ABA Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Assessment and Treatment of Challenging Behavior

VIA Centers for Neurodevelopment • Charlottesville, VA

9d • Onsite

About The Position

The Postdoctoral Fellowship offers a rare opportunity to develop deep expertise in the assessment and treatment of severe and complex challenging behavior while helping to launch an innovative Intensive Neurobehavioral Classroom. Fellows are immersed in a highly collaborative, interdisciplinary environment where applied behavior analysis, nursing, and special education intersect to deliver comprehensive, compassionate, and evidence-based care.

Training emphasizes contemporary ABA approaches to the functional assessment and treatment of problem behavior, including hands-on experience conducting functional analyses in dedicated observation and analysis rooms. Fellows work within a 2:1 staff-to-student model, gaining direct experience supervising and coaching Registered Behavior Technicians (RBTs), ensuring treatment fidelity, and using performance management systems to support high-quality implementation. Exposure to specialized safety procedures—including the use of protective equipment when clinically indicated—prepares fellows to work competently and ethically with individuals who present significant behavioral risk.

In addition to advanced assessment and intervention design, fellows receive structured training in developing adaptive skill repertoires, therapeutic consultation with families and interdisciplinary teams, staff training, and systems-level strategies that promote and sustain clinical standards of care. The experience combines intensive clinical work with leadership development, equipping fellows to manage complex cases while contributing to program development and innovation.

Fellows are primarily based in VIA’s Charlottesville programs, with periodic opportunities to collaborate with teams in Roanoke, Lynchburg, and Lexington—broadening their exposure to diverse service settings and regional systems of care.

Requirements

• Official transcripts from your graduate program(s)
• If your transcripts do not reflect that your degree has been awarded, you can submit a verification letter stating that you have completed all requirements for your PhD (to be completed by your dissertation chair or the director of your training program)
• Authorized to work in the United States

Responsibilities

• Developing and implementing procedures and systems for the functional assessment and treatment of challenging behavior in a specialized Intensive Neurobehavioral Classroom
• Conducting assessments with clients
• Implementing direct clinical services
• Training, supervision and mentoring of staff
• Parent training
• Creating and implementing intervention procedures
• Managing data collection systems
• Working with training and clinical leadership to create and implement systems to improve performance and standards of care

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree