Behavioral Neurology Physician-Scientist [Req#: Position#: Job at UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX

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  • UT Southwestern Medical Center
  • Dallas, TX

Job Description

Description

The Cognitive/Memory Disorders Section in the Department of Neurology at UT Southwestern Medical Center is seeking a highly motivated academic Behavioral Neurology Physician Scientist to join our interdisciplinary team. This faculty position combines clinical expertise in cognitive and behavioral neurology with a robust research program aimed at understanding and treating disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, frontotemporal dementia, Lewy Body dementia, and related cognitive syndromes. The successful candidate will divide their time between patient care and scientific investigatino, with strong institutional support for research infrastructure, grant development, and collaboration.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Clinical Duties:
    • provide expert diagnosis and care for patients with cognitive, behavioral, and neurodegenerative disorders.
    • Supervise and teach neurology residents and medical students. Participate in memory and cognitive disorder clinics and case conferences
  • Research Duties:
    • Lead or contribute to a productive and externally funded research program in behavioral or cognitive neurology
    • Design and conduct translational, clinical, or basic neuroscience studies related to cognitive disorders
    • Publish research findings in peer-reviewed journals and present at scientific meetings
    • Pursue independent research funding from agencies such as the NIH or private foundations
  • Teaching and Mentorship:
    • Mentor residents, fellows, graudate students, or postdoctoral researchers
    • Contribute to academic programs and didactic teaching in neurology and neuroscience
Qualifications
  • MD or MD/PhD
  • Board certified/board eligible by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology for adult or child neurology
  • Completed fellowship training in Behavioral Neurology, Cognitive Neurology or Neurodegenerative Disorders
  • Demonstrated research productivity in relevant ADRD areas
  • Eligibility for medical licensure in Texas
  • Track record or strong potential for securing independent research funding
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience in interdisciplinary or translational research environments especially ADRC or other AD research center programs
  • Active or pending research grants (e.g., NIH K or R series)
  • Expertise in biomarkers, neuroimaging, digital cognitive assessments, or other areas of ADRD research

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