What are the responsibilities and job description for the Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Clinical Psychology position at MIT Health?
Reports to: Clinical Training Program Director
Position Overview
The MIT Health Student Mental Health & Counseling Services post-doctoral fellowship in clinical psychology is a one-year, full-time position.
Start and end dates: 9/1/2026 – 8/31/2027 (approx.).
Overview Of Training Site
Student Mental Health & Counseling (SMH&C) serves the mental health needs of MIT undergraduate and graduate students. Our treatment services include diagnostic evaluation, individual and group therapy, psychopharmacology, urgent care/risk assessment, as well as consultation and referral to providers in the greater community. We also provide community outreach, education, and prevention programming around the MIT campus throughout the year. SMH&C is imbedded in MIT Health and functions within an ambulatory medical setting. We serve a diverse population of students from all over the world with a wide range of presenting concerns (e.g., depression, anxiety, adjustment difficulties, psychosis and severe mental illness), and we are staffed by a multidisciplinary team of psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, professional counselors, and psychiatric nurses.
Overview Of Fellowship
The fellowship training aims to facilitate continued growth and professional competence in the areas of individual and group psychotherapy, intake evaluation and treatment planning, risk assessment and crisis intervention, interdisciplinary collaboration and consultation, campus outreach and education, and professional ethics in a college mental health setting working predominantly with a high-achieving emerging adult population. All training activities underscore a commitment to diversity, social justice and the importance of building multicultural competence, including awareness of, and ongoing reflection regarding, one’s own social/cultural identities and how they may influence one’s clinical work.
Program components and expectations for fellows*
Fellows will earn a stipend of $71K, benefitted position. By the end of the training year, fellows can expect to accrue approx. 2000 supervised hours for licensure.
Application Instructions
Applications are accepted beginning December 1st through January 15th for the following training year. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis during this time and interested applicants are strongly encouraged to apply early in the window to maximize opportunities. Applicants are invited to complete and submit the online application along with a CV, detailed letter of interest, 2 letters of recommendation and a statement from your graduate program confirming that all doctoral requirements.
Direct any questions to Renee Rosado, PsyD, Clinical Training Program Director, at rrosado@med.mit.edu.
Job number: 25345
Pay Range: $71,000, final salary determined by MIT’s compensation team based on the skills and experience of the person hired
Position Overview
The MIT Health Student Mental Health & Counseling Services post-doctoral fellowship in clinical psychology is a one-year, full-time position.
Start and end dates: 9/1/2026 – 8/31/2027 (approx.).
Overview Of Training Site
Student Mental Health & Counseling (SMH&C) serves the mental health needs of MIT undergraduate and graduate students. Our treatment services include diagnostic evaluation, individual and group therapy, psychopharmacology, urgent care/risk assessment, as well as consultation and referral to providers in the greater community. We also provide community outreach, education, and prevention programming around the MIT campus throughout the year. SMH&C is imbedded in MIT Health and functions within an ambulatory medical setting. We serve a diverse population of students from all over the world with a wide range of presenting concerns (e.g., depression, anxiety, adjustment difficulties, psychosis and severe mental illness), and we are staffed by a multidisciplinary team of psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, professional counselors, and psychiatric nurses.
Overview Of Fellowship
The fellowship training aims to facilitate continued growth and professional competence in the areas of individual and group psychotherapy, intake evaluation and treatment planning, risk assessment and crisis intervention, interdisciplinary collaboration and consultation, campus outreach and education, and professional ethics in a college mental health setting working predominantly with a high-achieving emerging adult population. All training activities underscore a commitment to diversity, social justice and the importance of building multicultural competence, including awareness of, and ongoing reflection regarding, one’s own social/cultural identities and how they may influence one’s clinical work.
Program components and expectations for fellows*
- Provide approx. 20-25 direct service clinical hours per week, including at least one intake per week
- Co-lead a group(s) and/or community workshop(s) over the course of the year
- Participate in conducting triage, brief support and crisis intervention (this will be emphasized more in late fall and spring)
- Participate in weekly treatment team meetings: Fellows join one of four SMH&C generalist multidisciplinary clinical teams, and have the option of joining multidisciplinary interdepartmental MIT Health teams such as Eating Concerns, Trauma, or Gender & Sexuality
- Attend trainee and staff seminars
- Attend weekly all-staff meetings and seminars on Wednesdays as well as bimonthly MIT Health Town Halls and monthly Grand Rounds
- Three hours of individual clinical supervision per week (at least two by a licensed psychologist) and one hour per week (or every other week, as the year progresses) with Training Director for precepting/administrative supervision
- Present two clinical case presentations to SMH&C staff over the course of the year
- Completion of a SMH&C program evaluation project over the course of the year with presentation of that project to staff
- Completion of PhD or PsyD in clinical or counseling psychology at an APA-accredited doctoral program
- Completion of an APA-accredited internship in clinical or counseling psychology
- Preferred:
- Previous experience in college or community mental health settings
- Previous experience in acute psychiatric settings (e.g., inpatient, partial hospital)
Fellows will earn a stipend of $71K, benefitted position. By the end of the training year, fellows can expect to accrue approx. 2000 supervised hours for licensure.
Application Instructions
Applications are accepted beginning December 1st through January 15th for the following training year. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis during this time and interested applicants are strongly encouraged to apply early in the window to maximize opportunities. Applicants are invited to complete and submit the online application along with a CV, detailed letter of interest, 2 letters of recommendation and a statement from your graduate program confirming that all doctoral requirements.
Direct any questions to Renee Rosado, PsyD, Clinical Training Program Director, at rrosado@med.mit.edu.
Job number: 25345
Pay Range: $71,000, final salary determined by MIT’s compensation team based on the skills and experience of the person hired
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Salary : $71,000