Psychiatry- Assistant Professor

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), Department of Psychiatry is seeking a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist who meets the academic rank of Assistant Professor. The candidate will teach Medical Students and Residents, provide supervision for Residents and Fellows, maintain an active practice with our practice partner for UT Le Bonheur Pediatric Specialists (ULPS).
The Department of Psychiatry at UTHSC is a growing and thriving department that is actively recruiting faculty in several areas. The Department is highly collegial and has a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion. The department encourages applications from all qualified applicants and celebrates diversity in age, class, ethnicity, gender physical and mental abilities, race, sexual orientation, spiritual practice, and other human differences. The University of Tennessee Health Science Center is the flagship state- wide, public, academic health institution in Tennessee. Founded in 1911, the mission of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center is to improve the health and well-being of Tennesseans and the global community by fostering integrated, collaborative, and inclusive education, research, scientific discovery, clinical care, and public service.
Interested individuals should send curriculum vitae, with names and addresses of two professional references, to Ronald L. Cowan, MD, PhD, Professor and Chair, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Department of Psychiatry, 920 Madison Ave., Suite 200, Memphis, TN 38163, or by email to
The candidate will teach Medical Students and Residents, provide supervision for Residents and Fellows, maintain an active practice with our practice partner at UT Le Bonheur Pediatric Specialists (ULPS).
REQUIREMENTS: Medical Doctor, Board certification in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry is required. Completed an accredited Residency and Child Psychiatry Fellowship training program is required. Current unrestricted licensure as a Physician in Tennessee, Current certification DEA number and Eligible for malpractice insurance is required.