AssistantAssociate Professor Behavioral and Cognitive Neurology- RFP
AssistantAssociate Professor Behavioral and Cognitive Neurology- RFP
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This position is primarily clinical; applicants should have clinical expertise in the recognition diagnosis and treatment of patients with memory disorders.
The increasing prevalence of neurodegenerative diseases throughout the world means that almost all of us have loved ones who are either patients or bear the burden of care for afflicted individuals. Alzheimers Disease Parkinsons Disease Frontotemporal Dementia and other degenerative diseases each present patients with the challenge of chronic illness and complications. Likewise patients with traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries face a prolonged course of rehabilitation and complications as well.
Yales Department of Neurology features several programs focused on combating neurodegeneration and facilitating neural repair both on the clinical and research fronts. The Dorothy Adler Geriatric Assessment Center; the Movement Disorders group; the Spine/Neurorehabilitation clinic; and the Program for Cellular Neuroscience Neurodegeneration and Repair offer opportunities for patients clinicians and researchers to cooperate in advancing care.
The community of New Haven and the surrounding areas provides a beautiful landscape to settle which has something for everyone including music theater a foodies delight beaches boating shoreline towns and tons of outdoor adventure. Yale University further offers the benefits of the academic environment collegiate events literary and art collections and performance art. Proximity to New York Boston and the rest of New England offers additional opportunities and we are happy to work with faculty to provide opportunities to practice in locations that meet their needs.
We seek motivated academics with clinical expertise in 1 the care of patients with behavior memory and cognitive disorders 2 participating in the Alzheimers Disease Research Center initiatives 3 teaching medical students residents and fellows. We anticipate faculty applicants to be dedicated to the education of the next generation of subspecialty experts. We provide a highly collaborative supportive and mentored environment that promotes specialists to pursue career growth within their specific area of interest. This position offers applicants an exciting opportunity for individual programmatic development and goal discovery across varied academic interests within our division.
Candidates must have an MD or equivalent and be BC/BE in Neurology or Psychiatry with fellowship training in Behavioral and Cognitive Neurology. Applicants must also be eligible for medical licensure in Connecticut. This clinical position is expected to primarily practice in Greenwich CT although additional sites may be considered.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Grant
