Neuro-Oncologist

WebHealth Network Media Inc; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 250,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Chicago's Department of Neurology seeks full-time neuro-oncologist faculty at any rank to join a growing neurosciences service line. Appointees will practice across Hyde Park and affiliated ambulatory sites, participate in educational activities, and contribute to neuro-oncology clinical trials.

Qualifications include medical degree, neurology residency, board certification or eligibility, and neuro-oncology fellowship with UCNS eligibility/certification.

Qualifications

• MD/DO or equivalent medical degree required.
• Neurology board certification or eligibility.
• ACGME-accredited neurology residency completed.
• Neuro-oncology fellowship completed and UCNS eligible or certified.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical care in outpatient and inpatient settings.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary brain tumor team.
• Engage in education and research activities including training fellows, residents, and medical students.
• Contribute to clinical trials and translational research in neuro-oncology.

Skills

Clinical research

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education/training

Education

MD/DO or equivalent medical degree

Job description

The University of Chicago's Department of Neurology is searching for full-time neuro-oncologist faculty at any rank. Academic rank and compensation are dependent upon qualifications. These positions are benefits eligible. The University of Chicago offers a wide range of benefits programs and resources for eligible employees, including health, retirement, and paid time off. Information about the benefit offerings can be found in the Benefits Guidebook .

Appointees will join a growing neurosciences service line with the opportunity to practice across University of Chicago's expanding clinical network. Practice locations will include Hyde Park - home to our new free-standing Cancer Hospital - as well as ambulatory care sites in Northwest Indiana, the south suburbs of Chicago, and downtown Chicago. In addition to clinical responsibilities spanning outpatient clinic and inpatient service, appointees will actively participate in educational and research activities, including the training of fellows, residents, and medical students.

Appointees will join a multidisciplinary team in brain tumor therapeutics comprised of established clinicians in neurology, neurosurgery, radiation oncology, and medical oncology and collaborate with existing institutional expertise in oncology drug development, clinical pharmacology, immunology, and pharmacogenomics. The University is also home to the Ludwig Center for Metastasis Research and the Neurosciences Institute and the Grossman Center for Quantitative Biology and Human Behavior.

In addition, appointees may also participate in other research activity such as clinical trials. Appointees will have experience in neuro-oncology clinical trials and leverage the available infrastructure and resources in the Department of Neurology and UChicago Cancer Center to successfully launch and conduct innovative clinical trials in neuro-oncology.

Prior to the start of employment, qualified applicants must: 1) have a medical doctorate or equivalent, 2) hold or be eligible for medical licensure in the State of Illinois and Indiana, 3) have completed an ACGME accredited residency in neurology, 4) be board certified or board eligible in neurology, and 5) have completed a neuro-oncology fellowship and be UCNS neuro-oncology eligible or certified.