Description
The Munroe-Meyer Institute at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska invites applicants for its Postdoctoral Fellowship in Psychology beginning August 1, 2025. We can extend any of these positions to a 2-year research fellowship for up to 1 applicant per year. Research fellows will do approximately 50% clinical work and 50% research/training. Applications due Friday, November 21st by 5pm and interviews will take place virtually on December 11th or 12th. Virtual open house is scheduled for Monday, November 3rd from 12-1pm CST or Wednesday, November 5th at 5-6pm CST. Those interested in signing up to attend this optional event can send an email (cives@unmc.edu) to request the Zoom link and RSVP. Child and Adolescent Psychology
1 position (Omaha)
The Munroe Meyer Institute is a University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) with a department of psychology that provides secondary and tertiary outpatient care for children, youth and families with a variety of behavioral, emotional, social and developmental challenges. This is primarily a clinical fellowship with both intervention and assessment experience within a multidisciplinary setting. Fellows will work and interact and consult with speech therapists, OT/PT, genetics, recreation therapists, and developmental pediatricians as well as specialists from our integrated center for autism spectrum disorders (ICASD) and day treatment programs in feeding and severe behavior.
Intervention opportunities include individual and family therapy using evidence-based treatment modalities to address a variety of internalizing and externalizing concerns. Additionally, opportunities for consultation with physicians, medical staff, as well as school and community personnel will be available. Psychological evaluation techniques may include functional behavioral assessments, structured interviews and observations, social/emotional/cognitive evaluations, as well as opportunities to complete comprehensive evaluations for developmental concerns including autism spectrum disorders and/or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorders.
Minor rotations may include additional assessment and clinical roles in settings providing services to adults with developmental disabilities, autism assessments at a federally qualified health center serving a predominately Latinx population (One World Health Center), providing school-based mental health, the Leadership Education in
Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) training program, and providing evaluations for special education services through the local public school system.
The fellows in this position will also spend a portion of their time participating in research related to child and adolescent behavioral health with possible opportunities for presentations at regional and national conferences as well as publication.
Fellows should expect to participate in the supervision of students including master's level providers and medical residents. It is a goal of MMI to provide supervision and training to support fellows to build skills as clinical educators.
Comprehensive School-Based Mental Health Services
2 positions in Omaha and/or Nebraska City
This position provides fellows with advanced training in comprehensive school mental health practice and research within the MTSS framework and is designed to train fellows in skills to improve access to high quality school mental health services and programming.
Fellows will be trained to provide a full continuum of mental health services (e.g., implementation of MTSS framework, mental health promotion, prevention, intervention, assessment, behavioral consultation, individual therapy, family therapy, group therapy) within their primary school placement in Omaha, Nebraska and/or surrounding rural areas.
Fellows will work with licensed psychology faculty and will have the opportunity to serve as lead providers within their primary school placement. Fellows will have the opportunity to consult with caregivers and educators, including school counselors, teachers, and administrators. In addition, fellows will have opportunities to lead professional development and/or family education series on mental health promotion topics.
Fellows will receive rigorous clinical training across a three-tiered public health framework as part of the Mental Health Service Professional (MHSP) demonstration grants through the Department of Education. Furthermore, fellows will complete an intensive clinical rotation (2-3 days per week) within their primary school setting in which they will provide a full continuum of evidence-based mental health services.
The postdoctoral fellows in this position will also spend a portion of their time participating in research with possible opportunities for presentations at regional and national conferences as well as publication. Participation in student supervision and training activities may also be available.
Minor rotations may be available depending on the number of days the fellow is placed in the primary rotation. Minor rotations include additional assessment and clinical roles in settings providing services to adults with developmental disabilities, primary care settings, and providing evaluations for special education services through the local public school system. Additional minor rotations may be available in co-facilitating training, technical support, and program evaluation for rural school districts in building comprehensive school mental health systems.
Integrated Primary Care in Pediatric Psychology (1 position)
This position provides an opportunity for a primarily clinical fellowship with both intervention and assessment experience within an integrated primary care setting. Fellows will work in pediatric or family medicine primary care clinics with opportunities to interact and consult with nurses, residents and physicians. Our primary care clinics reach underserved and rural locations, as well as urban, suburban and metropolitan areas of Nebraska. Some clinical assignments may involve travel to nearby rural communities.
Intervention opportunities include individual, family and group therapy using evidence-based treatment modalities to address a variety of internalizing and externalizing concerns. Additionally, opportunities for consultation with physicians, medical staff, as well as school and community personnel will be available. Psychological evaluation techniques may include cognitive measures, structured interviews and observations, social/emotional evaluations, as well as opportunities to complete comprehensive evaluations for developmental concerns including autism spectrum disorders and/or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorders.
Minor rotations may include additional assessment and clinical roles in settings providing services to adults with developmental disabilities, autism assessments at a federally qualified health center serving a predominately Latinx population (One World Health Center), providing school-based mental health, and providing evaluations for special education services through the local public school system. Additional minor rotations may be available in co-facilitating training, technical support, and program evaluation for rural school districts in building comprehensive school mental health systems or supporting training in integrated care pending grant funding.
The fellows in this position will also spend a portion of their time participating in research related to integrated primary care with possible opportunities for presentations at regional and national conferences as well as publication.
Fellows should expect to participate in the supervision of students including master's level providers, psychiatric nurse practitioners and medical residents. It is a goal of MMI to provide supervision and training to support fellows to build skills as clinical educators.
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Lifespan Developmental Disabilities
1 position in Omaha, NE BCBA (or BCBA eligible) is highly desired for this position
Fellows will provide outpatient services at the Munroe Meyer Institute, participate in interdisciplinary clinics with developmental medicine, and provide consultation and support for community agencies providing services to individuals with developmental disabilities.
Responsibilities will include conducting functional behavioral assessments and developing function-derived intervention plans within individual and family therapy to address a variety of behavioral health concerns in children, adolescents and adults. Additionally, opportunities for consultation with physicians, medical staff, as well as job sites, group homes and community agencies will be available.
Psychological evaluation techniques may include cognitive measures, structured interviews and observations, social/emotional evaluations, as well as opportunities to complete comprehensive evaluations for developmental concerns.
Minor rotations may include participation in the MMI Transition Services Team and/or staff training contracts with community service providers.
The postdoctoral fellows in this position will also spend a portion of their time participating in research related to IDD with possible opportunities for presentations at regional and national conferences as well as publication. Participation in student supervision and training activities may also be available.
School-Based ABA Services and Consultation
1 position in Omaha--BCBA is highly desired for this position
This position involves providing Applied Behavior Analysis services and consultation as part of a contract with Omaha Public Schools (OPS). The district serves approximately 53,000 students with 36% of the students identifying as Hispanic, 27% identifying as Caucasian, and 25% identifying as African American, creating an opportunity to work with diverse populations.
Fellows will join the School-Based ABA team which is comprised of faculty, pre-doctoral interns, and graduate students to provide individualized behavioral consultative services and systems-wide behavioral consultation to educational teams for approximately 2 days per week.
Fellows will receive referrals for behavioral consultation for students, many of whom have intellectual and/or developmental disabilities. The team conducts functional behavior assessment, develops and evaluates behavior intervention plans, and teaches the school team how to implement components of the plan. Fellows work closely with teachers, paraeducators, school psychologists, speech/language pathologists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, and families in a collaborative process to increase student success.
Fellows will consult with school leadership teams regarding their MTSS system which often results in developing training for educators that support all 3 Tiers of the school’s system and providing modeling and coaching to educators on trained skills.
Fellows will choose from a variety of minor rotations for an additional clinical experience. Examples include providing outpatient clinical services, assessment services in a school setting, or school-based mental health clinical services.
Fellows often can supervise practicum students who are part of the team.
Fellows will also have time to devote to research within the School-Based ABA program or within the psychology department. Research opportunities available within this program have included individual behavioral consultation, systems-level work, and training/supervision practices. Additionally, fellows are invited to be a part of the faculty supervisor’s research lab focused on evaluating the use of technology (e.g., Virtual Reality, Video Models) in Behavior Skills Training.
School Assessment and Psychological Services
1 position in Omaha
This position provides fellows the opportunity to provide school-based psychological services, including assessment and behavioral consultation activities for several schools within a large, diverse school district. The district serves approximately 53,000 students with 36% of the students identifying as Hispanic, 27% identifying as Caucasian, and 25% identifying as African American, creating an opportunity to work with diverse populations.
Fellows will work with licensed school psychology faculty and will have the opportunity to serve as lead providers within local schools conducting multidisciplinary team meetings, individualized educational plans, and providing behavioral consultation regarding implementation of multi-tiered systems of support. In this role, fellows will also gain supervisory experience overseeing psychology interns and practicum students in service provision and consultation.
Fellows will utilize the RTI model for SLD determination, including benchmarking and progress monitoring of data in collaboration with Student Assistance Teams.
School-based assessment will include cognitive and achievement measures, behavioral and adaptive surveys, structured interviews and observations, and comprehensive evaluations for developmental concerns, including autism.
Consultation opportunities with school personnel and families may focus on addressing behavioral and academic concerns for individuals, class-wide problem-solving, and/or systems-level training.
Minor rotations may include additional assessment and clinical roles in integrated primary care or school settings or applied behavior analysis in the schools.
The postdoctoral fellows in this position will also spend a portion of their time participating in research with possible opportunities for presentations at regional and national conferences as well as publication. Participation in student supervision and training activities may also be available.
Two Year Research Fellowship
1 position over 2 years
This position will provide advanced training in research and scholarly activities to prepare fellows for potential employment in academic medical centers or academic positions in institutes of higher education.
Research fellows will be able to obtain hours toward their clinical license and advanced skills in research development, grant writing, project implementation, interdisciplinary collaboration and research dissemination.
The research fellow will receive clinical and research training in the above listed tracks as an area of emphasis. Applicants will identify their preferred track in their application.
Research fellows may also participate in broader research being conducted at MMI or with external faculty (e.g., workforce development, anxiety). Additional areas of interest will be identified with supervisors as part of the Individualized Development Plan.
The position will be approximately 50% clinical, 40% research, and 10% learning activities (i.e., didactics and supervision).
Research fellows will receive direct supervision from both a clinical and research supervisor.
Requirements
Application Procedure
Qualifications: Applicants must demonstrate completion of all professional doctoral degree requirements from an APA-accredited program (Ph.D. or Psy.D.) and an APA-approved pre-doctoral internship. All applicants should be eligible to obtain a provisionally licensed psychologist license in the state of Nebraska. Fellows must have a driver’s license and the ability to travel to outreach clinical sites from 5 to 180 miles on a regular basis. Additionally, applicants must be eligible for a licensed mental health practitioner credential (Integrated Primary Care, Comprehensive School Mental Health, Child and Adolescent Psychology, and Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities) within the state of Nebraska and obtain an LMHP or credentialed as a certified behavior analyst by the start date of fellowship (ABA in Schools) (http://dhhs.ne.gov/publichealth/Documents/brochure.pdf). Postdoctoral fellows are required to complete their doctoral degree prior to beginning postdoctoral fellow training. If the degree will not be conferred until after the start date of August 1st, then the fellow is required to submit a rights and privileges letter from the training director of the University where the degree will be conferred.
Applicants willing to train in or with goals of living and providing psychological services in underserved/rural areas in Nebraska will receive special consideration.
General Application and Selection Procedures: The Munroe Meyer Institute at the University of Nebraska Medical Center Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship Program complies with APPIC application procedures. UNMC is an equal opportunity employer and adheres to APPIC’s nondiscrimination policies. The Institute invites and strongly encourages applications from members of ethnic and racial minorities. MMI is an Equal Opportunity Employer/M/F/D/V.
Submit applications electronically to Christi Ives at christi.ives@unmc.edu. The application deadline is Friday, November 21st. Selected applicants will be invited for an interview conducted virtually on December 11th or 12th.
Materials required will include:
1. Cover letter, describing the following:
*Statement of interest and fit with position
*Track(s) applying to (applicants are invited to apply to 1 or more tracks at MMI)
*Date (or anticipated date) of dissertation defense
*Anticipated date of degree conferral
*Current direct post-master’s clinical hours and anticipated number of direct post-master's clinical hours (as of May 1, 2025). Direct hours include interviewing, therapy, case conferences, behavioral observations and management, evaluations, treatment planning, testing, consultations, and biofeedback.
*Names of recommenders who will be sending letters
2. Curriculum vitae (CV)
3. Three letters of recommendation (sent directly from referees)
Additional Information:
Munroe-Meyer Institute: http://www.unmc.edu/mmi/
Program website: http://www.unmc.edu/mmi/departments/psychology/index.html
On-site interviews are not required. Interviews will be scheduled in December. In accordance with APPIC selection guidelines, MMI will make offers for Fellowship using the Common Hold Procedures.
See the APPIC website for more details: https://www.appic.org/Postdocs/Postdoctoral-Selection-Standards
