Open Rank
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Department:

Psychiatry - Research - 412250

09/12/2023

Yes

Permanent Faculty

Open Rank

Tenured/Tenure Track

FAC0004693

Full-Time Permanent

40

1

North Carolina, US

Dependent on Experience and Qualifications

01/08/2024

The UNC School of Medicine has a rich tradition of excellence and care. Our mission is to improve the health and wellbeing of North Carolinians, and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research. We strive to promote faculty, staff, and learner development in a diverse, respectful environment where our colleagues demonstrate professionalism, enhance learning, and create personal and professional sustainability. We optimize our partnership with the UNC Health System through close collaboration and commitment to service.

OUR VISION
Our vision is to be the nation's leading public school of medicine. We are ranked 2nd in primary care education among all US schools of medicine and 5th among public peers in NIH research funding. Our Allied Health Department is home to five top-ranked divisions, and we are home to 18 top-ranked clinical and basic science departments in NIH research funding.

OUR MISSION
Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research.

Patient Care: We will promote health and provide superb clinical care while maintaining our strong tradition of reaching underserved populations and reducing health disparities across North Carolina and beyond.

Education: We will prepare tomorrow's health care professionals and biomedical researchers by facilitating learning within innovative curricula and team-oriented interprofessional education. We will cultivate outstanding teaching and research faculty, and we will recruit outstanding students and trainees from highly diverse backgrounds to create a socially responsible, highly skilled workforce.

Research: We will develop and support a rich array of outstanding health sciences research programs, centers, and resources. We will provide infrastructure and opportunities for collaboration among disciplines throughout and beyond our University to support outstanding research. We will foster programs in the areas of basic, translational, mechanistic, and population research.

The Department of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill invites applications for an open rank, tenure track faculty position. The Department of Psychiatry (https://www.med.unc.edu/psych/) provides an outstanding environment for groundbreaking research, clinical care, career development and interface with colleagues and other units that perform basic, translational, and clinical research.

The successful candidate will be expected to develop an independent, innovative, and internationally recognized research program focused on neurotherapeutics, with an emphasis on Psychotic Disorders and Molecular Drug Discovery and the interplay of genetics in these areas. The successful candidate will be expected to carry out research projects independently; design and execute research experiments, perform data analysis, write manuscripts, and publish results. Responsible for establishing vigorous independent externally funded research programs to complement research strengths and goals of the department and university. Will develop new methods and technology and work collaboratively with others in the laboratory and in the department. The position is responsible for assisting with training and supervision of students, postdocs, and technicians. The candidate will also be expected to dedicate a small portion of their effort (15-30%) to clinical care of patients with a focus on psychotic disorders. In addition, there will be ample opportunities to participate in teaching activities (genetic counseling interns, medical students, residents/fellows, and graduate students) in both clinical and academic settings and engage in collaborative research.

This position is for a physician scientist. The applicant must have an MD and PhD from an accredited college or university and should be Board Certified or Board Eligible. Evidence of excellence in teaching, and ability to obtain extramural grant funding, as well as strong oral and written communication skills.

Candidates should have a solid record of scholarly productivity, as evidenced by peer-reviewed publications, fellowship awards, and participation in national and international meetings. We welcome candidates whose experience in teaching, research, or community service has prepared them to contribute to UNC-Chapel Hill's commitment to excellence. Faculty appointment level and salary will be commensurate with the candidate's experience and qualifications.

Not Applicable.