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DEPT. OF PSYCHIATRY - PERINATAL PSYCHOLOGIST

Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Department: Psychiatry

Salary: Commensurate

Advertising Ends On: Applications are being accepted for consideration; however, the position may be filled at any time.

The University of Iowa


Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine


Department of Psychiatry


Perinatal Psychologist


The Department of Psychiatry in the Carver College of Medicine at the University of Iowa is seeking a Psychologist to join our clinical track faculty. The UI Department of Psychiatry is comprised of more than 90 full-time faculty members who provide national and global leadership across a range of psychiatric areas including child psychiatry, neuropsychiatry, eating disorders, mood disorders, psychotic disorders, medical psychiatry, community psychiatry, and perinatal mental health.


This appointment will be on the non-tenure clinical track, open rank. The position is a 1.0 FTE and consists of 80% clinical and 20% academic time.


This Psychologist will join a growing psychology division within the larger department and will be a member of the Women’s Wellness & Counseling Service (WWC) team. The WWC is the product of a unique collaboration between the Departments of Psychiatry and Obstetrics/Gynecology. Located at the University of Iowa Health Care system - Iowa’s premier academic medical center - the WWC has the unique distinction of being the only clinic in the state to provide comprehensive, specialized psychotherapy and medication management services in an outpatient care setting. We serve women across the reproductive spectrum with a focus on the perinatal period. In addition to cutting-edge clinical services, we provide high-quality education to clinicians and student-learners, and design research protocols that highlight the value of our clinical and training efforts. 


The WWC is a multidisciplinary clinic committed to upholding optimal standards of inclusion and diversity in patient care. Our staff is anchored by perinatal psychologists and psychiatrists but also includes nurse practitioners, social workers, doctoral-level students, resident physicians, and medical students. Since its founding in 2007 the WWC has experienced tremendous growth which has resulted in the development of innovative initiatives including a Health Psychology program with the Center for Advanced Reproductive Care (hospital fertility clinic) and an Inpatient Antepartum Mental Health Care Clinic, as well as embedded mental health care in the OB-GYN Maternal Substance Abuse Disorders Clinic and Stead Family Children’s Hospital’s Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.


The Perinatal Psychologist will provide/engage in:



  • Diagnostic assessment and short-term outpatient psychotherapy using evidence-based individual, couples, and (potentially) group therapy models

    • Care will be provided to those who are planning to conceive, coping with infertility, or suffering from perinatal loss, who are pregnant or postpartum, or who have been diagnosed with OB/GYN medical concerns

    • Treatment will include both in-person and telehealth care



  • Education, teaching, training, supervision, and consultation to medical students, doctoral students, physician residents, fellows, and other care providers

  • Clinical research/scholarly initiatives

  • University, Department, and Clinic service activities


Department of Psychiatry


The University of Iowa Department of Psychiatry offers competitive salary, excellent benefits, and a collegial professional environment. The University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics has been recognized as one of the best hospitals in the United States and is Iowa's only comprehensive academic medical center and regional referral center. Each day more than 12,000 employees, students, and volunteers work together to provide safe, quality health care and excellent service for our patients. Simply stated, our mission is: Changing Medicine. Changing Lives.®


The Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine is a highly ranked medical school where students learn to become accomplished clinicians and top-flight researchers and educators. Students come to Iowa to study medicine in a program that uses case-based learning as the foundation of their education. Our mission is to inspire and educate world class health care providers and scientists for the people of Iowa and our global community. Researchers in the College's over 280 laboratories are served by state-of-the-art core research facilities and research support facilities. Much of the research conducted is interdisciplinary and collaborations are fostered and coordinated through major research centers, institutes and programs. Many faculty members are internationally renowned for their research. Two faculty members are Howard Hughes Institute Investigators, 12 are members of the Institute of Medicine and two are members of the National Academy of Sciences.


The university is located along the picturesque Iowa River in Iowa City, a city of some 77,000 people (170,000+ in the metro area) regularly ranked as one of the nation’s best places to live. Iowa City is less than four hours from Chicago and within five hours of Minneapolis, St. Louis, and Kansas City, readily accessible via interstate highways and a regional airport 30 minutes away. Iowa City is an attractive, family friendly, college town with abundant local and world-class cultural, theatrical and musical events, top ranked schools, and outdoor recreational attractions. The Iowa City area is often ranked as one of the most livable communities in the nation (Livability.com). To learn more about our great community visit https://livability.com/ia/iowa-city, https://www.thinkiowacity.com/ and https://vimeo.com/148167202.


Search Committee Contact Information:  Stacey A. Pawlak, PhD, Director – Women’s Wellness & Counseling Service, Department of Psychiatry, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine. Phone: 319-356-2198. Email: stacey-pawlak@uiowa.edu.


To apply for the position, visit our website at http://jobs.uiowa.edu, requisition #75652.


Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any misconduct history or pending research misconduct investigation including but not limited to sexual misconduct in prior employment and provide a related release and will be subject to a criminal background and credential check.


 

Applicant Credentials are Subject to Verification
Background checks (criminal history, including self-disclosure of conviction history, and credential verification) will be conducted for finalist candidates. In addition, child/dependent adult sexual abuse background checks will be conducted for all positions in UI Hospitals and Clinics.


IOWA CITY, IA 52240

Neurology Faculty Jobs

VASCULAR NEUROLOGY FACULTY

Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Department: Neurology

Salary: Commensurate

Advertising Ends On: Applications are being accepted for consideration; however, the position may be filled at any time.

The University of Iowa (UI) Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, Department of Neurology, is currently recruiting an Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor of Vascular Neurology (Clinical or Tenure Track) in the Division of Cerebrovascular Diseases. The Department of Neurology at University of Iowa Health Care is made up of more than 40 full-time faculty members who provide national and international leadership across a range of neurology areas. UI Health Care has a long tradition of leading basic and clinical cerebrovascular research and pioneered the development of stroke trials and widely used stroke assessment tools, such as the NIH Stroke Scale and the TOAST stroke subtype classification. UI Health Care is currently a regional coordinating center for NIH StrokeNet. UI Health Care is also part of the NIH SPAN network. As such, we are one of six centers in the country conducting multicenter animal studies to advance the field of cerebroprotection.


The Department of Neurology may be able to provide work visa support.  J-1 Waivers may be possible.


The University of Iowa Health Care has been recognized as one of the best hospitals in the United States. The UI is the only medical school in the State of Iowa and the only Comprehensive Stroke Center (CSC) in the state.  We are a high-volume CSC committed to providing patient-focused cerebrovascular care—available to every Iowan, around the clock, regardless of their geographical location—in an environment devoted to innovative care, excellent service, and exceptional outcomes.


The University of Iowa, Department of Neurology offers competitive salary, excellent benefits, and a collegial professional environment.   University of Iowa Health Care has been recognized as one of the best hospital systems in the United States and is Iowa's only comprehensive academic medical center and regional referral center. Each day more than 12,000 employees, students, and volunteers work together to provide safe, quality health care and excellent service for our patients. Simply stated, our mission is: Changing Medicine. Changing Lives.®


The Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine is a highly ranked medical school where students learn to become accomplished clinicians and top-flight researchers and educators. Students come to Iowa to study medicine in a program that uses case-based learning as the basis of their education. Our mission is to inspire and educate world class health care providers and scientists for the people of Iowa and our global community. Researchers in the College's over 280 laboratories are served by state-of-the-art core research facilities and research support facilities. Much of the research conducted is interdisciplinary and collaborations are fostered and coordinated through major research centers, institutes, and programs.


The university is located along the picturesque Iowa River in Iowa City, a city of some 77,000 people (170,000+ in the metro area) regularly ranked as one of the nation’s best places to live. Iowa City is less than four hours from Chicago and within five hours of Minneapolis, St. Louis, and Kansas City, readily accessible via interstate highways and a regional airport 20 minutes away. Iowa City is an attractive, family-friendly, college town with abundant local and world-class cultural, theatrical and musical events, top ranked public schools, and outdoor recreational attractions. The Iowa City area is often ranked as one of the most livable communities in the nation (Livability.com). To learn more about our great community visit https://livability.com/ia/iowa-city, https://www.thinkiowacity.com/ and https://vimeo.com/148167202.


Contact: Heather Youngquist, Human Resources Manager, Department of Neurology, University of Iowa Health Care. Email: heather-youngquist@uiowa.edu.     


The University of Iowa is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment free from discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth and related conditions), disability, genetic information, status as a U.S. veteran, service in the U.S. military, sexual orientation, gender identity, or associational preferences.


Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any misconduct history or pending research misconduct investigation including but not limited to sexual misconduct in prior employment and provide a related release and will be subject to a criminal background and credential check.


 

Applicant Credentials are Subject to Verification
Background checks (criminal history, including self-disclosure of conviction history, and credential verification) will be conducted for finalist candidates. In addition, child/dependent adult sexual abuse background checks will be conducted for all positions in UI Hospitals and Clinics.


IOWA CITY, IA 52240

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TENURE TRACK FACULTY-PHYSICAL THERAPY REHAB SCI

Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Department: Physical Therapy & Rehab Science

Salary: Commensurate

Advertising Ends On: Applications are being accepted for consideration; however, the position may be filled at any time.

The University of Iowa Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science is seeking faculty for one or two positions at the rank of Assistant Professor or higher in the tenure track (12-month fiscal appointment).


Responsibilities:



  • Direct collaborative research program in specialty area within the Carver College of Medicine.

  • Sustain/expand federal extramural support and scholarship.

  • Mentor student physician scientists, post-doctoral scholars, and pre-doctoral students enrolled in PTRS.

  • Oversee content expertise within a highly ranked Rehabilitation Science and Physical Therapy Curriculum.

  • Collaborate with medical specialists, physicians, engineers, public health officials, basic scientists, and health science experts within the University and throughout the country through multi-center collaborations.

  • Serve on selected committees within the department, college, university, and nation.


The Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science Department in the Carver College of Medicine offers a nationally ranked Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) degree (#2) and a highly successful Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Rehabilitation Science.  The academic programs attract students from medicine, exercise physiology, engineering, physical therapy, psychology, geriatrics, neuroscience, biosciences, and the health sciences.  Core research facilities are state of the art within the College of Medicine.  A funded CTSA supports translational work throughout the college. The Carver College of Medicine and UI Health Care is nationally ranked as one of “America’s Best Hospitals.”  Iowa City is a vibrant community with a long-standing commitment to the arts, sciences, and education.


Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any misconduct history or pending research misconduct investigation including but not limited to sexual misconduct in prior employment and provide a related release and will be subject to a criminal background and credential check.


 

Applicant Credentials are Subject to Verification
Background checks (criminal history, including self-disclosure of conviction history, and credential verification) will be conducted for finalist candidates. In addition, child/dependent adult sexual abuse background checks will be conducted for all positions in UI Hospitals and Clinics.


IOWA CITY, IA 52240