Application
APPLICATION DEADLINE: January 7, 2025
Fellowship Start Date: September 2, 2025
We value applicants with a range of diverse experiences and perspectives. Forensic psychologists work with disenfranchised populations and must have the capacity to articulate the impact of their examinees’ life experience on their mental health and behavior and how those intersect with the criminal justice system. We recognize this is enhanced by both formal training and personal experience, and we strongly encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.
Applicant Requirements
Applicants must have completed a doctoral degree in clinical or counseling psychology prior to the start date of the fellowship. Applicants completing their degree in graduate programs within the United States or Canada must be earning their degree from an APA or CPA accredited graduate program. Applicants from doctoral programs outside the United States or Canada may be considered for a waiver of the accreditation requirement. Applicants who have not yet finished all degree requirements should include a letter from their department indicating they will have completed all degree requirements by the fellowship start date. Preference is given to applicants who are completing or have completed an APA or CPA accredited predoctoral internship program; exceptions may be considered for newer internship programs and applicants completing internship outside the United States or Canada.
Application Materials
A complete application includes the following:
- Letter of interest describing your reasons for applying to the UMaine program and your career goals
- Curriculum vitae (CV)
- Application form (.docx)
- Three letters of recommendation, including one from your internship program (unless you completed internship more than five years ago)
- Official copy of graduate transcript
- (If necessary) Letter from your department outlining anticipated completion of all degree requirements
Interested applicants should submit a letter of interest, CV, and application form to PSCassistant@maine.edu by the deadline. Letters of recommendation should be sent by the letter author directly to PSCassistant@maine.edu by the deadline.
Transcripts should be emailed to PSCassistant@maine.edu or mailed directly to:
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Forensic Psychology
Psychological Services Center
University of Maine
Corbett Hall
Orono, ME 04469
Sample reports will be required for candidates who are selected for an interview. Please do not submit any sample reports at the time of initial application.
Candidate Interviews
All interviews will be conducted via videoconference for the 2024-2025 training year. In person interviews are not required. However, if an applicant would like to tour the site and meet the training faculty, they are welcome to schedule a visit for after videoconference interviews have been completed.
Our fellowship participates in the APPIC Common Hold Date (CHD). The current CHD is February 24, 2025.
Questions
Questions about the application process should be directed to PSCassistant@maine.edu.
Questions pertaining to the program or curriculum should be directed to Dr. Sarah Miller at sarah.l.miller@maine.gov.