Assistant Professor of Psychiatry (HS)

Job Summary

The Department of Psychiatry at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a full-time Assistant Professor (HS). The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Education: Participate in the educational mission of the College of Medicine and the School of Graduate Studies, including teaching and curricular responsibilities as assigned by the School of Graduate Studies.
• Contribute to the education of medical students through lectures, small-group facilitation, problem-based learning (PBL), and team-based learning (TBL) sessions within the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences curriculum.
• Mentor medical students, residents, and fellows on research projects, providing guidance in study design, methodology, statistical analysis, manuscript preparation, and scholarly dissemination.

Required Qualifications

• PhD in Psychology, Neuroscience, Public Health, Biology or a related field.
• Experience in conducting clinical or translational research.
• Strong analytical skills and proficiency in data management and statistical analysis.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with psychiatric or behavioral health research.
• Familiarity with genomic analyses (e.g. GWAS, polygenic scoring), neurophysiological data or geospatial methods.
• Experience with IRB submissions and human subjects research compliance.
• Proficiency with statistical software (e.g. R, SPSS, SAS, Python).

Work Schedule

Variable Days; Variable Hours (Full-Time)

Salary Grade/Rank

Commensurate with experience and qualifications

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction, and all other protected classes under federal or state laws. Women, minorities, veterans, individuals with disabilities and members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact Human Resources at ada@downstate.edu