Associate/Full Professor - MIND Institute
Position overview
Application Window
Open date: February 14, 2025
Next review date: Friday, Mar 14, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: Friday, Feb 13, 2026 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 Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences University of California, Davis, School of Medicine, is recruiting for an Associate/Full Professor rank in the Ladder /In Residence series. This position is critical to the growth and expansion of research programs within the department, the UC Davis MIND Institute, and the School of Medicine. The successful candidate will focus on intervention and/or diagnosis of neurodevelopmental conditions. Faculty in the Ladder or In Residence series are expected to engage in teaching, independent research and creative work, demonstrate professional competence and activity, and provide University and public service.
The successful candidate should demonstrate a strong commitment to a clinician scientist model that includes patient care, medical education and research in the area of autism and other neurodevelopmental conditions. The candidate will provide clinical/diagnostic services in the MIND Institute Massie Family Clinic.
The candidate will serve in an administrative role to direct the development of increased integration of the MIND Institute Massie Family Clinic and research programs, including the development of innovative, evidence-based programming, strategic planning, clinical trial readiness across conditions, and funding opportunities.
The successful candidate must have a promising program of research in the area of intervention and/or diagnosis of neurodevelopmental conditions. They need to define and lead research projects, develop and write advanced experimental protocols, prepare, organize and communicate research results through publication and presentations, participate in appropriate professional societies and educational organizations, including taking a leadership role in organizations, participate in service on research review boards.
The incumbent will provide teaching and supervision of medical students, residents, and fellows, participate in appropriate professional societies and educational organizations, provide service to department and school committees. This individual should also have ability to foster collegiality and work collaboratively in a diverse environment and adhere to University policies and procedures.
The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences has approximately 65 residents in six residency training programs and 90 faculty and staff psychiatrists and psychologists at the UC Davis Medical Center and the Northern California VA Health System. The Department provides a stimulating teaching and academic environment: http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/psychiatry/. The department provides a stimulating teaching and research academic environment and serves a culturally diverse population. The Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of California, Davis, recognizes the necessity of supporting faculty in honoring their often-competing commitments to both family and career and provides work-life balance for its faculty in a beautiful Northern California academic setting.
This recruitment is conducted at the Associate/Full Rank and the resulting hire will be at the Associate/Full rank in this series regardless of the proposed appointee's qualifications.
Please apply to this posting in Recruit: https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF06877.
Qualifications
Candidates must have a PhD in clinical psychology and be licensed (or license eligible) to provide services in California.
Candidates should also have active extramural research funding in intervention or diagnosis of autism or other neurodevelopmental condition that is transferable to UC Davis, a strong record of publication and career development in clinical research and demonstrated excellence in teaching and mentoring.
Candidate must have the ability to anticipate change and implement initiatives to meet the challenges of academic medicine and science, a demonstrated commitment to diversity including a record of successful mentorship to diverse candidates, the ability to create relationships with clinical and research partners, and should exhibit excellent interpersonal skills to build and maintain relationships with administration, trainees, clinicians, faculty in other disciplines, and technical staff. The ability to work cooperatively and collegially within a diverse environment is required.
Application Requirements
Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
Cover Letter
Statement of Research
Statement of Teaching
Statement of Contributions to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - Contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion documented in the application file will be used to evaluate applicants. Visit https://academicaffairs.ucdavis.edu/faculty-equity-and-inclusion for guidelines about writing a statement and why one is requested.
Statement of Clinical Work
Authorization to Release Information Form - This form is required for all applicants applying to academic recruitments. Please see the Employment Disclosure Requirements webpage for more information. Download, complete, sign, and upload the form: https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/shortcuts/authorization_release_form
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