University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Assistant Professor, Clinician Educator, Autism and Maternal/Infant Mental Health - CHOP
This role involves providing clinical assessment, intervention, and consultation services focused on autism spectrum disorder and neurodevelopmental conditions in outpatient child and adolescent psychiatry settings. It includes supervising behavioral health trainees, delivering lectures, and contributing to research in pediatric health, autism spectrum disorder, maternal/infant mental health, and health equity using qualitative methods.
Key Responsibilities
- • Supervising behavioral health trainees (including psychology externs, interns, and fellows) in clinical practice and research
- • Giving lectures to trainees in psychology, psychiatry, and pediatrics
- • Providing assessment, intervention, and consultation services to patients in outpatient settings within the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
- • Focusing clinical work on patients presenting with concerns related to autism spectrum disorder and/or other neurodevelopmental conditions
- • Contributing to the growth of impactful and transformative research in pediatric health and equity, including autism spectrum disorder, maternal/infant mental health, and community engaged science
- • Performing data analysis using qualitative methods
- • Manuscript preparation and dissemination of research findings
- • Providing comprehensive early autism diagnostic evaluations
- • Active involvement in infant maternal mental health research initiatives
- • Leading health equity science and community engaged research initiatives
Required
- • Ph.D. or equivalent degree
- • Eligibility for medical licensure in Pennsylvania
- • Expertise in autism spectrum disorder in early childhood and maternal/infant mental health
- • Training and experience working in clinical and research settings with autistic/neurodivergent children and their families
- • Experience in maternal/infant mental health and health equity science using qualitative methods
University of Pennsylvania: Perelman School of Medicine: Perelman School of Medicine - Psychiatry
Location
Philadelphia, PA
Open Date
Mar 23, 2026
Deadline
Mar 23, 2028 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time
Description
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the Department of Psychiatry at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania seek candidates for an Assistant Professor position in the non-tenure clinician educator track. Expertise is required in the specific area of autism spectrum disorder in early childhood and maternal/infant mental health. Applicants must have a Ph.D. or equivalent degree. Candidates must be eligible for medical licensure in Pennsylvania.
Teaching responsibilities may include supervising behavioral health trainees (including psychology externs, interns, and fellows) in clinical practice and research; giving lectures to trainees in psychology, psychiatry, and pediatrics.
Clinical responsibilities may include providing assessment, intervention, and consultation services to patients in outpatient settings within the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, with a focus on patients presenting with concerns related to autism spectrum disorder and/or other neurodevelopmental conditions.
Research or scholarship responsibilities may include contributing to the growth of impactful and transformative research in pediatric health and equity, including a focus on autism spectrum disorder, maternal/infant mental health, and community engaged science; data analysis using qualitative methods; manuscript preparation and dissemination of research findings.
We are seeking applicants with training and experience working in clinical and research settings with autistic/neurodivergent children and their families, with experience in maternal/infant mental health and health equity science using qualitative methods. The role involves providing comprehensive early autism diagnostic evaluations and active involvement in infant maternal mental health research initiatives. The ideal candidate will have experience in leading health equity science and community engaged research initiatives.
Location
Philadelphia, PA
Open Date
Mar 23, 2026
Deadline
Mar 23, 2028 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time
Description
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the Department of Psychiatry at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania seek candidates for an Assistant Professor position in the non-tenure clinician educator track. Expertise is required in the specific area of autism spectrum disorder in early childhood and maternal/infant mental health. Applicants must have a Ph.D. or equivalent degree. Candidates must be eligible for medical licensure in Pennsylvania.
Teaching responsibilities may include supervising behavioral health trainees (including psychology externs, interns, and fellows) in clinical practice and research; giving lectures to trainees in psychology, psychiatry, and pediatrics.
Clinical responsibilities may include providing assessment, intervention, and consultation services to patients in outpatient settings within the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, with a focus on patients presenting with concerns related to autism spectrum disorder and/or other neurodevelopmental conditions.
Research or scholarship responsibilities may include contributing to the growth of impactful and transformative research in pediatric health and equity, including a focus on autism spectrum disorder, maternal/infant mental health, and community engaged science; data analysis using qualitative methods; manuscript preparation and dissemination of research findings.
We are seeking applicants with training and experience working in clinical and research settings with autistic/neurodivergent children and their families, with experience in maternal/infant mental health and health equity science using qualitative methods. The role involves providing comprehensive early autism diagnostic evaluations and active involvement in infant maternal mental health research initiatives. The ideal candidate will have experience in leading health equity science and community engaged research initiatives.
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