Depression Research Cluster Hire - Senate Faculty, Psychiatry Open Ranks

The UC Irvine School of Medicine and Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior are filling two tenure-track or tenured faculty positions (Assistant, Associate or Full Professor) in the Noel Drury, M.D. Institute for Translational Depression Discoveries, which spans the School of Medicine, the School of Biological Sciences and the School of Engineering. Strategic areas include childhood, adolescent or adult depression, with prospective studies in at-risk samples, and preclinical models of systems-level mechanisms of vulnerability and resilience to depressive phenotypes; exceptional depression research in other areas, including AI and big-data approaches, is also considered.

Faculty build externally funded programs, mentor trainees and can draw on UCI centres for neurobiology of learning and memory, neural circuit mapping, neurotherapeutics and rodent behavioral testing. Salary range USD 118,378-362,986. The most recent review date was 1 July 2026; the final application date is 28 April 2027. Applications received after the review date are considered only if the position has not been filled.

Advanced degree and a publication record commensurate with the appointment level. Submit a cover letter, CV, research statement (two single-spaced pages maximum), teaching statement and contact details for three references.