Professor—Mental Health Services Research, Epidemiology, Economics and Health Policy

Job Title and Summary

Professor—Mental Health Services Research, Epidemiology, Economics and Health Policy. Position # – Requisition #38636. The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) Division of the Department of Psychiatry invites applications for a full-time senior faculty member at the Professor rank to lead our efforts in advancing research related to mental health services, epidemiology and economics. We particularly seek applicants with expertise in suicide prevention, integrated care, and cost estimation research to support the Division’s major initiatives in these areas.

The faculty member should have a track record of successfully obtaining federal funding for relevant research, publishing in high-impact peer-reviewed journals, implementing research and building partnerships to improve population health and health care and to shape healthcare policy, and providing mentorship to trainees and junior faculty.

• Assist the Director of the Preventing Suicide Initiative/Director of Hospital-based Research in setting up future national and global centers of excellence for suicide prevention, healthcare quality and integrated/collaborative care research at the University of Colorado School of Medicine
• Perform innovative, programmatic research that will advance understanding, assessment, prevention, and treatment of behavioral health issues in youth, including self-injury and suicide.
• Collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team of investigators and trainees, including a network of external collaborators, as supported by grant and foundation funding.
• Contribute to the development of innovative clinical, educational, and research programs related to youth mental health and suicide to enhance the local and national reputation of CAMH Division.
• Establish new partnerships and strengthen existing partnerships with on campus (e.g., ACCORDS Costing Core, Farley Health Policy Center, Rocky Mountain VA MIRREC Suicide Prevention), non-academic partners (e.g., community, clinical leaders, advocacy groups, etc.) to work toward the common goal of improving youth and family mental health in Colorado and nationally.
• Demonstrate a strong commitment to mentoring colleagues and training the next cadre of scientists and physicians.
• Maintain a robust record of funding, ranging from contracts to grant funding from various sources including federal and non-federal sources.
• Formulate strategies, best practices, and other approaches that are scalable for implementation in clinical and community settings, to improve health and health care at a population level.
• Support faculty recruitment and the infrastructure for faculty development.

This position reports to the Director of Suicide Prevention and Hospital-Based Research and the Chair of the CAMH Division of the Department of Psychiatry. This position will act as Deputy Director to our Director of the Preventing Suicide Initiative and of Hospital-Based Research, and assist with managing a multidisciplinary team of investigators and trainees.

Onsite – this role is expected to work onsite and is located in Colorado Springs, CO.

The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus is a world-class medical destination at the forefront of transformative science, medicine, education and patient care. The campus encompasses the University of Colorado health professional schools, more than 60 centers and institutes, and two nationally ranked independent hospitals - UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital and Children’s Hospital Colorado - that treat more than two million adult and pediatric patients each year.

Innovative, interconnected and highly collaborative, the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus delivers life-changing treatments, patient care and professional training and conducts world-renowned research fueled by over $704 million in research grants. For more information, visit (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

The Department of Psychiatry is one of the largest units in the UCD-SOM and is comprised of 5 Divisions. The CU Department of Psychiatry sets the standard for Education and Training of leaders in psychiatry and mental…