Chair, Department of Psychiatry
Company: UNC-Chapel Hill
Location: Chapel Hill
Posted on: April 1, 2026
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Job Description:
Position Summary The School of Medicine of the University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill seeks an accomplished and visionary
leader to serve as Chair for the Department of Psychiatry. The
Department’s vision is to: support and accelerate the research
engine by supporting and recruiting the best and brightest
investigators, to recruit and train the next generation of
psychiatrists whose interest span the broad swath of psychiatry
today, and what psychiatry will become tomorrow, and to transform
clinical medicine into patient-centered care, with the highest
standards of quality, compassion and cost-consciousness. The
Department is comprised of 414 faculty, 259 adjunct faculty, 10
advanced practice providers, 75 residents, 10 fellows and 174 staff
organized across multiple divisions and programs, and specialized
internal clinical research units. In addition to its internal
research units, the department works in partnership with leading
research centers at UNC including the Bowles Center for Alcohol
Studies, the Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities, the
Neuroscience Center, the Biomedical Research Imaging Center, the
Carolina Center for Genome Sciences, TEACCH Autism Program, and the
Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. Our clinical programs,
based in Chapel Hill, serve patients across the state. Our expert
clinicians treat individuals with complex psychiatric conditions
across all ages, specializing in areas such as schizophrenia,
neurostimulation, eating disorders, reproductive mood disorders,
anxiety and mood disorders, autism, neurodevelopmental disorders,
geriatric psychiatry, and addiction medicine. The department has
created innovative care models, including a strong telepsychiatry
service and integrated care. Currently, 60% of our outpatient
psychiatry is virtual. We also offer a large psychiatric
consultation service to UNC Health emergency departments statewide
and have launched a successful virtual inpatient psychiatry unit,
with plans for expansion. Training the next generation is a top
priority. We have a renowned general psychiatry residency training
program, that is one of the largest in the country, and have
successful ACGME fellowships in all areas: Child and Adolescent
Psychiatry, Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, Addiction Medicine,
Forensic Psychiatry, and Geriatric Psychiatry. There is also a
large psychology internship program, and a substantial presence of
post-doctoral research fellows. Psychiatry’s faculty are
accomplished researchers, securing $40M in annual funding of a
diverse research portfolio, and consistently a top-ranked,
externally funded research department. Twenty percent of faculty
are supported by $98M from the NIH . Through its three T32 research
fellowship training programs, its novel physician scientist
training program, and its robust K writing support group, the
Department is committed to training and mentorship of the next
generation to realize tomorrow’s discoveries. Since its founding in
1952, research has been central to the Department of Psychiatry.
Today, the department has a robust research infrastructure,
including the Mental Health Informatics and Analytics Core and
Neuroimaging Core, and leads the North Carolina Psychiatric
Research Center in Raleigh. It is home to renowned programs in
women’s mood disorders, schizophrenia, eating disorders,
neurostimulation, PTSD , and more. Expanding clinical trials is a
key research priority. This recruitment is Open Track/Open Rank,
and the appropriate track and rank will be determined once the top
candidate is selected. In addition to a primary faculty appointment
in the Department of Psychiatry, the selected candidate will hold a
secondary EHRA Non-Faculty administrative appointment as Department
Chair. Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, And Experience
Preference for candidates with a distinguished record of clinical
excellence in Psychiatry, creative research productivity,
administrative skills, and a commitment to education.
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