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Job Description
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Pediatric Neuropsychologist (Faculty Position)
Wake Forest School of Medicine/Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center (WFBMC) Department of Neurology is recruiting for a Pediatric Neuropsychologist. This position, based in Winston-Salem, NC, is open-rank, and is primarily clinical, although it will also involve in-vivo teaching, supervision of lifespan and pediatric post-doctoral fellows in neuropsychology and graduate students. Opportunities for research are also available.
The ideal candidate will have general pediatric clinical interests and specialized experience in the areas of developmental disabilities (e.g., autism, developmental delay), headache/migraine, pediatric stroke, genetic disorders, in-utero substance exposure, tics/Tourette's syndrome, and psychiatric illness. Roles also include follow-up consultations to aid with diagnostic clarification, treatment planning, and response to treatments in children from the age of 4, although the opportunity to evaluate children younger than age 4 is available to the qualified applicant. Rank will be commensurate with credentials and experience
Candidates must possess the following qualifications:
- PhD/PsyD from an APA/CPA approved program in Clinical Psychology with specialization in Clinical Neuropsychology and Pediatric Neuropsychology
- Completion of pre-doctoral internship and two-year, postdoctoral fellowship training in neuropsychology
- ABPP-CN certified/eligible
- Successful record of clinical excellence; leadership experience/aspirations; interest/experience in student/fellow training; and research experience/interest.
- North Carolina licensure or eligible
The Wake Forest School of Medicine is part of the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. The Medical Center is the major employer in Winston-Salem, an affordable community of about 250,000 in the Piedmont region of North Carolina. Winston-Salem, which is also the home of Wake Forest University, provides four seasons; a very reasonable cost of living; strong schools; an enthusiastically supported arts community; sports teams; active community life; outstanding college and university systems; and is located in close proximity to pristine beaches and the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains.
This is a time of tremendous growth for our medical school and health system. In October 2020, Wake Forest Baptist Health and Atrium Health officially joined together as a single enterprise. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Atrium Health is an integrated, not-for-profit healthcare system with over 55,000 teammates at nearly 40 hospitals and hundreds of care locations throughout the Carolinas and Georgia.
Questions/inquiries should be directed to Laura A. Flashman, Ph.D., ABPP, Professor of Neurology (Section Head, Neuropsychology) at: lflashma@wakehealth.edu. Applicants should submit a cover letter and curriculum vitae to: Lindsay Teague, Talent Acquisition, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center at: Lindsay.Teague@wakehealth.edu or (404) 824-6504. You may also apply online.
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