Movement Disorders - Health Sciences Clinical Professor or Clinical Neurology Series

Position overview



Salary range:
Total Negotiated Salary (TNS) calculation includes AAMC salary benchmarks for Neurology ranging from $220,000.00 - $289,940.00. The posted UC salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and/or step at appointment. See the Professorial Series (Adjunct, Clinical X, HS Clinical, In Residence, Ladder Rank) and Professor of Teaching Series - Health Sciences Compensation Plan. This position includes membership in the health science compensation plan, which provides for eligibility for additional compensation.

Application Window

Open date: July 17, 2025

Next review date: Monday, May 25, 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

UC Irvine Movement Disorders Program

The Department of Neurology at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) is excited to invite applications for a full-time faculty position within our Movement Disorders Program. We are seeking a board eligible or board certified physician with a genuine passion for caring for patients with movement disorders. The successful candidate will play a key role in our specialty and interdisciplinary clinics at UCI Health.

We're looking for candidates who are collaborative and dedicated to delivering exceptional clinical care. In addition to patient care, this role includes opportunities for research and contributing to the education and mentorship of residents, medical students, and post-doctoral fellows.

Candidates should have experience working in a collaborative, comprehensive neurosciences center, with a strong dedication to patients, their families, and delivering excellent care. Active involvement in international, national, and/or regional professional societies is preferred. Experience in teaching and/or participation in clinical research or clinical trials is highly desirable.

Candidates must hold M.D., M.D./Ph.D., D.O., or equivalent degree with active board certification or eligibility in Neurology with fellowship training in Movement Disorders.

The UCI Neurology Movement Disorders Program offers comprehensive, compassionate, world-class care for the spectrum of adult movement disorders, including Parkinson's disease; essential tremor; Lewy Body disease; Huntington's disease as a HDSA Center of Excellence; dystonia; tic disorders; chorea; myoclonus; and atypical parkinsonism. In addition we have recently added dedicated programs in Ataxia and in Neurogenetics. Patients are cared for by a multidisciplinary team of professionals including neurologists, neuropsychologists, and allied health professionals to provide patients with leading-edge neurological services. We have a strong DBS program in collaboration with our outstanding colleagues in Neurosurgery, and a busy practice offering botulinum toxin treatment. We also have a strong relationship with pediatric movement disorders neurologists at CHOC. For clinical trials activities, the CIRM-funded UCI Alpha Stem Cell Clinic and the Center for Clinical Research provide robust infrastructure for clinical trials, and we are a Parkinson Study Group clinical trials site. Taken together, this creates a wealth of opportunities for the successful candidate to conduct and participate in research with outstanding mentorship and support. The applicant will participate in the clinical, teaching, and research activities of the UCI Neurology Program in Movement Disorders.

The Department of Neurology and the Movement Disorders Program strive to provide a rich educational environment, including a UCNS-certification fellowship for Movement Disorders. We also provide undergraduate, postgraduate, continuing medical education, and neurology grand rounds programs to educate the next generation of physicians.

The Department encourages candidates to apply who have experience in and who have demonstrated commitment to working with students from diverse backgrounds and to improving access to higher education for disadvantaged students through teaching and mentoring activities.

Criteria for the Health Sciences Clinical Professor Series: The successful candidate will teach fellows, residents, and medical students, provide patient care, participate in scholarly activities, and contribute to both University and community service.

Criteria for the Professor of Clinical "Neurology" Series: The successful candidate will be expected to conduct significant research, deliver high-quality patient care, and teach fellows, residents, and medical students. In addition, contributing to both University and public service is an important part of the role. Exceptional teaching skills are a key requirement for appointment in this series.

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Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine

Our goal is to continuously improve the health of the community by setting the standard of excellence in clinical care, research, and medical education. Under the leadership of Claire Henchcliffe MD DPhil, Chair of Neurology, we provide a diverse and inclusive environment that fosters intellectual discovery, creates and transmits innovative knowledge, improves human health, and provides medical leadership. Ranked among the top neurology departments in the country by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the UC Irvine Health School of Medicine's Department of Neurology is committed to supporting the School of Medicine Mission to "Discover, Teach, and Heal". The department houses 50+ full-time faculty members, including national leaders in the care of patients suffering from movement disorders, Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, ALS and neuromuscular disorders, and the entire breadth of neurological disease with 10 subspecialty divisions and 4 new programs including a neurohospitalist service.

We benefit from cross-cutting collaborations with leading scientists on campus, including UCI MIND and the ADRC, and the patient experience is enhanced by our working closely with colleagues across a number of departments, such as the Neurosurgery, Family Medicine/Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, and the Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute. A new hospital is opening in 2025 with a major focus in clinical neuroscience. As part of Orange County's only academic medical center, our neurologists also actively pursue leading-edge research to minimize or eradicate the effects of diseases to advance the well-being, health, and care of our patients. UCI holds a NIH Clinical Translational Science Award in which Trial Innovation Network activities are embedded as part of the UC Irvine Institute for Clinical and Translational Science (ICTS). As physician researchers, we have a high degree of commitment to clinical research on memory disorders and to matching interested patients to research opportunities both at UCI Health and throughout the region.

The University of California remains fully committed to inclusive excellence and encourages applicants to address how their skills, expertise, and experiences might serve the varied communities of California. Please feel free to include information in any of your application materials relevant to your inclusive excellence work in research, teaching, and service.

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Qualifications

Basic qualifications (required at time of application)

Candidates must hold M.D., M.D./Ph.D., D.O., or equivalent degree with active board certification or eligibility in Neurology with fellowship training in Movement Disorders.

Application Requirements

Document requirements

Candidates are welcome to discuss any work related to inclusive excellence in their written materials.

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

• Cover Letter

• Statement of Research - A candidate's statement should briefly describe the candidate's research and creative activities.

• Teaching Statement - See our guidance for writing a reflective teaching statement.

Reference requirements

• 3 required (contact information only)

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About UC Irvine

The University of California, Irvine 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 categories covered by the UC anti-discrimination policy.

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.

• "Misconduct" means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant's previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment or discrimination, as defined by the employer.
• UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy
• UC Anti-Discrimination Policy for Employees, Students and Third Parties
• APM - 035: Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment.

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.

Job location
Orange, CA / Irvine, CA