Assistant/Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry

UIC; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 220,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance

Tuition waivers for employees and/or

Job summary

University of Illinois System in Chicago, IL seeks an Assistant/Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry to provide outpatient and inpatient psychiatric care, supervise residents, and educate medical students. The role includes on-call duties and teaching responsibilities within the Department of Psychiatry.

Minimum qualifications include an MD, ACGME Psychiatry residency, IL medical licensure eligibility, IL controlled substance eligibility, DEA license eligibility, and board-eligibility or

Qualifications

• MD degree from an accredited medical school.
• Completion of ACGME Psychiatry residency.
• Eligibility for unrestricted Illinois medical licensure.
• Eligibility for unrestricted Illinois controlled substance license.
• Eligibility for unrestricted DEA license.
• Board-eligible or board-certified in Psychiatry.

Responsibilities

• Provide outpatient and inpatient psychiatric care.
• Supervise residents in inpatient and outpatient psychiatry.
• Teach and supervise medical students and residents on clinical rotations and didactics.
• Serve as on-call attending in rotation with other adult attending physicians.

Skills

Clinical supervision

Education

MD Degree

ACGME psychiatry residency

Unrestricted IL medical licensure eligible

Unrestricted IL controlled substance license

Unrestricted DEA license

Board-eligible or Board-certified in Psychiatry

Job description

Assistant/Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry

Chicago, IL, United States

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1043236

Posted on: 10/14/2026 - Application Deadline: 12/3/2026

Assistant/Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry

Hiring Department: Department of Psychiatry

Location: Chicago, IL USA

Requisition ID: 1043236

Salary: The previously determined salary range for this position was $220,000-$230,000.

About the University of Illinois Chicago

UIC is among the nation’s preeminent urban public research universities, a Carnegie RU/VH research institution, and the largest university in Chicago. UIC serves over 34,000 students, comprising one of the most diverse student bodies in the nation and is designated as a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPSI) and a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). Through its 16 colleges, UIC produces nationally and internationally recognized multidisciplinary academic programs in concert with civic, corporate and community partners worldwide, including a full complement of health sciences colleges. By emphasizing cutting-edge and transformational research along with a commitment to the success of all students, UIC embodies the dynamic, vibrant and engaged urban university. Recent “Best Colleges” rankings published by U.S. News & World Report, found UIC climbed up in its rankings among top public schools in the nation and among all national universities. UIC has over 300,000 alumni, and is one of the largest employers in the city of Chicago.

This position is intended to be eligible for benefits . This includes Health, Dental, Vision, LifeInsurance, a Retirement Plan, Paid time Off, and Tuition waivers for employees and dependents.

Position Summary:
The Assistant/Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry position involves provision of outpatient and inpatient psychiatric care, supervision of residents, and education of students and residents in psychiatry.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Serve as an attending physician on the adult inpatient psychiatric unit and in outpatient clinic.
• Supervise residents on inpatient and outpatient psychiatry.
• Serve as on call attending in rotation with other adult attending physicians.
• Teach and supervise medical students and residents both on clinical rotations and in didactics.

Minimum Qualifications

• MD Degree.
• Completion of ACGME (Accreditation Council for Graduate Medication Education) accredited residency in Psychiatry.
• Candidate must possess or be eligible for an unrestricted Medical Licensure in the State of Illinois.
• Candidate must possess or be eligible for an unrestricted Controlled Substance license in the State of Illinois.
• Candidate must possess or be eligible for anunrestricted Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) license.
• Candidate must be Board-eligible or Board-certified in Psychiatry.

The University of Illinois System is an equal opportunity employer, including but not limited to disability and/or veteran status, and complies with all applicable state and federal employment mandates. Please visit Required Employment Notices and Posters to view our non-discrimination statement and find additional information about required background checks, sexual harassment/misconduct disclosures, and employment eligibility review through E-Verify.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used in some portions of the candidate review process for this position, however, all employment decisions will be made by a person.

The University of Illinois System is an equal opportunity employer, including but not limited to disability and/or veteran status, and complies with all applicable state and federal employment mandates. Please visit Required Employment Notices and Posters to view our non-discrimination statement and find additional information about required background checks, covid sexual harassment/misconduct disclosures, and employment eligibility review through E-Verify.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used in some portions of the candidate review process for this position, however, all employment decisions will be made by a person.