Post Doctoral Resident

Princeton University • Princeton, NJ

74d • $57,000 - $69,000

About The Position

The position provides direct clinical services to our undergraduate and graduate student population, including urgent care and crisis intervention, psychological evaluations, time-limited individual and group psychotherapeutic treatment, on call services, campus liaison, mental health education, and community referral services. Also, UHS has an active Inpatient Service that provides 24 hour health coverage. As such, this post-doctoral resident position involves the provision of primary after-hours, on-call coverage, assigned at the discretion of the CPS Manager of Post-Doctoral Training. The Post-Doctoral Resident demonstrates the potential to develop sophisticated diagnostic skills and specialized knowledge in certain content areas, such as substance abuse, eating disorders, severe personality and identity problems, and affect regulation disturbances and demonstrates training and experience in the use of specialized treatments that are professionally recognized as effective for these content areas e.g. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) for affect and behavior regulation, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for anxiety disorders etc. The particular skill and knowledge set to be further developed will include a strong understanding of the full range of developmental and mental health challenges affecting late adolescents and young adults, which the Resident will accrue via intensive supervised clinical experience, and participation in weekly didactic seminars and clinical case conferences. This is a one-year, full-time, benefits eligible position with an anticipated start date of August 18, 2025 and a starting salary of $65,000/year.

Requirements

• Completion of pre-doctoral internship (APA-Accredited preferred)
• Experience with a broad range of clients (multiculturally and diagnostically)
• Completion of all doctoral program requirements (APA-accredited preferred) in clinical or counseling psychology

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience working in a university mental health service
• Experience treating patients with substance abuse problems, eating disorders, and/or trauma history
• Experience leading groups
• Experience working effectively with people on a broad spectrum of social identities
• Experience working with multiply diagnosed patients
• DBT experience
• Mindfulness and meditation experience

Responsibilities

• Provides urgent care and crisis intervention; performs psychological evaluations, and time-limited individual and group psychotherapeutic treatment
• Serves on an on call-after hours rotation with other CPS psychologists/social workers
• Performs specialized evaluations for students of concern: these include administrative, readmission, exit, and post-hospital evaluations
• Uses clinical data to inform diagnostic assessments (DSM-V) and treatment planning
• Engages in campus outreach and community education related to mental health issues
• Participates on select UHS multidisciplinary treatment teams
• Serves as a mental health consultant to other University partners and stakeholders, and a community referral resource for students
• Provides oversight and coordination of one or more of the systems and processes in the clinic
• Effectively manages the daily clinical operations, and/or development of new clinical services in response to changing needs of the student body
• Participates in UHS, Campus Life, and University committees, as assigned by the Associate Director and Director
• Involved in other initiatives, projects, and activities, as assigned by the Associate Director and Director
• Performs other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees

What This Job Offers

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