Post-Doctoral Clinical Research Fellow - Psychology, Neurosciences and Ment

at  SickKids

ABOUT SICKKIDS

Dedicated exclusively to children and their families, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) is one of the largest and most respected paediatric healthcare centres in the world. As innovators in child health, we lead and partner to improve the health of children through the integration of healthcare, leading-edge research and education. Our reputation would not have been built – nor could it be maintained – without the skills, knowledge and experience of the extraordinary people who come to work here every day. SickKids is committed to ongoing learning and development, and features a caring and supportive work environment that combines exceptionally high standards of practice.
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POSITION DESCRIPTION

We are seeking a Post-Doctoral Clinical Research Fellow in Psychology to join a multidisciplinary clinical research program dedicated to improving mental health outcomes in children. This position is full time and will involve a combination of direct clinical service and clinical research under the supervision of Dr. Jennifer Crosbie (Lab). This is a one-year position with the option of renewal for the second year conditional on successful completion of the first year requirements. Start date is negotiable, but ideally by Fall 2024 at the latest.
The Post Doctoral Fellowship is embedded within a clinical research programme that investigates behaviour, cognition and genetics in ADHD and other neurodevelopmental disorders. Opportunities across a range of research areas are available including the overlap of mental health conditions in both population and clinic samples, novel interventions for brain-based disorders using virtual reality, association between environmental exposures, determinants of health and genetic risk.

• Participate in clinical care within outpatient mental health environment with a focus on children and youth with neurodevelopmental disorders.
• Engage in diagnostic interviewing and consultation across a range of complex mental health disorders and their comorbidities as part of clinical training.
• Coordination and delivery of one or more clinical research projects involving video game based cognitive rehabilitation of executive function in children with a range of disorders.
• Work as part of a team of clinical researchers and be involved in all aspects of the research process, from data analysis to manuscript writing.
• Work in a multi-disciplinary environment with a diverse range of training opportunities. Supervision will be provided by senior staff in the Department of Psychology.