Director of Movement Disorders, Associate or Full Professor

Director of Movement Disorders
Associate or Full Professor

The  Department of Neurosciences at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) is committed to academic excellence within its faculty, staff, and student body and seeks a neurologist to lead our interdisciplinary group as Professor and Director of the Parkinson and Other Movement Disorders Center (POMDC).

The POMDC at UCSD is committed to the tripartite academic mission of excellence in clinical care, teaching, and research. The center maintains a strong research footprint, supported by a mix of nonprofit, industry, principal investigator-initiated, and NIH grant funding. Participant recruitment primarily comes from patients seen in movement disorders clinics by division faculty. The program is highly translational, with strengths in "bench-to-bedside" treatments and "hospital-to-community" interdisciplinary research.

The recruitment of a clinical scientist-physician whose own research program aligns with the goals and resources of the POMDC will enhance the research and clinical aims of the Center. The POMDC and its fellowship program will benefit from a senior clinician-researcher and leader in the field who will play an important role in teaching, patient care, and research and who can, at the same time, step into administrative and leadership roles.

The selected candidate will provide outpatient care to movement disorder patients, mentor junior faculty, and teach graduate students, residents, and clinical and research fellows and staff. The selected candidate will work in our hospitals and clinics at the La Jolla and Hillcrest locations and will be encouraged to engage with a wide range of clinical, translational, and basic science programs at UCSD to enhance the national recognition of the Center's research and practice. The selected candidate will also lead the deployment of the program's significant philanthropic endowment and its robust donor stewardship program.

Furthermore, the selected candidate will be responsible for maintaining the POMDC's designation as a Parkinson's Disease Center of Excellence by the Parkinson's Foundation, as well as the LBD Center of Excellence designation by the Lewy Body Dementia Association and the Cure PSP Center of Care designation.

Candidates must have an MD or equivalent degree, or an MD/PhD in a health-related field.

Candidates must be board certified or board eligible in Neurology.

Candidates must have at least six years of experience in clinical care and clinical teaching, and at least five years of a record of funded research in Parkinson's disease and/or related Movement Disorders.

Candidates must have or be eligible for a California medical license or equivalent certification/permit as determined by the Medical Board of California.

Application Links: Candidates may apply through the recruitment corresponding to the desired appointment series:

·       JPF04634 (HS Clinical, Clinical X, In-Residence, Adjunct) — Appointments may be made in the HS Clinical, Clinical X, In-Residence, or Adjunct series and may require candidates to be self-funded.
·       JPF04561 (Ladder Rank/In-Residence) — Appointments will be 100% Ladder Rank or 50% Ladder Rank/50% In-Residence with secured extramural funding.

The appropriate series and appointment at the Associate or Full Professor level will be based on the candidate's background and experience. Full descriptions of the applicable series are provided below:

HS Clinical Professor (APM-278)
Clinical X Professor (APM-275)
In-Residence Professor (APM-270)
Adjunct Professor (APM-280)
Ladder Rank Professor (APM-220)

If appointed to a title covered by the Health Sciences Compensation Plan, the appointee should be aware that there are limitations on outside professional activities, and clinical moonlighting is expressly prohibited. Additional information can be found here:  Health Sciences Compensation Plan (APM-671)

The posted UC Salary scales set the minimum pay at the appointment as determined by appointment type and, if applicable, rank and/or step. The pay range for this position is $200,000 - $400,000. Salary is negotiated annually. Additional compensation may be available if the position includes membership in the Health Sciences Compensation Plan. UC Salary information can be found here:  2026-2027 Academic Salary Scales

As a university employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

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As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct, are currently being investigated for misconduct, left a position during an investigation for alleged misconduct, or have filed an appeal with a previous employer.
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The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.

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