Posted: Wednesday, October 23, 2024
The Department of Pediatrics at the University of Kansas Medical Center is recruiting psychology postdoctoral fellows for the 2025-2026 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.
The Department of Pediatrics at the University of Kansas Medical Center is recruiting psychology postdoctoral fellows for the 2025-2026 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