Assistant Professor Epileptologist - New Brunswick, United States - Rutgers University

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**Position Information**

**Recruitment/Posting Title Assistant Professor Epileptologist Department RWJ-Dept of Neurology- Pisc Salary Commensurate With Experience Posting Summary**
Participate in clinical care of patients with neurological disorders under the administrative structure of the University Medical Group according to a schedule determined by the Chair. The principal activity will be with patients with seizure disorders in the outpatient setting, but will also include several weeks per year of inpatient general neurological consultation service according to a schedule that will be determined by the Chair and that will be similar to that of the other full-time Neurology faculty.

**ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following**:

• Read routine and long-term electroencephalograms and perform intra-operative neurophysiologic monitoring according to a schedule determined by the Chair and the Director of the Clinical Neurophysiology Laboratory.
• Conduct clinical and/or laboratory research in seizure disorders.
• Participate in the teaching mission of RWJMS to the extent determined in consultation with the Division Chief and Department Chair. This may include teaching and mentoring fellows in clinical neurophysiology and epilepsy, teaching Neurology residents and rotating residents in the inpatient and outpatient settings and in small group seminars; teaching medical students in inpatient and outpatient setting, in small group seminars or in formal lectures in the pre-clinical setting.
• Participate in the community service responsibilities of the department in such areas as providing neurological care for indigent patients and teaching or advising lay community groups in the area of seizure disorders according to a schedule to be determined in consultation with the Division Chief.
• Attends departmental and institutional faculty meetings.
• Read routine and ambulatory EEGs
• Read long-term EEGs in the EMU and other inpatients
• Participate in an epilepsy surgery program including reading intracranial EEG studies
• See patients with epilepsy in clinic
• Teach medical students and residents, and fellows when we get a fellow in the future (we don't have any fellowship programs)
• Participate in clinical trials
• Research (clinical or basic) is encouraged
• Participate in the general neurology call schedule, and epilepsy weekend call schedule
• Participate in the general neurology consult rotation (3-4 weeks per year)
• Other duties as required.

**Position Status Full Time Posting Number 24FA0132 Posting Open Date Posting Close Date 02/05/2025**

**Qualifications**

Minimum Education and Experience

MD Candidates must be graduates of an ACGME-accredited neurology residency, be board certified or eligible in neurology, have completed a fellowship in neuromuscular disorders or related clinical neurosciences, and be eligible for a New Jersey License.

Rank and track will be consistent with qualifications.

**Certifications/Licenses Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Equipment Utilized Physical Demands and Work Environment Overview Statement**

**Posting Details**

**Special Instructions to Applicants Quick Link to Posting Campus Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) Home Location Campus Rutgers University - New Brunswick City New Brunswick State NJ Location Details**

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