The UC Davis Clinical Neuropsychology Postdoctoral Fellow

The International; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 67,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Neurology at the University of California, Davis invites applications for neuropsychology postdoctoral fellowships at the UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento. The two-year program combines clinical assessments with didactic and scholarly activities, with opportunities for research and brain health interventions for older adults.

Fellows will perform comprehensive and brief neuropsychological evaluations across a range of neurological disorders and participate in case

Qualifications

• Applicants must hold a doctoral degree in clinical or counseling psychology from an APA-accredited program.
• Completion of an APA-accredited predoctoral internship by September 1, 2027.
• Ability to participate in both clinical and scholarly activities within a university program.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive and brief neuropsychological assessments.
• Engage in clinical, didactic and scholarly/research activities.
• Participate in brain health interventions for older adults.
• Attend case conferences related to epilepsy and DBS programs.

Skills

Neuropsychology practice

Research experience

Clinical assessment

Education

Doctoral degree in clinical or counseling psychology

Job description

The Department of Neurology at the University of California, at Davis will have openings for neuropsychology postdoctoral fellow positions to begin September 1, 2027. The position will be based on the UC Davis Medical Center campus in Sacramento CA. We typically have 3 neuropsychology postdoctoral fellows in the program at any given time.

The UC Davis Clinical Neuropsychology Training Program provides high-quality advanced training in the practice of clinical neuropsychology. The program’s training opportunities are structured to meet the recommendations set forth in the Houston and Minnesota Conference Guidelines for Postdoctoral Residency Training in Clinical Neuropsychology.Fellows in our program will participate in clinical, didactic and scholarly/research activities. This is primarily a clinically based postdoctoral fellowship, although we can also accommodate trainees who are seeking greater research experience and want to pursue an academic career. Clinical work focuses on conducting both comprehensive as well as more brief neuropsychological assessments. Opportunities for treatment are also available, including involvement in group-based brain health interventions for older adults. We offer an extensive didactic program, as well as numerous other training opportunities typical of a large university medical center. Fellows will conduct evaluations on adults with a wide variety of neurological disorders including: various dementias (e.g., AD, FTD, Primary Progressive Aphasia syndromes), epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease, CNS tumors, stroke, MS, TBI, etc. Participation in Wada testing and intra-operative and extra-operative cortical brain mapping is also available and fellows regularly attend case conference associated with the epilepsy and deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgical programs. This is a two-year position with competitive annual salary (approximately $74,880) plus benefits.

Qualifications

Applicants must hold a doctoral degree in clinical or counseling psychology from an APA-accredited program and must have completed an APA-accredited predoctoral internship by the start of the post-doctoral fellowship on September 1, 2027.

Required application materials

Application materials should include a letter of interest/statement of career goals, CV, official graduate school transcript, two de-identified sample reports, and three letters of recommendation.

Website

Additional information about the neuropsychology fellowship program is available at: https://health.ucdavis.edu/neurology/academic-programs/fellowships/clinical-neuropsychology

Applications and questions should be emailed to

Michelle Chan, Ph.D., Fellowship Training Director, Associate Professor at [e-mail]

Sarah Tomaszewski Farias, Ph.D., ABPP-CN, Neuropsychology and Behavioral Neurology Section Chief, Professor, at [e-mail]

Application deadline

December 3, 2026