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The Department of Clinical and Health Psychology (CHP) at the University of Florida is seeking applicants for one 1-year Postdoctoral Associate position in Clinical Health Psychology. This position will focus mainly on transplant psychology, but will have additional intervention experiences in bariatrics, oncology, chronic pain, and sleep. Appropriate candidates will have obtained a doctoral degree (Ph.D. or Psy.D.) from an American Psychological Association (APA)- or Canadian Psychological Association (CPA)- approved graduate program in Clinical or Counseling Psychology, as well as completed an APA- or CPA-approved internship in a specialty area related to health and illness. The position is expected to begin during the Fall 2026 semester.
Training Opportunities: Our primary goal is to provide a comprehensive training opportunity for Postdoctoral Associates to acquire specialty training in the application of scientific knowledge on the inter-relationships among behavioral, emotional, cognitive, social and biological components in health and disease in order to promote and maintain health, as well as participate in the prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of illness and disability. The Postdoctoral Associate in Clinical Health Psychology will: (1) develop knowledge regarding (a) the interface between behavior and health and (b) how to deliver high quality clinical services based on that knowledge to individuals, families, and health care systems; (2) develop competence in adult assessment, intervention, feedback, and inpatient/outpatient collaborative team consultations; (3) gain expertise with a variety of questions addressing adjustment to chronic and/or life-limiting illness with a focus on pre-surgical evaluations (solid organ transplantation); and (4) acquire mentored clinical supervision experiences with graduate student and doctoral internship trainees. The Associate is encouraged to adapt their experiences to meet their own professional goals as they pertain to pre-surgical solid organ transplant evaluation (heart, lung, and liver) and intervention experiences across health specialties (bariatric, oncology, chronic pain, and sleep).
Training Setting: Training is housed within the UF Health Science Center, which is one of the largest and most comprehensive academic health centers in the Southeast. The UF Health Science Center encompasses six colleges and a statewide network of affiliated hospitals and clinics. The Clinical Health Psychology Service is housed directly in the UF Health Science Center Complex with easy access to our freestanding outpatient clinic (https://phhp.ufl.edu/about/outreach-clinics/). It is integrated as an essential component of UF Health services and disciplines including Solid Organ Transplantation, Bariatric Surgery, Pain Management, and Sleep Disorders (https://ufhealth.org). Clinical Health Psychology faculty include: Allison Holgerson, PhD, ABPP (bariatric surgery), Jessica Payne-Murphy, PhD, ABPP (sleep disorders), Deidre Pereira, PhD, ABPP, FSBM (oncology), Abigail Shonrock, PhD (solid organ transplant), and Lori Waxenberg, PhD, ABPP (pain management).
Didactic Experience: The Postdoctoral Associate will participate in bi-weekly training seminars with faculty, doctoral interns, and doctoral students in the Clinical and Health Psychology area.
The Associate will also be encouraged to attend a variety of Departmental and Health Science Center seminars. For instance, there are weekly seminars and colloquia within the Department’s training curriculum that expose trainees to a variety of clinical and professional issues.
The website for our Postdoctoral Associate Program is https://chp.phhp.ufl.edu/academics/post-doctoral/.
For additional information about the position, please direct questions to Deidre B. Pereira, PhD, ABPP, FSBM at dpereira@ufl.edu.
Gainesville Community: Gainesville, FL, is a beautiful Central Florida town (http://www.cityofgainesville.org/) with an excellent cost of living, affordable housing, schools, and numerous outdoor activities.
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$62,232 annually; commensurate with experience level and in accordance with current NIH postdoctoral salary guidelines.
Benefits: Postdoctoral associates are eligible for comprehensive health and leave benefits and have access to libraries and other research resources available for faculty and postdoctoral associates. Additionally, postdoctoral trainees receive funds to support professional development (e.g., travel to workshops or national conferences, purchase of educational materials). Professional development funds ($500 per training year) are available.
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Special Instructions to Applicants:
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In order to be considered, the following are required:
- Cover letter/statement regarding professional goals. This should be uploaded directly into the job application portal.
- Curriculum Vitae. This should be uploaded directly into the job application portal.
- One de-identified sample of your clinical writing (i.e., a clinical report). This should be uploaded directly into the job application portal.
- Official graduate school transcripts. Graduate school transcripts should be sent to HR Generalist, Bethany McClellon, at highsmith.b@ufl.edu. These must be received by the application deadline. Official transcripts must be sent directly from the university or the transcript service the institution employs. A transcript will not be considered “official” if a designation of “Issued to Student” is visible. Degrees earned from an education institution outside of the United States are required to be evaluated by a professional credentialing service provider approved by National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES), which can be found at https://naces.org/.
- Three letters of recommendation, at least one of which is from the applicant’s internship site. Recommenders should submit these directly to HR Generalist, Bethany McClellon, at highsmith.b@ufl.edu by the application deadline. The following text should be used in the subject line: “Recommendation for CHP Postdoc Applicant.” Recommendation letters submitted by the applicant will not be accepted.
Applications must be submitted by 11:55 p.m. (ET) of the posting end date.
Interviews will be conducted remotely via video-conferencing platforms (e.g., FaceTime, Skype, Zoom, Microsoft Teams).
If an accommodation is needed to apply for this position, please call 352-392-2477 or the Florida Relay System at 800-95-8771 (TDD). Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in the U.S. Searches are conducted in accordance with Florida's Sunshine Law.
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