Assistant Professor Academic Clinician – Stroke/Neurointerventionalist

University of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Neurology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania invites applications for an Assistant Professor Academic Clinician in the Stroke/Neurointerventionalist track.

Expertise is required in Stroke and Vascular Neurology, and in Neurointerventional procedures, with completion of an ACGME-certified fellowship in Vascular Neurology and board certification in Neurology and Vascular Neurology.

Qualifications

• M.D. degree required.
• ACGME-certified fellowship in Vascular Neurology.
• Board certification in Neurology with board certification/eligibility in Vascular Neurology.
• At least 2 years in a recognized Neurointerventional fellowship program.

Responsibilities

• Teaching medical students, residents, and fellows, including formal lecture opportunities.
• Attend on the stroke inpatient, stroke consult, and neurohospitalist services at Penn Medicine hospitals; participate in telestroke across the health system.
• Perform neurointerventional procedures as the primary clinical focus and take call for the Neurointerventional team.
• Outpatient sessions distributed commensurate with effort.

Skills

Stroke and vascular neurology

Neurointerventional procedures

Education

MD degree

ACGME-certified fellowship in Vascular Neurology

Board certification in Neurology

Board certification/eligibility in Vascular Neurology

2+ years neurointerventional fellowship

Job description

Assistant Professor Academic Clinician - Stroke/Neurointerventionalist

Location: Philadelphia, PA

Open Date: Nov 10, 2026

Deadline: Nov 10, 2028 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time

The Department of Neurology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania seeks candidates for an Assistant Professor position in the non-tenure academic clinician track. Expertise is required in the specific area of Stroke and Vascular Neurology, in addition to Neurointerventional procedures, with successful completion of an ACGME-certified fellowship in Vascular Neurology and at least 2 years in a recognized Neurointerventional fellowship program. Applicants must have an M.D. degree. Board certification in Neurology; and board certification/board-eligibility in Vascular Neurology.

Teaching responsibilities may include the teaching of medical students, residents, and fellows, as well as formal lecture opportunities within the department.

Clinical responsibilities may include being an attending on the stroke inpatient, stroke consult, and neurohospitalist services at Penn Medicine hospitals and telestroke/call service across the health system, with additional service at affiliated hospitals if needed, in proportion to clinical effort and as shared with other members of the division. This faculty member will spend the preponderance of their clinical effort performing neurointerventional procedures and taking call for the Neurointerventional team. When not on service, the new faculty member will do outpatient sessions commensurate with effort.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The University of Pennsylvania is an equal opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, religion, creed, national origin (including shared ancestry or ethnic characteristics), citizenship status, age, disability, veteran status or any class protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.