Post-Doctoral Neuropsychologist

Stony Brook University • Town of Brookhaven, NY

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About The Position

At Stony Brook Medicine, our Post Doctoral Neuropsychologists provides clinical consultations and evaluations of adult and pediatric patients with neurological and neurodevelopmental disorders.
Duties of a Post Doctoral Neuropsychologists may include the following but are not limited to:
Supervised administration, scoring, interpretation of neuropsychological assessment measures.
Supervised report writing based on above.
Supervised interviewing and consultation with patients and families.
Supervised involvement in psychotherapy and/or family support groups as related to neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders (e.g., epilepsy, ADHD).
Participation in departmentally based research programs.
Supervision of graduate students in psychology.
Participation in professional advocacy activities.

Requirements

• Possession of a Doctorate in Psychology from a program accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA)
• OR
• Current predoctoral intern in psychology internship accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA) and letter from the training director of the home program that documents the applicant's completion of all degree requirements by the fellowship start date.
• Extensive experience in the administration, scoring, and interpretation of neuropsychological measures, principally with children / adolescents but also with adults.
• Extensive experience in clinical interviewing of children, adolescents, parents, and individual adults.
• Preliminary experience in neuropsychological report writing.
• Eligibility for Psychology Limited Permit in New York State.
• The Stony Brook Neuropsychology Service is a participant program of the Association of Postdoctoral Programs in Clinical Neuropsychology (APPCN).

Nice To Haves

• Extensive experience in neuropsychological report writing.
• Relevant coursework in neuroanatomy, neuropsychology, psychometric theory, statistics
• Demonstration of scholarship in neuropsychology equivalent to level of study, i.e., early career research.
• Experience in supervised psychotherapy.
• Experience with consultation liaison and team focused work in a medical and/or psychiatric setting.
• Both inpatient and outpatient clinical experience.

Responsibilities

• Supervised administration, scoring, interpretation of neuropsychological assessment measures.
• Supervised report writing based on above.
• Supervised interviewing and consultation with patients and families.
• Supervised involvement in psychotherapy and/or family support groups as related to neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders (e.g., epilepsy, ADHD).
• Participation in departmentally based research programs.
• Supervision of graduate students in psychology.
• Participation in professional advocacy activities.

Benefits

• SBUH provides generous leave, health plans, and a state pension that add to your bottom line.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees