Assistant​/Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry; Addiction

Assistant/Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry (Addiction)

Hiring Department: UICOMP-Psychiatry

Location:

Peoria, IL USA

Requisition

Posting Close Date: 3/8/2026

Salary: $281,419 to $320,000 per year

The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at the University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria seeks an addiction psychiatrist with a strong interest in graduate medical education to develop and lead a new addiction psychiatry fellowship. The Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship Program Director is a full‑time faculty position at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor.

Our department has worked closely with community partners to prepare for the development of a new addiction psychiatry training program. The broad array of resources, exceptional facilities, and collaborative commitment from the community provide an ideal opportunity for a motivated psychiatrist to lead and grow the program. The success of our other educational programs, combined with the experience of the current faculty, offers ample support to the incoming Fellowship Program Director.

Candidates should share our values of providing high‑quality patient care, educating fellows, residents, and medical students, and promoting scholarly activity. The ideal candidate will have meaningful administrative experience, excellent teaching and communication skills, and be eager to lead. Competitive salary and benefits are commensurate with rank.

• Development of an ACGME‑accredited addiction psychiatry fellowship
• Administration of the program and accountable for operations, teaching, scholarly activity, recruitment and selection, faculty development, orientation, evaluation, and promotion
• Direct patient care
• Supervision and teaching of general psychiatry residents and medical students
• Function as a University faculty member, performing such duties as are appropriate to academic rank and position
• Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.

• MD or DO graduate of an LCME/AACOM‑accredited medical school
• Graduate of an ACGME‑approved addiction psychiatry fellowship
• Licensed or license‑eligible in the state of Illinois
• ABPN board‑certified in adult and addiction psychiatry

• Experience in inpatient and outpatient psychiatry
• Two or more years of experience in the administration of educational programs

The budgeted salary range for the position is $281,419 to $320,000 per year. Salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience, while also considering internal equity.

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Contact:
Dr. Jean Clore, Search Committee, jayclore