**MPRC PHYSICIAN SCIENTIST – ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR**:The Department ofPsychiatry,Maryland Psychiatric Research Center (MPRC) at the University of Maryland School of Medicine is recruiting for a full-time physician scientist to join our dynamic faculty. We are seeking a researcher with a strong focus on translational research in schizophrenia spectrum disorders. This faculty position offers an exceptional opportunity to lead innovative, bench-to-clinic research aimed at understanding mechanisms of risk, onset, illness trajectories, outcomes, or developing novel treatments for schizophrenia spectrum disorders. Candidates with interests in early phase psychosis, metabolic psychiatry, negative symptomatology, or other emerging areas of psychiatric research are strongly encouraged to apply. The ideal candidate will have a strong track record of obtaining, or the potential to obtain, extramural funding to support their research. It is expected that the successful candidate will devel...