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Clinical Neuropsychologist

Position overview

Salary range: The salary range for this position is $130,000 - $275,000. This position includes membership in the Health Sciences Compensation Plan.

Application Window

Open date: April 3, 2025

Most recent review date: Saturday, May 3, 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, School of Medicine is recruiting for a full-time Clinical Neuropsychologist in the Professor of Clinical Neurology or Health Sciences Clinical Professor series at the Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor rank. Faculty in the Clinical Neurology series are expected to engage in clinical activity, teaching, research and creative work, and University/public service. Faculty in the Health Sciences Clinical Professor series are expected to engage in teaching, professional competence and activity, scholarly or creative activities, and University/public service.

EXPECTATIONS
The successful candidate will have strong clinical skills to provide appropriate neuropsychological evaluations of adult and pediatric patients with a wide variety of neurosurgical, neurological, and psychiatric diseases and disorders. The candidate will provide primarily inpatient and outpatient clinical neuropsychological assessment services; prepare reports and other documents on patient status for referring physicians; provide training and supervision to postdoctoral trainees; and provide service to the department and University.

This position will regularly work with patients with epilepsy to provide evaluations to assist with epilepsy treatment planning and assessing eligibility for epilepsy surgery. Experience performing Wadas and intraoperative/extraoperative language mapping and/or with fMRI evaluation of language dominance is preferred.

The UC Davis Department of Neurology and UC Davis Health teaching hospital are nationally ranked in US News & World Report. UC Davis is an NAEC Level 4 Epilepsy Center. The department has a Clinical Neuropsychology Fellowship Training Program. Neurology has 60 clinical faculty across all neurological specialties with excellent nursing, staff, neuropsychology, social work, and pharmacological support.

Qualifications

Basic qualifications (required at time of application)

• Ph.D. or equivalent terminal degree in an APA Accredited Clinical Psychology Program with a specialization in Neuropsychology
• Completion of a one-year APA approved internship with specialization in Neuropsychology
• The ideal candidate will have strong clinical skills and interest in Clinical Neuropsychology
• Teaching experience at the undergraduate and graduate level
• Ability to foster collegiality and work collaboratively in a diverse environment
• Ability to adhere to University policies and procedures

Additional qualifications (required at time of start)

• Completion of a two-year postdoctoral level experience in Clinical Neuropsychology
• California license as Clinical Psychologist or eligible for licensure

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

• Experience with performing Wadas and intraoperative/extraoperative language mapping
• Experience with fMRI evaluation of language dominance
• Ability to see children 6 years of age and up
• Minimum of 1 year experience training and supervising postdoctoral trainees in clinical neuropsychological assessment
• Bilingual applicants encouraged to apply

Application Requirements

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 - This form is required for all applicants applying to academic recruitments. Please see the Employment Disclosure Requirements webpage for more information. Download, complete, sign, and upload the form.

Reference requirements
  • 3-5 required (contact information only)
Apply link: https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07046

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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Job location

Sacramento, CA