Mental Health Clinician-Educator, San Francisco VA Health Care System

Open date: July 8, 2025

Next review date: Friday, Feb 27, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Friday, Jan 8, 2027 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

Mental Health Clinician-Educator

San Francisco VA Health Care System

http://psych.ucsf.edu/JPF05634

The Department of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco invites applications from Clinician Educator members of the SFVAHCS Mental Health Service for a UCSF affiliate-paid faculty appointment. Applications will be held and reviewed based on availability of SFVAHCS Mental Health Service positions and funding. Start dates are variable, and these positions will be filled in the UC HS Clinical Professor or Professor of Clinical Psychiatry series at the rank commensurate with experience.

Qualifications

• Current SFVAHCS employment OR in process of applying for a SFVAHCS position.
  Note: If you do not have a current SFVAHCS employment, please state in your application that you are in the process of applying for one upon application submission.
• ABPN board certified or board-eligible psychiatrist OR clinical psychologist OR other advanced mental health discipline practitioner; and licensed to practice by the Medical Board of California OR California Board of Psychology OR California Board of Behavioral Sciences (type of license and expiration date
  must be explicitly listed in your CV)
• Demonstrated excellence in clinical, educational, and/or administrative roles with a strong commitment
  to an academic career as a clinician-educator
• Demonstrated experience working with and strong commitment to veteran populations, and
  understanding and delivering specialized treatment needs
• Competence in working with a range of communities and populations
  

Responsibilities

• Perform direct clinical care
• Teach, supervise, and assess UCSF trainees
• Engage in innovation and continual improvements in clinical and educational programs
• Participate in departmental, university, and public service
  

Apply online at https://aprecruit.ucsf.edu/JPF05634, with a CV, and statement of teaching.

For positions exclusively funded by the SF VA:

See https://www.usajobs.gov/ for salary information

• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

• Statement of Teaching

• Cover Letter (Optional)

• Statement of Research (Optional)

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.

UCSF is committed to welcoming and serving all people, honoring the dignity of every individual without preference or prejudice, in support of its public mission and in alignment with our PRIDE values and Principles of Community.

As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct.

* "Misconduct" means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant's previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment, or discrimination, as defined by the employer.

* UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy

* UC Anti-Discrimination Policy

* APM - 035: Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment