Ahoy_Milloy

I am curious about this as well. I want to become a clinical neuropsychologist but I'm not sure how much attending a clinical psych program w/o a neuro track will affect chances at getting post doc fellowship/internship opportunities in neuropsychology. Right now I am looking for programs that have neuropsych tracks (as well as mentors whose research is similar to mine) but I may end up applying to a few programs without a neuropsych track as long as I can perform research in my area of interest. So my question to everyone else is: Would it affect my chances at receiving post-doc fellowships/internships in neuropsychology if I attended a clinical psychology program without the neuropsychology track, so long as I am still conducting neuropsychological research and maybe even taking a few neuroscience courses as electives?

I am currently in the same boat, but I have found it easy to find paid research positions that schools are taking applications for. Most, however, are not really that close to where I live. But schools such as Indiana University, which is near me, have school of medicine departments that perform a lot of research, and are constantly hiring assistants and technicians to work in clinical and non-clinical labs. I have had several in-person interviews for clinical research positions, although I have been unsuccessful thus far. Look at the employment sites for universities near you, or where you would like to work. Some may allow you to filter for "Research" positions, or you can enter "research" into a search field and look that way. I also look for jobs at Indeed.com (or other job search engines) and Higheredjobs.com. I usually just enter "Psychology Research" into the search area and find jobs that way. You can also get creative and look for private institutes via google that have employment opportunities in research. Paid research positions for post-bachelor grads DO exist. There are just not that many in some areas or at some universities. Just a heads up though, out of the god knows how many applications I have submitted across the country, I have only heard from 3 schools regarding positions that I applied for outside of the state I live in, while I have heard back from IU about 4 of the 5 positions I met qualifications for. It appears that most schools really only look at qualified applicants in their area.

Yea I would try to look up journal articles through google scholar and other methods. Look for topics that interest you, and if you find an interesting article, check out the authors and see if they are faculty at universities that are part of graduate programs. See what kind of research they are currently working on. You can also just google an area that interests you and ad "lab" afterward. That's what I tried. For ex. Because I want to study the cognitive effects of brain damage, I googled "cognitive brain damage lab", and found this lab: http://www.medicine.virginia.edu/clinical/departments/psychiatry/sections/neurocognitivestudies/ncal/home . That's a lot better than just surfing through faculty bios.

You got plenty of time at least. Just make sure you look at the specific school code the programs you're interested in want you to send your scores to. Dont waste your 4 freebies like I did. Some psych programs want you to send scores to the entire graduate school, not the psych dept. Sucks that they expect you to remember those codes when you arent allowed to take anything in with you.

Thanks for your post. I didn't apply for this position but your post did lead me to apply for a similar opening.

I'll be applying this fall for Cog Psych & Clinical Psych w/ Neuropsychology tracks. Currently trying to find programs that my interests align with and also looking for a full-time research assistant opportunity. Have a back-up plan that will net me 30hrs/week in a lab starting in July, but would much rather take a position as a research assistant or neuropsychological tech. I'm just glad I got the GRE's out of the way lol.