Assistant/Associate/Professor of Neurology - Neurophysiology and Epilepsy

The Department of Neurology and Behavioral Health at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine seeks a motivated and energetic candidate for an Assistant Professor position in the non-tenure academic clinician track, with expertise in managing and treating various seizure disorders, including but not limited to focal and generalized seizures, as well as autoimmune and hereditary epilepsies. The candidate should be comfortable reading infant, pediatric, and adult EEGs, and take a leadership role in developing the Epilepsy program and establishing a research center by collaborating with the UTRGV Research Department.

Responsibilities will include teaching UTRGV School of Medicine students and residents (Neurology, Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, and Podiatry).

The successful candidate will have no inpatient hospital responsibilities. The outpatient clinic is located at the Institute of Neuroscience in Harlingen, Texas.

MD or equivalent with board certification or board eligibility with the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology; Subspecialty designation in areas like clinical neurophysiology through the American Board of Clinical Neurophysiology (ABCN). Must possess or able to obtain a valid Texas medical license.

Completion of Fellowship training in Movement Disorder.

It is the policy of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley to promote and ensure equal employment opportunities for all individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information or protected veteran status. In accordance with the requirements of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, our University is committed to comply with all government requirements and ensures non-discrimination in its education programs and activities, including employment. We encourage women, minorities and differently abled persons to apply for employment positions of interest.

UTRGV is a distributed institution. As such and as assigned, the position may
require presence at multiple locations throughout the Rio Grande Valley. Work is
performed primarily in a general office environment. This position is security sensitive
and thereby subject to the provisions of the Texas Education Code
§51.215. The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of
Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least
135 days in length. This position has the option to elect the Optional Retirement
Program (ORP) instead of TRS, subject to the position being 40 hours per week
and at least 135 days in length.

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Texas law requires faculty members whose primary language is not English to
demonstrate proficiency in English as determined by a satisfactory paper-based
test score of 500 (computer-based of 173 or internet-based of 61) on the Test of
English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or a satisfactory test score of 6.0 on the
International English Language Testing System (IELTS). Incomplete applications will not be considered. All positions are subject to budget approval.