Post Doctoral Fellow, Psych Training

Child and Adolescent Testing Service (CATS) of the Child and Adolescent Program at McLean Hospital, a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School, is accepting applications for full-time two-year advanced training in child and adolescent neuropsychological and psychodiagnostic assessment. This position is offered for September 2026 through August 2028 and is for postdoctoral trainees and post-licensed psychologists who wish to gain specialized training.

The fellowship adheres to the Houston Conference standards and is designed to train specialists in the practice of clinical neuropsychology.

The CATS training opportunity involves participation in a multi-disciplinary team assessing learning and behavioral problems associated with neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders. Training components include assessment, integrative report writing, case conferences, presentation of results to parents, school consultations, intensive supervision, and participation in didactic seminars. Fellows will have academic appointments at Harvard Medical School and will be part of the McLean Hospital community, one of the top-ranked psychiatric hospitals in the country.

Also, through the didactic seminars and case conference presentations trainees are connected to the broader community of Boston area neuropsychologists.

The focus of the CATS clinic is to provide comprehensive neuropsychological, academic, and psychological assessment of children and adolescents with complex developmental, learning, cognitive, and psychiatric profiles. Referral questions and presentations are complex and may involve various factors such as learning disability, autism spectrum disorders, ADHD, brain injury, and psychiatric illness including mood and anxiety disorders, OCD, trauma, and psychotic disorders.

The CATS model of assessment is unique and involves the integration of neuropsychological, academic, and projective measures within the context of the individual's development and patterns of functioning. The goal is to provide the parents, the school, and the treating clinicians with a better understanding of how the child is functioning, both cognitively and emotionally, so that specific recommendations for educational and treatment planning can be generated.

All trainees must have course work completed in projective assessment, neuropsychological and cognitive assessment, and have experience working with children and adolescents in a testing context. Trainees must complete all doctoral requirements, including dissertation, prior to the start of the fellowship. The clinic offers one full-time two-year post-doctoral position at the hospital reimbursement rate for post-doctoral trainees. Medical benefits are available.

We are currently accepting applications for our September 2026 - August 2028 training position. Applicants are encouraged to submit their full application by 12/15/2025; however, potential candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as applications will be reviewed in the order they arrive. Applications sent after 12/15/2025 will be considered if the position remains open, but those sent by the deadline will be offered first consideration.

Applicants should submit a CV, 3 letters of recommendation, letter of intent, and 2 de-identified sample reports. Acceptance is based on receipt of a formal agreement form from Graduate Program, Clinical Affiliation Agreement, and McLean Hospital HR protocol (CORI check, etc.). Applications can be emailed or mailed to Karmen Koesterer, PsyD, McLean Hospital at Sancta Maria, 799 Concord Ave Cambridge MA 02138.

Karmen Koesterer, PsyD

kkoesterervard.edu

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