Need PSYCHOLOGIST 2 in San Francisco, CA
Posted 2025-03-15Job title: PSYCHOLOGIST 2
Company: San Francisco State University
Job description: Job Summary
The UCSF Dyslexia Center ( ) focuses on improving diagnosis, care, and interventions for children and adults with learning challenges. The Center is currently comprised of three research studies each led by different principal investigators across two different departments, Neurology and Psychiatry. Our multidisciplinary research team includes neurologists, psychiatrists, pediatricians, neuropsychologists, and neuroscientists with expertise in neurodevelopment, molecular genetics, neuroimaging, computer science, psychology, and education. We are expanding our center to include a comprehensive learning disorders clinic that will serve people and families of all ages and socioeconomic backgrounds. Our clinic will also be multidisciplinary and offer integrated services such as psychiatry and psychology, speech and language pathology, occupational therapy, developmental medicine, and educational experts. A portion of the clinic will take place in Berkeley, CA.
We are recruiting a full-time lifespan neuropsychologist to provide services in our research setting as well as help develop our new clinic from the ground up. Candidates should have experience in assessing medical, psychiatric, and developmental disorders. This position will involve providing comprehensive neuropsychological assessments within the framework of a multidisciplinary team. Other responsibilities include consultations with families, schools, physicians, and allied healthcare providers. The neuropsychologist will have the opportunity to train and supervise graduate students and participate in the education programs associated with a leading academic and research organization. Leadership opportunities are a possibility. Under general direction, the neuropsychologist will be assigned responsibility for either (1) assisting in the administration of the total UCSF Dyslexia Center clinical program; or (2) planning, organizing, and coordinating the work of a multidisciplinary treatment staff. The neuropsychologist will perform assessment and diagnostic decision-making on a full range of cases without limitation as to difficulty. Incumbents are professionally responsible for the soundness and validity of recommendations and services. The neuropsychologist may participate in the training of lower-level professionals and paraprofessionals.
Services in the research setting include administration and/or supervision of administration of neuropsychological measures, interdisciplinary team consultation regarding neuropsychological test data, family conferencing, and teacher conferencing. Scientific writing is supported but not required.
Competitive salary includes an excellent benefit and compensation package. Please send a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and a de-identified clinical report sample.
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Organization
Campus
Req Number
74454BR
Employee Class
Limited Appt
Appointment End Date
01-Feb-2024
Percentage
100%
Shift Length
8 Hours
Shift
Days
Additional Shift Details
M-F, 9-5
Bargaining Unit
University Professional and Technical Employees - Health Care Professionals Unit (UPTE-HX)
Job Category
Research and Scientific
Required Qualifications
- A doctoral degree in clinical psychology, two years of supervised post-doctoral experience in neuropsychology, and at least one year of licensed clinical work; or an equivalent combination of education and experience; and knowledge and abilities essential to the successful performance of duties assigned to the position.
- Eligible for board certification in neuropsychology.
- Demonstrated ability in teaching and clinical supervision
- Demonstrated interest, commitment, and cultural competence in working with culturally diverse patient populations
- Interest in and willingness to support clinical research activities
- Applicant's materials must list (pending) qualifications upon application submission
- Excellent record of attendance and reliability
- Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills
- Proven ability to work successfully in a fast-paced, high-expectation environment
- All requirements are to be met by the time of the appointment
- Experience with children with learning disorders
- Lifespan neuropsychology experience
- Experience with Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) and 504 plans
- Research experience
- Publication record
- Board certification in neuropsychology
- Bilingual (any of the following: English/Spanish; English/Mandarin/Cantonese; English/Tagalog; English/Hindi)
- A current and valid psychology license (California preferred but eligible for California licensure may be acceptable).
Full Time
Department Name
Neuro-Memory and Aging
Equal Employment Opportunity
The University of California San Francisco is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.
Department Description
The Memory and Aging Center (MAC) is a clinical research unit within the UCSF Department of Neurology that investigates the clinical (neurological, cognitive, behavioral, neuroanatomic) characteristics of various neurodegenerative diseases. The Primary Investigator's (PI) research within the MAC focuses on the decision-making processes in patients with frontotemporal dementia (FTD), Alzheimer's Disease (AD), primary progressive aphasia (PPA), and other neurodegenerative disorders.
About UCSF
The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) is a leading university dedicated to promoting health worldwide through advanced biomedical research, graduate-level education in the life sciences and health professions, and excellence in patient care. It is the only campus in the 10-campus UC system dedicated exclusively to the health sciences. We bring together the world's leading experts in nearly every area of health. We are home to five Nobel laureates who have advanced the understanding of cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, aging and stem cells.
Pride Values
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Location: San Francisco, CA