Universal Psychology Postdoctoral Directory Entry

Clinical Psychology Training Consortium, Postdoctoral Fellowship Training Program - Clinical Neuropsychology Specialty Program (CNSP)

Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island

Starts on Tuesday, September 1, 2026

Applications due Thursday, December 4, 2025

Elements of quality clinically focused postdoctoral training

This training experience is a planned and programmed sequence of training that aims to ensure preparation for advanced practice rather than one that is focused on providing supervised hours for licensure. Yes

This training experience ensures that training takes precedence over service delivery regarding the nature, content, volume, and quality of the postdoc’s activities. Yes

This training experience ensures that postdocs receive at least two hours of individual supervision per week for the duration of the experience. Yes

This training experience is administered by a doctoral-level licensed psychologist who directs and organizes the training experience and its resources, is responsible for the selection of postdocs, and monitors and evaluates the goals and activities of the experience. Yes

This training experience has two or more doctoral-level licensed psychologists who have sufficient time to provide quality supervision and training.   Yes

This training experience includes regularly scheduled structured educational activities that help postdocs its defined goals. These activities may include didactics, seminars, case conferences, and/or research activities. Yes

This training experience has written Due Process and Grievance procedures. Yes

This training experience has the stable and necessary financial (e.g., stipend) and physical resources (e.g., computers, physical space) needed for effective training. Yes

The Clinical Neuropsychology Specialty Program (CNSP) is an APA accredited specialty program in Neuropsychology that offers cutting edge clinical training in hospital settings by seasoned clinicians and researchers, many of whom are board certified. An emphasis on research training and protected research time sets us apart from many other clinical neuropsychology fellowship programs.

See website for application information and listing of available fellowship for the Clinical Neuropsychology Specialty Program (CNSP).

https://clinical-psychology.med.brown.edu/postdoctoral-fellowship/fellowship-applicants/cnsp-applicants

Additional Information

Agency Type: Other
APPIC Membership: Yes
APA Accredited: Yes
Recognized Specialty: Clinical Neuropsychology
Emphasis or focus area: Neuropsychology
Research Time: Less than 25%
Training Director: Jennifer Davis, PhD, ABPP-CN
Contact Email: postdoc_training@brown.edu
Contact Phone: 401-444-1929
Virtual Interviews: Virtual Only
Duration in Months: 24
Hours Per Week: 40
# of Licensed Supervisors: 37
Number of Positions: 4
Applications recieved last year: 41
Accepts Int'l Students: Yes
International Application Details: International students are eligible for acceptance into fellowship positions that are not funded by the Government (VAMC). We expect that postdoctoral fellows already meet eligibility requirements at the time their applications are submitted. [Note: The Clinical Psychology Training Consortium is in the process of arranging a Disbursement Agreement between the Consortium and VA Medical Center for VA site experiences above VA Citizenship requirement subject to change.]
Stipend: $60,251
Will follow APPIC Selection Standards: Exempt Neuro specialty APPCN Match
Estimated offer date: Friday, January 23 2026
Unfilled Positions: 0
Fringe Benefits: Health insurance benefits are included in all fellowship positions. Vacation and Sick days are provided. Professional days to attend conferences, job interviews, etc., also vary by site, and should be negotiated individually.
Research opportunities: All approved postdoctoral fellowships in the PFTP will contain a minimum of 20% effort devoted to research. It is the supervisor’s responsibility to provide a training experience that will meet this requirement. The 20% research experience should be active work that is conducted by the postdoctoral fellow (not completely delegated to others), and it should be geared toward producing a traditional scientific product (e.g. manuscript, presentation at a national professional meeting, grant application, instrument development). Postdoctoral fellows decide on the appropriate research activity in conjunction with the faculty supervisor. Ultimately, it is the postdoctoral fellow’s choice to determine the specific project. Examples of appropriate activities include generating a project from the supervisor’s existing database; designing and implementing a new study; publishing work on projects begun prior to the fellowship including the dissertation. All individualized training activities for postdoctoral fellows must include explicit goals and activities for this research component. Primary supervisors are responsible for identifying an independent research supervisor for their postdoctoral fellows. It is the responsibility of the primary supervisor to monitor that the fellow’s research goals are being met, and that research opportunities reasonably allow for these goals to be achieved. The primary supervisor should meet with the research supervisor to work out a mechanism to ensure that this is accomplished. It is the supervisor’s and home institution’s obligation to provide at least minimal resources for the postdoctoral fellow to achieve their research goals (e.g., computing, access to statistical software, research administration/IRB services, assessment space). The 20% effort (8 hours per week) may include the research didactic component of the PFTP (DPHB Core Seminars). Clinical seminars are not included in the 20% time. Any one of the following would represent an appropriate product from a research activity: Peer reviewed publications e.g. journal article Book chapter Invited articles in professional journals Academic presentations outside of Brown Medical School Poster presentation, or paper presentation at a regional or national professional meeting, preferably with a published abstract Poster presentation at Mind/Brain Research Day Grant award from postdoctoral fellow initiated activity
Additional Comments: Hospital paid positions follow NIH stipend levels, typically first year fellows start at $62,232 VA Medical Center paid positions are paid VA stipend level for first year fellow and start at $60,251
Application Instructions: For information about our Postdoctoral Fellowship Training Program (PFTP), including eligibility and fellowships being offered during the 2026-2027 training year, please visit our website: https://clinical-psychology.med.brown.edu/postdoctoral-fellowship/fellowship-applicants. The CNSP is accredited by the American Psychological Association as a Specialty Program in Clinical Neuropsychology. Application Due Dates for Adult & Pediatric Emphasis CNSP - Adult Emphasis CNSP – Adult Emphasis Due Date: December 4, 2025 (The program has a hard deadline - All materials must be received by 11:59pm EST, December 4.) CNSP – Adult Emphasis Notification: December 22, 2025 through APPCN Match Date (All interviews will be conducted virtually/remotely using formats such as Zoom. Interviews will take place December through APPCN Match Date, including during INS, as needed.) CNSP - Pediatric Emphasis CNSP – Pediatric Emphasis Initial Application Due Date: December 4, 2025 (The CNSP Pediatric emphasis fellowships have a rolling admission, applications are accepted until positions have been filled) CNSP – Pediatric Emphasis Notification: December 16, 2025 through APPCN Match Date (All interviews will be conducted virtually/remotely using formats such as Zoom. Interviews will take place January through APPCN Match Date.) There is no standard offer date for CNSP postdoctoral positions. The CNSP is not a member of the APPCN Matching Program, so it does not abide by the APPCN match date. Interviews will begin in December for both Adult and Pediatric emphasis positions, but Pediatric emphasis positions will be reviewed on a rolling basis after the December 4 deadline until positions are filled. Applicants are advised that adult and pediatric CNSP programs will extend position offers prior to the APPCN Match Date. The length of time that applicants will be permitted to consider an offer will vary with consideration of applicants' and the fellowship sites' circumstances. Application Details ALL applicants must submit their applications online through APPA CAS. The following materials must be uploaded in APPA CAS: 1) Templated Cover Letter (found on program website) 2) One-page Personal Statement (include interests, training, and career goals - this should not be redundant with cover letter) 3) CV 4) 3 Letters of Recommendation 5) FOR CNSP Fellowship Applicants ONLY: Please upload either your Didactics Schedule or Didactics Description from internship. The APPA CAS portal allows the application the option to upload "Recent Accomplishments" and "Undergraduate Transcripts." These are not required by the Postdoctoral Fellowship Training Program, but you should include relevant accomplishments and information regarding your undergraduate degree in your CV.

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