Behavior Analyst

Behavior Analyst Position

1-year limited term appointment. Continuation of employment beyond the initial term is contingent upon availability of funding.

The College of Liberal Arts Department of Psychological Sciences is hiring for a Behavior Analyst position for the Alabama Psychiatric Medication Review Team located in Birmingham, Alabama.

This position provides professional services to children and adolescents. This action includes conducting training with caregivers in homes and residential staff members in facilities, consulting with teachers, consulting with Psychiatrists and Nursing personnel, communicating regularly with facility personnel and administrators, and serving in various professional capacities. As a part of the team responsibilities, this position contributes to the development and implementation of behavioral programming and data collection procedures.

Responsibilities

• Delivers behavior-analytic services to children and adolescents who are at varying stages of the assessment and intervention process as deemed appropriate by the principal investigator.
• Provides supervision (in accordance with the Behavior Analysis Certification Board's published guidelines) for one to three graduate students enrolled in the Auburn University Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) program per academic semester. This supervision includes but is not limited to, at least 60 minutes of direct observation of clinical service delivery per week and 30 minutes of office meetings per week. As a part of this process, the person in the position will also meet at least once per month with the Director of the Auburn ABA program.
• Meets weekly with the principal investigator to discuss caseload and supervision of graduate students in the Master's program. Also meets weekly with other ABSOPP behavior analysts (e.g., doctoral students in the Cognitive and Behavioral Science Program) to review caseloads and program development.
• Participates in weekly or biweekly meetings with team members and facility personnel.
• Provides recommendations to the team on the outcomes for each referred resident including using single-case designs (line graphs) to depict the effects of behavioral and pharmacological interventions on target behaviors of interest and retaining behavioral data in an orderly manner.
• Contributes to special projects as requested by the primary investigator to include, but are not limited to, developing training videos, writing sections of monthly or annual reports and manuscripts for peer review, and assisting the director in acquiring and organizing data for manuscripts that are submitted for possible publication.
• Participates in two or more professional development activities each year including watching webinars, attending conferences, and attending workshops. The topics of the activities focus on the implementation of behavioral services, training, supervising students, or both.
• Completes administrative duties including daily recording of time allocation and monthly summaries for each active client.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Psychology, Applied Behavior Analysis, Education, or related field.
• 1 year of experience in development and delivery of behavior-analytic interventions.

License and Certifications

• Certification as a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA or BCBA-D) by Behavior Analysis Certification Board, Inc. is required upon hire.
• Licensed Behavior Analyst (LBA) certification in Alabama is required or the ability to obtain within 30 days of employment.

Contract Type

Limited Term

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