Neuroscience Faculty in Psychiatry Assistant Professor

Neuroscience Faculty in Psychiatry

Assistant Professor

The Neuroscience Research Division of the Psychiatry Department at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center is seeking outstanding neuroscientists with strong interest in the neurobiological basis of mental illness, including addiction, autism, depression, schizophrenia and brain injury for tenure track Assistant Professor position.  Candidates with research expertise and interest in synaptic and cellular biology, genetics/epigenetics with a translational mental illness component are preferred.  Successful candidates will bring state of the art expertise, complement research of current faculty members (https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/education/medical-school/departments/psychiatry/research/basic/), and participate in the development of disease-based research Centers of Excellence.

Candidates must have an MD and/or PhD degree, postdoctoral research experience, and a record of outstanding research publications.  The selected candidates will be eligible for a competitive support package designed to foster early career development.  The Psychiatry Neuroscience Division is a multidisciplinary and highly collaborative research group.  Interested applicants should apply online at https://jobs.utsouthwestern.edu/job/neuroscientist-faculty-and-physicians-5323-harry-hines-blvd-da-12567/ for Job #: 285911. Please attach an electronic curriculum vitae, a 2-page summary of past research and future research plans, as well as  3 letters of recommendation..  Applications will be accepted through November 30, 2019.

UT Southwestern Medical Center is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Women, minorities, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.