Assistant Professor - Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Neuropsychology

Assistant Professor - Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Neuropsychology)

Department: SOM Wichita Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

The Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at the University of Kansas School of Medicine in Wichita, Kansas, is seeking a full-time Clinical Neuropsychologist. This position will perform neuropsychological assessments on patients in the outpatient clinic and other sites as contracted. Faculty responsibilities include clinical supervision of neuropsychology trainees at all levels, medical students, and residents as well as occasional classroom lecturing.

Scholarly activity is required including supervision of learner scholarship. Resources to support developing programs of research are available.

• Clinical Services (75%) – Neuropsychological evaluation of inpatients geriatric, neurology, epilepsy and/or general medical; neuropsychological evaluation of outpatients with brain injuries, dementia, and/or neurological disease. A regular clinical schedule will be set with the Department Chair and maintained. Changes to the clinical schedule must be approved by the Department Chair. Maintain documentation of medical records and reports. All documentation must be complete and filed in a timely manner according to MPA requirements.
• Teaching & Education (15%) – Supervise psychology trainees and laboratory technicians. Provide didactics to medical students, psychiatric residents, and psychology trainees.
• Research & Scholarship (5%) – Meet research and scholarly activity faculty requirements.
• Professional and Academic Service (5%) – Meet professional and academic service faculty requirements.

This position description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. It is only a summary of the typical functions of the job, not an exhaustive list of all possible job responsibilities, tasks, duties, and assignments. Furthermore, job duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

• Education:
  
  Must have completed all requirements for a Ph.D. or Psy.
  
  D. in Clinical or Counseling Psychology;
  Must have completed two years of fellowship in neuropsychology;
  Must have completed an APA accredited internship.
• Certifications/Licenses:
  Must be able to practice and obtain permanent license in the State of Kansas as a licensed psychologist.

• Education:
  
  APA approved clinical psychology fellowship program.
• Experience:
  
  Established record of scholarly activities in the form of publications;
  Experience performing neuropsychological evaluations of adults and older adults.

• CVCover Letter

Coverage begins on day one for health, dental, and vision insurance and includes health expense accounts with generous employer contributions if the employee participates in a qualifying health plan. Employer-paid life insurance, long-term disability insurance, and various additional voluntary insurance plans are available. Paid time off, including vacation and sick, begins accruing upon hire, plus ten paid holidays. One paid discretionary day is available after six months of employment, and paid time off for bereavement, jury duty, military service, and parental leave is available after 12 months of employment.

A retirement program with a generous employer contribution and additional voluntary retirement programs (457 or 403b) are available. https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..html

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Applications must be submitted directly through the KU Medical Center website to be considered for this position. Any applications submitted via email or this website will NOT be reviewed or considered.

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. /nondiscrimination