Description

The Department of Neurology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania seeks candidates for several Assistant Professor positions in the non-tenure academic clinician track.

Expertise is required in the specific area of Headache Neurology. Applicants must have an M.D. or M.D./Ph.D. or equivalent degree. The successful applicants will be board certified in Neurology. Additional fellowship training in headache is helpful, but not required.

Candidates with experience in neuro-otology, behavioral neurology, neuromuscular diseases, or other subspecialties with an interest in headache clinical care will also be considered.

Teaching Responsibilities

Teaching responsibilities may include:

• Teaching medical students, residents, and headache fellows in the outpatient clinic.
• Instructing clinical residents and fellows in allied specialties such as ENT, pain management, internal medicine, and family medicine.
• Teaching didactics in the resident curriculum.
• Participating in teaching for the preclinical Brain and Behavior course.

Clinical Responsibilities

Clinical responsibilities may include:

• Personal clinics at Pennsylvania Hospital, including both clinical visits and procedural visits.
• Caring for general headache patients.
• Developing subspecialty clinics, such as facial pain or headache in pregnancy.
• Attending responsibilities for resident clinics at HUP.
• Participation in:
  • Clinical trial recruitment.
  • Continuing Medical Education (CME) activities.
  • Quality improvement initiatives.

Equal Opportunity Statement

We seek candidates who embrace and reflect diversity in the broadest sense.

The University of Pennsylvania is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).

Minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans are encouraged to apply.