The Department of Psychiatry & the Behavioral Sciences at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California is searching to recruit a full-time clinical track faculty member at the rank of assistant professor in our Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
 
The faculty member will be expected to provide 50% effort clinically in an emergency room setting and as consult to pediatric inpatient units and 50% effort with an HIV research project following infected mothers and their at-risk children.
 
Faculty recruits join and assist in leading a department marked by growth and distinction. The 46 department faculty provide inpatient, outpatient, consult/liaison, and emergency care services, including a strong child/adolescent division, at seven public and private facilities across Los Angeles. In 2008, the 600-bed Los Angeles County + USC Medical Center opened, featuring one of the two largest-volume psychiatric emergency units in the United States. In 2009, USC purchased from Tenet Healthcare the private Keck Hospital of USC and Norris Cancer Hospitals, comprising 471 beds, and representing a growth opportunity for the department.
 
In 2009, both the general psychiatry four-year residency (12 residents/year) and child/adolescent two-year fellowship (6 fellows/year) programs were awarded the highest five-year accreditation from the ACGME. The department also features a distinguished forensic psychiatry fellowship program, enrolling three fellows per year.
 
Recruited faculty are expected to contribute in teaching, clinical, and research roles and to help lead the continued growth of the department into the highest ranks of psychiatry programs nationally. Nominations and applications for this Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry position in our Division of Child/Adolescent Psychiatry should be directed to division chief Dr. Caroly Pataki at pataki@usc.edu.
 
USC is an equal opportunity affirmative action employer that actively seeks diversity in its workforce.