ASSISTANT PROFESSOR - DEPT. OF PSYCHIATRY

Assistant Professor

Department of Psychiatry

The University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry is currently recruiting a Tenure Track Assistant Professor. The candidate will join a progressive and growing psychiatry department. The overall philosophy of this academic department cutting edge research in a comprehensive patient-centered care in our inpatient and outpatient settings, in a variety of unique subspecialty practice settings within our healthcare system.

Appointment will be on a tenure track, assistant professor level rank. The position is a 1.0 FTE. This research position will be focused on translational clinical neuroscience. Key neuroscience tools that are used include neuroimaging, neuropsychological testing, experimental cognitive neuroscience tasks, mechanisms of brain function and behavior in patient derived cells/tissues and/or animal models as they relate to neuropsychiatric disorders and substance use disorders.

The UI Department of Psychiatry has a long tradition of excellence in research, a well-developed research infrastructure, and ample patient populations that support efforts in a variety of areas of investigation. These include studies in neuroimaging, genetics, epidemiology, psychopharmacology, neuropsychology, and basic neuroscience. The Department of Psychiatry is made up of more than 90 full-time faculty members who provide national and international leadership across a range of psychiatric areas, such as child psychiatry, neuropsychiatry, eating disorders, mood disorders, psychotic disorders, medical psychiatry, and community psychiatry.

The University of Iowa, Department of Psychiatry offers competitive salary, excellent benefits, and a collegial professional environment. The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics has been recognized as one of the best hospitals in the United States and is Iowa's only comprehensive academic medical center and regional referral center. Each day more than 12,000 employees, students, and volunteers work together to provide safe, quality health care and excellent service for our patients. Simply stated, our mission is: Changing Medicine. Changing Lives.

The Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine is a highly ranked medical school where students learn to become accomplished clinicians and top-flight researchers and educators. Students come to Iowa to study medicine in a program that uses case-based learning as the basis of their education. Our mission is to inspire and educate world class health care providers and scientists for the people of Iowa and our global community. Researchers in the College's over 280 laboratories are served by state-of-the-art core research facilities and research support facilities. Much of the research conducted is interdisciplinary and collaborations are fostered and coordinated through major research centers, institutes and programs. Many faculty members are internationally renowned for their research. Two faculty members are Howard Hughes Institute Investigators, 12 are members of the Institute of Medicine and two are members of the National Academy of Sciences.

The university is located along the picturesque Iowa River in Iowa City, a city of some 77,000 people (170,000+ in the metro area) regularly ranked as one of the nation's best places to live. Iowa City is less than four hours from Chicago and within five hours of Minneapolis, St. Louis, and Kansas City, readily accessible via interstate highways and a regional airport 30 minutes away. Iowa City is an attractive, family friendly, college town with abundant local and world-class cultural, theatrical and musical events, top ranked schools, and outdoor recreational attractions. The Iowa City area is often ranked as one of the most livable communities in the nation (Livability.com). To learn more about our great community visit https://livability.com/ia/iowa-city, https://www.thinkiowacity.com/ and https://vimeo.com/148167202.

For a complete listing of job qualifications and to apply for this position, please visit our website at http//jobs.uiowa.edu, reference requisition #75521.

Mason Garcia, Human Resource Manager, Department of Psychiatry with the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Email: mason-garcia@uiowa.edu.

Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any misconduct history or pending research misconduct investigation including but not limited to sexual misconduct in prior employment and provide a related release and will be subject to a criminal background and credential check.

• Applicants must have a doctoral degree (ex. PhD, MD, or MD/PhD)

• Must have evidence of scholarly work in basic, clinical, or translational neuroscience.
• The candidate must demonstrate excellent track record in research including publishing and an ability to obtain grant funding.
• Candidate must be able to work in a collaborative environment with other scientists and researchers.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.

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