Position Summary

We are pleased to announce a second postdoctoral fellowship position at the University of Denver's forensic psychology institute, Denver FIRST. The fellowship provides opportunities for forensic practice, supervision, research, and teaching. While this fellowship position offers a blend of forensic evaluation practice and academic duties, it also has a second primary emphasis on competency-related services. The fellowship program at Denver FIRST has been formally determined to meet the criteria for the American Board of Forensic Psychology (ABFP) five-year experience waiver.

The 12-month (4-quarter), full-time postdoctoral fellowship position will be conducted under the auspices of Denver FIRST. Each fellow will complete a minimum of 2000 hours of training over the course of the year, with at least 500 hours (25%) of that time spent in the direct provision of professional forensic psychological services such as assessment (e.g., competency to proceed, legal sanity, violence risk, and other types of psycholegal evaluations), treatment, and consultation. Training will be supervised by a licensed psychologist, with a minimum of 2 hours of onsite, in-person supervision per week. All reports submitted to the court will be cosigned by the primary supervisor. The fellow will be formally evaluated on a semi-annual basis pursuant to a written evaluation process that outlines progress over the course of the year, including identification of strengths and limitations of each fellows skills as an early career forensic psychologist. The GSPP follows a practitioner/scholar model, and the fellow will be presented with numerous opportunities for both didactic and applied training, clinical work, teaching, and research.

This second fellowship position differs from the first position in that focuses more primarily on competency-related services. This may include a larger proportion of competency to stand trial evaluations, supervision of students and cases at our in-house outpatient competency restoration program, providing competency restoration treatment, and/or specializing in assessment, consultation, and treatment of individuals with traumatic brain injury in the competency restoration program.

Upon completion of the postdoctoral training, the fellow will receive documentation clearly delineating the year the fellow participated in the training program. The requirements of the fellowship are designed to fulfill the requirements for postdoctoral psychology licensure in the state of Colorado and to satisfy Colorado statutory requirements regarding qualifications to conduct sanity and competency to proceed evaluations.

The fellow is considered a trainee and may not be paid on a fee-for-service basis. There is one position available. The postdoctoral fellow will be paid an estimated stipend of $50,000 for the 2019-2020 training year (exact salary to be finalized at a later date in accordance with NIH guidelines). Additional compensation and benefits in the form of health insurance, paid vacation and sick leave, and liability coverage for program-related on- and off-site activities will be provided. Given the requirement that the fellow attend the annual AP-LS Conference, leave will be provided accordingly. Limited funding may be available for professional development activities, and authorized leave time for these activities may be possible (but is not guaranteed).

The fellow will have an office and access to various resources from DU. The fellow will have a computer with word processing software, access to printers, e-mail, and law and psychology databases through the university library.


Required Qualifications

• Prior to beginning the Denver FIRST Postdoctoral Training Program in Forensic Psychology, all doctoral degree requirements must be completed, and candidates should hold a doctorate (PsyD or PhD) in clinical psychology, forensic psychology, or a closely related discipline.

Due to the forensic nature of this fellowship, candidates must be able to pass a background check.


Physical Activities

1. Ability to sit in front of a computer for an extended period of time.
2. Occasionally required to move about the office/campus with the capability of transporting objects up to 20 lbs.

Application Deadline
For best consideration, please submit your application materials by 4:00 p.m. (MST) on September 19th, 2019.

Special Instructions
Candidates must apply online through jobs.du.edu to be considered. Only applications submitted online will be accepted.

Salary Range
Salary will be determined by NIH guidelines for postdoctoral fellowships.

Please include the following documents with your application:
1. Resume
2. Cover Letter, preferably that includes information about how your knowledge and/or experience will advance our commitment to building a diverse and inclusive environment.

The University of Denver is committed to enhancing the diversity of its faculty and staff. We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of age, race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, military/ veteran status or any other status protected by law.

All offers of employment are based upon satisfactory completion of a criminal history background check.