Physician Academic/Faculty/Research - Competitive Salary
Company: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Location: Nashville
Posted on: July 8, 2025
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Job Description:
Job Description The Department of Neurology has over 150
faculty, fellows, and residents spanning ten divisions and five
centers and ranks 13th in the nation for NIH funding. Vanderbilt
ranks 5th among the nation’s elite medical schools for research, is
ranked as a “Best Hospital” Honor Roll designee, and we hold the
top ranking for both adult and children’s hospitals in Tennessee by
U.S. News & World Report. We are a Becker’s Healthcare “100 Great
Hospitals in America” and Forbes Best-in-State Employer. Our
network of clinics, both main campus and community-based, provides
over 70,000 annual ambulatory neurology visits. Operating at a
global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is
a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge
expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health
recognizes that diversity is essential for excellence and
innovation. We are committed to an inclusive environment where
everyone has the chance to thrive and where your diversity of
culture, thinking, learning, and leading is sought and celebrated.
The mission of VUMC Neurology is to advance health and wellness
through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and
research. Clinical Neuropsychologist: The Department of Neurology
at Vanderbilt University is seeking two excellent early career
neuropsychologists for Assistant Professor positions. These
positions are structured for clinical neuropsychologists in a
general medicine setting, with an emphasis in degenerative
conditions in a busy outpatient practice. Involvement in our
neurosurgery program doing evaluations for deep brain stimulation
(DBS), focus-ultrasound, and the normal pressure hydrocephalus
clinic will be expected for at least one of the candidates. The
candidates would join a growing Cognitive & Behavioral Neurology
Division that includes eight neurologists and seven
neuropsychologists, in addition to several advanced practice
providers, psychometrists, and neuroscientists. Full psychometrist
support will be provided. In addition to providing outpatient care
through the multidisciplinary Cognitive & Behavioral Neurology
Division Memory Clinic, there is the potential for protected time
for the appropriate candidate to develop an independent research
program. Vanderbilt University Medical Center has outstanding
neuroscience resources to support basic, clinical, and
translational research activities, including the Vanderbilt
Institute for Clinical & Translational Research, the Vanderbilt
University Institute of Imaging Science, the Vanderbilt Brain
Institute, and the Vanderbilt Memory & Alzheimer’s Center.
Involvement in training practicum students and/or postdoctoral
fellows in neuropsychology will be considered. Vanderbilt Health is
committed to fostering an environment where everyone has the chance
to thrive and is committed to the principles of equal opportunity.
EOE/Vets/Disabled.
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