Child/Pediatric Postdoctoral Two-year Psychology Fellowship for 2024-2026

06 Nov 2023    

The Division of Developmental and Behavioral Sciences (DDBS) in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Kansas Medical Center is delighted to offer a two-year psychology postdoctoral fellowship for the 2024-2026 cycle. Applicants will be accepted from the fields of Pediatric Psychology, Clinical Psychology, or other license eligible psychology field. This position is 50% research/50% clinical and candidates should be seeking an NIH career as a principal investigator.

50% research: All applicants will select a senior faculty mentor who has current federal funding and will have the support of a 4-member scholarship oversight committee to ensure productivity and training related to the candidate’s individualized career goals. We are specifically seeking candidates who plan to pursue NIH funding, as evidenced by submitting an F or K application during their fellowship. Current areas of research focus on our team include obesity, feeding, mHealth, intervention development, pain, implementation science, and school-based intervention.

50% clinical care: Rotations will include inpatient consultation liaison, integrated primary care, and other clinical rotations determined based upon the candidate’s interests. Additional rotation options include outpatient treatment, interdisciplinary feeding team, weight management, ADHD clinic, NICU, and ASD interdisciplinary evaluation/treatment.

Requirements: Candidates should be license-eligible in Kansas (https://ksbsrb.ks.gov/) and have completed all requirements for their doctoral degree prior to start date (summer/fall 2024; negotiable). Candidates should be seeking an NIH career as a principal investigator.

Support: Salary will follow current NIH guidance. This fellow will work closely with our other fellows through the Center for Children’s Healthy Lifestyles & Nutrition and the Department of Pediatrics which cross a number of disciplines, as well as other fellows across our medical center campus. Postdoctoral fellows will have the support of the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs at KUMC, as well as support from the NIH funded University of Kansas Clinical and Translational Science Institute, and from the postdoctoral training program at the Center for Children’s Healthy Lifestyles & Nutrition.

HOW TO APPLY:

To apply, please submit the following documents to Ann Davis, PhD, MPH, ABPP at adavis6@kumc.edu:

1) A letter of interest (LOI) identifying your qualifications, specific research interests, and goals for the postdoctoral training years (maximum one page). If you are interested in

working with a specific faculty member or members, please include their name(s) in your LOI

2) Curriculum vitae

3) Three letters of recommendation

Applications will be reviewed immediately upon receipt. Candidates will be accepted initially for one year of employment, and successful 1st year fellows are invited to stay for a 2nd year.