We are recruiting for an immediate opening. This specialty training position combines advanced clinical experience within a rehabilitation setting and an opportunity for supervising and training psychology graduate students and interns. The fellow will participate in a variety of clinical didactics offered within the Psychiatry and Rehabilitation Medicine Departments and within the medical center. Research involvement is expected but not a primary component. Candidates will receive supervision toward licensure in the state of Kansas. Training is also provided in other important professional skills, including interdisciplinary practice, advocacy, and public policy.
The candidate will be expected to perform assessments of cognitive and emotional/behavioral functioning and to provide individual psychotherapy and functional rehabilitation intervention with individuals who have sustained brain injury, spinal cord injury, burn injury, stroke, brain tumor, polytrauma, encephalopathy, or other neurological and/or orthopedic injury/disorder. Eligible candidates will be U.S. citizens who have obtained their PhD or PsyD in Clinical or Counseling Psychology or related degree from an APA-accredited or equivalent 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 goal of this postdoctoral fellowship position is to provide a unique and relevant practitioner-scholar training experience in rehabilitation 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.
Applicants are encouraged to visit our website at www.kumc.org to complete an application. Additionally, we ask for a letter of interest, graduate transcripts, current curriculum vita, three letters of reference/recommendation, and a clinical work sample be sent to
Dr. Kurylo, PhD, ABPP
Director, Neurorehabilitation Psychology
KUMC, MS 4015
3901
Rainbow Blvd
Kansas City, KS 66160
mkurylo@KUMC.EDU
