Details
Posted: 09-May-24
Location: Seattle, Washington
Type: Full Time
Salary: Open
Position Description
The Behavioral Research in Technology & Engineering (BRiTE) Center in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at the University of Washington is seeking candidates for one or more full-time positions at the rank of Acting Assistant Professor focused on digital mental health research.
Acting Assistant Professors and Acting Associate Professors hold annual appointments that align with a 12-month service period (July 1-June 30) and may be reappointed to subsequent annual terms. 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. Positions would be anticipated to start during or after Summer 2024.
Behavioral Research in Technology & Engineering (BRiTE) Center
The BRiTE Center is looking for individuals with a strong commitment to one or more of the following research areas:
- Mobile health (mHealth)
- Global mental health/ digital research in Low-and-Middle-Income-Countries (LMIC)
- Data-driven digital assessment, monitoring, and treatment of serious mental illness (SMI)
- Natural Language Processing (NLP)
- Digital phenotyping, predictive modelling and/or other forms of data-intensive analytics
- Digital health applications in criminal justice settings
- Digital mental health and climate change.
Led by Dr. Dror Ben-Zeev, the BRiTE Center is a mission-driven, grant-funded research center that 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 Northwest's innovative spirit, we work with academic partners, industry, healthcare systems large and small, colleagues and collaborators 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 collaborative and fast-paced center that values innovation, teamwork, productivity, scientific rigor, and real-world pragmatism. BRiTE investigators conduct cutting-edge research designed to invent and re-invent the future of mental healthcare using digital technology.
Faculty hires will receive mentorship and support consistent with their stage of professional development. Investigators with a demonstrated record of publication, grant-writing, and grant acquisition will be particularly competitive. New faculty will be fully or partially supported with existent Center resources for the first 1-3 years of their employment but will be expected to develop an independent grant-funded program of research. Faculty with clinical training will have the option to engage in clinical services that are consistent with their background and training in one of the many treatment settings affiliated with the Department.
New faculty members will have the opportunity to have meaningful roles on federally-funded projects conducted by multidisciplinary teams (psychology, informatics, computer science, biostatistics, human centered design, global health), gain experience using digital interventions to support care for people experiencing psychiatric symptoms, and engage with colleagues from LMIC settings in trainings and digital health research activities; primarily in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East.
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
The Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences is an integral component of the UW School of Medicine and shares UW Medicine's 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 health care professionals for the Pacific Northwest. Our core values include openness, transparency, integrity, engagement, collaboration, and mutual respect. Our department is the third largest within the School of Medicine.
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, consultation-liaison, perinatal mental health and geriatric psychiatry, a nationally renowned scientist-practitioner psychology internship program, and numerous postdoctoral clinical and research fellowships.
Living in Seattle
The Evergreen State is an outdoor enthusiast's dream with its geological diversity, including mountains, deserts, rainforests, and a Pacific coastline. It offers the Olympic Mountains, the San Juan Islands and Mount Rainier. Over the past decade, Seattle has become one of the most exciting and fastest growing cities in the world. Seattle is a vibrant city with a diverse range of businesses such as Boeing, Starbucks, Microsoft, Amazon, Expedia, Nintendo, and Zillow. It is a young and educated city, a place that is constantly changing as it changes the world, and all this innovation happens in a spectacular natural setting surrounded by lakes, oceans, forests and mountains.
Salary
The base salary range for appointment at the rank of assistant professor will be:
- PhD candidates: $8,500 - $10,417 per month ($102,000 - $125,004 annually)
- MD candidates: $16,667 - $20,000 per month ($200,004 - $240,000 annually)
The base salary range for appointment at the rank of associate professor will be:
- PhD candidates: $10,500 - $13,334 per month ($126,000 - $160,008 annually)
- MD candidates: $19,584 - $21,667 per month ($235,008 - $260,004 annually)
Salary will be commensurate with experience and qualifications, or as mandated by a U.S. Department of Labor prevailing wage determination.
Qualifications
PhD, MD, or comparable doctoral degree or foreign equivalent. Prospective candidates must have completed all doctoral degree requirements prior to the start of their employment.
Instructions
Please upload the following materials via Interfolio to apply:
- CV
- Cover Letter addressing research interests and experience
- Contact information for three letters of support. Individuals who are evaluated favorably will be asked to provide the contact information for three referees who will be contacted by the BRiTE center.
Review of applications will begin immediately and applications will continue to be accepted until the position is filled. Please direct inquiries to Dr. Dror Ben-Zeev.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or protected veteran status.
Benefits Information
A summary of benefits associated with this title/rank can be found at https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/benefits-orientation/benefit-summary-pdfs/. Appointees solely employed and paid directly by a non-UW entity are not UW employees and are not eligible for UW or Washington State employee benefits.
Commitment to Diversity
The University of Washington is committed to building diversity among its faculty, librarian, staff, and student communities, and articulates that commitment in the UW Diversity Blueprint (http://www.washington.edu/diversity/diversity-blueprint/). Additionally, the University's Faculty Code recognizes faculty efforts in research, teaching and/or service that address diversity and equal opportunity as important contributions to a faculty member's academic profile and responsibilities (https://www.washington.edu/admin/rules/policies/FCG/FCCH24.html#2432).
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Disability Services
To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact the Disability Services Office at 206-543-6450 or dso@uw.edu.
