Faculty Pediatric Psychologist, Gender Development Program

Chicago, Illinois


Employer: Northwestern University
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Salary: Competitive
Job type: Full-Time

The Department of Psychiatry at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and the Pritzker Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health and Potocsnak Family Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago are seeking a full-time psychologist in a non-tenure eligible Assistant Professor or Instructor role, in the Clinician-Educator track, to join a multidisciplinary team providing outpatient consultation and treatment services to transgender/gender diverse children, adolescents, and young adults at a nationally ranked, freestanding children's hospital located on the Feinberg School of Medicine campus.

The successful applicant will provide services to children, adolescents, and young adults presenting for care to the Gender Development Program at Lurie Children's. Responsibilities associated with this role will primarily include:
  • Providing psychological evaluations for transgender/gender diverse children, adolescents, and young adults
  • Providing psychological treatment, including individual, group, and family therapy, as indicated
  • Providing consultations to parents, schools, and medical/surgical teams
  • Teaching in multidisciplinary child health, mental health, and adolescent medicine education and training programs
  • Supervising trainees from psychology and psychiatry
  • Engaging in scholarly activities
Qualified candidates will have obtained a PhD or PsyD in a psychology training program and completed an APA-approved internship specializing in clinical child or pediatric psychology. At least one of the training programs must have been APA-approved. It is preferred that this individual have fellowship-level training in pediatric psychology which includes the evaluation and treatment of gender diverse children, adolescents, and young adults.

Rank and salary are commensurate with qualifications and experience. Full-time position. Start date immediate after licensure in Illinois. Applications will be evaluated as received. The start date is negotiable, and the position will remain open until filled.

This is a position at Lurie Children's Hospital but initial application is made through Northwestern University. When applying, please upload a CV and cover letter describing your interest and alignment with the position. Also upload this completed list of references form to suggest the names of individuals who could write letters of reference on your behalf.

Please read ALL instructions and make preparations before proceeding to the application page:
  • Applications will only be accepted via online submission (see link below).
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Created: 2024-04-19
Reference: 49036
Country: United States
State: Illinois
City: Chicago
ZIP: 60018


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