"Assistant or Associate Professor level in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (3 positions)"

Position Profile

The Department of Psychiatry, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, is inviting applications for full-time clinical academic faculty positions (3 positions) within the Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. The successful candidate will hold a clinical academic appointment at Western University as a Clinician Teacher or Clinician Researcher. The successful candidates will join the staff at Children’s Hospital, London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC), a fully affiliated teaching hospital at Western University. The Department seeks colleagues who are interested in being part of a dynamic team and committed to providing evidence-informed, compassionate clinical care. The Department of Psychiatry has a robust Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Subspecialty Residency Program.

Academic and/or Clinical Expectations

The successful candidates will bring interest, knowledge and expertise serving patient populations within the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Care Program (CAMHCP). CAMHCP at Children’s Hospital includes a 25-bed inpatient unit, an emergency child and adolescent mental health service, an urgent clinic, a day treatment program, an Eating Disorders Program, which includes inpatients, outpatients and a Day Treatment Program and General Outpatient services. The program serves children and adolescents who present with mental health difficulties, such as: mood disorders including depression, bipolar disorder and suicidal behaviours, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, psychotic disorders, eating disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, psychosomatic disorders, as well as acute symptoms of distress related to family or personal crisis, abusive experiences, and/or experiencing or witnessing traumatic events and challenges within the family. The position will provide the opportunity to work as part of an interdisciplinary

The successful candidate will serve as a role model and supervisor for our undergraduate medical students, psychiatry residents, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Subspecialty residents, and clinical research fellows. Successful candidates must have a strong academic background which includes supervision and training of trainees and have demonstrated scholarship, expertise and experience in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and the ability to collaborate effectively with all members of the health care team and office administration staff.

Qualifications or Experience and Skills Required

Consideration of applicants will include an assessment of previous performance in teaching, research and health care leadership, qualifications (including subspecialty and enhanced training), experience and interpersonal skills. Successful candidates seeking research careers must have a record of productivity, which can be demonstrated through a strong track record of research productivity, sustaining research funding and publications and in addition, show eagerness to serve as a research mentor for trainees.

Rank (Assistant, Associate or Full Professor) and appointment status (limited term or continuing) will be determined by experience and qualifications at the time of appointment. Candidates must hold an MD or equivalent and be eligible for licensure in the Province of Ontario. The successful candidate must have, or be willing to work toward, a specialist certification in Psychiatry from the Royal College of Physicians.

Compensation Details

Compensation will be based on qualifications and experience and will be composed primarily of the following sources: fee for service, alternative funding plan and academic support.

To Apply

Please submit your application, including curriculum vitae, statement of career goals, highlights of accomplishments, names and contact information for three references to the following:

Dr. Patricia Hall
Chair, Department of Psychiatry
Chair, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University
Physician Department Head – Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Children’s Hospital, London Health Sciences Centre
c/o HRPsychiatry@lhsc.on.ca

Please ensure that the form available at: http://uwo.ca/facultyrelations/physicians/Application_FullTime_Clinical.pdf is completed and included in your application.