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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Academic Psychiatrist

🇺🇸 Hybrid - Rio Grande Valley, TX

🕑 Full-Time

💰 TBD

💻 Other

🗓️ August 22nd, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is hiring an Academic Psychiatrist. The role involves providing inpatient and outpatient psychiatric services, engaging in scholarly activities, faculty development, and quality improvement initiatives, as well as educating and evaluating medical students and psychiatry residents within the ACGME framework.

Highlights
  • Provide inpatient and outpatient psychiatric services.
  • Participate in scholarly activities and faculty development.
  • Engage in patient safety and quality improvement initiatives.
  • Prepare and deliver didactic lectures for medical students and residents.
  • Evaluate residents and medical students in psychiatry practice.
  • MD degree required with Board Certification or eligibility in General Psychiatry.
  • Must possess or be eligible for a Texas Medical License.
  • Previous residency teaching experience preferred; recent graduates encouraged to apply.
  • Appointment rank based on academic accomplishments and experience.
  • Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Academic Psychiatrist Full Description

Office Location
 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
 1201 W. University Drive
 Human Resources
 MASS Building 2nd Floor
 Edinburg, TX  78539

 Edinburg: (956)665-2451
 Brownsville: (956) 882-8205
 
 Office hours:
 Monday-Friday
 8:00a.m. - 5:00p.m.
  
Staff Recruitment: careers@utrgv.edu
School of Medicine Recruitment: SOMCareers@utrgv.edu
Graduate Assistantships: assistantships@utrgv.edu
Faculty Recruitment:
 College of Engineering & Computer Science: cecs@utrgv.edu
Robert C. Vackar College of Business & Entrepreneurship: cobe@utrgv.edu
College of Sciences Office of the Dean: cos@utrgv.edu
College of Education and P-16 Integration: cep@utrgv.edu
College of Fine Arts: cofa@utrgv.edu
College of Liberal Arts: liberalarts@utrgv.edu
Academic Psychiatrist
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Please see Special Instructions for more details.
Dear Applicant,

Human Resources will not be held responsible for redacting any confidential information from the documents you attach with your application. The confidential information includes the following:

*Date of Birth
*Social Security Number
*Gender
*Ethnicity/Race

Please make sure that you omit this information prior to submission. We are advising that Human Resources will be forwarding your application to the department as per your submission.

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley reserves the right to discontinue accepting applications prior to the stated close date of this position, after meeting the posting requirement of three (3) calendar days.

Security sensitive; All UTRGV employees are required to have a criminal background check (CBC). CBCs will be conducted for all candidates invited for an on-campus interview
Posting Details
 Title Information 
Faculty Title  |
Job Class Code  |
FLSA  | 
 Position Information 
Posting Number  | FRGV1852
Working Title  | Academic Psychiatrist
Number of Vacancies  | 1
Location  | Rio Grande Valley, Texas
Division/Organization  | Division of Health Affairs
Appointment Period for Non-Tenure Position  | 1 year
Tenure Status  | Non Tenure Track
FTE  | 1.0

Scope of Job   
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry seeks a Psychiatrist for inpatient and outpatient services. In addition, they will participate in scholarly activity, faculty development, patient safety and quality improvement initiatives, prepare and provide didactics, and participate in the evaluation of the residents and medical students. While previous experience in a residency program teaching role is preferred, individuals just finishing residency/fellowship training are highly encouraged to apply. Faculty are expected to administer and maintain a professional educational environment conducive to educating residents in each of the ACGME competencies, assisting them to reach their individual Milestones, plus educating medical students in the practice of Psychiatry. Working within the UT Health RGV clinical mission, the Department has outstanding educational and scholarly activities for medical students and a growing Psychiatry program. Demonstration of strong commitment to the education of residents and medical students is essential. Appointment rank will be commensurate with academic accomplishments and experience.

Minimum Qualifications  | MD degree with Board Certification in General Psychiatry or board eligible. Must possess or be eligible for a Texas Medical License.
Discipline Specific Required Qualifications  |
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Preferred Qualifications  |
License or Certification Required?  |
Salary  | Commensurate with Experience and Qualifications
Desired Start Date  | 09/01/2025

 Posting Detail Information 
EEO Statement  | It is the policy of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley to promote and ensure equal employment opportunities for all individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information or protected veteran status. In accordance with the requirements of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, our University is committed to comply with all government requirements and ensures non-discrimination in its education programs and activities, including employment. We encourage women, minorities and differently abled persons to apply for employment positions of interest.
Open Date  | 08/21/2025
Close Date  |

Additional Information  | UTRGV is a distributed institution. As such and as assigned, the position may
require presence at multiple locations throughout the Rio Grande Valley. Work is
performed primarily in a general office environment. This position is security sensitive
and thereby subject to the provisions of the Texas Education Code
§51.215. The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of
Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least
135 days in length. This position has the option to elect the Optional Retirement
Program (ORP) instead of TRS, subject to the position being 40 hours per week
and at least 135 days in length.

Special Instructions to Applicants  | Dear Applicant,

Human Resources will not be held responsible for redacting any confidential information from the documents you attach with your application. The confidential information includes the following:

Date of Birth
Social Security Number
Gender
Ethnicity/Race

Please make sure that you omit this information prior to submission. We are advising that Human Resources will be forwarding your application to the department as per your submission.

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley reserves the right to discontinue accepting applications prior to the stated close date of this position, after meeting the posting requirement of three (3) calendar days.

Security sensitive; All UTRGV employees are required to have a criminal background check (CBC). CBCs will be conducted for all candidates invited for an on-campus interview

Please Note  | Texas law requires faculty members whose primary language is not English to
demonstrate proficiency in English as determined by a satisfactory paper-based
test score of 500 (computer-based of 173 or internet-based of 61) on the Test of
English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or a satisfactory test score of 6.0 on the
International English Language Testing System (IELTS). Incomplete applications will not be considered. All positions are subject to budget approval.

Quick Link  | https://careers.utrgv.edu/postings/48325
Posting Supplemental Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

Applicant Documents
Required Documents
  1. Curriculum Vitae
Optional Documents
  1. List of 3 References
  2. Letter of Interest
  3. Teaching Statement
  4. State Licensure