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Job Description
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The Department of Neurological Sciences (DONS) at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) is recruiting a full-time neuropsychologist with specialized training and experience in epilepsy. The position includes a faculty appointment within the Department with rank commensurate with qualifications and experience.
This primarily clinical position will involve pre-surgical neuropsychological evaluations and Wada assessments with adults with epilepsy, as well as general adult and geriatric neuropsychological referrals from Neurology, Neurosurgery, Neuro-Oncology, Psychiatry, Primary Care, and Solid Organ Transplant teams. Opportunities to specialize and/or work with broader clinical populations exist, depending on the neuropsychologist's clinical interests. The neuropsychologist will additionally contribute to the UNMC academic mission through teaching and supervision of neuropsychology trainees and medical residents/fellows, and if desired, through involvement in interdisciplinary research opportunities offered within the Department.
The neuropsychologist will join a collaborative team in the DONS Neuropsychology Division comprised of five adult/geriatric neuropsychologists, two neuropsychology fellows, one practicum student, and five psychometrists. The Level 4 Epilepsy Center at UNMC includes a team of five board-certified epileptologists, nurse case managers, and social workers who work with epilepsy-dedicated neurosurgeons, neuroradiologists, electrophysiologists, and neuropsychologists to provide patients with surgery-inclusive epilepsy care via an 8 bed EMU, outpatient vEEG monitoring, PET, MEG, high-resolution MRI, and ROSA technologies. Each year, the epilepsy team completes up to 20 resective surgeries and implants over 20 patients with neurostimulation devices including RNS and VNS.
Qualifications for the position include a doctoral degree from an APA/CPA-accredited program, completion of an APA/CPA-accredited internship program, and completion of a two-year Neuropsychology post-doctoral fellowship. Applicants must be licensed in Nebraska or license-eligible. Preference will be given to candidates who are board-certified or board-eligible in Clinical Neuropsychology through ABPP.
UNMC is the most comprehensive academic medical institution in the area. As Nebraska's only public academic health sciences center, UNMC is committed to the education of a 21st century health care work force, to finding cures and treatments for devastating diseases, to providing the best care for patients, and to serving our state and its communities through award-winning outreach.
Currently the 42nd largest city in the United States, the Omaha metropolitan area is home to over 900,000 residents who welcome visitors and new residents with authentic Midwestern hospitality. US News ranked Omaha #46 of 150 Best Places to Live in the U.S., 2023-2024. It is a great place to raise a family, and the cost of living is lower than the national average. The city is home to the NCAA Men's College World Series, the world-renowned Henry Doorly Zoo, and the newly developed RiverFront Parks centralized gathering place along the Missouri River shore.
Interested applicants can apply here: https://unmc.peopleadmin.com/postings/82480 or email a CV and letter of interest directly to:
Amelia Nelson, Ph.D., ABPP, Neuropsychology Division Chief
amelia.nelsonsheese@unmc.edu
Individuals from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
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