Universal Psychology Postdoctoral Directory

Elements of quality clinically focused postdoctoral training

The Psychology Department of St. Louis Children’s Hospital is pleased to recruit for 3 postdoctoral fellowship positions in pediatric psychology for the 2025-2026 training year, one year in length with an option of staying for a second year. The training year will begin on September 2, 2025. The program is a member of the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC). Our application deadline is rolling and applications will be reviewed and interviews will be offered as materials are received.

We offer an individualized training program that allows us to tailor training opportunities to the specific clinical and professional interests, needs, and goals of the fellow. All fellows participate in our multidisciplinary craniofacial clinic and outpatient psychotherapy clinic. The fellowship offers a strong emphasis on clinical training, with major and minor training opportunities available in the areas of: 

• Hematology / Oncology

• Inpatient Medical Consultation and Liaison

• Solid organ transplant, Cardiology

• Pain and Somatic Symptom Disorders

• Sleep

• Endocrinology / Diabetes

In addition to robust clinical training, the fellowship also provides training in scholarly, QI, research, and program development activities. Fellows participate in a comprehensive set of didactic programming within the department that covers foundational as well as innovative topics, including but not limited to clinical intervention, ethical issues, professional issues, case conference, supervision, DEI-B, and QI/research. Fellows are valued members of the Department of Psychology as well as the medical teams with whom they work.

Our department serves inpatient and outpatient services to a diverse population of families from urban and rural settings, range of SES, range of ethnic diversity, ages (newborn-young adult), referral concern, and disease presentation. There are 3 locations where psychology provides care to patients and families, including SLCH Main Hospital and two nearby outpatient specialty care centers. Psychology fellows may work at more than one location dependent upon their clinical rotations.

Salary/Benefits: The position offers an annual stipend of $54,000. As a full-time employee, fellows are eligible for benefits including medical, dental, vision, short term disability, 401k participation and match, and life insurance options. Fellows are eligible for a total of 23 days of paid time off and 3 conference days. Fellows will be given funding towards professional development expenses including provisional licensure feeds. 

For more information please see our website (link above).