Open Rank of Neurology - Adult Neurology

The University of New Mexico•Albuquerque, NM

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The University of New Mexico (UNM), School of Medicine, Neurology Department seeks a behavioral or cognitive neurologist to join our Memory and Aging team in an open rank, clinician educator track position. The role is dedicated to the clinical care of individuals with cognitive disorders to help grow and shape an expanding cognitive neurology program. The successful candidate will be part of a team of faculty who provide high-quality cognitive care and will join a multidisciplinary group of Neurology faculty within the Neurology Department, UNM’s Center for Memory and Aging (CMA), and the New Mexico Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC). Academic responsibilities include participation in the teaching of medical students, residents, and fellows and research activities of the department. The newly funded New Mexico ADRC provides a highly collaborative environment at the forefront of dementia research, with innovative programs spanning advanced neuroimaging and blood-based biomarkers, vascular and inflammatory mechanisms of dementia, brain clearance and glymphatic physiology, and novel therapeutic and vaccine approaches. The Center's commitment to bringing state-of-the-art dementia care and research directly to New Mexico's rural, Hispanic/Latino, and American Indian communities through community partnerships and culturally responsive care and research is particularly distinctive. As the Memory and Aging program and New Mexico ADRC continue to grow, the successful candidate will have opportunities to shape new clinical, research, and educational initiatives and assume leadership roles aligned with their interests and experience, including in cognitive neurology services, clinical trials, ADRC programs, and fellowship education. The successful candidate is expected to have excellent communications skills and the ability to work collaboratively in interdisciplinary teams.

Requirements

MD degree or equivalent
Board eligible or certified in Neurology or Psychiatry
Experience and training in neurological disease in older adults, especially dementia, Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders (ADRDs)
Eligible to work in the U.S.

Nice To Haves

2-3 years of clinical experience in neurological care
Fellowship training in cognitive disorders
A demonstrated commitment to cultivate an understanding of the rich and varied cultures of New Mexico and to the success of the university's mission to serve local and global communities.

Responsibilities

Clinical care of individuals with cognitive disorders
Participation in the teaching of medical students, residents, and fellows
Research activities of the department
Shaping new clinical, research, and educational initiatives
Assuming leadership roles aligned with interests and experience, including in cognitive neurology services, clinical trials, ADRC programs, and fellowship education