Description of Position: The Clinical Neuropsychology Service (CNS) at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, McMaster University is pleased to announce a position for 1 neuropsychology postdoctoral fellowship opening for the 2-year 2023-2025 academic cycle.
This individual will join our current two year fellows. Our service provides consultation, assessment and intervention to a wide range of adult inpatient and outpatient populations within the context of an academic healthcare and hospital setting. The fellow will work with adult and geriatric patients with neurological diseases and disorders, complex psychiatric and cognitive disorders, and general medical conditions through a number of rotations and intervention programming. Participation in weekly structured rounds and didactics (e.g., Psychiatry Grand Rounds, Mental Health and Addiction Rounds, Joint Geriatric-Neuropsychology didactics, and other hospital service clinic rounds) and team-based research is expected.
The SJHH postdoctoral program in Clinical Neuropsychology provides access to multidisciplinary medical education and training opportunities that include didactics and direct patient contact, as well as interactions with other residents in medical specialties and allied health professions. Competence and understanding of ethical standards and professional practice relevant to cultural and individual differences and diversity in the practice of psychology and neuropsychology are emphasized.
Application Procedures: As a APPCN member program, we participate in and comply with the rules governing the Resident Matching Program conducted by National Matching Services (http://www.natmatch.com/appcnmat/; see also www.appcn.org).
Interested individuals are requested to submit three letters of recommendation, a cover letter with a statement of training or experience, curriculum vitae, a letter from the training director conferring the status of completion of degree requirements, and a de-identified work sample to:
Dr. Emily MacKillop at emackill@stjosham.on.ca.
Applications will be accepted through January 9th
Interviews will be held virtually in early 2023.
APPCN Neuropsychology Match Number: 8261
For detailed information about the program, including full application procedures and process, please see our training brochure: Neuropsychology Postdoctoral Fellowship program (stjoes.ca)
Additional information about our hospital and department can be found by visiting: http://www.stjoes.ca/hospital-services/mental-health-addiction-services
For more information, please feel free to email me with questions.
Emily MacKillop, Ph.D., C.Psych.,
ABPP Board Certified in Clinical Neuropsychology, Registered in Clinical and Neuropsychology Director, Neuropsychology Postdoctoral Fellowship; Psychology Practicum Placement Coordinator Assistant Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University Clinical Neuropsychology Service, G187; St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, 100 West 5th St, Hamilton ON L8N 3K7, 905-522-1155 ext. 35411; emackill@stjoes.ca
