Headache Neurologist

Position overview

Salary range :

The salary range for this position is $200,000-$375,000. This position includes membership in the Health Sciences Compensation Plan .

Application Window

Open date : January 1, 2025

Most recent review date : Monday, Oct 6, 2025 at 11 : 59pm (Pacific Time)

Applications received after this date will be reviewed by the search committee if the position has not yet been filled.

Final date : Wednesday, Dec 31, 2025 at 11 : 59pm (Pacific Time)

Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

Position description

The Department of Neurology at the University of California, Davis, is recruiting a Headache Medicine Neurologist for a full-time faculty position.

The position is open at the Assistant or Associate rank in the Health Sciences Clinical Professor (HSCP) or the Clinical Neurology series. The academic rank of the position is commensurate with the level of experience and qualifications of the applicant.

Faculty members provide mainly outpatient and minimal inpatient clinical care; teach medical students, residents, and fellows; and provide university / public service. Most clinical responsibilities will focus on neurologic headache and facial pain in the outpatient clinic. The remaining clinical effort will consist of general neurology inpatient attending service.

Our outpatient clinic has excellent nursing, staff, and neuro-specialty pharmacological support. The Headache Clinic has grown to a busy clinical operation of excellence with all modalities of therapy. There are close relationships with Neurological Surgery and Pain Medicine with opportunities for collaborative translational research. The UC Davis Department of Neurology is nationally ranked in USN&WR. UC Davis Health has the largest catchment area of the academic medical centers in California.

To see the full position description and to apply, visit https : / / recruit.ucdavis.edu / JPF06901 .

Department : https : / / health.ucdavis.edu / neurology /

Qualifications

Basic qualifications

(required at time of application)

Possess an MD or DO degree.

For the Clinical Neurology series, the ability and experience to conduct scholarly / clinical / translational research and a record of publications in peer reviewed journals.

Additional qualifications

(required at time of start)

Board certified in Neurology by the ABPN.

Board certified or eligible in Headache Medicine through the UCNS.

Eligible for California medical license.

Preferred qualifications

(other preferred, but not required, qualifications for the position)

For the Clinical Neurology series, evidence of success in obtaining extramural funding and / or administering clinical trials

Application Requirements

Document requirements

Cover Letter

Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

Statement of Research (Optional)

Statement of Teaching (Optional)

Statement of Contributions to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - Contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion documented in the application file will be used to evaluate applicants. Visit https : / / academicaffairs.ucdavis.edu / faculty-equity-and-inclusion for guidelines about writing a statement and why one is requested.

Reference requirements

• 3-5 required (contact information only)

Apply link :

https : / / recruit.ucdavis.edu / JPF06901

Help contact : jvaladez@ucdavis.edu

About UC Davis

As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct, are currently being investigated for misconduct, left a position during an investigation for alleged misconduct, or have filed an appeal with a previous employer.

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The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state for federal law.

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Job location

Sacramento, CA