Associate Professor

3 - 5 Years

1

Dahod (Gujarat), 389151

Job Description

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 skilled 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

Criteria

Specification (NMC/Standard Norms)

Academic Degree

MD in Psychiatry or DNB in Psychiatry from a recognized medical institution.

Experience

Typically requires 5–7 years of total teaching experience, with at least 4 years as an Assistant Professor.

Full Time

Psychiatry

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