The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Location
Chapel Hill, NC | United States
Job description
Vacancy ID: FAC0004962
Position Summary/Description:
The Department of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Medicine, seeks to hire a full-time child and adolescent psychology faculty member who will specialize in working with a population of youth with intellectual disabilities and their families or guardians. The psychologist will be clinically based in Butner, NC, at the Youth Behavioral Hospital ( YBH ) with occasional time also spent in a training and teaching capacity at the Department of Psychiatry Chapel Hill. YBH is a newly established and innovative 50 plus patient child and adolescent psychiatric hospital with four individual specialized units serving the children and families. The position is a faculty position with the University of North Carolina Department of Psychiatry. The Department of Psychiatry faculty is committed to clinical service, teaching and research and the department seeks to hire faculty with a commitment to this mission and to the service of people of North Carolina. The psychologist in this position will function as a core and vital leader for the child and adolescent units. The psychologist will function as a core member of a multidisciplinary intellectual and developmental disabilities inpatient unit.
Principal duties will include:Education and Experience:
School or Clinical Psychology preferred. Applicants can also hold a masters' level LPA or BCBA degree with relevant experience. An excellent working knowledge of mental health conditions specific to the IDD population and evidence-based treatments for these conditions; experience with assessment and treatment planning for mental health conditions in this population.
About The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Carolina rates among the nation’s great institutions of higher education, set on an historic and beautiful campus that celebrates all four seasons. Carolina’s students, faculty and staff come here from around the world, bringing varied cultural, racial and ethnic heritages that help make UNC-Chapel Hill a thriving intellectual center. We’re repeatedly ranked the nation’s best value in higher education for students seeking to earn a college degree – the University has garnered the top spot each time since the ranking’s launch in 1998.Whether you’ve just started your career, are new to academia or are a seasoned professional with assorted campus experiences to draw on, we hope you will find a great place at Carolina.
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