Professor and Chair (Medicine) (GFT) - Psychiatry

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University; New York (NY); On-site; USD 200,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University seeks a full-time Professor and Chair (Medicine) in the Department of Psychiatry to provide executive leadership and strategic direction within the COM. The role focuses on advancing research, training, and clinical services for the underserved community we serve.

The selected candidate will recruit top talent, foster scholarship, and bridge research findings with comprehensive psychiatric care to drive translational impact and institutional growth.

Qualifications

• Must hold New York State medical licensure.
• MD degree required.
• Board-certified psychiatrist.
• DEA certification required.
• Experience as an Associate Professor with leadership and scholarly productivity, eligible for Professor on tenure track.

Responsibilities

• Provide executive leadership, direction, and administration of the Department of Psychiatry within the College of Medicine to advance research, training, and clinical psychiatry.
• Recruit highly motivated individuals and serve as a bridge between research advances and psychiatric services to realize translational goals.

Skills

Executive leadership

Academic leadership

Education

MD Degree

Job description

Job Description

The Department of Psychiatry in the College of Medicine at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a full-time Professor and Chair (Medicine) (GFT). The successful candidate will:

• Provide executive leadership, direction, and administration of the Department of Psychiatry in its College of Medicine (COM) to further the strategic mission of the department and larger institution, to impact the health and well‑being of the underserved community SUNY Downstate serves in three main integrated directions: research, training, and clinical psychiatry.
• Demonstrate the opportunity to recruit highly motivated, talented people to complement and build upon SUNY Downstate's research, academic, training, and clinical missions, and serve as a bridge between research advancements and a full range of psychiatric services to realize our translational goals.

Required Qualifications

• New York State medical licensure.
• MD Degree.
• Board Certified Psychiatrist.
• DEA Certified.
• At minimum, currently an Associate Professor with significant history of academic leadership and productivity in scholarship, and who will be qualified for an appointment as a Professor on tenure track.