Description
Assistant/Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
Hiring Department: Department of Psychiatry
Location: 1601 W. Taylor St. Chicago IL 60612
Requisition ID:1043179
Posting Closing date: November 15, 2026
Salary: The previously determined salary range for this position was $220,000-$230,000
Job Summary:
The Department of Psychiatry at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) is seeking to recruit a neuropsychiatrist to our faculty. This is a clinician-educator position with clinical duties that will include supervision of residents and fellows in the outpatient Neuropsychiatry Clinic, the Memory Clinic, and on the inpatient psychiatry Med-Psych team and/or the Consultation-Liaison service. The ideal candidate will have completed fellowship training in Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry. Alternative training pathways towards neuropsychiatric expertise, such as a fellowship in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, Geriatric Psychiatry, and/or practice-track certification in Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry from the United Council for Neurologic Subspecialities will be considered. Additional opportunities exist for involvement in neuromodulation services including electroconvulsive therapy, repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation, and collaboration with the deep brain stimulation service. The Department also has clinical programs in Psychosis, Mood/Anxiety, and Women’s Mental Health which could be incorporated into clinical duties, tailored to the candidate’s interest. This position requires some overnight (phone) and weekend on-call duties. Academic rank of Assistant or Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, commensurate with experience.
Applicants must be a Doctor of Medicine and have completed an ACGME (Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education) accredited residency in Psychiatry. The applicant must possess or be eligible for an unrestricted license to practice medicine in the State of Illinois and an unrestricted Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) license and must be Board-certified or Board-eligible in Psychiatry.
UIC Psychiatry is one of the largest departments in the Midwest, with a strong Psychiatry Residency Training Program, fellowships in Addictions Medicine, Addictions Psychiatry, Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Clinical Informatics, and Global Mental Health. Our clinical services focus on urban and economically underserved populations from the South and West Sides of Chicago. Our inpatient psychiatry unit includes a Med-Psych program and is the only unit in Chicago that regularly accommodates pregnant patients with serious mental illnesses. We are also a nationally known basic and clinical research enterprise, ranked first in Chicago and top 30 by NIH funding, with foci in women’s mental health, mood and anxiety disorders, late life depression, addictions, neuropsychology, and mental health services, with multiple opportunities for collaboration and translation of research towards serving our clinical populations.
An important overarching goal at UIC is to attract world-class faculty to enrich the educational experience of our bright and motivated students and trainees and provide high-quality care to our diverse and vulnerable patient populations. UIC is dedicated to the goal of building faculty committed to teaching and working in an environment focused on serving the urban underserved.
Please visit our department website at www.psych.uic.edu. Applicants must apply online at http://jobs.uic.edu and reference Job Requisition 1043179 and submit a CV and cover letter by 11/15/2026. The application review process will start immediately and will continue until the position is filled. The start date is flexible.
Benefits and Compensation:
The previously determined salary range for this position is $220,000-$230,000.
We strive to provide a competitive salary, considering factors such as available market data, internal equity, candidate experience and qualifications. The final salary will be determined through a thorough assessment of these elements.
This position is intended to be eligible for benefits. This includes Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, a Retirement Plan, Paid time Off, and Tuition waivers for employees and dependents.
The University of Illinois System requires candidates selected for hire to disclose any documented finding of sexual misconduct or sexual harassment and to authorize inquiries to current and former employers regarding findings of sexual misconduct or sexual harassment. For more information, visit https://www.hr.uillinois.edu/cms/One.aspx?portalId=4292&pageId=1411899
University of Illinois faculty, staff, and students are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. This employment offer is contingent on your timely submission of proof of your vaccination. If you are not able to receive the vaccine for medical or religious reasons, you may seek approval for an exemption in accordance with applicable University processes.
The University of Illinois System is an equal opportunity employer, including but not limited to disability and/or veteran status, and complies with all applicable state and federal employment mandates. Please visit Required Employment Notices and Posters to view our non-discrimination statement and find additional information about required background checks, sexual harassment/misconduct disclosures, and employment eligibility review through E-Verify.
The University of Illinois may conduct background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer. Background checks will be performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used in some portions of the candidate review process for this position; however, all employment decisions will be made by a person.
