Lecturer Jobs in New Mexico

Open Rank Lecturer in Psychiatry, First Episode Psychosis

Posting Number req37938

Employment Type Faculty

Faculty Type Lecturer

Hiring Department Psychiatry Psych (451A)

Academic Location School of Medicine

Benefits Eligible The University of New Mexico provides a comprehensive package of benefits including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance. In addition, UNM offers educational benefits through the tuition remission and dependent education programs. See the Benefits home page for more information.

Position Summary

The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center invites applicants for a full-time faculty position as Open Rank. The assignment will be through the Division of Community Behavioral Health. The position will be focused on providing clinical care, leadership, education and scholarly activities related to First Episode Psychosis.

Responsibilities for the position include oversight of the UNM First Episode Psychosis clinic and consultation to statewide partners on the expansion of the Coordinated Specialty Care model to individuals with First Episode Psychosis and their families. Current independent clinical licensure in New Mexico and experience providing care and education for individuals with psychosis is required. Experience providing psychotherapy supervision in CBT for psychosis is strongly desired. Experience required in providing education and supervision to diverse clinical learners such as nursing students, psychiatry residents, masters level clinicians, post-doctoral students, occupational therapy students and community members. Experience as an educational preceptor is desired. Experience desired in development and oversight of interdisciplinary team utilizing formal supervision models. Prefer candidate with formal education and experience in instructional design models, program development, evaluation, and research methods for expansion and oversight of interdisciplinary learner rotations with clear outcome measures. A candidate who demonstrates excellent teaching and clinical skills, commitment to work with individuals from diverse communities, a willingness to collaborate with faculty colleagues to deliver coordinated programs with consistent standards is required. All Lecturers are reviewed annually. Workload is determined by the Division Chair and University policies.

More specifically, roles and responsibilities of this position will be as follows. This individual will have oversight of the UNM First Episode Psychosis program including provision of clinical services, supervision of clinical team, and responsibility for creating and supervising clinical training electives for interprofessional students. This individual will also have responsibility for curriculum development for statewide training in the Coordinated Specialty Care for First Episode Psychosis model and for providing clinical consultation and supervision to clinicians statewide.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s Degree and active independent NM clinical license in social work or counseling
• Experience providing care for individuals with psychosis
• Approved as a clinical supervisor through the NM Regulation Licensing Department
• Experience with tracking outcomes
• Willingness to collaborate with faculty colleagues to deliver coordinated programs with consistent standards
• Educational delivering education in diverse communities
• Must be eligible to work in the United States

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Demonstrated excellence in teaching skills
• Experience providing supervision in CBT for Psychosis
• Experience delivering Coordinated Specialty Care for Individuals with First Episode Psychosis
• A demonstrated commitment to cultivate an understanding of the rich and varied cultures of New Mexico and to the success of the university's mission to serve local and global communities

Application Instructions

Only applications submitted through the official UNMJobs site will be accepted. If you are viewing this job advertisement on a 3rd party site, please visit UNMJobs to submit an application.

A complete application will include a cover letter addressing each of the minimum and preferred qualifications and describing the applicant’s accomplishments and future goals; a current CV; and the names, addresses and contact information for three professional references. This position will remain open until filled. A selection committee will invite the most promising applicants for interviews.

For Additional Information Contact: Caroline Bonham, MD Vice Chair for Public Psychiatry cbonham@salud.unm.edu

For Best Consideration For best consideration, please apply by 9/30/2026. This position will remain open until filled.

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