Pediatric Epileptologist

Northwestern University; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 217,000 - 241,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

PTO

403(b) plan

Job summary

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine seeks a full-time Clinician-Educator at the Instructor or Assistant Professor level in Neurology with Pediatric subspecialization. Responsibilities include Epilepsy Monitoring Unit coverage, Epilepsy EEG/VEEG reading, and outpatient clinics, plus teaching and research opportunities.

Qualified candidates must hold an MD and be board-certified or board-eligible in Neurology, with Pediatric Neurology qualifications and Clinical Neurophysiology or

Qualifications

• MD or DO required; board-certified or board-eligible in Neurology
• Special qualifications in Pediatric Neurology in addition to Clinical Neurophysiology/Epilepsy training
• Illinois license to practice without restriction

Responsibilities

• Cover Epilepsy Monitoring Unit and Epilepsy EEG/VEEG reading service
• Provide outpatient neurology and epilepsy clinic coverage
• Participate in epilepsy-related research
• Teach pediatrics residents, neurology and epilepsy fellows, and other trainees

Skills

Pediatric neurology

Clinical neurophysiology

Teaching

Research

Education

MD/DO

Tools

EEG interpretation

Job description

Chicago, Illinois

The Department of Pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and The Division of Neurology at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago seeks a full-time non-tenure-eligible Clinician-Educator at the rank of Instructor or Assistant Professor. Responsibilities include coverage of the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit, the Epilepsy EEG/VEEG reading service and outpatient clinics. The candidate will also have the opportunity to participate in research in epilepsy. The candidate will also partake in teaching of pediatrics residents, neurology and epilepsy fellows, and other trainees.

Qualified candidates must be an MD and board-certified or board-eligible in Neurology, with special qualifications in Pediatric Neurology in addition to Clinical Neurophysiology or Epilepsy training. The candidate must also be licensed in the State of Illinois to practice without restriction.

The start date is negotiable and the position will remain open until filled.

The expected base pay range for this position is $216,756 - $241,000.

Northwestern University has provided a pay range representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for the position. The pay offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors including (but not limited to) the experience and qualifications of the selected candidate including years since terminal degree, training, and field or discipline; departmental budget availability; internal comparators; and external market pay for comparable jobs.

Benefits

At Northwestern, we are proud to provide meaningful and competitive benefits.

Visit us at https://www.northwestern.edu/hr/benefits/index.html to learn more.

Lurie Children’s Medical Group offers a generous benefit packet to full time and part time employees who work 20 or more hours per week that includes:

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Employer paid group term life and disability
• Employer contribution toward Health Savings Account
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off (PTO), Paid Holidays and Paid Parental Leave
• 403(b): with a mandatory 5% contribution, 10% employer match
• Various voluntary benefits:
• Supplemental Life, AD&D and Disability
• Critical Illness, Accident and Hospital Indemnity coverage
• Tuition assistance from Lurie Children’s Hospital
• Student loan servicing and support
• Adoption benefits
• Backup Childcare and Eldercare
• Employee Assistance Program, and other specialized behavioral health services and resources for employees and family members
• Discount on services at Lurie Children’s facilities
• Discount purchasing program

Questions?

Contact Nicole Lantero at [e-mail]

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