Physician-Scientist in Psychiatric Neuroscience

American Psychiatric Association; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 170,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive start-up package

Laboratory space

Collaborative environment

Job summary

Northwestern University in downtown Chicago seeks a full-time, tenure-track Investigator at Assistant or Associate Professor level with expertise in clinical neuroscience of psychiatric disorders. The role emphasizes neuromodulation approaches and collaborations across departments, with protected research time for clinician‑scientists.

The candidate should have postdoctoral/residency/fellowship training, a strong publication record, and evidence of extramural funding; clinical licensure in

Qualifications

• Productive research training at postdoctoral, residency, or fellowship level.
• Collaborative research approach with mentoring responsibilities.
• Strong publication record and evidence of extramural funding (NIH career awards etc.).
• Open to clinician‑scientists with clinical licensure in Illinois or related fields.

Responsibilities

• Create an internationally recognized research program in the candidate's area.
• Mentor students, fellows, residents, and other trainees.
• Balance clinical duties with protected research time for clinician-scientists.
• Collaborate with Feinberg and Evanston campus researchers and Chicago-area institutions.

Skills

Neuroscience research

Neuromodulation

Collaborative research

Mentoring

Grant funding

Education

Postdoctoral training

Residency or fellowship

Board certification (psychiatry)

Tools

TMS

DBS

Neuroimaging

Computational methods

Job description

The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Northwestern University is seeking a full-time, tenure-track Investigator at the rank of Assistant Professor or Associate Professor, with expertise in the clinical neuroscience of psychiatric disorders. They will join a large, vibrant, multidisciplinary and highly collaborative community of neuroscientists and clinicians in a leading academic medical center located in the heart of downtown Chicago.

Northwestern Memorial Hospital (NMH) is an 894-bed academic medical center hospital that is the primary teaching affiliate for the Feinberg School of Medicine and has nearly 1,900 affiliated physicians representing virtually every medical specialty. Northwestern Memorial Hospital ranks among the top hospitals in the nation and is recognized for providing exemplary patient care and innovative advancements in a variety of clinical areas including cardiovascular care; oncology; neurology and neurosurgery; geriatrics; solid organ and soft tissue transplants; orthopedics; and women’s health at its Prentice Women’s Hospital.

We particularly encourage applicants using transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), deep brain stimulation (DBS), transcranial focused ultrasound, transcranial electrical stimulation, or related invasive and noninvasive neuromodulation approaches, alone or in combination with neuroimaging, human electrophysiology, or computational methods, to identify and modulate brain circuits underlying psychiatric and disorders. Strong consideration will also be given to clinician‑scientists whose research program bridges mechanistic human studies and clinical trials of neuromodulation treatments, consistent with the National Institute of Mental Health’s experimental therapeutics approach. Responsibilities include creating an internationally recognized research program in their specific research area, as well as mentoring students, fellows, residents, and other trainees. For clinician‑scientists, a modest clinical commitment aligned with their research is anticipated, with the majority of effort protected for research. There are numerous opportunities for collaboration with researchers in the Department of Psychiatry and other Feinberg (e.g., Neurology; Neurological Surgery; Radiology; Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation) and Evanston campus (e.g., Biomedical Engineering; Department of Psychology) departments, as well as other Chicago‑area institutions.

Qualified candidates will have productive research training at the postdoctoral, residency, or fellowship level, a collaborative research approach, a strong track record of impactful publications, and evidence of obtaining extramural funding (e.g., an NIH career development award such as a K23, K08, K01, or K99/R00; independent R-level funding; or an equivalent award). We are especially interested in clinician‑scientists who are board certified or board eligible in psychiatry or a related clinical specialty and eligible for medical licensure in Illinois, and we are also open to candidates from other disciplines (e.g., cognitive neuroscience, biomedical engineering, clinical psychology) and graduate degrees whose research program centers on brain stimulation in humans. Competitive start‑up package and laboratory space is offered.

The start date is negotiable and the position will remain open until filled.

The expected base pay range for this position is $170k – $180k.

Northwestern University has provided a pay range representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for the position. The pay offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors including (but not limited to) the experience and qualifications of the selected candidate including years since terminal degree, training, and field or discipline; departmental budget availability; internal comparators; and external market pay for comparable jobs.

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