Friday, December 9, 2011

Nemours/A.I.duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE, USA - 1Postdoctoral Fellowship in Rehablitation Psychology

Applicatons are being sought for a one year Postdoctoral Fellowship in Rehablitation Psychology that begins Sept. 2012.  The Fellowship is within the Division of Rehabilitation Medicine at Nemours/A.I.duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, DE.  Nemours/A.I.duPont Hospital is a Level II Trauma Center serving pediatric patients within a four state region.  Our program does NOT meet the Houston Conference criteria.
The Rehabilitation Psychology service operates within a CARF accredited Rehabilitation Inpatient and Outpatient Program.  Primary patient pediatric population are those with catastrophic injury/illness primarily involving the brain, though a broader patient group is seen as well.  The Fellow will perform evaluations (primarily neuropsychological) as well as do therapy (individual,

group and family) and team consultation.    The Fellow would also be active in multidisciplinary programs including a Concussion Program, Chronic Pain Program and a Spinal Dysfunction Program. Fellow receives a yearly salary of $36,00 as well as the standard employee benefit package which includes health insurance, 2 weeks vacation and professional liability insurance.  Support for attendance at professional conferences and continuing education is also part of the benefits. 

Applicants need to send:  curriculum vitae, official graduate transcript, two blinded evaluations, letter from program director as to successful completion of doctoral degree and three letters of recommendation.  Applications are due by January 25, 2012. Please send to:  Jane Crowley, Psy.D., Rehab.

Med./Concussion, Area 1D-14, Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, P.O. Box 269, Wilmington, DE 19899 or email:  jcrowley@nemours.org