Brain Tumor Neurosurgeon (University Medical Line)

Job Details

The Department of Neurosurgery at Stanford University School of Medicine seeks a full-time brain tumor neurosurgeon at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor in the University Medical Line, based primarily at Stanford University Medical Center. We are particularly interested in candidates who are outstanding surgeon-scientists with a strong commitment to advancing the academic mission through clinical excellence, teaching, and translational research. This recruitment will further strengthen Stanford’s nationally recognized brain tumor program and support its continued programmatic growth, including recent leadership expansion in Neuro-Oncology.

The major criteria for appointment for faculty in the University Medical Line shall be excellence in the overall mix of clinical care, clinical teaching, scholarly activity that advances clinical medicine, and institutional service appropriate to the programmatic need the individual is expected to fulfill. Faculty rank will be determined by the qualifications and experience of the successful candidate.

We seek an individual who will establish and lead a wet laboratory focused on primary brain tumor biology, with an emphasis on translating discoveries into early-phase and investigator-initiated clinical trials while expanding the clinical trials portfolio and advancing multidisciplinary collaboration.

Candidates must have completed neurosurgery training, be board-certified or eligible by the American Board of Neurological Surgeons, and be eligible for a California medical license. The successful candidate is expected to demonstrate excellence or strong potential in clinical care, teaching, and scholarly activity, with a trajectory toward regional or national recognition. In addition to advancing surgical innovation for primary brain tumors, this individual will play a key role in expanding clinical capacity, strengthening the translational research pipeline, and elevating Stanford’s leadership in brain tumor research and care.

Stanford is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Stanford welcomes applications from all who would bring additional dimensions to the University’s research, teaching and clinical missions.

Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact disability.access@stanford.edu.

The university’s central functions of research and education depend on freedom of thought, and expression. The Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, and Stanford University value faculty who will help foster an open and respectful academic environment for colleagues, students, and staff with a wide range of backgrounds, identities, and perspectives. Candidates may choose to include as part of their research and teaching statements a brief discussion about how their work and experience will further these values.

Submit CV, a brief letter and the names of three references: http://facultypositions.stanford.edu/cw/en-us/job/494969

For questions, please contact Phil Pajar at Pajar@stanford.edu