Thank you for your interest in a psychology postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard Medical School/Boston Children’s Hospital (BCH). Boston Children’s Hospital offers a variety of psychology postdoctoral fellowship training opportunities. Individual programs are tailored to meet specialized training needs and interests. Our emphasis is on training competent clinical child and pediatric psychologists to provide assessment and therapeutic interventions to children and their families. Specific loci of training include outpatient clinic services and inpatient medical wards. Services offered include formal assessment and therapeutic interventions as well as specialized opportunities in community outreach, consultation, medical coping, neuropsychology, and clinical research. Fellows will receive Harvard Medical School appointments (Clinical Fellow in Psychology), as well as library privileges at all Harvard libraries.

Boston Children’s Hospital is a 485-bed comprehensive center for pediatric health care. As one of the largest pediatric medical centers in the United States, Boston Children’s offers a complete range of health care services for children from birth through 21 years of age. Boston Children’s records approximately 25,000 inpatient admissions and close to 557,000 clinic visits annually. There are 149 psychologists working in the hospital who are part of the medical staff. It is the primary pediatric teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School, and all psychologists are members of the faculty.

Employment requirements

The basic requirements for a postdoctoral fellowship involving clinical training and service delivery are: an earned doctorate in psychology from an American Psychological Association/Canadian Psychological Association/Psychological Clinical Science Accreditation System and accredited doctoral program and completion of an internship accredited by the American Psychological Association/Canadian Psychological Association/Psychological Clinical Science Accreditation System. All doctoral degree requirements, including dissertation defense, must be completed prior to the starting date of the fellowship.
Employment at Boston Children’s Hospital is contingent upon the successful completion of all hospital pre-employment requirements, including proof of employment eligibility under federal law, a criminal background check, and a satisfactory health screening from Occupational Health Services. Employment at Boston Children’s Hospital is subject to meeting performance expectations and compliance with the Boston Children’s Hospital policies and standard of conduct, as well as infection control requirements to include updated COVID-19 vaccinations and an annual flu shot. Boston Children’s Hospital will comply with all state and federal laws and regulations related to controlled substances, marijuana, and illegal drugs in the workplace; being on the job while under the influence of alcohol, marijuana, or illegal drugs is prohibited. Boston Children’s Hospital will comply with all state and federal laws requiring the reasonable accommodation of individuals with disabilities.

Disclosures and acknowledgements

Boston Children’s Hospital is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, or any other characteristic protected by law. The following link provides more information regarding the Federal laws prohibiting discrimination in employment: EEO is The Law.

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It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability. Boston Children’s Hospital does not administer lie detector tests as a condition of employment or continued employment.

The fellowship year begins Sept. 2, 2025 and ends Aug. 31, 2026.

Questions regarding any fellowship program

Email: courtney.kellogg@childrens.harvard.edu

APPLICATION DEADLINE IS MONDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2024.

All applications must be submitted through the APPLICANT PORTAL found here: APPA CAS.

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