Headache Neurologist

Position overview



Salary range:
The salary range for this position is $200,000-$440,000. This position includes membership in the Health Sciences Compensation Plan

Application Window

Open date: April 27, 2026

Next review date: Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Tuesday, Jun 30, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

Position description

The Department of Neurology at the University of California, Davis, is recruiting a Headache Medicine Neurologist for a full-time faculty position.

The position is open at the Assistant or Associate rank in the Health Sciences Clinical Professor (HSCP) or the Clinical Neurology series. The academic rank of the position is commensurate with the level of experience and qualifications of the applicant.

Faculty members provide mainly outpatient and minimal inpatient clinical care; teach medical students, residents and fellows; and provide university/public service. Most clinical responsibilities will focus on neurologic headache and facial pain in the outpatient clinic. The remaining clinical effort will consist of general neurology inpatient attending service.

Our outpatient clinic has excellent nursing, staff and neuro-specialty pharmacological support. The Headache Clinic has grown to a busy clinical operation of excellence with all modalities of therapy. There are close relationships with Neurological Surgery and Pain Medicine with opportunities for collaborative translational research. The UC Davis Department of Neurology is nationally ranked in USN&WR. UC Davis Health has the largest catchment area of the academic medical centers in California.

To see the full position description and to apply, visit recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07569.

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Qualifications

Basic qualifications (required at time of application)

Possess an MD or DO degree.

For the Clinical Neurology series, the ability and experience to conduct scholarly/clinical/translational research and a record of publications in peer reviewed journals.

Additional qualifications (required at time of start)

Board certified in Neurology by the ABPN.

Board certified or eligible in Headache Medicine through the UCNS.

Eligible for California medical license. Preferred qualifications (other preferred, but not required, qualifications for the position)

For the Clinical Neurology series, evidence of success in obtaining extramural funding and/or administering clinical trials.

Application Requirements

Document requirements

• Cover Letter

• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

• Statement of Research (Optional)

• Statement of Teaching (Optional)

• Authorization to Release Information Form - This form is required for all applicants applying to academic recruitments. Please see the Employment Disclosure Requirements webpage for more information. Download, complete, sign, and upload the form.

Reference requirements

• 3-5 required (contact information only)

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About UC Davis

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Job location
Sacramento, CA