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 qualified is expected to demonstrate high-level clinical expertise in mental health while taking on significant responsibilities in postgraduate training and institutional research.

Core Responsibilities
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.




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 qualified exams.
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.
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📌 Associate Professor Dahod (India)
🏢 Vitality Healthcare
📍 India