PEDIATRIC PSYCHOLOGISTS Stead Family Department of , University of Iowa

The Stead Family Department of Pediatrics is seeking to hire pediatric psychologists at the rank of Associate (non-track), Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor (tenure or non- tenure track). The individuals selected will join the Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics to provide patient care, teaching, and research in the areas of health and neuropsychology.

The Pediatric Psychology program in the Department of Pediatrics has an established history of scholarship and clinical service. Current services within Pediatric Psychology include applied behavior analysis and treatment, neuropsychological assessment, and brief therapy for health- related adjustment for a wide range of chronic health conditions. The current position focuses on expanding outpatient services and development of inpatient consultation within the Pediatric Specialty Clinics/Units (e.g., chronic pain, pain and , gastroenterology, endocrinology, allergy/pulmonary) to improve patient care and outcomes by: providing direct counseling or therapy services, neuropsychological assessment for cognitive disorders that impair functioning, and to work with and assist families to access local resources.

Requirements: • Must hold a PhD degree in Psychology • Licensure or eligible for licensure in the State of Iowa • Successful completion of an APA accredited internship or postdoctoral residency • Health Service Provider or eligible for Health Service Provider in the State of Iowa

Desirable qualifications: • Experience in providing pediatric psychological services, including consultation, counseling, and psychological testing, for children/adolescents with chronic and acute medical conditions, psychosomatic symptoms, and pain. • Experience with psychological and neuropsychological evaluation for learning and attention disorders in a pediatric population • Experience providing inpatient consultation in a hospital setting • Experience in patient-oriented research of children/adolescents with health conditions

The University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine is one of the top biomedical research institutions in the nation and ranked 39th overall and 18th among public medical schools for NIH funding in FY15. The U.S. News and World Report research ranking places the College 12th among public institutions for FY2016, and the Stead Family Department of Pediatrics ranked 22nd overall and 10th in NIH funding among all public pediatric departments nationwide in FY15.

Faculty in the Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics have a strong record of NIH- funded research in the areas of autism, neuroimaging, telehealth, applied behavior analysis, and parent-child attachment.

The Stead Family Department of Pediatrics comprises the medical and research staff of UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital. The University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital is one of the nation’s top-ranked pediatric care and research institutions. It is the only university- affiliated hospital in Iowa devoted solely to the care of infants, children, adolescents and young adults, and is Iowa’s only accredited Level 1 Regional Resource Pediatric Trauma Center. In 2016-17 the University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital ranked in eight pediatric specialties in the Best Children’s Hospitals U.S. News and World Report, including cancer, cardiology and heart surgery, diabetes and endocrinology, , nephrology, orthopedics, pulmonology, and urology, and is the only hospital in Iowa to be nationally ranked by U.S. News and World Report for children’s care. A new 189-bed children’s hospital is scheduled to open in December 2016.

For more information contact: Lane Strathearn, MBBS, PhD Professor of Pediatrics Director, Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics Physician Director, Center for Disabilities and Development William E. Bell/Gail A. McGuiness Chair for Pediatric Neurodevelopment [email protected]

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To apply for this position please visit The University of Iowa website at https://jobs.uiowa.edu/content/faculty/, requisition number 70086.

The University of Iowa is an equal opportunity I affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment free from discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, religion, associational preference, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or status as a protected veteran.