Career Opportunities

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Division of Behavioral Medicine announces a postdoctoral training position in behavioral weight loss and behavioral sleep medicine. We are accepting applications for a one-year clinical research fellowship with the possibility of an additional year. The start date for the position is Summer to Fall 2025.

This position will involve working on an NIH funded clinical trial of behavioral weight loss in breast cancer survivors with insomnia. The candidate will gain experience delivering remotely-delivered behavioral weight loss and running large scale clinical research projects. Fellows will also have the opportunity to gain clinical experience in the Johns Hopkins Obesity Behavioral Medicine Clinic with experience in both surgical and nonsurgical weight loss.

The primary goal of the fellowship is to provide supervised hours for state licensure in psychology and prepare fellows for a career in academic behavioral medicine/health psychology. Each fellow will be collaboratively mentored by Behavioral Obesity and Sleep Medicine faculty. Development of manuscripts from archival data and submitting pilot and/or career development grant applications is expected. Additional training in Behavioral Sleep Medicine is provided, including possibility for a second-year sleep medicine rotation.

Preference will be given to candidates with strong clinical research interests and potential. To be considered, applicants must have completed a Ph.D. or PsyD in Clinical Psychology from an APA accredited program by the time the fellowship starts.  The position includes medical benefits.  To apply, please email a brief (one page) cover letter describing:

1) Your obesity, behavioral medicine, sleep and / or relevant clinical experience
2) Your career goals
3) When your doctoral degree was or is expected to be conferred

Please include: a copy of your CV as soon as possible and then arrange to have graduate school transcript(s), and two letters of recommendation from clinical supervisors who comment on your clinical strengths and weaknesses.

Applicants may also send a copy of a manuscript in submission, in press, or published (optional).  Successful applicants must demonstrate strong clinical skills in health psychology / behavioral medicine or training in cognitive-behavior therapy. Specific pre-doctoral experience in obesity and related health conditions is a plus. We especially encourage applications from members of ethnic and racial minority groups. Johns Hopkins is a non-discriminatory/affirmative action employer.  Send all application materials to:

Janelle W. Coughlin, PhD
jwilder3@jhmi.edu
Director, Obesity Behavioral Medicine
5510 Nathan Shock Drive, STE 100
Baltimore, MD 21224