Assistant Professor, Frontotemporal Dementia, Clinician Educator or Tenure Track

University of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 100,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Pennsylvania seeks an Assistant Professor specializing in frontotemporal dementia. Responsibilities include teaching, clinical care, and conducting research within the Department of Neurology. Candidates must hold an M.D or M.D./Ph.D. and have expertise in neuroimaging and neurodegenerative diseases.

Qualifications

• Candidates must have expertise in neurodegenerative diseases and neuroimaging.
• Teaching responsibilities include presenting to medical students and residents.
• Research involves innovative studies in neuroimaging and cognitive markers.

Responsibilities

• Teach medical students, residents, and fellows.
• See patients with frontotemporal dementia.
• Conduct independent research supported by grants.

Skills

Clinical experience in management of frontotemporal dementia

Knowledge of neuroimaging analyses

Biomarkers knowledge

Statistical analyses

Experimental design

Education

M.D or M.D./Ph.D. degree

Job description

Assistant Professor, Frontotemporal Dementia, Clinician Educator or Tenure Track


Location: Philadelphia, PA
Open Date: Sep 12, 2023
Deadline: Sep 12, 2025 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 either the non-tenure clinician educator track or the tenure track. Expertise is required in the specific area of clinical experience in the management of frontotemporal dementia and other early-onset neurodegenerative diseases; and knowledge of neuroimaging analyses, biomarkers, clinical-pathological correlations, statistical analyses and experimental design. Applicants must have an M.D or M.D./Ph.D. degree.

Teaching responsibilities may include presentations to medical students, residents and fellows on early-onset neurodegenerative diseases.

Clinical responsibilities may include seeing patients with frontotemporal dementia and other early-onset dementias, conducting therapeutic trials in early-onset dementias.

Research or scholarship responsibilities may include collaborative or independent research within involving novel studies of neuroimaging, biofluid, and cognitive markers of neurodegenerative disease. Tenure track applicants will be expected to develop an independent research program supported by federal and foundation grants funding.

We seek candidates who embrace and reflect diversity in the broadest sense. The University of Pennsylvania is an EOE. Minorities/women/individuals with disabilities/protected veterans are encouraged to apply.


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