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Assistant Professor of Child Psychology

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Description

Yale Child Study Center Clinical Services has an opening for full-time child psychologist dedicated to providing evaluation and treatment services to young children and their families. The successful candidate will be appointed as an Assistant Professor of Child Psychology on the Academic Clinician ladder track. A primary focus of this position is to provide developmental assessment and evidence-based treatment for children under ten and their families. Additional job responsibilities include: Conducting developmental and psychological assessments of children and adolescents, providing evidence-based treatment to children and their caregivers, with a special emphasis on services for children aged 10 and younger and their families, providing Child Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) to young children who have experienced traumatic events, collaborating with members of clinical teams to inform comprehensive care plans and participation in the psychology training faculty, including training and supervision of practicum students, psychology interns through the Yale Child Study Center’s APA-accredited internship, and/or post-doctoral fellows on the pediatric psychology track.

Qualifications

Successful candidates must possess an APA accredited doctoral degree in psychology, postdoctoral experience in clinical or health service psychology. Licensed or license-eligible child psychologists in the state of Connecticut with the following skills or experience are encouraged to apply:

  • Treatment experience with young children (ages 0-10), including provision of Child Parent Psychotherapy
  • Assessment experience providing developmental and psychological evaluations to children
  • Bilingual clinicians able to provide treatment and assessment in Spanish
  • Candidates from diverse backgrounds

Application Instructions

This position is available to internal candidates only. Applicants should submit a CV, three letters of reference, a cover letter outlining their relevant experience, and a de-identified developmental or psychological assessment report for a child under 10. Please send materials to apply.interfolio.com/192254. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

Application Process

This institution is using Interfolio's Faculty Search to conduct this search. Applicants to this position receive a free Dossier account and can send all application materials, including confidential letters of recommendation, free of charge.

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Job details

Title
Assistant Professor of Child Psychology
Employer
Yale University
Location
New Haven, CT
Published
Aug 26, 2026
Closes:
Oct 25, 2026
Job type
Full time, Academic / Faculty, Psychology
Field
Developmental Psychology

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Frequently Asked Questions

🎓What qualifications are required for the Assistant Professor of Child Psychology position?

Applicants must hold an APA-accredited doctoral degree in psychology and have completed postdoctoral experience in clinical or health service psychology. Candidates should be licensed or license-eligible in Connecticut. Clinical experience with children ages 0–10, including Child Parent Psychotherapy (CPP), and developmental and psychological assessment is essential. Bilingual Spanish clinicians and candidates from diverse backgrounds are encouraged. Learn more about assistant professor roles in higher education.

🔒Is this Child Psychology faculty role open to external candidates?

Because this is an internal candidates only search, external applicants are not eligible for this Yale Child Study Center role. You can still browse other faculty jobs in higher education or explore psychology jobs in higher education.

📝What application materials do I need to submit?

Submit a CV, three letters of reference, a cover letter outlining relevant experience, and a de-identified developmental or psychological assessment report for a child under 10. Applications are accepted online at apply.interfolio.com/192254. Use the free cover letter template and resume template to prepare materials.

🧸What are the main clinical responsibilities for this child psychology role?

Primary duties include providing developmental assessment and evidence-based treatment for children under 10 and their families, delivering Child Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) to young children who have experienced trauma, conducting psychological evaluations of children and adolescents, and collaborating with clinical teams. This is a clinical faculty role within the Yale Child Study Center Clinical Services. Explore psychology insights from top researchers.

👩‍🏫Are there training or supervision responsibilities with this faculty appointment?

Yes, the successful candidate will join the psychology training faculty and help train and supervise practicum students, psychology interns in the Yale Child Study Center’s APA-accredited internship, and post-doctoral fellows on the pediatric psychology track. See postdoctoral success advice for more context.

⏳What is the application deadline for this Yale Child Study Center position?

Review begins immediately and continues until the position is filled, so treat this as a rolling application. There is no fixed deadline. Submit all materials through Interfolio to receive a free Dossier account.
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