Assistant/Associate Professor of Neurology, Epileptologist

Job Description:

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The Department of Neurology is searching for an Assistant Professor of Neurology with specialization in Epileptology. The Department of Neurology provides clinical services to the community of NW Ohio and SE Michigan for all types of neurological disorders. A An important aspect of the mission of the University of Toledo College of Mission and Life Sciences is educating students, residents and fellows as well as developing research programs related to neurological disorders.

As a full time, faculty member, he/she is required to devote his/her full professional efforts to the programs of the College of Medicine and Life Sciences, fulfilling at the highest level of professional competence. This is an academic position, which requires a combination of teaching, patient care, research/scholarship, as well as administrative activities, that are necessary for the function of the Department of Neurology.  

Responsibilities:

Teaching:  He/she will be expected to actively participate in the Department’s educational programs, teaching medical students and residents.  This will include participation in the medical student lecture series, active participation in all of the teaching conferences of the Department, participation in the postgraduate courses conducted by the Department, and precepting and mentoring students and residents. Specific responsibilities include

• Teaching pre-clerkship medical students in the classroom, small groups and in other clinical or non-clinical settings
• Teaching rounds and ambulatory clinics with medical students during clerkship and during their advanced clinical rotations
• Didactics for medical students, residents and fellows
• Mentorship and advising for students, residents and fellows.
• Departmental conferences such as Morbidity and Mortality Conference, Grand Rounds and Journal Clubs

Clinical: The Epileptologist participates in inpatient and outpatient services, sharing EEG reading duties (8-12 weeks/year). Inpatient admitting or consult service is 4-8 weeks/year. Outpatient clinics are 6-8 half days/week when not on service, with opportunities to read IOM several days/week.

Research/Scholarship:  He/she is required to participate in research and other scholarly activities related to the area of expertise and interest with expectation of intramural and extramural grant funding

Administration/Service:  He/she will be expected to participate, to the extent that you may be reasonably called upon, in administrative and/or services functions of the Department of Neurology, the College of Medicine and Life Sciences or teaching hospital committees.

Minimum Qualifications:

• The faculty member must be a MD/DO who has successfully completed a residency in neurology
• Successfully completed a fellowship in epilepsy or clinical neurophysiology
• The candidate must be Board Certified or become Board Certified within 3 years of recruitment.
• Must meet all the institutional requirements for appointment to Assistant Professor.

Benefits:

• Retirement Benefits, including two pension plans
  • UTP has a pension plan with employer contribution.
  • UT Academic pension
• Eligibility for health, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage through the University of Toledo
• Paid time off, paid parental and maternity leave
• UT provides a Tuition Fee Waiver Program for Employees and Dependents
• Long Term and Short-Term Disability
• UTP opts out of FICA, reducing the employee's payroll taxes

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