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Postdoctoral Clinical-Research Fellowship in Eating Disorders
The Johns Hopkins Eating Disorders Program in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine is accepting applications for a two-year Clinical Research Postdoctoral Fellowship in Eating Disorders with a flexible starting date in the Summer/Fall of 2026. The Department of Psychiatry at the Johns Hopkins Hospital was rated as a Top 5 Psychiatry Department in 2024 by US News and World Report. Approximately 80% of previous fellows acquired initial positions as faculty or staff at Johns Hopkins or other academic medical centers. This fellowship position provides opportunities to obtain both research and clinical experience in eating disorders, with dedicated research vs. clinical time for fellows estimated to be 50%/50%.
Ongoing clinical research projects include factors affecting the outcome of hospital-based behavioral treatment, the role of anxiety in the onset and maintenance of disordered eating, and studies of eating behavior that examine decision-making, food choice, and the use of meal-based interventions. Additionally, fellows may engage in studies examining the onset or recurrence of disordered eating post-bariatric surgery or relapse prevention interventions following inpatient treatment of anorexia nervosa. The position includes the opportunity to collaborate with colleagues studying animal models of eating disorders and the neuroscience of feeding behavior as well as functional neuroimaging studies in anorexia nervosa and provides mentorship in the areas of data management, manuscript preparation, and grant writing.
Our clinical treatment program includes a hospital-based, integrated Inpatient-Partial Hospitalization behavioral specialty program for patients diagnosed with Eating and Feeding Disorders. Treatment is provided by a multidisciplinary team dedicated to providing evidence-based quality care, with a focus on weight restoration and normalization of eating behavior. Our Eating Disorder Outpatient Consultation clinic provides initial psychiatric evaluations, first line outpatient cognitive-behavioral and family-based treatment as well as continuing care focused on relapse prevention for patients discharged from our intensive treatment program. Fellows will have the opportunity to work across levels of care and will provide individual and family-based therapy for eating disorders in the outpatient clinic and may co-lead group therapy on our inpatient-partial hospitalization service. Fellows will additionally receive training in pre-surgical psychiatric evaluations for patients considering bariatric surgery, as well as providing pre- and post-surgical treatment for this population. One-on-one weekly supervision appropriate for obtaining licensure will be provided.
Didactic opportunities include attendance at the Johns Hopkins Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science's weekly Grand Rounds and Departmental Research Conference as well as weekly divisional research and clinical seminars. Financial and mentorship support is provided for attendance and presentation at one annual eating disorder conference in the U.S. (ICED, EDRS). This program is designed to prepare our fellows for an academic career in eating disorder research and includes a strong clinical component.
Required qualifications:
· Doctoral degree in Clinical or Counseling Psychology
· APA accredited doctoral program
· APA accredited pre-doctoral internship preferred
· Ability to meet training and credentialing requirements necessary to practice clinically under the supervision of a Ph.D. or M.D. in the State of Maryland.
· Preference for experience in treatment of eating disorders
· Preference for candidates with training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Family Based Therapy, and/or Dialectal and Behavioral Therapy
· Past research experience including data management and familiarity with SPSS and R.
Benefits Include:
· Opportunities to participate in a variety of research opportunities. Fellows typically co-author 1-2 papers and/or posters per year during fellowship.
· Competitive salary and benefits.
· Training and supervision with expert psychologists.
· Potential opportunities to stay on as a staff or faculty psychologist after fellowship.
· Weekly didactics and consultation teams.
To learn more about the Johns Hopkins Eating Disorders program, visit our website: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/psychiatry/specialty_areas/eating_disorders/
Applications
To apply, send a cover letter and C.V. to Tracey Farrow: tjames7@jhmi.edu
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Colleen Schreyer PhD
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Baltimore MD
(410) 502-6309
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