Research Assistant in Neuroscience

University of Pennsylvania Perelman

Description

The Department of Neurology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania seeks candidates for an Assistant Professor position in the non-tenure research track. Expertise is required in the specific area of neuroanatomy and translational neuroscience studies of human brain pathology of neurodegenerative disorders. Applicants must have a Ph.D. degree.

Research or scholarship responsibilities may include leading a translational research program focused on neuroanatomical studies of human brain tissue in frontotemporal dementia and associated neurodegenerative disorders. Main responsibilities including supervising and conducting novel research, publishing peer-reviewed scientific manuscripts in high impact journals, presenting data at scientific meetings and maintaining a funding portfolio of NIH and other public/private funding sources to perform translational research.

Teaching responsibilities may include annual lectures on neuroanatomic and cytoarchitectural features of neurodegenerative disease to neurology residents, medical students and research staff.

We seek candidates who embrace and reflect diversity in the broadest sense. The University of Pennsylvania is an EOE. Minorities/women/individuals with disabilities/protected veterans are encouraged to apply.

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