Neuroimmunologist (Open Rank)

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OUR MISSION
Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research.

Patient Care: We will promote health and provide superb clinical care while maintaining our strong tradition of reaching underserved populations and reducing health disparities across North Carolina and beyond.

Education: We will prepare tomorrow's health care professionals and biomedical researchers by facilitating learning within innovative curricula and team-oriented interprofessional education. We will cultivate outstanding teaching and research faculty, and we will recruit outstanding students and trainees from highly diverse backgrounds to create a socially responsible, highly skilled workforce.

Research: We will develop and support a rich array of outstanding health sciences research programs, centers, and resources. We will provide infrastructure and opportunities for collaboration among disciplines throughout and beyond our University to support outstanding research. We will foster programs in the areas of basic, translational, mechanistic, and population research.

The University of North Carolina ( UNC) Department of Neurology invites applications for a full-time neurologist to join the UNC Multiple Sclerosis/Neuroimmunology Division. The ideal candidate will be a dynamic neurologist specializing in Multiple Sclerosis/Neuroimmunology with a strong academic ambition, team-oriented mindset, and enthusiasm for contributing significantly to further growth of the UNC Multiple Sclerosis/Neuroimmunology Program. Faculty rank will be commensurate with experience.

A successful candidate is expected to provide state-of-the-art clinical care to patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and other immune-mediated disorders of the central nervous system, actively participate in teaching activities (fellows, residents, medical students), supervise physician assistant(s) and clinical pharmacist practitioner, and work on further expansion of the UNC Multiple Sclerosis/Neuroimmunology Division research portfolio.

UNC Multiple Sclerosis/Neuroimmunology Division is a well-established MS Center recognized by the National MS Society as the Center for Comprehensive MS Care, with a large patient referral network. An integral part of the UNC Division of Multiple Sclerosis/Neuroimmunology is the Bodford Family Transverse Myelitis Center, one of few centers in the USA dedicated to comprehensive care of transverse myelitis of any cause. UNC Multiple Sclerosis/Neuroimmunology Division is also a home to the UNC Multiple Sclerosis/Neuroimmunology Fellowship Program.

UNC at Chapel Hill is the oldest and highly ranked public university in the United States that offers a plethora of opportunities for clinical and translational research. The Chapel Hill/Triangle Region is widely regarded as a leading academic/biotech region with an exceptionally high quality of life.

MD or DO, Fellowship trained in Multiple Sclerosis/Neuroimmunology or Autoimmune Neurology. The candidate must be Board Certified/Board Eligible in Neurology. Applicants must be eligible for North Carolina licensure.

Strong neurology clinical skills and experience/interest in providing care to diverse patient population.

If you experience any problems accessing the system or have questions about the application process, please contact the University's Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost office at (919)-962-1091 or send an email to facultyrecruitment@unc.edu.

Please note: The Executive Vice Chancellor & Provost office will not be able to provide specific updates regarding position or application status.

If you have any questions about the job requirements or the hiring department notify the Department Contact.

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