The Brain Injury Research Center of Mount Sinai (BIRC-MS) offers training opportunities for predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees, and to undergraduates looking to gain experience in neuropsychology research.
Postdoctoral Fellowship
The Brain Injury Research Center in the Department of Rehabilitation MedicinePostdoctoral Fellowship in Clinical Neuropsychology and Rehabilitation ResearchThis program is funded in part by the National Institutes of Health (NIH); National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDLIRR); and by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). For more information about this program, contact Maria Kajankova at maria.kajankova@mountsinai.org.
Predoctoral Psychology Training Program
Our Clinical Predoctoral Internship Programprovides predoctoral training in clinical psychology. The program is accredited by the American Psychological Association. The program is designed to expand trainees’ basic clinical psychology skills, and to provide focused training in rehabilitation psychology and clinical neuropsychology. For more information, contact Sabrina Breed, PhD, at sabrina.breed@mountsinai.org
Advanced Rehabilitation Research and Training (ARRT) Fellowship Program in Brain Injury and Rehabilitation Research
This 2-year, Advanced Rehabilitation Research and Training (ARRT) Program is funded by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR). The fellowship provides advanced training to the next generation of researchers dedicated to improving health and function following brain injury by equipping them with advanced data analytic and methodological skills, familiarity with the lived experiences of the target population, and training in implementation science and knowledge translation. The Mount Sinai ARRT fellowship has two tracks: 1) Quantitative Methods Fellows, and 2) Clinician-Scientist Fellows. Applications are being accepted on a rolling basis until all fellowship positions are filled. The ARRT start date is flexible depending on the candidate’s timeline. For more information about the fellowship, contact Maria Kajankova, PhD at maria.kajankova@mountsinai.org.
Undergraduate Volunteer Internship Program
Interns will spend the majority of their time in an office setting and can expect to perform the following tasks: data entry; medical record requests and abstractions; data transfer to online databases; preparing and testing databases for screening data on multiple projects; assisting with inpatient and outpatient recruitment across all studies; conducting phone screens, evaluations, and study follow up interviews;
filing and other office-related duties as needed. This internship is a volunteer position. Interns will spend 8-10 hours per week at our center (5 East 98th St, New York, NY 10029) and must be committed for at least two semesters. The application is released annually in December. For more information, contact BIRCInterns@mountsinai.org.