Research Assistant Professor- The BRiTE Center | Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences (PBSCI)

The BRiTE Center ( in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Washington School of Medicine ( is seeking to hire one (1) full-time (1.0 FTE) a Research Assistant Professor. This position will be based within the BRiTE Center.

Research Assistant Professors are eligible for multi-year appointments that align with a 12-month service period (July 1-June 30). Faculty with 12-month service periods are paid for 11 months of service over a 12-month period (July-June) meaning the equivalent of one month is available for paid time off. University of Washington faculty engage in teaching research and service.

All University of Washington faculty engage in teaching research and service.

Job Duties include but are not limited to:

• Develop and sustain a nationally visible externally funded research program.
• Serve as Principal Investigator or key Co-Investigator on federal (e.g. NIH CDC) state foundation and local grants.
• Maintain a consistent record of peer-reviewed publications in high-impact journals across public health digital health mental illness etc.
• Contribute to the BRiTE Center and Department teaching and mentoring missions.
• Provide mentorship to trainees (students fellows junior faculty) on developing research careers.
• Participate in Department Center and University service activities that align with expertise.
• Duties as assigned by the chair.

The BRiTE Center

Led by Dr. Dror Ben-Zeev UWs Behavioral Research in Technology and Engineering (BRITE) Center is a mission-driven grant-funded research center within the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. The BRiTE Center brings together a diverse group of researchers clinicians technologists patients and mental health advocates with a common goal of improving the lives of those suffering with mental illness their families and communities. Harnessing the Pacific Northwests innovative spirit we work with industry healthcare systems large and small colleagues from low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) paraprofessionals and individuals invested in developing creative technologies to improve population mental health in our lifetime. BRiTE is a mission-driven highly collaborative fastpaced center that conducts cutting-edge digital health research designed to invent and reinvent the future of mental healthcare using digital technology.

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences is an integral component of the UWSchool of Medicine and shares UW Medicines mission to Improve the Health of thePublic. We accomplish this by providing the best care we can today conducting researchto develop better treatments for tomorrow and inspiring and training the next generation ofhealth care professionals for the Pacific Northwest. Our core values include opennesstransparency integrity engagement collaboration and mutual respect. Our departmentis the third largest within the School of Medicine.

As the only academic psychiatry department serving Washington Wyoming AlaskaMontana and Idaho we are committed to improving access to psychiatric care andconsultation throughout the greater Pacific Northwest. Our educational programs includea required medical student clerkship for 260 medical students per year at some 30 sitesacross the WWAMI region a nationally competitive psychiatry residency program withmore than 90 psychiatry residents in Seattle and in two regional residency tracks in Idahoand Montana subspecialty fellowships in addiction child and adolescent consultation-liaison perinatal mental health and geriatric psychiatry a nationally renowned scientist-practitioner psychology internship program and numerous post-doctoral clinical andresearch fellowships.

Learn more: base salary range for someone with a PhD/PsyD for a Research Assistant Professor position will be $9167 - $10417 monthly ($110004 - $125004 annually)

A PhD or comparable terminal doctoral degree or foreign equivalent.