Brain and Behavior Cluster - MD/PhD - Faculty Recruitment, Tufts University-Tufts Medicine Research Enterprise
About The Position
The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Service Line for Tufts Medicine invites applications from an accomplished academic psychiatrist or physician-scientist to drive collaborative research that advances health and care of patients with disorders affecting brain and behavior. This opportunity is part of the Tufts University–Tufts Medicine (TU-TM) Research Enterprise and the Brain & Behavior Cluster Hire Initiative, an ambitious investment in building one of the nation's leading collaborative neuroscience and behavioral health research programs. We seek an innovative, collaborative investigator who is passionate about advancing collaborative and transformative science. Dependent on the candidate’s level or training, there are potential leadership opportunities to drive departmental research strategy and recruitment while mentoring the next generation of brain and behavior investigators. Successful candidates will join a vibrant academic community committed to integrating outstanding clinical care, research, education, and community engagement. Investigators with research programs spanning the translational spectrum are encouraged to apply. Areas of particular interest include, but are not limited to: Trauma and stress-related disorders, Geriatric psychiatry and neurodegenerative disorders, Addiction psychiatry, Women's mental health, Mood disorders, Psychosis and serious mental illness, Suicide prevention, Precision psychiatry, Digital mental health, Neuroimaging, Clinical trials, Health services and implementation science, Population mental health, Basic, translational, computational, and systems neuroscience. Exceptional investigators in all areas of neuropsychiatric research are welcome.
Requirements
- An established academic psychiatrist or physician-scientist with a nationally recognized research program
- A collaborative leader who values partnership, mentorship, and team science
- A successful investigator with a strong record of extramural funding and scholarly productivity
- Passionate about building collaborative research environments that accelerate scientific discovery
- Board Certified or Board Eligible in Psychiatry (for physician applicants)
- Eligible for medical licensure in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- Believes that the most important scientific advances arise through collaboration across disciplines, departments, and institutions.
Nice To Haves
- Potential leadership opportunities to drive departmental research strategy and recruitment.
Responsibilities
- Drive collaborative research that advances health and care of patients with disorders affecting brain and behavior.
- Advance collaborative and transformative science.
- Potentially drive departmental research strategy and recruitment.
- Mentor the next generation of brain and behavior investigators.
- Integrate outstanding clinical care, research, education, and community engagement.
- Collaborate across disciplines, departments, and institutions.
Benefits
- Competitive start-up and recruitment support commensurate with experience
- Academic appointment at Tufts University School of Medicine at the Assistant, Associate or Full Professor level, depending on qualifications
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
