Yale Child Study Center Job Opportunities

Serving as the Department of Child Psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine (YSM), Yale Child Study Center (YCSC) offers a variety of career and professional training opportunities on an on-going basis. This includes faculty and staff positions in addition to year-round work-training opportunities for postgraduate and postdoctoral associates in YCSC labs and programs.

At YCSC, we are committed to recruiting, supporting, and encouraging dedicated clinicians, researchers, and leaders in the field. This extends to trainees and future generations in the service of clinical, research, training, policy, and prevention. Learn more about the varied work and missions of the department.

While there are no faculty positions currently open for applications, the following trainee positions are available as of April 1, 2026. Use the links below to access position descriptions and application instructions. To view or apply for postgraduate and postdoctoral trainee opportunities, visit Yale’s Office for Postdoctoral Affairs website.

• Postdoctoral Associate, Anxiety and Mood Disorders Program

• Postgraduate Associate (PGA) in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, Ibrahim Lab

Yale offers a comprehensive benefits package to support the well-being and professional growth of its scholar community. Visit the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs website for information about available benefits for postdoctoral associates and fellows, as well as postgraduate appointee benefit eligibility.

Several excellent benefits and rewards packages are offered for YSM faculty and staff, outlined on the "It's Your Yale" website linked below. Options include the Yale Home Buyers program; a scholarship program for dependents at any college; and automatic retirement plan contributions plus up to a 5% match to individual contributions to a Yale retirement account.

YCSC values Spanish language skills as an important way to meet the needs of the communities served, and as such, Spanish-speaking clinicians who become certified as bilingual health providers and provide patient care in Spanish as a YCSC faculty member are eligible for a salary supplement.

Yale is also a Public Service Loan Forgiveness site, and all YCSC faculty are eligible to participate. Pediatric Psychologists working in YCSC Outpatient Services are also eligible for the National Health Service Specialty Loan Repayment Program.