Neurology Physician​/Scientist - Genetics of Cognitive Disorders and Dementia

Neurology Physician/Scientist - Genetics of Cognitive Disorders and Dementia

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The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Departments of Neurology and Genetics are seeking a full-time, tenure-track, research-emphasis clinician-scientist faculty to join our expanding Divisions of Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology and/or Precision Neurology and Neurogenetics. The position can be at the assistant, associate, or full professor rank depending on experience and eligibility.

The primary responsibility will be to make high impact scientific contributions to the advancement of neurodegeneration research, with focus on the genetics of dementia. Applicants with any research focus blending genetics and cognitive disorders are encouraged to apply. Research focus on non-mendelian genetics, age-associated somatic variations or epigenetics are of high interest.

A successful applicant will possess the experience and skills needed to develop and maintain an extramurally-funded research program and is expected to participate in the training of students, postdoctoral researchers, residents and fellows. Clinical activity in the Department of Neurology is expected and encouraged at a level allowable by type and amount of research support. Applicants without active research support sufficient to cover 50% or more of their effort will be offered time-limited protected research effort as part of their startup package.

The Department of Genetics has a long-standing history of supporting successful researchers, and has been ranked first in NIH funding for Genetics departments at public institutions for the past seven years.

This position will be supported with a research startup package from the Departments of Neurology and Genetics. UNC offers extensive core facilities and research infrastructure including access to research participant samples through our membership in NIH-supported consortia on Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB) and Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) including the Duke/UNC Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC). Extensive genomics core facilities and collaborations outside of the sponsoring departments are available.

Collaboration with the Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI) and Computational Medicine program is encouraged.

• Candidate must possess an M.D., with training in Neurology and eligible or certified for the practice of Neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
• The candidate must be licensed or eligible for medical licensure in North Carolina.
• The candidate is expected to lead an extramurally funded research program at the intersection of genetics/genomics and cognitive disorders and dementia.
• Please send CV’s to Laura Oakes es.edu

• Mid-Senior level

• Full-time

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