Clinical Child and Pediatric Psychology Fellowships, Wilmington, Delaware
Program Overview
The Division of Behavioral Health at Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware offers 9 clinical postdoctoral fellowships beginning August or September 2025. Positions are open to graduates from American Psychological Association-approved doctoral programs who will have completed their internship training and all degree requirements (including dissertation defense) by the start of fellowship. Fellowships are one year in duration unless otherwise noted. The fellowships offer clinical training across Pediatric Psychology, Integrated Primary Care, Clinical Child Psychology and Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND).
The mission of the Department of Psychology at Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware is “to improve well-being through quality behavioral health care, education, training and research in a collaborative, inclusive and culturally responsive manner.” Therefore, fellows will actively participate in a monthly diversity and cultural humility seminar and psychology grand rounds in diversity and cultural competence. Fellows who are bilingual Spanish-English will participate in a biweekly bilingual supervision seminar with our Spanish-speaking faculty. Additional opportunities to engage in diversity, equity, inclusion and anti-racism are also available and strongly encouraged.
In addition to clinical hours, fellows participate in didactic seminars spanning topics such as professional development, wellness, clinical supervision, advocacy, ethic, research and scholarly inquiry. Fellows also have opportunities to supervise other psychology learners from our psychology externship and internship programs. All fellows (except LEND program) may choose to participate in research training. Research is mentored by faculty within the Center for Healthcare Delivery Science, and one full day per week is set aside for these activities.
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Psychology Fellowship Overview
Learn more about the psychology fellowships at Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware.
Check out our listings on the Universal Psychology Postdoctoral Directory.
Salary & Benefits
Salary
- $64,302
Benefits
- Medical and prescription drug coverage
- Dental
- Malpractice insurance
- Employee resources for living
- Childcare facility on site
- Free parking on site
Fellows enjoy a generous leave policy of 20 days of paid time off, 5 education days, as well as holidays and one day of volunteer time off. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, including an educational stipend for conferences, workshops, licensure study materials and licensure registration cost.
About Our Hospital in Delaware
The Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware is a multispecialty, tertiary care teaching institution located on a 300-acre estate in the scenic Brandywine Valley in Wilmington, Del.
Among the hospital’s amenities for all staff are:
- Free parking
- Park-like setting
- Gym/fitness center
- On-site child care center for children of staff
Living in Delaware Valley
Because of our location in the tri-state area of Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, we offer unique living/working opportunities. For example, you can choose to live in the downtown Philadelphia area and easily commute to our park-like hospital campus in Wilmington.
Train With Recognized Leaders
If you’re looking for a rewarding program built on academic excellence and family-centered care, Nemours offers outstanding medical, surgical, pharmacy, nursing, therapy and psychology programs. Train with faculty who are respected leaders in their fields, a patient care model that stands apart and access to groundbreaking research.
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Application Requirements
Deadline: December 2, 2024
1. Curriculum vitae
2. Letter of interest specifying the major rotation position/s you are seeking. Please also summarize your qualifications, minor rotation clinical interests, any research interests and goals for fellowship. If you speak Spanish, please outline this in your cover letter. You may apply to more than one position and note this in one cover letter.
3. Two letters of recommendation; at least one from a direct clinical supervisor
4. Letter from dissertation chair indicating status of dissertation defense or other relative degree requirements by start of fellowship. This may be included in a letter of recommendation if your chair is one of your letter writers.
Please contact the training director with any questions at psychologytraining@nemours.org. All documentation should be submitted via the APPA CAS system.
Megan Cohen, PhD, ABPP
Division of Behavioral Health, Department of Pediatrics
megan.cohen@nemours.org
Applicants must have completed all degree requirements for their PhD/PsyD and a predoctoral internship from programs accredited by the American Psychological Association by September 2025. If the applicants’ degree is not conferred by this deadline, a letter from the graduate program’s Director of Clinical Training is sufficient.
For all positions, the deadline for applications is December 2, 2024. We are committed to equity, accessibility and the safety of our applicants. Therefore, all interviews will be virtual. Interviews will be held January 10, 13, 14, 2025. We adhere to the Common Hold Date guidelines put forth by APPIC. Applicants are invited to apply for one or more positions. Documentation for all positions should be submitted via the APPA CAS portal APPA CAS (APPIC Psychology Postdoctoral Application). Please direct any questions to the Director of Postdoctoral Fellowship Training, Megan Cohen, PhD, ABPP or administrative coordinator, Gizelle Nabinett at psychologytraining@nemours.org.
Questions About Applying?
Megan Cohen, PhD, ABPP
Division of Pediatric Behavioral Health, Department of Pediatrics
megan.cohen@nemours.org