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Opening for a Neuropsychology Post-Doc:

Reseach Focus: Dr. Brandon Ally has an opening for a two-year full-time postdoctoral research position in our Center for Translational Cognitive Neuroscience. The postdoctoral resident selecting this research track will have protected clinical time during which hours towards licensure are accrued over the course of the two-year residency. Interested applicants should be able to demonstrate a background in research, preferably related to memory and/or aging. For more information please email Dr. Ally at bally@bu.edu or call 781-687-2360.

Clinical Focus: The Bedford Veterans Affairs Medical Center has an opening for a two-year Neuropsychology resident interested in receiving specialized advanced training in neuropsychology. The residency program meets training guidelines in clinical neuropsychology established by the Houston Conference. The program prepares residents for the professional practice of neuropsychology, with eventual board certification by the American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology (ABPP-CN). Residents will gain experience in the neuropsychological evaluation of adults across the age spectrum. One full day per week is spent involved in research activities in the Center for Translational Cognitive Neuroscience on the Bedford campus (www.ctcn.org) and one day a month is spent at the Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Center (http://www.bu.edu/alzresearch/about/index.html). Intested applicants should please contact the Psychology Administrative Assistant, Kathy Baillargeon at 781-687-2378.

Applicants must have completed all requirements for the doctoral degree, including dissertation, prior to starting the residency and both doctoral degree and internship must have been completed from APA accredited programs. Residencies are for 2080 hours to be completed over a 12-month period, beginning September 6th 2009.

For additional program information please visit our website at http://www.avapl.org/training/Bedford/index.html.


APPLICATION DUE DATE:

Post-doc and Fellow positions:
Opportunities are available for neurologists, neuropsychologists, experimental psychologists, psychiatrists, and geriatricians for research and/or clinical training in memory research and memory disorders under the guidance of Andrew E. Budson, M.D., Brandon A. Ally, Ph.D., and Maureen K. O'Connor, Psy.D.  Interested applicants should send their CV and a statement of their research and/or clinical interests and plans for the future to Dr. Budson at abudson@bu.edu.

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Bedford VA Hospital
Center for Translational Cognitive Neuroscience
GRECC, Bldg. 62, Rm B30
200 Springs Rd.
Bedford, MA 01730
tel (781) 687-3360
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