Senior Sleep & Circadian Biology Research Faculty

University of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Pennsylvania invites applications for a Senior Rank Standing Faculty position in Experimental Psychiatry: Sleep and Chronobiology Division. The role may be filled at Associate or Full Professor level in either non-tenure clinician educator track or tenure track.

Candidates should have an MD/PhD or equivalent and possess expertise in sleep loss, circadian disruption, and environmental stressors affecting cognition, behavior, and health.

Qualifications

• MD/PhD or equivalent degree required.
• Associate or Full Professor rank; non-tenure clinician educator or tenure track options.
• Expertise in sleep loss, circadian disruption, and environmental stressors on human cognition, behavior, and health.

Responsibilities

• Teaching: medical students, graduate students, psychiatry residents, and postdoctoral fellows; courses on sleep, circadian rhythms, and behavioral neuroscience.
• Clinical: evaluation and treatment of adults with sleep, circadian, or other psychiatric disorders for candidates with clinical licensure.
• Research: develop independent and collaborative programs on sleep loss, circadian misalignment, and environmental stressors; pursue extramurally funded research (e.g., NIH, NASA, FAA, DoD).
• Collaboration: work with Unit for Experimental Psychiatry and participate in grant applications; mentor junior researchers.

Job description

University of Pennsylvania invites applications for a Senior Rank Standing Faculty position in Experimental Psychiatry: Sleep and Chronobiology Division. The role may be filled at Associate or Full Professor level in either non-tenure clinician educator track or tenure track.

Candidates should have an MD/PhD or equivalent and possess expertise in sleep loss, circadian disruption, and environmental stressors affecting cognition, behavior, and health.