Post-Doctoral Research Fellow; Part-Time

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Claremont, CA

Post-Doctoral Research Fellow (Part-Time)

The Claremont Autism Center at Claremont McKenna College is seeking a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow to join our research team on a part-time basis. The successful candidate will operate under the supervision of the PI and Director of the Autism Center. As a core member of the Claremont Autism Center’s research team, the Post-Doctoral Research Fellow will contribute to ongoing projects focused on neurodevelopment, emotion regulation, clinical processes, psychophysiology, and families, and will have the opportunity to develop independent lines of research.

Candidates should have an expressed interest in and some prior experience with neurodivergent individuals, but prior published work in neurodevelopmental differences is not required. This is a one-year, temporary, part‑time (20 hours per week) position with the possibility of renewal. Candidates in advanced interview stages will be asked to submit up to three publications and three professional references to be contacted only with the approval of candidates.

This part‑time position is being offered in conjunction with a parallel part‑time clinical staff psychologist position. Applicants well-qualified for both roles are encouraged to apply to the dual positions.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Facilitate community engagement and study recruitment.
• Support the development and management of the Center’s research registry.
• Prepare Institutional Review Board (IRB) materials and coordinate IRB submissions and relevant communications.
• Collaborate with the PI to design research studies, including independent projects.
• Supervise data collection activities.
• Support and oversee data entry and management.
• Assist in supervising undergraduate and graduate student research projects.
• Prepare research findings for presentation and publication.

EDUCATION: A Ph.D. in Clinical or Developmental Psychology or a closely related field is required.

EXPERIENCE: A minimum of two years of research experience with at least one co‑authored publication.

• Experience collecting data from neurodiverse and clinical populations.
• An interest in or prior experience with data collection involving the study of autonomic psychophysiology.
• Established research reliability in the administration and scoring of the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule‑2 (ADOS‑2).
• Experience performing advanced statistical modeling and analysis with longitudinal and multivariate datasets, including multi-level modeling (MLM), structural equation modeling (SEM), latent profile analysis, causal mediation, and related techniques.
• Proficiency in statistical software and programming languages (e.g., SPSS, MPlus, R).

A valid driver’s license or equivalent alternate form of transportation to off‑site meetings and events is required.

• The candidate must possess the knowledge, skills, and ability to be able to successfully perform the essential functions of the position, or to be able to explain or demonstrate how the essential functions will be performed, with or without reasonable accommodation, using some other combination of knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Demonstrate…