Clinical Assistant/Associate/Professor (71669)

The Department of Psychiatry at the University of Florida is recruiting for a faculty position at the Assistant and/or Associate Professor level with clinical and research expertise in autism and neurodevelopmental disorders.

Frequent inter-disciplinary collaborations are a goal of the Department and of its affiliated Centers and facilitate joint learning experiences and clinical opportunities. Both Centers include faculty members, postdoctoral fellows, interns, graduate students, and undergraduate trainees from a variety of disciplines, colleges, and departments throughout the University of Florida. Their mission is to conduct interdisciplinary clinical and translational research in autism, neurodevelopmental disorders, and OCD, anxiety, and related disorders that sets the frame for outstanding evidence-based cross-disciplinary clinical services. Individuals within the program work closely with the following specialties, among others: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Adult Psychiatry, Pediatrics, Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Pathology, Physical Therapy, Psychology, and Pediatric Genetics.

The Department’s research program cuts across mental and behavioral health to study causes, pathophysiology, treatment processes and outcomes in evidence-based psychological and psychiatric treatment with children, adults, and their families. The applicant will develop his/her own area of externally funded research, in collaboration with established faculty in the Department of Psychiatry, UF Health CAN, COARD and throughout UF.

The position is in a major medical center in Gainesville Florida, a pleasant community with a modest cost of living and high quality of life.

Applicants with an M.D. who are board certified or board eligible in adult psychiatry or child psychiatry.

The position requires clinical and research experience with autism and/or related neurodevelopmental disorders in adults, adolescents, and/or children and will be an integral part of developing research programs, both in the UF Health Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment (UF Health CAN), and in the UF Center for OCD, Anxiety and Related Disorders (COARD).

Travel expenses for interviews are reimbursed. Salary is competitive and includes attractive benefits. Start-up funding is available. Send cover letter, CV, and 3 letters of reference to Denise Lambert, Department of Psychiatry, 1329 SW 16th St, 4th Fl 4-078, Gainesville FL 32610. Materials can also be emailed to denisel@ufl.edu.

Applications will be accepted until all positions are filled. If you have questions about this position please email Carol Mathews MD, Center Director, at carolmathews@ufl.edu

The final candidate will be required to provide official transcript to the hiring department upon hire. A transcript will not be considered "official" if a designation of "Issued to Student" is visible. Degrees earned from an education institution outside of the United States are required to be evaluated by a professional credentialing service provider approved by National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES), which can be found at http://www.naces.org/

If an accommodation due to a disability is needed to apply for this position, please call 352-392-2477 or the Florida Relay System at 800-955-8771 (TDD). Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in the US. Searches are conducted in accordance with Florida's Sunshine Law.

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