Post-Doctoral Fellow, Clinical and Research Psychology

Overview

McLean Hospital Behavioral Health Partial Hospital Clinical Research Post-Doctoral Fellowship

The Clinical Research Postdoctoral Fellowship is a one- to two-year position designed to provide a well-balanced integration of advanced clinical training and high-quality research experience. This role is ideal for candidates seeking to build careers that merge clinical practice with research innovation. The fellowship is housed within the Behavioral Health Partial Hospital (BHP), a transdiagnostic, CBT-based program serving approximately 700 patients annually.

The BHP has a robust research infrastructure supported by more than a decade of routine outcome monitoring, and as of November 2025, over 120 projects using BHP data have been published in peer-reviewed journals.

The fellow will have 2.5 days per week dedicated to research activities. This includes contributing to the management of the BHP's routine outcome monitoring program, participation in BHP research meetings, mentoring trainees in research projects, and engaging in independent research projects, including the opportunity to develop grant proposals if desired.

The fellow will also have 2.5 days per week dedicated to clinical activities with our acute, transdiagnostic psychiatric population. This includes treating BHP patients on a multidisciplinary team, providing group therapy, and holding long-term outpatient cases. The fellow will also have the opportunity to provide supervision to a psychology trainee if desired.

• Hold BHP patients, outpatient cases, and lead BHP group therapy.
• Allocate time for professional development activities (e.g., elective rotations across hospital) (8 hours per week).

The fellow is provided with one hour of individual research mentorship per week and two hours of individual clinical supervision per week. Mentors and supervisors hold academic appointments at Harvard Medical School and are licensed psychologists. The fellow also has the opportunity to provide peer supervision to a psychology trainee if in line with their training goals.

Since 1811, McLean Hospital has been a world leader in the treatment of mental illness, research into the causes of mental illness, and the training of generations of mental health care providers. The hospital offers a full continuum of care including inpatient, acute and longer-term residential, partial hospital, and outpatient services.

The Behavioral Health Partial Hospital Program (BHP), located on McLean's Belmont campus, treats people struggling with mood and anxiety disorders, depression, personality disorders, bipolar spectrum disorders, and thought disorders. The approximate length of participation is three weeks (15 consecutive business days). The program is available in person only and operates Monday through Friday from 8:30am to 3pm. The BHP emphasizes group therapy, structure, and skill building, with intensive daily treatment programming designed to reduce symptoms and meet individual treatment needs.

Each patient undergoes a thorough initial assessment to create a personalized care plan based on specific diagnoses and symptoms, aiming to support stabilization and tailored treatment goals. Clinicians help patients build coping skills using cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). We also integrate the systems model, focusing on patient-family and patient-community relationships, as well as positive psychology to enhance strengths and well-being.

In addition to group therapy, treatment includes medication consultations, individual therapy, case management, and aftercare planning.

• Applicants must have a doctoral degree in psychology (Psy.
  
  D. or Ph.D.).
• Experience with Red Cap preferred.

Applications will be evaluated on a rolling basis.

To apply, please send your curriculum vitae and cover letter, along with 3 letters of recommendation or contact information for 3 references to:

• Emma Moscardini, Ph.D.
  Director of Training & Education
  Director of Research
  Behavioral Health…