Eating Disorder Fellowship at Akron Children's Hospital
04 Dec 2023
Akron Children’s Hospital is pleased to announce that we will be recruiting an additional postdoctoral fellow for the 2024-25 training year who will be working specifically with our Eating Disorders Program. This is a one-year position that will coincide with the training year of our 2 pediatric health psychology fellows. Akron Children’s Hospital’s is an APPIC member institution and has been providing individualized training in pediatric and child clinical psychology for the past 15 years. We currently have 24 psychologists on faculty who offer supervision and training across 17 different medical subspecialties and interdisciplinary programs.
The fellow in the Eating Disorders Program will work with our 3 psychologists who provide outpatient assessment and therapy as well as inpatient consultation services on the multidisciplinary eating disorders team. Along with the pediatric health psychology fellows, they will participate in a variety of didactic activities including our Pediatric Psychology Didactics Series, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Seminar and Professional Development Seminar. Additionally, fellows are required to complete a small research project under the mentorship of our faculty. Research programs are ongoing and are embedded within many of the patient populations served by Psychology in the hospital.
Fellows will receive a salary of at least $64,440, as well as a benefit package. For a full description of our program including stipend and benefits, please refer to our website Akron Children's Hospital Pediatric Psychology Fellowship.
Interested applicants should submit a letter of interest, a current curriculum vita (CV), an official transcript from their psychology graduate program, and three letters of reference. Please specify in your letter the specific position in which you are interested (i.e., Eating Disorder, Pediatric Health Psychology, or both). We are committed to building a diverse Psychology workforce, and applicants from underrepresented populations are encouraged to apply. Applications should be submitted through the Centralized Application System: APPA CAS
The deadline for receipt of all application materials to our program will be extended to December 18, 2023 to accommodate applicants for this new position. Invitations to interview will be extended by December 20. Virtual Interviews will take place on Friday, January 26 and Monday, January 29. We will adhere to the Common Hold Date selection procedures as recommended by APPIC.
All inquiries regarding this information should be addressed to Kevin Triemstra, Ph.D., Director of Pediatric Psychology Fellowship, ktriemstra@akronchildrens.org or 330-543-3073
Nebraska Internship Consortium in Professional Psychology