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Eating Disorders Postdoctoral Scholar
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Position Number: 1380338
Location: Reno, NV
Position Type: Health

Eating Disorders Postdoctoral Scholar

R0114176
University of Nevada, Reno - Main Campus

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Job Description
The University of Nevada, Reno Counseling Services is recruiting for a full-time, 12-month postdoctoral fellowship focused on Eating Disorders. An emphasis of this position is working with clients with eating disorders and conducting collaborative outreach activities to promote eating disorders awareness and prevention. This fellowship provides a great training opportunity for someone who is interested in working at a university counseling center and specializing in eating disorders.

Under the supervision of the Director of Counseling Services, the eating disorders focused psychologist and the training director, the postdoctoral fellow will provide a full range of psychological counseling, crisis intervention, and assessment services to university students (including comprehensive eating disorder assessment and evidence-based eating disorder treatment), with potential opportunity to supervise the clinical work of psychology trainees. The postdoctoral fellow will receive comprehensive generalist training in university psychological services, ranging from clinical assessment and treatment to campus outreach and consultation. In terms of eating disorders, the postdoctoral fellow will develop knowledge and skills in assessing, diagnosing, conceptualizing, and treating eating and body image issues from biological, psychological, sociocultural, and systemic perspectives. The postdoctoral fellow will also gain experience in working with other health professionals from Student Health Center in our Eating Disorder Treatment Team (EDTT), involving significant others in treatment if indicated, providing outreach and prevention services on campus, and networking with community professionals. The majority of this work is accomplished via one-to-one interactions with students, but may also involve group interventions and collaboration with faculty and other professional members of the community. All services provided are based on professional ethics, established standards for providers of mental health services, and state and federal law.

Required Qualifications
Doctoral degree from an APA-accredited institution in clinical or counseling psychology. The candidate must have completed a doctoral internship, in which they received supervision for counseling and psychotherapy activities. The doctoral internship must be completed by the anticipated start date of the position.
Candidates must have significant experience and interest in working with students presenting with varying degrees of eating disorder pathology. The candidate must have clinical experience in a college or university counseling center.

Preferred Qualifications
Candidates that have completed a doctoral internship at an APA-accredited site are encouraged to apply.

Compensation Grade
Postdoctoral Scholar

Department Information
The University of Nevada Counseling Services is a growing university counseling center that provides individual and group psychotherapy, crisis intervention, psychological assessment, outreach including educational workshops and presentations, general consultation and sport psychology consultation, and referrals to community health care providers. These services are undertaken in accordance with the following mission - the mission of Counseling Services is to provide psychological services to University of Nevada Reno students to support and facilitate their personal and academic success and development.
We invite you to take a moment to see a short video about our center here
Also, please check out our website: https://www.unr.edu/counseling

The University of Nevada, Reno Counseling Services acknowledges, accepts, and embraces diversity in its multiple forms, including but not limited to ability, age, cultural identity, ethnicity, gender identity and expression, language, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, race, and religion. We are committed to providing a safe, affirming, accepting, and empowering environment in our relationships amongst our staff and trainees as well as our clients, the university, and the community as a whole.
Counseling Services provides education and training in multicultural competency to practicum students, doctoral interns, postdoctoral fellows, and our professional staff. Counseling Services also provides services and training opportunities that encourage and educate the university community on the importance and value of multiculturalism and diversity in mental health and psychological practice.
The professional staff currently consists of licensed psychologists, licensed clinical social workers and Postdoctoral Fellows in addition to several clinical trainees.

Contact information for this position
Yue Huang, yueh@unr.edu

Exempt
Yes

Full-Time Equivalent
100.0%

Required Attachment(s)
Attach the following attachments to your application
1) Resume/CV
2) Cover Letter
3) Contact Information for Three Professional References

This posting is open until filled
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