Academic faculty positions
Join an academic department recognized for its leadership in providing comprehensive and compassionate patient care, conducting pioneering research, excellence in training the next generation of leaders, and strengthening communities through education, direct engagement, and advocacy.
UCSF Health is currently recruiting for a variety of vacant child/adolescent psychiatry positions in both inpatient and outpatient services.
Applications will be held and reviewed based on availability of positions and funding. These positions will be filled in a rank and series commensurate with experience.
UCSF Health is currently recruiting for a psychologist position in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.
The position will be filled in a rank and series commensurate with experience, with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2026, or thereafter.
UCSF Health is currently recruiting for a variety of vacant psychiatry positions in both inpatient and outpatient services.
Applications will be held and reviewed based on availability of positions and funding. These positions will be filled in a rank and series commensurate with experience.
UCSF Health is currently recruiting for a sleep psychologist position in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.
The position will be filled in a rank and series commensurate with experience, with an anticipated start date of September 1, or thereafter.
UCSF Health is currently recruiting for a psychologist position in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.
This position will be filled in a rank and series commensurate with experience, with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2026 or thereafter.
UCSF Health is currently recruiting for a psychologist position in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.
The position will be filled in a rank and series commensurate with experience, with an anticipated start date of September 1, 2026 or thereafter.
The Department of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco invites applications for Psychiatry, ZSFG Attending Psychologist positions. Applications will be held and reviewed based on availability of Psychiatry, ZSFG positions and funding. Start dates are variable, and these positions will be filled in a rank and series commensurate with experience.
The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco invites applications for Attending Psychiatrists at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center (Zuckerberg San Francisco General). We serve as the City and County of San Francisco safety net public hospital and work predominantly with underserved populations. Openings in psychiatric inpatient, consultation/liaison, substance use, intensive case management, outpatient treatment, emergency services, trauma services, outpatient services for the HIV/LGBT community, Children’s Services, Integrated Services, and forensic psychiatry for both adult and/or children are often available and will be filled in a rank and series commensurate with experience.
The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco is dedicated to building strong, research-focused clinical programs across the department. In support of this goal, the department is committed to recruiting exceptional faculty members with strong records and potential for conducting outstanding clinical and translational research relevant to neuropsychiatric disease, broadly defined, including but not limited to developmental, psychological and behavioral sciences, including intervention and prevention sciences, health services, and incorporating social, environmental, or genetic influences. Applications will be held and reviewed based on availability of positions and funding. Start dates are variable, and these positions will be filled in a rank and series commensurate with experience.
The Department of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco invites applications from Clinician Educator members of the SFVAHCS Mental Health Service for a UCSF affiliate-paid faculty appointment. Applications will be held and reviewed based on availability of SFVAHCS Mental Health Service positions and funding. Start dates are variable, and these positions will be filled in the UC HS Clinical Professor or Professor of Clinical Psychiatry series at the rank commensurate with experience.
Academic non-faculty positions
Expand your horizons and gain valuable experience as an academic researcher or clinician-scientist with a postdoctoral scholar or research specialist position.
The Molofsky Lab in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences is seeking candidates for an Assistant or Associate Specialist position. The Specialist series is used for academic appointees who are engaged in specialized research, professional activity, and University and/or public service. Specialists are expected to use their professional expertise to make scientific and scholarly contributions to the research enterprise of the University and to achieve recognition in the professional and scientific community.
The candidate will be responsible for studying the links between the immune system and neurodegeneration. They will perform independent research to this end. Specialists appointed at the assistant rank require a master’s degree or a baccalaureate degree with three or more years of research experience. Specialists appointed at the associate rank require a master’s degree (or equivalent degree) or five to ten years of experience in the relevant specialization.
The Berendzen Lab at the University of California, San Francisco is seeking to a recruit an outstanding candidate to fill a computational biologist position at the Junior Level. Research in the Berendzen lab seeks to understand how aging and age-related disease impact social behavior. We use a combination of genetic, molecular, and physiologic approaches in rodent and human or animal-derived cell models, with a goal of developing better therapeutic strategies for neurodegenerative and other age-related diseases. We work collaboratively with basic scientists as well as our clinical and translational colleagues in the Departments of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences and Neurology.
The role of the Specialist is to both assist with ongoing experiments and, depending on the candidate’s skill level, conduct independent research under the guidance of Dr. Berendzen and other members of the Berendzen Lab. The Specialist will learn and utilize a variety of research techniques and will have the opportunity to be a co-author on publications.
The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences is now recruiting a Junior or Assistant Specialist. The job duties include the following:
- Animal husbandry
- Rodent stereotaxic surgery (virus injection, hardware implantation
- Behavior assays (execution and scoring)
- Calcium imaging drug behavior
- Optogenetic manipulation during behavior
- Brain Histology
- Confocal imaging
Clinical and academic staff positions
Become a part of a team that supports and empowers our critical patient care, research, education, and public service efforts in San Francisco and across Northern California.
Visit these websites to search for available staff positions in the department:
Join an academic department recognized for its leadership in providing comprehensive and compassionate patient care, conducting pioneering research, excellence in training the next generation of leaders, and strengthening communities through education, direct engagement, and advocacy.
UCSF Health is currently recruiting for a variety of vacant child/adolescent psychiatry positions in both inpatient and outpatient services.
Applications will be held and reviewed based on availability of positions and funding. These positions will be filled in a rank and series commensurate with experience.
UCSF Health is currently recruiting for a psychologist position in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.
The position will be filled in a rank and series commensurate with experience, with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2026, or thereafter.
UCSF Health is currently recruiting for a variety of vacant psychiatry positions in both inpatient and outpatient services.
Applications will be held and reviewed based on availability of positions and funding. These positions will be filled in a rank and series commensurate with experience.
UCSF Health is currently recruiting for a sleep psychologist position in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.
The position will be filled in a rank and series commensurate with experience, with an anticipated start date of September 1, or thereafter.
UCSF Health is currently recruiting for a psychologist position in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.
This position will be filled in a rank and series commensurate with experience, with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2026 or thereafter.
UCSF Health is currently recruiting for a psychologist position in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.
The position will be filled in a rank and series commensurate with experience, with an anticipated start date of September 1, 2026 or thereafter.
The Department of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco invites applications for Psychiatry, ZSFG Attending Psychologist positions. Applications will be held and reviewed based on availability of Psychiatry, ZSFG positions and funding. Start dates are variable, and these positions will be filled in a rank and series commensurate with experience.
The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco invites applications for Attending Psychiatrists at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center (Zuckerberg San Francisco General). We serve as the City and County of San Francisco safety net public hospital and work predominantly with underserved populations. Openings in psychiatric inpatient, consultation/liaison, substance use, intensive case management, outpatient treatment, emergency services, trauma services, outpatient services for the HIV/LGBT community, Children’s Services, Integrated Services, and forensic psychiatry for both adult and/or children are often available and will be filled in a rank and series commensurate with experience.
The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco is dedicated to building strong, research-focused clinical programs across the department. In support of this goal, the department is committed to recruiting exceptional faculty members with strong records and potential for conducting outstanding clinical and translational research relevant to neuropsychiatric disease, broadly defined, including but not limited to developmental, psychological and behavioral sciences, including intervention and prevention sciences, health services, and incorporating social, environmental, or genetic influences. Applications will be held and reviewed based on availability of positions and funding. Start dates are variable, and these positions will be filled in a rank and series commensurate with experience.
The Department of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco invites applications from Clinician Educator members of the SFVAHCS Mental Health Service for a UCSF affiliate-paid faculty appointment. Applications will be held and reviewed based on availability of SFVAHCS Mental Health Service positions and funding. Start dates are variable, and these positions will be filled in the UC HS Clinical Professor or Professor of Clinical Psychiatry series at the rank commensurate with experience.
Expand your horizons and gain valuable experience as an academic researcher or clinician-scientist with a postdoctoral scholar or research specialist position.
The Molofsky Lab in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences is seeking candidates for an Assistant or Associate Specialist position. The Specialist series is used for academic appointees who are engaged in specialized research, professional activity, and University and/or public service. Specialists are expected to use their professional expertise to make scientific and scholarly contributions to the research enterprise of the University and to achieve recognition in the professional and scientific community.
The candidate will be responsible for studying the links between the immune system and neurodegeneration. They will perform independent research to this end. Specialists appointed at the assistant rank require a master’s degree or a baccalaureate degree with three or more years of research experience. Specialists appointed at the associate rank require a master’s degree (or equivalent degree) or five to ten years of experience in the relevant specialization.
The Berendzen Lab at the University of California, San Francisco is seeking to a recruit an outstanding candidate to fill a computational biologist position at the Junior Level. Research in the Berendzen lab seeks to understand how aging and age-related disease impact social behavior. We use a combination of genetic, molecular, and physiologic approaches in rodent and human or animal-derived cell models, with a goal of developing better therapeutic strategies for neurodegenerative and other age-related diseases. We work collaboratively with basic scientists as well as our clinical and translational colleagues in the Departments of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences and Neurology.
The role of the Specialist is to both assist with ongoing experiments and, depending on the candidate’s skill level, conduct independent research under the guidance of Dr. Berendzen and other members of the Berendzen Lab. The Specialist will learn and utilize a variety of research techniques and will have the opportunity to be a co-author on publications.
The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences is now recruiting a Junior or Assistant Specialist. The job duties include the following:
- Animal husbandry
- Rodent stereotaxic surgery (virus injection, hardware implantation
- Behavior assays (execution and scoring)
- Calcium imaging drug behavior
- Optogenetic manipulation during behavior
- Brain Histology
- Confocal imaging
Become a part of a team that supports and empowers our critical patient care, research, education, and public service efforts in San Francisco and across Northern California.
Visit these websites to search for available staff positions in the department:
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