Postdoc Interview Invitation Thread 2022-2023/2024

[tryingtostaypositivepsych]

Alright folks, we are getting close now that Thanksgiving is over. It is postdoc interview thread time!

Post yours below:


Official Site Name:
Date Invitation Received:
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat):
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums):
Interview Dates Offered:
(In honor of years past) If & How you're staying sane:

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[NeuroPsychPsyDee]

wooo I was waiting for this thread!

Official Site Name: Palo Alto VA
Date Invitation Received: 11/22
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): personal email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): Neuropsychology (2 Year)
Interview Dates Offered: 12/7 & 12/8
(In honor of years past) If & How you're staying sane: cooking and Netflix

 

[PsyStudent24]

Alright folks, we are getting close now that Thanksgiving is over. It is postdoc interview thread time!

Post yours below:


Official Site Name:
Date Invitation Received:
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat):
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums):
Interview Dates Offered:
(In honor of years past) If & How you're staying sane:

When do sites start sending out invites?

 

[tryingtostaypositivepsych]

Official Site Name: Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial VA
Date Invitation Received: 12/7
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): personal email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): Neuropsychology (2 Year)
Interview Dates Offered: Will email to schedule three separate interviews
(In honor of years past) If & How you're staying sane: watching Christmas movies

 

[PsyStudent24]

Official Site Name: Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial VA
Date Invitation Received: 12/7
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): personal email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): Neuropsychology (2 Year)
Interview Dates Offered: Will email to schedule three separate interviews
(In honor of years past) If & How you're staying sane: watching Christmas movies

How did I miss the Bedford VA postdoc? Didn’t see it anywhere.

 

[futuredrbh]

Official Site Name: Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial VA
Date Invitation Received: 12/7
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): personal email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): Neuropsychology (2 Year)
Interview Dates Offered: Will email to schedule three separate interviews
(In honor of years past) If & How you're staying sane: watching Christmas movies

Ditto! Congrats!

 

[futuredrdots]

Official Site Name: baltimore/maryland VA
Date Invitation Received: 12/7
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): personal email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): Neuropsychology (2 Year)
Interview Dates Offered: 12/21, 12/28
(In honor of years past) If & How you're staying sane: snuggling many cats

 

[PsyStudent24]

I’m so scared. This is internship all over again!

 

[tryingtostaypositivepsych]

I’m so scared. This is internship all over again!

I could not agree more! My body has not yet forgotten what that process was like haha

 

[neurogirl_]

Official Site Name: North Shore University Hospital/LIJ
Date Invitation Received: 12/8 -- No invite. said all interview invites have now been sent out
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): personal email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): clinical neuropsychology postdoctoral fellowship
Interview Dates Offered: N/A
(In honor of years past) If & How you're staying sane: hanging with my dog

 

[neurogirl_]

I’m so scared. This is internship all over again!

agreed. I really feel like i'm getting too old for this stress lol

 

[WisNeuro]

Postdoc interviews are easy, just wait til you're negotiating salary and benefits for real jobs!

 

[2bit_neuropsych]

Official Site Name: UCSF Memory and Aging Center (MAC)
Date Invitation Received: 12/08/21
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): Personal email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): Neuropsychology
Interview Dates Offered: 12/9 and 12/10

 

[PsyStudent24]

How important are cover letters for Postdoc? Many sites want them to encompass a lot of information, which is very hard to accomplish concisely.

 

[intern21]

To how many sites did you guys apply to?

 

[tryingtostaypositivepsych]

To how many sites did you guys apply to?

I applied to 19-20. It has been very quiet aside from the one invite.

 

[neurogirl_]

To how many sites did you guys apply to?

wow!! good for you guys! i'm planning on applying to 15-16

 

[WisNeuro]

About a decade ago for reference, applied to 7.

 

[futuredrbh]

To how many sites did you guys apply to?

Seeing these other replies has me freaked out. I applied to 11. My friend who went through this last year applied to 12 and said it was too many.

 

[neurogirl_]

Seeing these other replies has me freaked out. I applied to 11. My friend who went through this last year applied to 12 and said it was too many.

that's reassuring

 

[Seven_Costanza]

Seeing these other replies has me freaked out. I applied to 11. My friend who went through this last year applied to 12 and said it was too many.

I applied to 11 positions across 6 sites and it was completely fine. Definitely ended up feeling like I could have applied to fewer sites, but I was an anxious mess because I was location limited. In the end, it was easy-breezy. This process was much smoother than internship and you'll have a bit more control this time around.

I was in the application round 2 years ago.

 

[bcliff]

nine -- adult neuropsych

 

[PsyStudent24]

I was told that it might be worthwhile to apply to many sites if you want to go to a program in a big metropolitan city but fewer if you are interested in settling down in a small rural area?

 

[intern21]

I applied to 19-20. It has been very quiet aside from the one invite.

Holy crap! I was thinking 8-9 would be a good number by I guess not?? 🤷🏻‍♀️

 

[2bit_neuropsych]

Official Site Name: VA San Diego Healthcare System
Date Invitation Received: 12/10/21
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): Personal email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): Neuropsychology
Interview Dates Offered: Schedule separate meetings w/ individual faculty, postdocs, etc. sometime between 12/13 and 12/17

 

[Indiana_Jane]

Holy crap! I was thinking 8-9 would be a good number by I guess not?? 🤷🏻‍♀️

I received the same advice (some suggested even fewer). Applying to 8 - forensic.

 

[tryingtostaypositivepsych]

Holy crap! I was thinking 8-9 would be a good number by I guess not?? 🤷🏻‍♀️

I received the advice of 7-8, but since being geographically limited (big metropolitan city), I applied to more.

 

[tryingtostaypositivepsych]

Official Site Name: Lenox Hill Hospital
Date Invitation Received: 12/10/21
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): Personal email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): Neuropsychology
Interview Dates Offered: 12/15, 1/4, 1/5, 1/18, 1/19, 1/25, 1/26

 

[neuropsycho12]

Official Site Name: Medical College of Wisconsin
Date Invitation Received: 12/10/21
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): Personal email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): Adult Neuropsychology
Interview Dates Offered: 1/6 & 1/7

 

[PsyStudent24]

Official Site Name: San Diego VA Healthcare System
Date Invitation Received: 12/10/21
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): Personal email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): Neuropsychology
Interview Dates Offered: Schedule separate meetings w/ individual faculty, postdocs, etc. sometime between 12/13 and 12/17

Did they send out emails for all the tracks or just neuro?

 

[NeuroGal1994]

Official Site Name: Medical College of Wisconsin
Date Invitation Received: 12/10/21
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): Personal email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): Adult Neuropsychology
Interview Dates Offered: 1/6 & 1/7

Congrats! I applied for their peds neuro so hopefully will hear soon.

 

[Seven_Costanza]

Did they send out emails for all the tracks or just neuro?

The other clinical tracks go out separately from the neuro track.

 

[2bit_neuropsych]

Did they send out emails for all the tracks or just neuro?

No idea, but in general I think tracks do their own thing as far as interview offers, dates etc. Plus, from talking to non-neuro folks, I know that neuro tracks tend to get the process started earlier than other tracks do.

 

[Seven_Costanza]

No idea, but in general I think tracks do their own thing as far as interview offers, dates etc. Plus, from talking to non-neuro folks, I know that neuro tracks tend to get the process started earlier than other tracks do.

You're right about neuro going out sooner, but just wanted to clarify that they do send the non-neuro clinical tracks all at once in one email.

 

[PsyStudent24]

You're right about neuro going out sooner, but just wanted to clarify that they do send the non-neuro clinical tracks all at once in one email.

Ok just wanted to make sure.

 

[PsyStudent24]

I’m guessing non-neuro track emails will be sent out within the next week or so?

 

[NeuroPsychPsyDee]

I’m guessing non-neuro track emails will be sent out within the next week or so?

I would look at past years threads, you might be able to get an idea for your specific sites!

 

[Inhale_Exhale]

Official Site Name: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Date Invitation Received: 12/10/21
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): Personal phone call
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): Health Psychology
Interview Dates Offered: Mid-January to Mid-February
(In honor of years past) If & How you're staying sane: Cat snuggles/yoga/finding foodie foods

 

[PsyStudent24]

Official Site Name: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Date Invitation Received: 12/10/21
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): Personal phone call
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): Health Psychology
Interview Dates Offered: Mid-January to Mid-February
(In honor of years past) If & How you're staying sane: Cat snuggles/yoga/finding foodie foods

Congratulations!

 

[ccpsych16]

Anyone have a link to last year's thread? I've searched but nothing comes up.

Edit: Found the last 2 years: 2020-2021 and 2021-2022

 

[DietCokeSoda]

Congrats! I applied for their peds neuro so hopefully will hear soon.

They extended the deadline for peds, so I’m assuming we won’t hear back until after that deadline (January now). Unless others think they’ll send out invites before that??

 

[PsyStudent24]

I’m getting very scared lol

 

[babkelneuro]

nine -- adult neuropsych

Sam here, and am also regionally restricted

 

[NeuroGal1994]

They extended the deadline for peds, so I’m assuming we won’t hear back until after that deadline (January now). Unless others think they’ll send out invites before that??

That's good to know, thank you!

 

[PsyStudent24]

What makes neuro postdocs more competitive than other specialties?

 

[bcliff]

What makes neuro postdocs more competitive than other specialties?

everyone has to do one -- there's close to 1:1 correspondence between neuro intern applicants and neuro postdoc applicants.

 

[WisNeuro]

What makes neuro postdocs more competitive than other specialties?

Specialty area that has become more popular in recent years. And to have good niche rotations (e.g., EMU, movement disorders, etc) you need specialty clinics that are generally only at certain size medical centers and hospitals. And, if you want board certification, you need to have a certain kind of fellowship.

 

[neurogirl_]

Official Site Name: UC Davis Sacramento
Date Invitation Received: Dec 13
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): Personal email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): Adult NP
Interview Dates Offered: None provided yet (Zoom or in-person available)
(In honor of years past) If & How you're staying sane: Netflix (currently Money Heist)

 

[2bit_neuropsych]

Official Site Name: University of Florida Department of Clinical and Health Psychology
Date Invitation Received: 12/13/21
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): Personal email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): Neuropsychology
Interview Dates Offered: Faculty will reach out to schedule. Interviews will happen before Jan 5

 

[NeuroNerd13]

Sorry I'm a little late on this but realized no one has posted so figured I'd share!

Official Site Name: VA Boston Healthcare System
Date Invitation Received: 12/10/2021
Method of Invitation (Phone call, personal/mass email, Snapchat): Mass email
Specialty Track or Site (e.g., for consortiums): Neuropsychology
Interview Dates Offered: Either January 11 or January 13 (January 13 prioritized for Mountain and Pacific Time Zone applicants)