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Durham, North Carolina

Assistant Professor/Instructor - Child/Adolescent Psychiatrist

PsychiatryFull-Time

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Job Description

The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Duke University School of Medicine invites applications for board-certified/board-eligible Child & Adolescent Psychiatrists to support several clinical programs, including inpatient and outpatient Consult Liaison services, general outpatient clinics, autism services, and the development of integrated programs.

We are seeking individuals who are interested in working with a growing team of clinicians, researchers, and educators with the goal of enhancing the range and scope of clinical services provided to children and families.

The attending Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist will be responsible for direct clinical care, as well as teaching and mentoring medical students, general psychiatry residents, and child and adolescent psychiatry fellows. This position is a faculty appointment with rank commensurate to the applicant’s experience.

We are seeking both early career applicants and more experienced applicants interested in a senior leadership opportunity.

Primary Activities: This clinical faculty position will include participating in individual- and team-based clinical activities focused on children and families with a range of psychiatric disorders. Clinical responsibilities will include participation in medical and interdisciplinary evaluations and intervention with children presenting with a wide array of needs.

The position also will involve supervision of medical students, general psychiatry residents, and child and adolescent psychiatry fellows, as well as the provision of in-service trainings. Scholarly activities are encouraged and supported.

Duke University offers a rich intellectual and scientific environment facilitated by several institutes, including the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences and the Duke Clinical Research Institute, which are designed to promote interdisciplinary research.

The Duke University Hospital has consistently been ranked as the #1 hospital in North Carolina. As one of the Southeast’s preeminent health care providers, the Duke University Health System had more than 66,000 inpatient stays and more than 2 million outpatient visits in the 2016 fiscal year.

Duke Health encompasses one of the largest biomedical research enterprises in the country, with more than $650 million annually in sponsored research expenditures.

Duke employees are part of a premier organization dedicated to excellence in education, research, and patient care. Duke's overall benefit plan has long been recognized and valued because of its comprehensiveness and competitiveness in the market.

In addition to a robust array of traditional benefits such as health care, dental care and retirement, Duke also offers a wide range of family-friendly and cultural benefits to attract, support and reward the skilled employees that help Duke remain a premier education, research and health care institution.

The greater Triangle area of Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill, has a population of more than two million residents that offers diverse opportunity. From urban loft living to suburban and rural family homes with acreage – there are options for every lifestyle.

The Research Triangle Park (RTP) lies in the midst of the area, a globally prominent research and development center conceived around the main academic centers – Duke University, University of North Carolina, and North Carolina State University.

This trio of leading universities, combined with the RTP, has helped create a region that is culturally diverse, economically resilient, and nationally recognized as a wonderful place to live. To learn more about the Duke and Greater Triangle communities, visit discoverdurham.com

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Duke is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, (including pregnancy and pregnancy related conditions), sexual orientation, or military status.

Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes.

To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.

Please Note

To be considered for this position, please attach your CV, select SUBMIT APPLICATION, and complete the application questions.

Key Responsibilities

The attending psychiatrist will provide direct clinical care across inpatient and outpatient settings, including consult liaison and autism services. Additionally, the role involves teaching and mentoring medical students, residents, and fellows.

Requirements

Applicants must be board-certified or board-eligible Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists. The role is open to both early-career professionals and experienced candidates seeking leadership opportunities.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Medical student supervisionPsychiatric evaluationInterdisciplinary collaborationInpatient careOutpatient care

Psychiatry — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 54% are remote, 40% have no call, 50% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for North Carolina is 94.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.2% of North Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

How many Psychiatry jobs are remote?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedPsychiatry median $350k (middle half $319k–$380k)24 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingNorth Carolina index 94.3US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Psychiatry listings in North Carolina60 active1,889 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 54% remote · 40% no call · 50% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedNorth Carolina Physician listings: 31% state a sign-on bonus (median $30k) · 18% offer loan repayment492 active listings, Oct 2026
Psychiatry pay trend+8.6% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Psychiatrist Jobs

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Salary Distribution

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10
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$350k-400k
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$450k-500k
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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

25 jobs · 22 employers
401k / retirement match
84% this job
Sign-on bonus
68%
CME allowance
44%
Loan repayment
16%
Relocation assistance
12%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Psychiatry listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,885 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Duke Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Durham, North Carolina
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental
Retirement Plan
Family-Friendly Benefits
Academic/Teaching Environment

Living in Durham

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$358k
Typical market rent
$1,626/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
97.6
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.