Psych Postdoctoral Fellow - Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences; Neurorehabilitation

Job Summary

Postdoctoral scholars at the University of Kansas Medical Center are individuals who have received their terminal degree and who have opted to pursue further training in a postdoctoral appointment. Postdoctoral scholarship is a time‑limited appointment, the primary purpose of which is to provide scholarly training for an academic career.

This Fellowship provides advanced training in clinical and counseling psychology within rehabilitation, burn, and medical/surgical trauma settings.

• Perform psychological assessments and interventions within rehabilitation, burn, and medical/surgical trauma settings.
• Conduct assessments of cognitive, emotional, behavioral functioning, and pain management in patients with acute and chronic medical conditions.
• Provide individual, family, and group interventions, as well as patient and family education to support adjustment and recovery.
• Participate in multidisciplinary treatment team meetings to support coordinated patient care and rehabilitation planning.
• Provide psychological first‑aid and consultation support to medical staff members working in high‑acuity clinical environments.
• Provide clinical services for patients with complex medical and neurological conditions, including traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, stroke, brain neoplasm and cancer, burn injury, polytrauma, encephalopathy, and neurological disorders such as multiple sclerosis, Guillain‑Barré syndrome, and myasthenia gravis.
• Support care for patients with orthopedic injuries, pre‑ and post‑transplant (solid organ and bone marrow), post‑COVID conditions, and co‑occurring psychiatric disorders.
• Supervise and train psychology interns and graduate students in clinical service delivery within rehabilitation settings.

Education

• PhD or PsyD in Clinical or Counseling Psychology, or completion of all degree requirements, including a one‑year full‑time internship from an APA‑accredited program.
• All degree requirements, including successful dissertation defense, must be completed prior to the start of the fellowship.

Work Experience

• Training in an APA accredited or approved PhD or PsyD program in Clinical or Counseling Psychology.
• Relevant practitioner‑scholar training experience in Neurorehabilitation Psychology;
  Child and Adolescent Psychology;
  Clinical Health Psychology; and/or Advanced Clinical Psychology.

Required Documents

• Resume/CV
• Cover Letter

Pay Range: $58,656.00 – $79,772.00. The starting pay range is estimated at the minimum to midpoint of the posted range.

Coverage begins on day one for health, dental, and vision insurance and includes health expense accounts. Employer‑paid life and long‑term disability insurance and additional voluntary insurance plans are available.

Paid time off, including vacation and sick, accrues upon hire. Additional paid holidays and discretionary days are available after specified tenure periods.

A retirement program with generous employer contribution and additional voluntary retirement programs (457 or 403b) are available.

The University of Kansas Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ethnicity, ancestry, age, protected veteran or disability status, marital status, parental status, or genetic information.