The University of Rhode Island Counseling Center is a comprehensive university counseling facility with eleven full-time clinical staff, two support staff, one postdoctoral fellow, three to five part time clinicians, and two to four graduate student trainees.
The postdoctoral fellowship position is designed for an individual who is interested in working in a University Counseling Center combining clinical work, outreach, and intervention. The fellow will be involved in delivering a full range of services to a diverse college student population including intakes, psychological assessment, treatment, crisis intervention, and consultation. The fellow will collaborate with people of diverse racial/ethnic, LGBTQ+, international, religious, and socioeconomic backgrounds effectively and affirmingly. The fellow will also be involved with our weekly training seminar and the provision of group supervision to practicum students. Furthermore, there are opportunities to provide individual supervision to graduate student trainees, to serve on search committees, and to develop and present psychoeducational programs to the larger community. Training and supervision will be informed by multicultural, systemic, decolonial, and other orientations. Finally, time, material and guidance will be provided for preparation for the licensing exam.
Successful candidates will have completed all professional doctoral degree requirements in clinical psychology, counseling psychology, or an equivalent psychology program from a regionally accredited institution of higher education. This is defined as having on the first day of the fellowship either the diploma in hand or a letter from the director of graduate studies verifying the completion of all degree requirements pending institutional graduation.
The following are position requirements:
- Strong interest and experience in serving a college-aged population.
- Demonstrated experience providing psychotherapy and related services to individuals and groups of diverse backgrounds.
- Demonstrated professional experience with a multicultural population and with one or more disenfranchised, marginalized, underrepresented or underserved populations.
- Demonstrated experience promoting and enhancing diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- Demonstrated knowledge of individual psychopathology and developmental challenges with considerations of culture and context.
- Demonstrated ability to work with diverse groups/populations.
- Previous counseling center experience is preferred.
We are offering a one-year fellowship that starts August 18, 2025 and ends August 14, 2026. It carries a stipend of $56,484 plus health insurance, paid vacation and sick time; additional paid time off; and additional support for professional development.
Applications should include the following: A letter of interest that describes how the fellowship relates to your professional goals; a current vitae; transcripts of all graduate work; and three letters of recommendation, representing both your academic department and your internship. Send materials to: Dr. Michael Starkey, Assistant Director, Counseling and Training at michaelstarkey@uri.edu
Review of applications will begin January 6, 2025 and continue until the position is filled.
The University of Rhode Island is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and is strongly committed to achieving excellence through increasing diversity of its faculty, staff, and students. Individuals from under-represented groups and international fellows are encouraged to apply.