The Department of Psychiatry within the School of Medicine at UC San Diego are committed to academic excellence among its faculty, staff, and students. UC San Diego Psychiatry faculty provide exceptional clinical care, cutting-edge research, and educational excellence.
We are seeking outstanding applicants for non-tenured/non-tenure track faculty positions.
The selected candidates will be responsible for developing an independent extramurally funded research program and will have teaching duties which may include lecturing and mentoring in our various educational programs. For more information, please visit our education and training page.
The successful candidates will focus their research on one or more priority areas within the department, such as computational psychiatry/AI; cognitive/behavioral interventions; biomarkers; neurocognitive disorders/neuropsychology; mental health and technology; eating disorders; addiction; mood disorders; psychosis/SMI; mindfulness/empathy/compassion; neuromodulation; genetics/genomics/epigenetics; the endocannabinoid system; or other research programs and centers listed on our research page.
The selected candidates may have the opportunity to provide clinical care depending on the department's needs and the candidate’s training and experience in the relevant clinical area.
The appropriate series and appointment at the Assistant, Associate or Full Professor level will be based on the candidate’s background and experience.
A link to full descriptions of each series is provided for your review:
HS Clinical Professor (APM 278)
Clinical X Professor (APM 275)
In-Residence Professor (APM 270)
Adjunct Professor (APM 280)
Appointments may require candidates to be self-funded.
As a member of the Health Sciences Compensation Plan, the appointee should be aware that there are limitations on outside professional activities, and clinical moonlighting is expressly prohibited. Additional information can be found here: Health Sciences Compensation Plan (APM-671)
