Assistant/Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
Hiring Department: Department of Psychiatry
Location: 1601 W. Taylor St. Chicago IL 60612
Requisition ID: 1043236
Posting Closing date: 12/03/2026
Compensation: The previously determined salary range for this position was $220,000-$230,000.
Job Summary:
The Department of Psychiatry at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) is seeking to recruit psychiatrists to our clinical faculty. These are clinician-educator positions (non-tenured) with both outpatient and inpatient opportunities tailored to suit candidates in our clinical programs, including our Women’s Mental Health, Mood and Anxiety, and Consultation/Collaborative Care programs. Positions include teaching and supervision of residents and medical students in both inpatient and outpatient settings, as well as shared on-call duties. Opportunities for integrated and collaborative care are available through strong partnerships with UIC OB/GYN, Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Emergency Medicine, and Pediatrics.
UIC Psychiatry is one of the largest departments in the Midwest, with a strong, nationally competitive General Psychiatry Residency Training Program with designated research and clinician-educator tracks and several fellowships, including Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Addictions, and Women’s Mental Health. We are also one of the top ranked teaching departments at the University of Illinois College of Medicine, one of the largest medical schools in the country, with both preclinical and clinical teaching and mentoring opportunities. Our clinical services focus on diverse and vulnerable patients, serving predominantly minority and economically underserved populations on the South and West Sides of Chicago. Our inpatient psychiatry unit, located in the main teaching hospital, includes the only Med-Psych service in Chicago, as well as the only unit that regularly accommodates pregnant patients. We are also a nationally known basic and clinical research enterprise, ranked first in Chicago and top 20 by NIH funding, with foci in mood and anxiety disorders, women’s mental health, late life depression, addictions, and mental health services, with multiple opportunities for collaboration and translation of research towards serving our clinical populations.
An important overarching goal at UIC is to attract world-class faculty to enrich the educational experience of our bright and motivated students and trainees and provide high-quality care to our diverse and vulnerable patient populations. UIC is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse faculty committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment, and strongly encourages applications from women and minorities, and those with a passion for social justice and serving the underserved.
Applicants must be a physician or physician-scientist and have completed an ACGME (Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education) accredited residency in Psychiatry. The applicant must possess or be eligible for an unrestricted license to practice medicine in the State of Illinois, an unrestricted Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) license, an unrestricted Controlled Substance license in the State of Illinois, and must be Board-certified or Board-eligible in Psychiatry.
Please visit our department website at www.psych.uic.edu. Applicants must apply online at http://jobs.uic.edu and reference Job Requisition 1043236 and submit their application with a CV, cover letter and three names of references by 12/3/2026. The application review process will start immediately and will continue until the position is filled. The start date is flexible.
Benefits and Compensation:
The previously determined salary range for this position is $220,000-$230,000.
We strive to provide a competitive salary, considering factors such as available market data, internal equity, candidate experience and qualifications. The final salary will be determined through a thorough assessment of these elements.
This position is intended to be eligible for benefits. This includes Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, a Retirement Plan, Paid time Off, and Tuition waivers for employees and dependents.
The University of Illinois System requires candidates selected for hire to disclose any documented finding of sexual misconduct or sexual harassment and to authorize inquiries to current and former employers regarding findings of sexual misconduct or sexual harassment. For more information, visit https://www.hr.uillinois.edu/cms/One.aspx?portalId=4292&pageId=1411899
University of Illinois faculty, staff, and students are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. This employment offer is contingent on your timely submission of proof of your vaccination. If you are not able to receive the vaccine for medical or religious reasons, you may seek approval for an exemption in accordance with applicable University processes.
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.
The University of Illinois may conduct background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer. Background checks will be performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
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.
