Jobs
ACADEMIC EPILEPTOLOGIST ADULT FACULTY POSITION
@ RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL
(NEW BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY)
The Department of Neurology at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (RWJMS, New Brunswick, NJ) seeks a full-time faculty adult epilepsy neurologist to be hired at the assistant or associate professor level for our NAEC Level 4-accredited Epilepsy Center. The qualified candidate will join a growing Epilepsy team that includes four adult epileptologists, six pediatric neurologists & epileptologists, an adult epilepsy advanced practice nurse, neuropsychologists, and three adult and pediatric epilepsy-trained neurosurgeons. The department also has an ACGME-approved Epilepsy fellowship for 1-2 years duration. The epilepsy division has an active and growing epilepsy surgery program (including resective, laser ablative and intracranial neuromodulation); stereo-EEG intracranial monitoring and stimulation mapping; utilizes several imaging modalities (including 3T MRI; PET; fMRI; MEG) to assess patients for surgical evaluation; and conducts leading clinical trials and other funded translational and research studies.
Candidates must be graduates of an ACGME-accredited neurology residency, having fellowship training in epilepsy and/or clinical neurophysiology, and be Board-certified in Neurology. Board certification in Epilepsy or clinical neurophysiology is an expectation. Preference will be given to epileptologists with experience in evaluation for epilepsy surgery evaluation & intracranial EEG interpretation.
Clinical responsibilities will include surface & intracranial EEG video monitoring, intraoperative electrocorticography, bedside intracranial EEG functional mapping, Neuro-ICU & other long-term EEG interpretation; inpatient & outpatient epilepsy & neurology care. There is support from a robust & dedicated neurology residency and neurodiagnostic technologists. Teaching of medical students, residents, fellows & other trainees is expected. Participation in industry clinical trials, other collaborative research, & scholarly work is expected. Participating in department & institutional meetings, community service efforts & other collaborative opportunities with RWJMS, other Rutgers faculty, staff and trainees and Robert Wood Johnson Barnabas Health is expected.
Our Neurology Department has subspecialists in all major areas of neurology; serves a diverse community; is part of flagship campus of Rutgers University in New Brunswick/Piscataway and a leading national university and the premier comprehensive research university of New Jersey. We support Robert Wood Johnson Barnabas Health (RWJBH) and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital – New Brunswick (RWJUH-NB), a 965-bed academic hospital, Level-1 Trauma Center, and Comprehensive Stroke Center. RWJUH-NB has inpatient services staffed by stroke, neurocritical care and other subspecialists. RWJUH is consistently ranked as a Best Hospital by US News & World Report, and is the largest comprehensive academic medical center in New Jersey.
The clinical campus is located in New Brunswick, NJ, a vibrant college town of more than 60,000. This offers the ability to live in suburban or urban environments with convenient train/bus or driving access to New York City, the Philadelphia region, the Jersey Shore and several other attractions.
Please send a letter of interest and Curriculum Vitae to:
Ms. Sharyce Toppin, reedsn@rwjms.rutgers.edu
Rutgers University is an AA/EOE, M/F/D/V & a member of the State University Health System of NJ. Applicants of underrepresented background in the neurology workforce are encouraged to apply.
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