Headache Neurologist – University Of California, Davis – Sacramento, CA

Position Summary

June 12, 2026

Salary range: $200,000–$440,000. Included in the Health Sciences Compensation Plan.

• Open date:
  April 27, 2026
• Most recent review date:
  May 26, 2026 at 11:59 pm (Pacific Time). Applications received after this date will be reviewed by the search committee if the position has not yet been filled.
• Final date:
  June 30, 2026 at 11:59 pm (Pacific Time). Applications will be accepted until this date; those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

The Department of Neurology at the University of California, Davis is recruiting a Headache Medicine Neurologist for a full‑time faculty position at the Assistant or Associate rank in the Health Sciences Clinical Professor (HSCP) or the Clinical Neurology series. 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, with the remaining effort on general neurology inpatient attending service.

Our outpatient clinic offers excellent nursing, staff and neuro‑specialty pharmacological support. The Headache Clinic supports a busy clinical operation with all modalities of therapy and close relationships with Neurological Surgery and Pain Medicine, providing opportunities for collaborative translational research. The UC Davis Department of Neurology is nationally ranked in U.S. News & World Report. UC Davis Health has the largest catchment area of academic medical centers in California.

• Basic qualifications (required at time of application):
  
  • MD or DO degree.
  
  • For the Clinical Neurology series, 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 a California medical license.
• Preferred qualifications:
  
  • For the Clinical Neurology series, evidence of success in obtaining extramural funding and/or administering clinical trials.

Document requirements:

• Cover Letter
• Curriculum Vitae – your most recently updated C.V.
• Statement of Research (Optional)
• Statement of Teaching (Optional)
• Authorization to Release Information Form – required for all applicants applying to academic recruitments. Please download, complete, sign, and upload the form.

Reference requirements:

• 3–5 required (contact information only)

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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.

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 or federal law. Under federal law, the University of California may employ only individuals who are legally able to work in the United States as established by providing documents as specified in the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.

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