Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

University of Washington:
Academic Personnel & Faculty:
School of Medicine:
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Location

Seattle, WA

The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Washington invites applications for up to three faculty positions at the rank of Acting Assistant Professor, Clinical Assistant Professor, Clinical Associate Professor, or Clinical Professor. We seek applicants who demonstrate commitment to excellence in research, teaching, and service in a diverse and inclusive academic community. The successful candidate will join our faculty on a full-time basis (0.5-1.0 FTE) for a twelve-month appointment beginning Fall 2026.

This position may be primarily clinical in responsibility; however, psychology faculty may also have a portion of their time spent in teaching and/or research-related activities.

The base salary range for these positions will be as follows below, commensurate with experience and qualifications, or as mandated by a U.S. Department of Labor prevailing wage determination.

• The base salary range for an Acting or Clinical Assistant Professor position will be $110,004 - $130,008 annually ($9,167 - $10,834 per month).
• The base salary range for a Clinical Associate Professor position will be $125,004 - $170,004 annually ($10,417 - $12,500 per month)
• The base salary range for a Clinical Professor position will be $165,000 - $240,000 annually ($13,750 - $20,000 per month)

The successful candidate will be expected to perform the following clinical duties and responsibilities:

• Provide individual and group therapy to adult inpatients.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams on treatment planning.
• Develop behavioral plans for patient behavioral modification.
• Deliver crisis psychotherapy.
• Administer psychological testing for diagnostic clarification and treatment planning.
• Assess risk of harm to self and others.
• Contribute to quality improvement projects.
• Educate staff and trainees on psychological interventions.

Preferred factors for consideration include, but are not limited to:

• Experience with evidence-based psychological interventions for people with severe mental illness.
• Experience working on interdisciplinary health care teams.
• Experience with inpatient psychology.
• Experience working with underserved populations (e.g., unhoused, ethnic minority, sexual minority).
• Experience working with older adult populations, including individuals with age-related health concerns

All University of Washington faculty are expected to engage in teaching, research, and service.

UW Medicine, Center for Behavioral Health and Learning

This $250m facility houses 75 psychiatry beds for patients on long-term civil commitment status, a 25-bed geriatric psychiatry unit, 50 medical / surgical beds to serve patients with medical / surgical and behavioral health needs, and a state-of-the-art Neuromodulation Center. The facility was designed to include teaching and team areas to support the education of a wide variety of trainees from various healthcare specialties.

We are currently hiring for inpatient psychologists to staff our 75-bed Long Term Civil Commitment Unit. You will be working with patients ages 18 and over, with principal diagnoses of severe mental illness (SMI). Many people come with trauma or substance use histories, and may have co-morbid personality disorders or an assault history due to their behavioral health disorders. You will also work with people ages 65 and over with a major neurocognitive disorder with or without behavioral disturbances, some of whom may also have a long standing severe mental illness.

The Long Term Civil patients are referred from hospitals across Washington, with a subset referred from the state hospitals after being found not competent to stand trial due a behavioral health disorder. The patients are all involuntarily committed based on RCW 71.05 Involuntary Treatment Act (court ordered for up to 90- and 180-days detention).

We take a patient-centered and recovery model approach that is trauma-informed and culturally-sensitive. Psychological treatment is provided through milieu therapy, all-day group programming by various disciplines…