The Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University is seeking candidates for the position of Assistant Professor, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (M.D., D.O., M.B.B.S.).

This position with the Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior at the Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, involves care of child and adolescents in the departmental outpatient clinic and clinics within the community.  Duties would include serving as supervisor of a psychiatry resident clinic, as well as providing direct services without learners present. Support would also be offered for facilitating pre-clinical medical student case-based learning small groups. On call expectations include telephone call one weekday night approximately once every six weeks and weekend call including Friday night, Saturday, and Sunday once approximately every six weeks. Weekend call involves conducting child and adolescent inpatient rounds in the AU Medical Center Emergency Department and on AU Medical Center medical floors on patients being followed by the department’s Psychiatry Consultation Liaison Service.

Augusta is Georgia’s second largest city and is home to the Masters Golf Tournament. Several annual sporting events take place in and around Augusta, including the Ironman 70.3 Augusta triathlon, the Augusta Futurity, and the Head of the South Regatta, one of the largest head races in the Southeast Region. Every year it boasts hundreds of boats from multiple states competing on the beautiful Savannah River. Known as the “Garden City”, Augusta sits along the banks of the Savannah River and hosts urban living with a variety of restaurants, playhouses, concerts, a newly renovated symphony hall, and minor league baseball.  Cost of living is low and lifestyle include many opportunities for outdoor activities including equestrian sports, golf, fishing, kayaking, and miles of cycling and running paths. New to Augusta’s thriving job market, the Hull McKnight Georgia Cyber Innovation Center houses a variety of cyber-related companies, providing cyber research and educational opportunities for several state and local entities including Augusta University’s Cyber Institute and School of Computer and Cyber Sciences.

Interested candidates are encouraged to submit a letter of interest and a current CV to the email below and apply for Job ID 232687 at https://www.augusta.edu/hr/jobs/faculty.

Vaughn McCall, MD, MS

Case Distinguished University Chairman

Psychiatry and Health Behavior

Executive Vice Dean

wmccall@augusta.edu

Augusta University is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

(M.D., D.O., M.B.B.S.)