The MIT Health Student Mental Health & Counseling Services postdoctoral fellowship in clinical psychology is a one-year, full-time position.
Start and end dates: September 1, 2027 – August 31, 2028 (approx.).
Overview of training site
Student Mental Health & Counseling (SMH&C) serves the mental health needs of MIT undergraduate and graduate students. Our treatment services include diagnostic evaluation, individual and group therapy, psychopharmacology, urgent care/risk assessment, and consultation and referral to providers in the greater community. We also provide community outreach, education, and prevention programming around the MIT campus throughout the year. SMH&C is embedded in MIT Health and functions within an ambulatory medical setting. We serve a diverse population of students from all over the world with a wide range of presenting concerns (e.g., depression, anxiety, adjustment difficulties, psychosis and severe mental illness), and we are staffed by a multidisciplinary team of psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, professional counselors, and psychiatric nurses.
Overview of fellowship
The fellowship training aims to facilitate continued growth and professional competence in the areas of individual and group psychotherapy, intake evaluation and treatment planning, risk assessment and crisis intervention, interdisciplinary collaboration and consultation, campus outreach and education, and professional ethics in a college mental health setting working predominantly with a high-achieving emerging adult population. All training activities underscore a commitment to diversity, social justice, and the importance of building multicultural competence, including awareness of, and ongoing reflection regarding, one’s own social/cultural identities and how they may influence one’s clinical work.
Below is a list of program components and expectations for fellows:
- Provide approximately 20-25 direct service clinical hours per week, including at least one intake per week
- Co-lead a group(s) and/or community workshop(s) over the course of the year
- Participate in conducting triage, brief support, and crisis intervention
- Participate in weekly treatment team meetings: Fellows join one of four SMH&C generalist multidisciplinary clinical teams, and have the option of joining multidisciplinary interdepartmental MIT Health teams such as Eating Concerns, Trauma, or Gender & Sexuality
- Attend trainee and staff seminars
- Attend weekly all-staff meetings and seminars on Wednesdays as well as bimonthly MIT Health Town Halls and monthly Grand Rounds
- Three hours of individual clinical supervision per week (at least two by a licensed psychologist) and one hour per week (or every other week, as the year progresses) with the Training Director for precepting/administrative supervision
- Present two clinical case presentations to SMH&C staff over the course of the year
- Completion of a SMH&C program evaluation project over the course of the year with presentation of that project to staff
Stipend and benefits
Fellows will earn a stipend of $71K, along with a full benefits package including medical and dental insurance, paid vacation time, and support for conference registration/travel expenses. By the end of the training year, fellows can expect to accrue approximately 2,000 supervised hours for licensure.
Fellowship requirements
- Completion of a PhD or PsyD in clinical or counseling psychology at an APA-accredited doctoral program
- Completion of an APA-accredited internship in clinical or counseling psychology
- Preferred:
- Previous experience in college or community mental health settings
- Previous experience in acute psychiatric settings (e.g., inpatient, partial hospital)
Application instructions
Apply via the MIT HR website: https://health.mit.edu/jobs/post-doctoral-fellowship-clinical-psychology
Required materials include a CV and cover letter, two letters of recommendation, and a statement from your graduate program confirming that you will complete all doctoral program requirements by the start date.
Direct any questions to Renee Rosado, PsyD, Clinical Training Program Director, at rrosado@med.mit.edu
MIT is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, ancestry, or national or ethnic origin.