Associate Professor - Psychiatry

Associate Professor of Psychiatry: Job Description

An Associate Professor of Psychiatry is a mid-to-senior level faculty position that bridges the gap between clinical execution and departmental leadership. At this stage, the professional is expected to demonstrate high-level clinical expertise in mental health while taking on significant responsibilities in postgraduate training and institutional research.

Core Responsibilities

1. Clinical Excellence & Mental Health Services

• Specialized Consultation: Manage complex psychiatric cases, including treatment-resistant depression, bipolar disorders, and refractory schizophrenia.

• Specialty Clinics: Lead specialized units such as Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Geriatric Psychiatry, or De-addiction/Substance Abuse centers.

• Emergency Intervention: Oversee the management of psychiatric emergencies, such as acute psychosis, suicidal ideation, and violent behavior.

• Psychotherapy Oversight: Supervise the delivery of evidence-based therapies, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and family counseling.

2. Advanced Academic Instruction

• PG Residency Training: Serve as a core mentor for MD (Psychiatry) residents, conducting seminars, journal clubs, and case conferences.

• Undergraduate Curriculum: Deliver advanced lectures on behavioral sciences, psychopharmacology, and forensic psychiatry to MBBS students.

• Assessment & Evaluation: Design and implement internal assessment tools and act as an examiner for university-level professional exams.

3. Research & Scholarly Activity

• Independent Research: Design and lead original clinical research projects or community mental health surveys.

• Publication Leadership: Maintain a steady output of research papers in indexed journals, often serving as a corresponding author or mentor to junior faculty.

• Ethics & Compliance: Ensure all departmental research adheres to the Institutional Ethics Committee (IEC) guidelines and international standards for human subject research.

4. Administrative & Professional Support

• Inter-departmental Liaison: Provide psychiatric consultation-liaison services to other departments (e.g., Medicine, Surgery, OB-GYN) for psychosomatic issues.

• Departmental Management: Assist the Professor/HOD in administrative tasks, faculty scheduling, and preparing for regulatory inspections (NMC/DCI).

Required Qualifications & Experience