Clinical Assistant/ Associate/ Professor - Psychology

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Clinical Assistant/ Associate/ Professor - Psychology

Job Description:

The Department of Psychiatry at the University of Florida (UF), College of Medicine in Gainesville, Florida is seeking a Clinical Assistant/ Associate Professor in Psychology for outpatient practice.  The position is a full-time (1.0 FTE), non-tenured multi-mission track faculty position. This position provides traditional or intensive therapeutic services to children, adults, and families in an outpatient setting. As a faculty member in a teaching institution, the position will also provide individual supervision for graduate practicum students, interns, and postdoctoral fellows. The Department of Psychiatry has flagship programs in Obsessive-Compulsive Related Disorders (OCRDs) diagnosis and treatment, with a focus on exposure and response prevention (ERP) and cognitive behavioral therapies (CBT), as well as Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnosis and treatment, and Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT).  Expertise in ERP/CBT for OCRDs and/or PCIT is of specific interest for this position. Depending on expertise and experience, this position may also coordinate patient care within the OCRD or PCIT programs.

In addition, faculty in the Department of Psychiatry are engaged in UF and national collaborations that afford rich opportunities for career development. The Department of Psychiatry and Division of Psychology offer an extensive network for clinical research/ scholarly collaborations. There is also the opportunity for program development involving inpatient treatment, outpatient services, and consultation.  As a faculty member in the College of Medicine, the candidate will contribute to its educational mission by participating in graduate and/or medical education, particularly the teaching of psychology graduate students, interns, postdoctoral fellows, and mental health counselor interns, as well as child fellows, general psychiatry residents, and medical students during rotations and seminar teaching. Finally, the successful candidate must be willing to engage in service at the level of the department, college, and larger profession.

About the University of Florida (UF), College of Medicine

Faculty in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Florida are engaged in groundbreaking projects covering a variety of interests through our Centers, labs, and collaborations with other departments. The Department of Psychiatry includes a large outpatient center with various specialty clinics within (including one associated with our Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment), a very active inpatient service, psychiatry collaborative program for primary care practitioners, school consultation program, and community consultation services. The Department of Psychiatry spans services across adult, addiction, and child/adolescent specializations, including a freestanding psychiatric hospital, a large consult liaison service at the main UF Shands Hospital, the Florida Recovery Center operated by our Addiction Division, and multiple research centers including the Center for Addiction Research & Education and the Center for OCD and Related Disorders (COARD).  UF is also an active site for the NIH-landmark Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study.  Shands Children’s Hospital is ranked the number 1 children’s hospital in the state of Florida in US News and World Report (USNWR), and the Department of Pediatrics has national rankings in a number of pediatric specialties by USNWR. 

UF is an active campus in the heart of a growing city.  UF is one of the Top 10 public universities in the nation and one of the largest medical centers in Florida. UF is a leader in the Southeast for innovative, evidence-based treatment programs for a variety of mental health disorders with a strong commitment to the conduct of clinical science. UF College of Medicine is ranked 43rd in the nation by US News and World Report. UF is ranked #19 among public medical schools in the U.S. with $349 million in total research and sponsored program funding and researchers exploring topics across nine research centers and institutes. Why Choose Medicine At UF?

ABOUT GAINESVILLE

The City of Gainesville holds many distinctions. Located in the northern part of Florida, Gainesville is home to the state’s largest and oldest university (UF), and is one of the state's centers of education, innovation, healthcare, arts & culture, sports, and more. You can find the city routinely listed as one of the best college towns, best places to live, and best places to retire. Known for its preservation of historic buildings and the beauty of its natural surroundings, Gainesville's numerous parks, museums, and lakes provide endless entertainment to thousands of visitors