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About the Lab:

Immediate Opening for the 2024-2025 Academic Year

The Center for Autism Research (CAR) was established by CHOP and the University of Pennsylvania to coordinate, sponsor, and support state-of-the-art research into understanding the causes and course of autism. Studies focus on screening, diagnosis, development, mental health, neuropsychology, genetics, and neuroimaging of autistic individuals. CAR has a large training program spanning both research and clinical mentorship. Researchers and clinicians are co-located in our Center, and there are multiple opportunities for cross-discipline discussion around clinical issues and clinically relevant research. This provides a rich environment for fellows interested in pursuing a career in clinical work, research, or a combination. Fellows also have opportunities to participate in didactics and other programming associated with CHOP's broader post-doctoral fellowship program.

This clinical postdoctoral fellowship offers specialty experiences in ASD, diagnostic evaluations and opportunities to master assessment of individuals, age newborn through adulthood. Assessments occur in our research clinic with opportunities for outpatient clinical engagement. Opportunities to participate in parent trainings and community presentations could also be available. Providing supervision to junior trainees including interns and externs is a central component of training. Moreover, the fellow provides behavioral support to individuals and families through MRI scans; an experimental paradigm of major importance for these studies. A key goal is to obtain the clinical and supervisory experience needed for licensure. Participation in research development, implementation, and publication is also available, based on the fellow's career goals, level of experience, and CAR's needs. This fellow will be a core member of a team comprised of: Clinical Research Assistants, a Psychometrician, and Licensed Psychologists and then network wide, opportunities to learn from and collaborate with neuroscientists, computer vision analysts, psychiatrists -as such, there is ample opportunity for collaboration and leadership.

This fellowship provides comprehensive training within the scope of the Infant Brain Imaging Study, a NIH Autism Center of Excellence project spanning a decade of data collection and ground breaking findings with regard to the early development of autism symptoms. CHOP is one of five sites who will evaluate and follow four distinct cohorts: (1) school age cohort of individuals (7-11 years of age) previously assessed by IBIS when infants; (2) adolescent age cohort of individuals with Down syndrome (7-11 years of age); (3) a new cohort of infants who are at high risk for developing ASD (6 months through 2 or 3 years of age); and (4) a cohort of infants with Down syndrome (6 months through 2 or 3 years of age). As part of their training, fellows will develop a specialization in infant and toddler developmental assessment, with an emphasis on early identification of children with autism spectrum disorders as well as expertise with a broad range of measures necessary for successful and comprehensive evaluation of autism and psychiatric symptoms in school age/early adolescence. For instance, fellows will become experts in the administration and interpretation of core autism diagnostic measures (ADI-R and ADOS) as well as measures frequently used in psychiatric evaluations (K-SADS). Successful candidates will lead clinical evaluations, provide verbal feedback to parents, write developmental and comprehensive diagnostic reports, and participate in supervision activities, all geared toward licensure in clinical psychology. In addition, the study utilizes methodologies such as eye tracking, EEG, and MRI, in which fellows will be required to assist and gain expertise

Along with opportunities for authorship, fellows will participate actively in network-wide activities, such as regular conferences and research calls, network annual meetings, and conference presentations.

Qualifications:

o Significant experience with developmental, diagnostic, and/or cognitive testing of individuals with a wide range of behavioral presentations

o Experience working with infants/toddlers and/or autistic people ofall ages and people with related conditions

o Experience scoring clinical assessments, conceptualizing cases, and writing comprehensive reports

o Exposure to providing verbal feedback of testing results to families

o Exposure to autism diagnostic procedures is preferred

o Knowledge of the ADOS and/or ADI is a plus

Either one-year or two-year fellowship opportunities will be considered. We provide fellows with a yearly stipend of $66,300. The positions are full-time and include participation in CHOP's benefits program. All applicants must have: (1) attended an APA-accredited doctoral program; (2) completed an APA-accredited internship; and (3) completed all requirements for their doctoral degree prior to beginning the fellowship. A CV and cover letter are required to apply.

For more information about this fellowship opportunity, please contact Dr. Juhi Pandey at pandeyj@chop.edu.

A Brief Overview
Will, under the direction/guidance of a mentor (principal investigator), assume responsibility for a specific, on-going research project. The postdoc experience will serve to extend, refine and enhance skills necessary for professional and career development, and will enable the individual to broaden his/her scientific background by acquiring new research capabilities. It is expected that this individual will conduct independent scholarly research, and will contribute directly to the overall research goals of the project and the research group. Postdocs will be expected to participate in project planning, recording and interpretation/evaluation of data, and communication of results. Postdocs will also be expected to acquire technical, lab management, and manuscript/grant writing skills; and participate in seminars, lectures, poster sessions and presentations at national meetings. Postdoctoral fellows also may be required to supervise junior lab members, develop new methods and protocols for research, and assist with the development of other research projects in the lab.

What you will do

• Conduct independent scholarly research and develop new methods and protocols
• Participate in project planning, recording and evaluation of data
• Acquire technical, lab management and grant writing skills
• Participate in seminars, lectures, poster sessions and presentation at national meetings
• Supervise junior lab members
• Assist with other research projects

Education Qualifications

• Doctorate Required

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