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Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior Apply now to
Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Job #JPF07433
Dean's Office / School of Medicine / UC Irvine
Application Window
Open date: April 19th, 2022
Next review date: Monday, Jun 20, 2022 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: Sunday, Jul 31, 2022 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received
after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been
filled.
Position description
The University of California, Irvine (UCI), in partnership with Grant
Cooper, announces a national search for the Chair of the Department of
Psychiatry and Human Behavior.
The University of California, Irvine (UC Irvine) has a vibrant scientific
community with outstanding collaborative opportunities, including, but not
limited to, basic and clinical neuroscience, imaging, translational biomedical
science, stem cell research, biomedical informatics, pharmaceutical sciences,
and genomic medicine. UCI Medical Center is the principal facility for UCI
Health and the UCI School of Medicine's clinical and teaching programs and is
located on our medical center campus in Orange, CA, approximately 11 miles
north of the Irvine campus. The 418-bed acute care hospital, listed among
America's Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for the 20th consecutive
year, is home to specialty services including an NCI-designated comprehensive
cancer center, a certified stroke and cerebrovascular center, a regional burn
center, and the only Level I trauma center in Orange County. A second 144-bed
hospital is being constructed on the northern edge of the University of
California, Irvine academic campus for planned occupancy in 2025.
The inpatient facilities of the Department are housed in the 100,000 square
foot Neuropsychiatric Center in Orange and the outpatient programs are
organized across 3 additional sites. Currently, there are 42 beds consisting
of an acute adult unit, a medical/psychiatric unit, and an adolescent unit.
The department also staffs a partial hospital program and a structured
outpatient program for adolescents. The Department's 22,000 sf primary
outpatient site was built out and occupied in 2021. Approximately, 45,000
patient visits are delivered annually. The Department has 27 faculty members
and has strong affiliations with the Long Beach Veteran's Administration
Healthcare System, Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, Children's Hospital of
Orange County and a variety of community agencies.
UC Irvine is internationally renowned in fundamental neuroscience and is home
to two of the top twenty neuroscience departments in the United States. The
Department of Psychiatry's primary research facilities are housed on the
Irvine campus. The Department has maintained a tradition of excellence in
research with successful extramural funding in basic and translational
neuroscience, neuro-imaging, and immunology, among others. Aligning with the
Department's goal to catapult its research mission, UC-Irvine recently
announced a transformative $55 Million gift to establish the Noel Drury, M.D.,
Depression Research Center for research and treatment of depressive illnesses.
Moreover, the department is home to researchers who are global leaders in
research in numerous disorders including Alzheimer's and Huntington's disease.
The Department has a 36 resident training program in general psychiatry and a
fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry with 8 fellows. Both programs
are highly competitive. The interactive environment encourages individuals to
excel and achieve their professional and personal goals in education, clinical
care, and research.
Psychiatry's medical student training is strong. Its clerkships and rotations
are highly rated, and graduates consistently and disproportionally choose to
enter Psychiatry residency programs when they graduate. The Department also
provides a major teaching role to medical students with a required clerkship,
behavioral science and ethics course, and numerous electives.
Community psychiatry is undergoing a renaissance in Orange County, and the
Department is closely collaborating with the novel public/private mental
health group BeWell OC.
This position is being recruited in the following faculty titles, designation
into the following title series will be dependent upon qualifications: Tenured
Professor of Line series, Professor of Clinical X series and Health Sciences
Clinical Professor series. Academic appointment will be determined based on
the final candidate's area of discipline.
Eligibility:
An MD, MD/PhD degree (or equivalent).
Board certification in psychiatry by the ABPN.
Be eligible for, or currently hold, a medical license in the state of
California.
Meet requirements for appointment at the rank of full professor
Strong record of scholarly activity, evidenced by high quality peer
reviewed publications and a stellar record of research and research
support.
Leadership skills and vision for enhancing the clinical and academic
components of a multi-disciplinary department.
Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion with track record of
promoting an inclusive culture.
Desired Attributes:
An excellent record of clinical expertise.
Solid experience in administering psychiatric inpatient and outpatient
clinical services would be a significant advantage.
Strong record of teaching.
Finally, the candidate must have good interpersonal skills, and be able to
work cooperatively and congenially within a diverse academic and clinical
environment.
Interested applicants are invited to complete an online application profile
and upload their curriculum vitae electronically to the following web site:
https: // recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF07433.
Complete applications include a CV, cover letter, research statement, teaching
statement, and a separate diversity statement that describes past activities
that promote diversity and inclusion and plans for future contributions.
Applications or nominations of appropriate candidates may be sent to: Corey
Lohnes, Managing Director, Grant Cooper, lohnes@grantcooper.com
Application review will begin immediately and continue until the position has
been filled.
The University of California is committed to creating and maintaining a
community dedicated to the advancement, application, and transmission of
knowledge and creative endeavors through academic excellence, where all
individuals who participate in University programs and activities can work and
learn together in a safe and secure environment, free of violence, harassment,
discrimination, exploitation, or intimidation. With this commitment as well as
a commitment to addressing all forms of academic misconduct, UC Irvine
conducts institutional reference checks for candidates finalists to whom the
department or other hiring unit would like to extend a formal offer of
appointment into Ladder Rank Professor or Professor of Teaching series, at all
ranks (i.e., assistant, associate, and full). The institutional reference
checks involve contacting the administration of the applicant's previous
institution(s) to ask whether there have been substantiated findings of
misconduct that would violate the University's Faculty Code of Conduct. To
implement this process, UC Irvine requires all candidates of Ladder Rank
Professor or Professor of Teaching series, at all ranks (i.e., assistant,
associate, and full) to complete, sign, and upload the form entitled
“Authorization to Release Information” into AP RECRUIT as part of their
application. If the candidate does not include the signed authorization to
release information with the application materials, the application will be
considered incomplete. As with any incomplete application, the application
will not receive further consideration. Although all applicants for faculty
recruitments must complete the entire application, only finalists (i.e.,
those to whom the department or other hiring unit would like to extend a
formal offer) considered for Ladder Rank Professor or Professor of Teaching
series, at all ranks (i.e., assistant, associate, and full) positions will
be subject to institutional reference checks.
Qualifications
Basic qualifications (required at time of application)
An MD, MD/PhD degree (or equivalent).
Board certification in psychiatry by the ABPN.
Be eligible for, or currently hold, a medical license in the state of
California.
Meet requirements for appointment at the rank of full professor
Strong record of scholarly activity, evidenced by high quality peer
reviewed publications and a stellar record of research and research
support.
An excellent record of clinical expertise.
Strong record of teaching.
Leadership skills and vision for enhancing the clinical and academic
components of a multi-disciplinary department.
Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion with track record of
promoting an inclusive culture.
Application Requirements
Document requirements
Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
Cover Letter
Statement of Research
Teaching Statement - See our guidance for writing a reflective teaching
statement.
Inclusive Excellence Activities Statement - Statement addressing how past
and/or potential contributions to inclusive excellence will advance UCI's
Commitment to Inclusive Excellence. See our guidance for writing an
inclusive excellence activities statement.
Authorization to Release Information Form - A reference check will be
completed only if you are made a tentative offer to a Professor or
Professor of Teaching series, at any rank. Download, complete, sign, and
upload the form: https: // ap.uci.edu/wp-content/uploads/AuthReleaseForm.pdf
Misc / Additional (Optional)
Apply link: https: // recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF07433
Campus Information
The University of California, Irvine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative
Action Employer advancing inclusive excellence. All qualified applicants will
receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion,
sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age,
protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC
nondiscrimination policy.
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