What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Professor in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry position at uic?
Assistant/Associate Professor or rank commensurate with experience, CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST.
Search extended until 4/14/2025
Hiring Department: Department of Psychiatry
Location: 1747 W. Roosevelt Rd., Chicago, IL, 60608
Requisition ID: 1025660
Posting Close Date: 4/14/2025
Compensation: $80,000.00-$110,000.00; commensurate with rank/experience
The Department of Psychiatry and the Institute for Juvenile Research (IJR) at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), in collaboration with Department of Pediatrics at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria (UICOM-P), is seeking to hire a Pediatric Clinical Psychologist to provide health psychology services to children and families in Gastroenterology and Developmental Pediatrics. The position will be based in Chicago and will provide telehealth services to children and families in Peoria through an agreement with the Department of Pediatrics (UICOM-P) and the Children’s Hospital of Illinois. There will be an expectation to provide in person clinical care 2 days a month at the Peoria campus.
IJR hosts a nationally recognized Psychology Clinical Internship Training Program, and the Department of Psychiatry is among the top ranked departments by NIH funding with active portfolios in anxiety and mood disorders, psychosis, late life depression, digital mental health, addictions, mental health services, and women’s mental health. Dating back to 1909, IJR is regarded as the home of American child psychiatry and was founded to advance the care of youth in Chicago. Its historic mission continues to the present day and is expanding under the leadership of Dr. Niranjan Karnik.
The primary teaching hospital of UICOMP is the Children’s Hospital of Illinois at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center (CHOI), a tertiary care facility serving a 37-county region with a population base of over two million. CHOI provides comprehensive services to children, including Level IV NICU and a state-designated Pediatric Critical Care Center. CHOI is a major medical facility with 124 beds and a 32-bed critical care unit and the only Level 1 trauma center in Illinois outside of Chicago.
The Pediatric Gastroenterology Division at UICOMP has seven pediatric gastroenterologists. There is an extraordinarily strong history of clinical research within the GI group including pediatric functional and motility disorders. The group works closely with the Division of Developmental Pediatrics which treats children with feeding and swallowing disorders. The Division Head of Developmental Pediatrics is a nationally known expert in pediatric feeding disorders. Our clinical services focus on diverse and vulnerable patients, serving minority and economically underserved populations in Central Illinois.
Job Knowledge & Skills, Education, Experience:
Candidates must have a doctoral degree in Psychology and have completed a health psychology postdoctoral fellowship. Candidates must possess or be eligible for licensure in the State of Illinois. This non-tenure track position will have a combination of clinical effort and protected time for research. The selected candidate will have an academic appointment in the Department of Psychiatry at the Assistant/Associate Professor rank, commensurate with experience, and will have teaching and supervision responsibilities for residents, psychology interns and other trainees.
Benefits and Compensation:
The previously determined salary range for this position is $80,000.00 to $110,000.00.
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.
The University of Illinois Chicago offers a very competitive benefits portfolio. Click for a complete list of Benefits - System Human Resource Services.
Applicants must apply online at http://jobs.uic.edu and reference requisition #1025660 and submit a CV, cover letter and three letters of recommendation by April 14, 2025. The application review process will start immediately and will continue until the position is filled. The start date is flexible.
The University of Illinois at Chicago is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer including Disability/Vets.
Offers of employment by the University of Illinois may be subject to approval by the University’s Board of Trustees and are made contingent upon the candidate’s successful completion of any criminal background checks and other pre-employment assessments that may be required for the position being offered. Additional information regarding such pre-employment checks and assessments may be provided as applicable during the hiring process.
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.Salary : $80,000 - $110,000
