Texas Children's Hospital Psychology/Baylor College of Medicine Psychology Division is recruiting a Pain Psychologist for a faculty position at the Assistant Professor rank, with a clinician-educator focus. The primary clinical role for this psychologists assessment and provision of clinical services for patients with chronic pain in the outpatient setting. This position is part of an interdisciplinary team of pain specialists located at our Houston Medical Center location.

Experience in interdisciplinary team settings and pain focused intervention is strongly preferred.  Pain fellowship experience is preferred but not required. 

In addition to patient care, all faculty members are expected to contribute to the College's teaching and academic missions.  The position will include the opportunity for clinical training in our internship and fellowship programs. Both independent and collaborative research/scholarship opportunities are available through partnership with other Division members, as well as colleagues across the system.

About the Division of Psychology:

The Division of Psychology within the Department of Pediatrics includes more than 50 pediatric, clinical, and neuropsychologists practicing across subspecialty areas at Texas Children's Hospital, providing care in both the inpatient and outpatient environments. BCM, our academic home, is also home to outstanding psychology training programs at the graduate, internship, and postdoctoral levels. 

The Psychology community at Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital is dedicated to promoting an environment of respect, inclusion, equity, and belongingness. We are committed to the recruitment, retention, development, and promotion of Psychology team members of all backgrounds and experiences. Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.  Bicultural/bilingual individuals and those underrepresented in psychology are encouraged to apply. 

About Texas Children's:

Texas Children's Hospital (TCH) is the largest children's hospital in the United States and the primary teaching/training center for the Baylor College of Medicine's (BCM) Department of Pediatrics. TCH is consistently designated by U.S. News and World Report for Honor Roll status in pediatrics, currently ranking 3rd overall, and it is situated in Houston, one of the most diverse and dynamic cities in the country.

• A doctorate in clinical, counseling, or school psychology with a specialization in pediatric or child clinical psychology.
• Completed both an APA-accredited psychology internship and postdoctoral training in pediatric, health, or child clinical psychology.
• The candidate must also be licensed/license-eligible in Texas.

Baylor College of Medicine requires employees to be fully vaccinated -subject to approved exemptions-against vaccine-preventable diseases including, but not limited to, COVID-19 and influenza.

Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.

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