Instructor/Assistant/Associate Professor Position in Psychiatry

We are seeking a full-time academic Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist at the Faculty of Medicine and Medical Center of the American University of Beirut. Presently, the Psychiatry service is staffed by two full-time adult psychiatrists, a child psychologist and an adult psychologist, as well as a Psychiatry nurse clinician. Out patient clinics are also staffed by an additional child psychiatrist and two adult psychiatrists. Responsibilities include outpatient care and some inpatient care, resident supervision, and teaching of medical students. Opportunities for clinical and basic research are available and research endeavors are encouraged. Many opportunities for collaboration within the framework of the Abu-Haydar Neuroscience Institute exist with physician-scientists and clinicians from pediatrics, adult/child neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry.

We are moving to a newly refurbished facility in the next few months. This child psychiatrist is expected to play a leadership role in the research and clinical operation of a new service that includes psychiatrists, clinical psychologists and psychiatric nursing. Candidates should be Board-Certified or eligible in General Psychiatry, and have trained for at least 2 years in Child Psychiatry. They must have established academic and administrative credentials. Successful candidates will be appointed at the appropriate academic rank and track.

Fluency in both English and Arabic is a requirement.

To apply please send a cover letter, CV and names of three referees, no later than June 30, 2007 (date extended to December 31, 2008) to:

Rose Mary Boustany, MD.
Chairperson, Abu-Haydar Neuroscience Institute
and Acting Chairperson
American University of Beirut
P.O.Box 11-0236 - Riad El-Solh/Beirut 1107-2020, Lebanon