Universal Psychology Postdoctoral Directory

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Clinical Child Psychology

A one-year full-time Postdoctoral Fellowship emphasizing Clinical Child Psychology at the University of Kansas Medical Center will be available starting September 1, 2024. This specialty training position combines advanced clinical experience within psychiatric and medical settings with the opportunity to supervise and train psychology interns, medical students, residents, and child psychiatry fellows. The fellow will participate in a variety of clinical didactics offered within the Psychiatry Department and the medical center. Research involvement is available and encouraged, but not a primary component. Candidates will receive supervision toward licensure in the state of Kansas and are required to obtain provisional license in Kansas. Training is also provided in other important professional skills including interdisciplinary practice and advocacy. 

The candidate will be expected to perform assessments of cognitive and emotional/behavioral functioning and to provide individual psychotherapy and behavioral health interventions to individuals who have a wide range of psychiatric illnesses including major depressive disorder, autism spectrum disorder, anxiety, disruptive mood dysregulation disorder, psychosis, bipolar mood disorder, and other medical diagnoses. 

Eligible candidates will be U.S. citizens or those eligible for and pursuing U.S. citizenship who have obtained their PhD or PsyD in Clinical or Counseling Psychology or related degree from an APA-accredited graduate program that includes completion of an APA-accredited internship. All degree requirements, including dissertation defense, must be completed prior to beginning the fellowship. The stipend for the 2024-2025 Fellowship year is $52,223. 

The goal of this postdoctoral fellowship position is to provide a unique and relevant practitioner-scholar training experience in clinical child psychology. The Postdoctoral Fellowship will be for a full year, with a full-time salary and package that includes paid holidays, health insurance, and vacation, sick leave, and authorized leave for conferences. Accreditation by the American Psychological Association is being pursued. 

Deadline for applications is Friday, December 8, 2023. Interviews will be completed virtually for this training year. Interested candidates are encouraged to submit the following: 

1. Cover letter
2. Curriculum Vitae 
3. Graduate School Transcript (does not need to be an official transcript) 
4. Three (3) Letters of Recommendation 

Applications can be submitted through e-mail to: 

Tyler Droege, PsyD, Program Director – tdroege@kumc.edu 

& Charlotte Iannaci, Senior Coordinator – ciannaci@kumc.edu