Clinical Neuropsychologist, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Location: Nashville, TN
Date Posted: 08/05/2026
Job Description
Assistant Professor in Neurology
Vanderbilt Health
Join our growing team of neurologists at Vanderbilt Health in Nashville, Tennessee.
The Department of Neurology has over 250 faculty, residents, fellows, and staff spanning ten divisions and ranks 18th in the nation for NIH funding. Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is consistently ranked as the #1 hospital in Nashville and Tennessee by U.S. News & World Report. It is a nationally elite institution, recognized as a top 25 “World’s Best
Hospital” by Newsweek for 2025, and renowned for top-tier pediatric care, ranking #1 in the Southeast. 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, Vanderbilt Health is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. The mission of Vanderbilt Neurology is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.
Clinical Neuropsychologist: The Department of Neurology at Vanderbilt is seeking an 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 Health 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
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