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Position overviewSalary range: The salary range for this position is $140,600- $369,000 This position includes membership in the Health Sciences Compensation PlanApplication WindowOpen date: September 23, 2025Most recent review date: Sunday, Jun 28, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Applications received after this date will be reviewed by the search committee if the position has not yet been filled.Final date: Tuesday, Sep 22, 2026 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.Position description The University of California, Davis, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences is recruiting for a Health Sciences Assistant, Associate, or Full Clinical Professor to serve as a teaching attending physician at the Sacramento County Jail with a culturally diverse patient population. The Jail Psychiatric Service provides inpatient, intensive outpatient, and outpatient clinical services at the Sacramento County Main Jail and Rio Consumnes Correctional Center. The applicant will provide clinical leadership in psychiatric treatment settings staffed by multidisciplinary clinicians and trainees. The applicant will also be supervising general psychiatry residents, combined residents in IM/Psych FM/Psych, and medical students. Experience with inpatient, intensive outpatient, and outpatient treatment in carceral settings is highly desired. Time is allocated for administration, didactic teaching, case conferences, and supervision. In addition, the applicant will engage in scholarly or creative activities derived from and in support of their clinical teaching, professional and service activities. The candidates will also evaluate and treat their own patients. The incumbent will provide teaching and supervision of medical students, residents, and fellows, participate in appropriate professional societies and educational organizations, provide service to department and school committees. This individual should also have ability to foster collegiality and work collaboratively in a diverse environment and adhere to University policies and procedures. The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences has approximately 65 residents in six residency training programs and 90 faculty and staff psychiatrists and psychologists at the UC Davis Medical Center and the Northern California VA Health System. The Department provides a stimulating teaching and academic environment. This recruitment is conducted at the Assistant/Associate/Full Rank, and the resulting hire will be at the Assistant/Associate/Full rank regardless of the proposed appointee's qualifications.QualificationsBasic qualifications (required at time of application) Requirements for this position include an MD, board certification (or board eligible) in general psychiatry and a California Medical license (or eligibility for licensure in the State of California).Preferred qualifications (other preferred, but not required, qualifications for the position) Teaching and supervisory experience of residents, fellows, and medical students is preferred, as well as experience supervising adult psychiatry residents/fellows, general psychiatry residents, and medical students.Application RequirementsDocument requirements Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V. Cover Letter Statement of Teaching Authorization to Release Information Form - This form is required for all applicants applying to academic recruitments. Please see the Employment Disclosure Requirements webpage for more information. Download, complete, sign, and upload the form. Statement of Research (Optional)Reference requirements 3-5 required (contact information only) Apply link:Help contact:About UC Davis 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