Vanderbilt Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship in Autism and Developmental Disabilities
Location: Vanderbilt Kennedy Center’s Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders (TRIAD) and Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), Nashville, Tennessee
Description: The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) for Research on Human Development and the Division of Developmental Medicine in VUMC’s Department of Pediatrics offers a clinical psychology postdoctoral fellowship in the area of autism and related developmental disabilities. The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center provides an exceptional research and training environment, reflecting synergy across our NICHD-supported Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center (IDDRC), MCHB-supported Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) grant, University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD), and programs within TRIAD.
The fellowship is housed within TRIAD, the hub for campus-wide interdisciplinary work in autism research, service, outreach, and training. Fellowship activities include diagnostic evaluations of children with suspected autism through research projects and our hospital-based developmental clinic, with the goal of obtaining ADOS-2 research reliability. Fellows will also be involved in telemedicine-based assessment and diagnosis. In collaboration with our TRIAD Professional Development, Training, and Outreach Team, fellows will participate in school-based consultation and support, as well as develop and deliver online and live training modules to caregivers, service providers, and school personnel. Fellows will serve as long-term trainees within our Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) program. This includes participation in 300+ hours of activities that include online learning modules, leadership seminars, interprofessional group projects, and other requirements during the academic year.
Position: Information about available positions for 2026-2027 will be posted in summer/fall 2025. Please send inquiries to triadpostdoc@vumc.org.