Neurology Physician/Scientist - Genetics of Cognitive Disorders and Dementia

About the role

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 their expanding Divisions of Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology and/or Precision Neurology and Neurogenetics.

Responsibilities

• Make high impact scientific contributions to the advancement of neurodegeneration research, with focus on the genetics of dementia.
• Research focus on non-mendelian genetics, age associated somatic variations or epigenetics is of high interest.
• Develop and maintain an extramurally-funded research program.
• Train students, postdoctoral researchers, residents and fellows.
• Participate in clinical activity in the Department of Neurology.

Requirements

• M.D. with training in Neurology and eligible or certified for the practice of Neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
• Licensed or eligible for medical licensure in North Carolina.
• Expected to lead an extramurally funded research program at the intersection of genetics/genomics and cognitive disorders.

Qualifications

• Experience and skills needed to develop and maintain an extramurally-funded research program.
• Ability to participate in the training of students, postdoctoral researchers, residents and fellows.
• Active research support sufficient to cover 50% or more of their effort.

Skills

• Strong research background in genetics and cognitive disorders.
• Experience in non-mendelian genetics, age associated somatic variations or epigenetics.
• Ability to lead and maintain an extramurally-funded research program.

Benefits

• Supports from the Departments of Neurology and Genetics.
• Research start up package with funds from the Departments of Neurology and Genetics.
• Access to research participant samples through NIH supported consortia on Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB) and Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD).
• Extensive genomics core facilities.
• Collaborations outside of the sponsoring departments in the schools of Medicine, Public Health and Pharmacy.
• Computational resources at UNC.
• Collaboration with the Renaissance Computing Institute and Computational Medicine program.

Pay

Details TBD based on qualifications and experience.

Schedule

Details TBD based on qualifications and experience.