East Carolina University
Brody School of Medicine

Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine Department Chair
Vacancy #:  966015
Recruitment Range:  Commensurate with qualifications
Closing Date:  Open Until Filled 

Job Duties

• Work with the Dean and serve as a member of the institutional leadership team.
• Work collaboratively with other institutional leaders and colleagues to develop and advance the goals of the institution.
• Maintain and expand high-quality clinical services and programs such that the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at the Brody School of Medicine is recognized as a national leader in the area of tele-psychiatry and rural health.
• Provide leadership that promotes professional development/mentorship of existing faculty members and attracts/retains highly motivated and exceptional faculty, staff and trainees to the department.
• Foster a culture of interdisciplinary research through collaboration with other ECU departments and centers.
• Balance the budget, be a financially prudent steward, and accountable for institutional resources.
• Develop key institutional partnerships and strategic relationships and define and pursue interdisciplinary clinical and research goals that align with Brody School of Medicine.
• Bringing a high quality of values-based leadership to the Department and its relationship with Vidant Health, Vidant Medical Center, and with other units in the Division of Health Sciences and throughout ECU.
• Encourage creative thinking and catalyze collaborative opportunities to bring together all the Department’s resources to achieve goals and mold the future direction of the Department.
• Building upon the mission of the Department of Psychiatric Medicine to improve healthcare delivery, education, research and service to the people of Eastern North Carolina and beyond.
• Fostering a supportive atmosphere where faculty and staff are encouraged to reach their academic potential.
• Leading expansion of the Department of Psychiatric Medicine in its educational, clinical, and research roles to increase the Department’s national recognition.
• Oversee departmental budgeting and resource management, meet departmental financial goals, and enact policies and processes that promote fiscal accountability and responsibility.
• As the educational leader of the department, ensure an excellent teaching program for the students, residents, and fellows who are receiving education and training within the department.
• Identify new and expand existing sources of funding, including extramural clinical and translational research grants, philanthropy and clinical revenue.
• Assure implementation of University policies pertaining to faculty governance and evaluation, and actively enhance diversity.
• Encourage and support diversity among department’s constituents, creating an environment of professionalism, respect, tolerance, and acceptance.
• Awareness of the subtle challenges preventing women and minority students and faculty from realizing their full potentials and work to address these challenges.
• Articulate and model the importance of caring for patients, promoting health, and preventing disease.
• Value patient care, understand the breadth of skills needed to meet the health care needs of a diverse patient population, and serve as a clinical role model.
• Promote and support advances in clinical practice and be aware of the larger issues of healthcare in our society.
• Participation in clinical care, including some on-call responsibilities.

Minimum Education/Experience

• MD, DO, or an equivalent degree from an appropriately accredited institution
• Board certified in psychiatry
• Credentials consistent with the academic rank of an associate professor or full professor
• Demonstrated record of distinguished clinical, scholarly, and administrative accomplishments highlighted by an active clinical practice and research publications in peer-reviewed journals resulting from a distinguished track record of scholarship
• Proven capacity for clinical and academic leadership, integration and collaboration in the field of mental health
• Must be eligible for medical licensure in the State of North Carolina
• The successful candidate will have a minimum of five years in leadership roles in an academic Department of Psychiatry
• Experience in engaging and working collaboratively and collegially with academic faculty, hospital administrators, and community-based health care leaders

Applications will be considered until position is filled. Please submit an online ECU application for vacancy # 966015 to ECU Human Resources at http://jobs.ecu.edu.

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ECU is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer committed to fostering a diverse, equitable and family-friendly environment in which all faculty and staff can excel and achieve work/life balance.  We encourage qualified applicants from women, minorities, veterans, individuals with a disability, and historically underrepresented groups. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race/ethnicity, color, genetic information, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, political affiliation, or veteran status.