Postdoctoral Fellowship in Developmental Disability - University of Kansas Medical Center

09 Oct 2023    

Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship in Pediatrics/Developmental Disability at University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS

Position: The Department of Pediatrics at the University of Kansas Medical Center is recruiting psychology postdoctoral fellows for the 2024-2025 year.  This APPIC member postdoctoral fellowship program is located at the Center for Child Health and Development (CCHD) within the Developmental and Behavioral Sciences division.  This is an interdisciplinary university center with a focus on clinical care, training, community outreach, and research related to autism and other neurodevelopmental disabilities.  This fellowship is funded by the federal Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and related Disabilities (LEND) grant.  Therefore, fellows will be considered LEND trainees and will participate in all interdisciplinary LEND training activities.

Fellows participate in clinical, research, outreach, and advocacy activities, with the primary focus on clinical experience needed to gain licensure. Time spent in each of these areas is also based on level of interest.  Qualified applicants may have the opportunity to provide teaching and supervision to graduate student trainees.

Clinical opportunities include interdisciplinary diagnostic teams, developmental behavioral therapy clinic, Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), telemedicine evaluation and treatment, social skills program for girls, cranio-facial clinic, cleft-lip/palate clinic, cystic fibrosis clinic, inpatient consults, NICU, and screening for developmental disabilities.  Research areas of emphasis include but are not limited to: behavioral therapy in ASD, gender differences in ASD, EBP (e.g. PCIT) dissemination, online parent training in ABA strategies (OASIS), self-determination, state-wide childcare provider training, and Child Adult Relationship Enhancement (CARE).  Additional information available at: http://www.kumc.edu/school-of-medicine/cchd/graduate-education/lend/psychology-postdoctoral-fellowship.html

This full-time fellowship provides opportunities to obtain supervised hours needed for clinical licensure. We welcome applicants from the fields of clinical child psychology, pediatric psychology, school psychology, or other related disciplines. Applicants must be completing a doctoral degree in clinical, school or counseling psychology from an APA accredited program and eligible for temporary licensure in the state of Kansas (see https://ksbsrb.ks.gov/)

Applying: We will be using APPA CAS- program name “University of Kansas Medical Center, Center for Child Health and Development”.  https://appacas.webadmit.org/session/new.   More information at https://appic.org

Deadline: December 15^th, 2023.  Offers will be made following interviews and can be held until the APPIC Common Hold Date (CHD) of February 26^th, 2023.

Interviews: Onsite interviews will be on January 19th, 2024. Virtual interviews offered as well. 

Stipend $56,484

Benefits:  Health insurance, employee fringe benefits, conference travel, vacation, and sick days.  EPPP release days.

Questions? Email sbellinger@kumc.edu