Clinician Educator – Neurosurgery (Tri-Valley)

The Department of Neurosurgery at Stanford University School of Medicine is seeking to recruit a Clinician Educator at the rank of Clinical Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor. We are particularly interested in candidates with demonstrated experience in general and spinal neurosurgery.

The major criterion for appointment as a Clinician Educator is excellence in the overall mix of clinical care, teaching, administrative service, and/or scholarly activity appropriate to the programmatic needs of the department. Academic rank and line will be determined by the qualifications and experience of the successful candidate.

Applicants must hold an M.D. degree and be eligible for medical licensure in the State of California.

Responsibilities will include providing comprehensive neurosurgical care for both inpatients and outpatients at Stanford Health Care – Tri-Valley, a Stanford Hospital and Clinics site located in Pleasanton, California. This position represents an exciting opportunity to expand Stanford’s neurosurgical presence in the East Bay and Central Valley, bringing world-class neurosurgical care closer to these communities. The selected candidate will play a leading role in building and developing this program.

*The university’s central functions of research and education depend on freedom of thought, and expression. The Department of Medicine, 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.*

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and accepted until the position is filled. Interested applicants should submit a detailed letter of interest, a current curriculum vitae, and names of three references.

This role is open to candidates from multiple disciplines/specialties. The pay offered to the selected candidates will be based on their field or discipline. The expected base pay range for likely disciplines are listed below. Interested candidates whose discipline is not listed below may contact the hiring department for the salary range specific to their discipline/specialty.

The expected base pay range for this position is:

358K to 483K based on rank.

This pay range reflects base pay, which is based on faculty rank and years in rank. It does not include all components of the School of Medicine’s faculty compensation program or pay from participation in departmental incentive compensation programs. For more information about compensation and our wide-range of benefits, including housing assistance, please contact the hiring department.

Stanford University has provided a pay range representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for the position. The pay offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors including (but not limited to) the experience and qualifications of the selected candidate including equivalent years in rank, training, and field or discipline; internal equity; and external market pay for comparable jobs.

Unfortunately, Stanford cannot sponsor applicants for new H1B visas subject to the September 19, 2025 Proclamation.

*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. *