Associate Professor or Professor WOT | Director, Division of Addictions | Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences

The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (PBSCI) at the University of Washington is seeking a qualified individual to serve as Director of the Division of Addictions. The position may be supported in part by an endowment from the Nicole K. Engle Endowed Professorship for Addiction Medicine funded by the Garvey Institute for Brain Health Solutions (GIBHS) pending approval of the Dean of the School of Medicine and the UW Board of Regents. If awarded the endowed professorship will be an initial fiveyear appointment which is renewable at the discretion of the School of Medicine Dean (at the recommendation of the PBSCI Chair).

JOB SUMMARY AND STRUCTURE

The holder of this senior leadership role will be charged with providing leadership for an exceptional clinical educational and translational research program focused on improving the lives of individuals and families affected by substance use disorders adapting or developing preventive or therapeutic approaches and solutions for individuals and families struggling with addiction problems and facilitating productive collaboration among a diverse group of addiction researchers clinicians educators and policy makers who collectively make up the departments Division of Addictions. The holder of this position is expected to make significant contributions to teaching and research in this field and to support and facilitate impactful contributions and collaboration of their colleagues.

We are looking for one fulltime faculty position at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor without tenure by reason of funding in either the clinicianteacher or facultyscientist pathway. Professors hold indefinite appointments that align with a 12month service period (July 1June 30). Faculty with 12month service periods are paid for 11 months of service over a 12month period (JulyJune) meaning the equivalent of one month is available for paid time off. University of Washington faculty engage in teaching research/scholarship and service.

This position will report to the Chair of PBSCI. Rank will be determined commensurate with experience and qualifications. The anticipated start date is September 1 2025. Priority Review date as of July 1 2025.

Division of Addictions

The Division of Addictions in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Washington is a collection of faculty members and staff housed in various Institutes Centers Programs and Labs with a broad range of expertise in Substance Use and Addiction Psychiatry. Faculty provide excellent behavioral health care and engage in innovative research education and policy work. They have expertise across the entire age spectrum and in all areas including alcohol and opioid use disorders publish in leading journals preclinical and clinical research serve on key editorial boards and research committees and edit leading addictions reference texts in the field. Some of the areas of excellence include college and early age drinking treatment trials for substance use disorders integrated models of addiction and cooccurring mental illnesses opioid and other medicationassisted treatment studies in the neuroscience of addictions and the use of novel therapeutics in addiction psychiatry. Learn more: of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences is an integral component of the UW School of Medicine and shares UW Medicines mission to Improve the Health of the Public. We accomplish this by providing the best care we can today conducting research to develop better treatments for tomorrow and inspiring and training the next generation of mental health care professionals. Our core values include openness transparency integrity engagement collaboration and mutual respect. Our department is the third largest within the School of Medicine with an annual operating budget in excess of $125 M and a research budget of approximately $60M.

As the only academic psychiatry department serving Washington Wyoming Alaska Montana and Idaho we are committed to improving access to psychiatric care and consultation throughout the greater Pacific Northwest. Our educational programs include a required medical student clerkship for 260 medical students per year at some 30 sites across the WWAMI region a nationally competitive psychiatry residency program with more than 90 psychiatry residents in Seattle and in two regional residency tracks in Idaho and Montana subspecialty fellowships in addiction child and adolescent consultationliaison perinatal mental health and geriatric psychiatry a nationally renowned scientistpractitioner psychology internship program and numerous postdoctoral clinical and research fellowships. Learn more: Medicine Garvey Institute of Brain Health Solutions

The Garvey Institute for Brain Health Solutions (GIBHS) at UW Medicine supports a dynamic community of clinicians and researchers in tackling one of the biggest challenges of our generation the personal medical and societal burden of brain disorders by accelerating access to effective prevention and treatment. Its mission is to develop test and rapidly deploy innovative approaches to prevent and treat brain health and mental health problems such as anxiety depression schizophrenia addiction dementia and suicide that rob millions of individuals of the opportunity to lead healthy and productive lives. Launched with a $50 million gift the Institute is being developed over the next five to ten years. Learn more: in Seattle

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JOB DUTIES

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Providing national regional leadership in the field of Addiction Psychiatry
• Implementing or scaling evidencebased interventions for substance use (e.g. adapting interventions to address cultural or other barriers to implementation).
• Engaging in a broad range of approaches that can be used to help individuals and families struggling with addiction problems across the translational spectrum from basic science to policy.
• Fostering connections among a varied and dispersed group of faculty staff and community collaborators to facilitate collaboration promote opportunities share resources champion inclusion and inspire innovation.
• Support the training and mentorship of trainees and junior faculty in Substance Use and Addiction Psychiatry and demonstrated ability to foster the success of others.
• Support the Departments commitment to diversity equity inclusion and antiracism as a guiding principle.
• Provide leadership for faculty staff and trainees who affiliate themselves with the Division of Addictions by facilitating productive connections and collaborations.
• Develop and support an exceptional translational research program focused on adapting or developing preventive or therapeutic approaches and solutions for individuals and families struggling with addiction problems.
• Help run the Psychiatry Residency Training Programs addictions track the only program of its kind in the country
• Work closely with PBSCI leadership on strategic initiatives related to the departments addictions research and training portfolio.
• Provide mentorship to junior Division faculty.
• Represent Division faculty and staff at PBSCI Leadership Council meetings.
• Perform other academic leadership duties as assigned by the Department Chair.

Positive factors for consideration include but are not limited to:

• Experience with interdisciplinary training research and clinical work (e.g. collaborations with psychology social work and other relevant disciplines).
• Experience with fundraising.

SALARY

The base salary range for this position will be commensurate with experience and qualifications or as mandated by a U.S. Department of Labor prevailing wage determination.

The base salary range for someone with an MD/DO for an Associate Professor position will be $19834 $23334 monthly ($238008 $280008 annually)

The base salary range for someone with a PhD/PsyD for an Associate Professor position will be $10417 $13750 monthly ($125004 $16500 annually)

The base salary range for someone with an MD/DO for a Professor position will be $20834 $26250 monthly ($250008 $315000 annually)

The base salary range for someone with a PhD/PsyD for a Professor position will be $13750 $20000 monthly ($165000 $240000 annually)

Other compensation associated with this position may include a temporary salary supplement administrative salary supplement (ADS) and/or incentive through UW Physicians (UWP) practice plan.

1. An MD/DO PhD or PsyD (or foreign equivalent) in a relevant field.
2. An established translational research portfolio in Addiction Psychiatry
3. Track record of NIH funding including but not limited to grants at rank (e.g. U19 P30 etc.)

In order to be eligible for University sponsorship for an H1B visa graduates of foreign (nonU.S.) medical schools must show successful completion of all three steps of the U.S. Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE) or equivalent as determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.