Open Rank

Employment Type: Permanent Faculty

Vacancy ID: FAC0006087

Salary Range: Dependent on Experience and Qualifications

Position Summary/Description:

The Department of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine invites applications for an open-rank, tenure-track faculty position in the Child and Adolescent Anxiety and Mood Disorders Program ( CHAAMP ). This recruitment reflects CHAAMP’s continued growth and is supported by its longstanding partnership with the Foundation of Hope, whose investment has played a vital role in advancing youth mental health research at UNC and beyond. Recruitment for this position is a priority under the leadership of Department Chair Dr. Warren Taylor.

CHAAMP is a multidisciplinary clinical research program focused on the prevention, assessment, and treatment of anxiety and mood disorders across childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood. Faculty conduct a broad range of research, from neuroimaging studies to randomized clinical trials, with a strong emphasis on team science, external funding success, and partnerships across academic, clinical, and community settings.

The successful candidate will lead an innovative, externally funded research program focused on the prevention and treatment of youth mental health problems, particularly among school-age children (K-8). Areas of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Risk factors underlying the co-occurrence of substance use and mental health disorders

• Community-based participatory research ( CBPR )

• Mental health research in rural and historically underserved communities

• Development, evaluation, implementation, and dissemination of evidence-based prevention and intervention programs

This position offers exceptional opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration and scientific innovation within a highly collaborative research environment. CHAAMP investigators bring expertise spanning developmental cognitive neuroscience, clinical trials, prevention and implementation science, community-engaged research, digital technologies, and mobile health.

A distinctive feature of this position is CHAAMP’s partnership with the Foundation of Hope, which provides flexible philanthropic support to generate pilot data, launch new research directions, bridge funding gaps, and protect time for scholarship. This support has repeatedly helped investigators develop projects that later secured federal funding.

In addition to research leadership, the faculty member will mentor postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, and research staff, contributing to CHAAMP’s strong culture of training and professional development. CHAAMP is committed to fostering an inclusive, collegial, and supportive environment and has a strong record of helping early-career investigators secure career development and independent research awards.

New faculty can expect individualized mentorship, internal grant review and development support, and immediate access to established research infrastructure, community partnerships, and participant recruitment resources. Appointment rank, start-up support, and internal research resources will be commensurate with the candidate’s qualifications, accomplishments, and research needs.