expect to participate in the supervision of students including masters level providers, psychiatric nurse practitioners and medical residents. It is a goal of MMI to provide supervision and training to support fellows to build skills as clinical educators.
Child and Adolescent Psychology
• 1 position (Omaha)
• The Munroe Meyer Institute is a University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) with a department of psychology that provides secondary and tertiary outpatient care for children, youth and families with a variety of behavioral, emotional, social and developmental challenges. This is primarily a clinical fellowship with both intervention and assessment experience within a multidisciplinary setting. Fellows will work and interact and consult with speech therapists, OT/PT, genetics, recreation therapists, and developmental pediatricians as well as specialists from our integrated center for autism spectrum disorders (ICASD) and day treatment programs in feeding and severe behavior.
• Intervention opportunities include individual and family therapy using evidence-based treatment modalities to address a variety of internalizing and externalizing concerns. Additionally, opportunities for consultation with physicians, medical staff, as well as school and community personnel will be available. Psychological evaluation techniques may include functional behavioral assessments, structured interviews and observations, social/emotional/cognitive evaluations, as well as opportunities to complete comprehensive evaluations for developmental concerns including autism spectrum disorders and/or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorders.
• Minor rotations may include additional assessment and clinical roles in settings providing services to adults with developmental disabilities, assessment in the autism diagnostic clinic, providing school-based mental health, the Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) training program, and and providing evaluations for special education services through the local public school system.
• The fellows in this position will also spend a portion of their time participating in research related to child and adolescent behavioral health with possible opportunities for presentations at regional and national conferences as well as publication.
• Fellows should expect to participate in the supervision of students including masters level providers and medical residents. It is a goal of MMI to provide supervision and training to support fellows to build skills as clinical educators.
• Post-doctoral experience can be extended to two years if desirable.
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
• 1 position in Omaha, NE BCBA (or BCBA eligible) is highly preferred for this position
• Fellows will provide outpatient services at the Munroe Meyer Institute, participate in interdisciplinary clinics with developmental medicine, and provide consultation and support for community agencies providing services to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
• Responsibilities will include conducting functional behavioral assessments and developing function-derived intervention plans within individual and family therapy to address a variety of behavioral health concerns in children, adolescents and adults. Additionally, opportunities for consultation with physicians, medical staff, as well as job sites, group homes and community agencies will be available.
• Psychological evaluation techniques may include cognitive measures, structured interviews and observations, social/emotional evaluations, as well as opportunities to complete comprehensive evaluations for developmental concerns.
• Minor rotations may include participation in the MMI Transition Services Team and/or staff training contracts with community service providers.
• The postdoctoral fellows in this position will also spend a portion of their time participating in research related to IDD with possible opportunities for presentations at regional and national conferences as well as publication. Participation in student supervision and training activities may also be available.
School Psychological Services
• 1 position in Omaha
• This position provides fellows the opportunity to provide school-based psychological services, including assessment and behavioral consultation activities for several schools within a large, diverse school district. The district serves approximately 53,000 students with 36% of the students identifying as Hispanic, 27% identifying as Caucasian, and 25% identifying as African American, creating an opportunity to work with diverse populations.
• Fellows will work with licensed school psychology faculty and will have the opportunity to serve as lead providers within local schools conducting multidisciplinary team meetings, individualized educational plans, and providing behavioral
• Consultation regarding implementation of multi-tiered systems of support. In this role, fellows will also gain supervisory experience overseeing psychology interns and practicum students in service provision and consultation.
• School-based assessment will include cognitive and achievement measures, behavioral and adaptive surveys, structured interviews and observations, and comprehensive evaluations for developmental concerns. Consultation opportunities with school personnel and families may focus on addressing behavioral and academic concerns for individuals, as well as class-wide problem-solving.
• Minor rotations may include additional assessment and clinical roles in integrated primary care settings, applied behavior analysis in the schools or grant work on the Mid-America Mental Health Technology and Transfer Center grant to train and expand services in school mental health and/or integrated primary care.
• The postdoctoral fellows in this position will also spend a portion of their time participating in research with possible opportunities for presentations at regional and national conferences as well as publication. Participation in student supervision and training activities may also be available.
School-Based ABA Services and Consultation
• 1 position in Omaha--BCBA is required for this position
• This position involves providing Applied Behavior Analysis services and consultation as part of a contract with Omaha Public Schools (OPS). The district serves approximately 53,000 students with 36% of the students identifying as Hispanic, 27% identifying as Caucasian, and 25% identifying as African American, creating an opportunity to work with diverse populations.
• Fellows will join the School-Based ABA team which is comprised of faculty, pre-doctoral interns, and graduate students, to provide services including functional behavior assessment, consultation, treatment development and implementation at the Integrated Learning Center and at neighborhood schools throughout the district. The Integrated Learning Center serves students kindergarten through transition who have intellectual and developmental disabilities and engage in significant behavior concerns.
• Fellows will work closely with teachers, school psychologists, speech/language therapists, OT and PT, school administrators, and families in a collaborative problem-solving process to increase student success.
• Fellows will assist in leading and evaluating systems change initiatives that focus on increasing educators’ knowledge of principles of behavior, functional behavior assessment, and behavior intervention strategies (e.g., functional communication training).
• Fellows will have the opportunity to supervise and manage a team of ABA practicum students who are assigned to this project.
• Opportunities to provide ABA services for schools in other local school districts may be available also.
• Research opportunities will be available as part of this position related to examining variables related to the effective provision of ABA in the classroom, FBA and behavioral interventions, consultation process, and training/supervision practices.
Comprehensive School-Based Mental Health Services
• 2 positions in Omaha and surrounding areas
• This position provides fellows with advanced training in comprehensive school mental health practice and research within the MTSS framework and is designed to train fellows in skills to improve access to high quality school mental health services and programming.
• Fellows will be trained to provide a full continuum of mental health services (e.g., implementation of MTSS framework, mental health promotion, prevention, intervention, assessment, behavioral consultation, individual therapy, family therapy) within their primary school placement in Omaha, Nebraska and/or surrounding rural areas.
• Fellows will work with licensed psychology faculty and will have the opportunity to serve as lead providers within their primary school placement. Fellows will have the opportunity to consult with school counselors, teachers, and parents. In addition, fellows will have opportunities to lead professional development and/or family education series on mental health promotion topics.
• Fellows will receive rigorous clinical training across a three-tiered public health framework as part of the Mental Health Technical Transfer Center (MHTTC) and Department of Education (DOE) grants. Furthermore, fellows will complete an intensive clinical rotation (2-3 days per week) within their primary school setting in which they will provide a full continuum of evidence-based mental health services.
• The postdoctoral fellows in this position will also spend a portion of their time participating in research with possible opportunities for presentations at regional and national conferences as well as publication. Participation in student supervision and training activities may also be available.
• Minor rotations may be available depending on the number of days the fellow is placed in the primary rotation. Minor rotations include additional assessment and clinical roles in settings providing services to adults with developmental disabilities, primary care settings, and providing evaluations for special education services through the local public school system. Additional minor rotations may be available in co-facilitating training, technical support, and program evaluation for rural school districts in building comprehensive school mental health systems.
Application Procedure
Qualifications: Applicants must demonstrate completion of all professional doctoral degree requirements from an APA-accredited program (Ph.D. or Psy.D.) and an APA-approved pre- doctoral internship. All applicants should be eligible to obtain a provisionally licensed psychologist license in the state of Nebraska. Preference is given to applicants who also have been certified by the Behavior Analysis Certification Board. Post docs must have a driver’s license and the ability to travel to outreach clinical sites from 5 to 180 miles on a regular basis. Additionally, applicants must be eligible for a licensed mental health practitioner credential within the state of Nebraska and obtain an LMHP or credentialed as a certified behavior analyst by the start date of fellowship (http://dhhs.ne.gov/publichealth/Documents/brochure.pdf). Postdoctoral fellows are required to complete their doctoral degree prior to beginning postdoctoral fellow training. If the degree will not be conferred until after the start date of August 1st, then the fellow is required to submit a rights and privileges letter from the training director of the University where the degree will be conferred.
Applicants willing to train in or with goals of living and providing psychological services in underserved/rural areas in Nebraska will receive special consideration
General Application and Selection Procedures: The Munroe Meyer Institute at the University of Nebraska Medical Center Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship Program complies with APPIC application procedures. UNMC is an equal opportunity employer and adheres to APPIC’s nondiscrimination policies. The Institute invites and strongly encourages applications from members of ethnic and racial minorities. MMI is an Equal Opportunity Employer/M/F/D/V.
Submit applications electronically to Christi Ives at christi.ives@unmc.edu. The application deadline is Monday, November 27th. Selected applicants will be invited for an interview conducted virtually on December 14th or 15th.
Materials required will include:
1. Cover letter, describing the following:
• Statement of interest and fit with position
• Track(s) applying to (applicants are invited to apply to 1 or more tracks at MMI)
• Date (or anticipated date) of dissertation defense
• Anticipated date of degree conferral
• Current direct post-master’s clinical hours and anticipated number of direct post-masters clinical hours (as of May 1, 2024). Direct hours include interviewing, therapy, case conferences, behavioral observations and management, evaluations, treatment planning, testing, consultations, and biofeedback.
• Names of recommenders who will be sending letters
2. Curriculum vitae (CV)
3. Three letters of recommendation (sent directly from referees)
Additional Information:
Munroe-Meyer Institute: http://www.unmc.edu/mmi/
Program website: http://www.unmc.edu/mmi/departments/psychology/index.html
On-site interviews are not required. Interviews will be scheduled in December. In accordance with APPIC selection guidelines, MMI will make offers for Fellowship using the Common Hold Procedures.
See the APPIC website for more details: https://www.appic.org/Postdocs/Postdoctoral-Selection-Standards
Questions about the Fellowship can be directed to the Fellowship Director and/or Associate Director:
Jennifer Burt, PhD
jburt@unmc.edu
Christian Klepper, PsyD
christian.klepper@unmc.edu
Please send all application material via email to:
Christi Ives
cives@unmc.edu
To register for the Zoom Open House send an email to:
Christi Ives
cives@unmc.edu
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