Clinical Neuropsychologist, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Location: Nashville, TN
Date Posted: 09/02/2025
Job Description
Assistant Professor in Neurology
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
The Department of Neurology has over 150 faculty, fellows, and residents spanning ten divisions and five centers and ranks 13th in the nation for NIH funding. Vanderbilt ranks 5th among the nation’s elite medical schools for research, is ranked as a “Best Hospital” Honor Roll designee, and we hold the top ranking for both adult and children’s hospitals in Tennessee by U.S. News & World Report. We are a Becker’s Healthcare “100 Great Hospitals in America” and Forbes Best-in-State Employer. Our network of clinics, both main campus and community-based, provides over 70,000 annual ambulatory neurology visits.
Operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. The mission of VUMC Neurology is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.
Clinical Neuropsychologist: The Department of Neurology at Vanderbilt University is seeking one excellent early career neuropsychologist for an Assistant Professor position. This position is structured for clinical neuropsychologists in a general medicine setting, with an emphasis in degenerative conditions in a busy outpatient practice. The candidate will join a growing Cognitive & Behavioral Neurology Division that includes eight neurologists and seven neuropsychologists, in addition to several advanced practice providers, psychometrists, and neuroscientists. Psychometrist support will be provided.
In addition to providing outpatient care through the multidisciplinary Cognitive & Behavioral Neurology Division Memory Clinic, there is the potential for protected time for the appropriate candidate to develop an independent research program. Vanderbilt University Medical Center has outstanding neuroscience resources to support basic, clinical, and translational research activities, including the Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical & Translational Research, the Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science, the Vanderbilt Brain Institute, and the Vanderbilt Memory & Alzheimer’s Center. Involvement in training practicum students and/or postdoctoral fellows in neuropsychology may be an option at times.
Position Requirements: Applicants must be licensed or license-eligible in the State of Tennessee. Applicants should also hold board certification in clinical neuropsychology or be eligible for board certification in clinical neuropsychology.
Application Details: Interested candidates should submit a curriculum vita and a brief 1–2 page statement summarizing clinical interests and research objectives:
Holly Westervelt, PhD, ABPP
One Hundred Oaks
719 Thompson Lane Suite 24100
Nashville, TN 37204
Email: [email protected]
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