Movement Disorders Neurologist

Position overview

Salary range :

The salary range for this position is $200,000-$375,000. This position includes membership in the Health Sciences Compensation Plan .

Application Window

Open date : September 29, 2025

Next review date : Wednesday, Oct 29, 2025 at 11 : 59pm (Pacific Time)

Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date : Tuesday, Jun 30, 2026 at 11 : 59pm (Pacific Time)

Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

Position description

The Department of Neurology at the University of California, Davis is recruiting a Movement Disorders Neurologist to join our growing academic practice.

Appointments are available in the Clinical Neurology or Health Sciences Clinical Professor series at the Assistant rank. Faculty in the Clinical X series is expected to engage in professional competence and activity, teaching, research and creative work, and University / public service. Faculty in the Health Sciences Clinical Professor series are expected to engage in teaching, professional competence and activity, scholarly or creative activities, and University / public service.

The successful candidate will join an established multi-specialty Neurology team and provide inpatient and outpatient clinical care; teach medical students, residents, and fellows; and provide university / public service. The UC Davis Department of Neurology and UC Davis Health teaching hospital are nationally ranked in US News & World Report.

The UC Davis Movement Disorders program is home to the multi-disciplinary Huntington's Disease Society of America Center of Excellence, Parkinson's Foundation Center of Excellence, Wilson's Disease Center of Excellence, a well-established Deep Brain Stimulation Program, and a movement disorders fellowship. The Deep Brain Stimulation program is co-directed by neurology and neurosurgery faculty, includes a multidisciplinary weekly case conference, and offers state-of-the-art neuromodulation utilizing 3 DBS platforms including intra-operative robotic-assist procedures and remote programming platform for patients who live outside the Sacramento area. The Neurology clinic partners with a multidisciplinary Movement Disorders team including neuropsychologists, a nurse practitioner, a genetic counselor, and a social worker, with additional support of program medical assistants, nurses, clinical neuropharmacologists, dieticians, and specialized physical, occupational, and speech therapists.

The UC Davis Movement Disorders program faculty are strongly committed to teaching and have major roles as departmental educators. Ample opportunities exist for teaching medical students, neurology residents and fellows, and regularly provides patient and caregiver education locally and regionally.

The UC Davis Movement Disorders program is actively involved in industry- and NIH- sponsored clinical trials research as well as translational research with basic neuroscience faculty. There are also opportunities for investigator-initiated basic science and clinical research studies. UC Davis has a centralized IRB, departmental grant support, clinical research coordinators, and research facilities. The NIH funded UC Davis CTSC offers opportunities for additional training, including the K30 Training Program for a Masters in Clinical Research.

The resulting hire will be at the assistant professor rank, regardless of the proposed appointee's qualifications. The position will be 50-80% clinical, depending on the availability of research funding. Applicants should have experience clinically diagnosing and managing a variety of movement disorders patients including Huntington's Disease, as well as expertise with Deep Brain Stimulation programming using all 3 systems, and botulinum toxin injections for the treatment of movement disorders.

Qualifications

Basic qualifications

(required at time of application)

• M.D. or D.O. degree
• Applicants should have experience clinically diagnosing and managing a variety of movement disorders patients including Huntington's Disease, as well as expertise with Deep Brain Stimulation programming using all 3 systems, and botulinum toxin injections for the treatment of movement disorders.
• Able to work cooperatively and respectfully within a diverse environment
• Provide high quality and compassionate patient care.
• Experience or demonstrated ability to teach medical students, residents and fellows
• For the research series, demonstrated leadership and experience in the conduct of scholarly / clinical / translational research and a record of funded research and publications in peer reviewed journals

Additional qualifications

(required at time of start)

Preferred qualifications

(other preferred, but not required, qualifications for the position)

Application Requirements

Document requirements

Cover Letter

Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

Statement of Research (Optional)

Statement of Teaching (Optional)

Authorization to Release Information Form - This form is required for all applicants applying to academic recruitments. Please see the Employment Disclosure Requirements webpage for more information. Download, complete, sign, and upload the form .

Reference requirements

Apply link :

https : / / recruit.ucdavis.edu / JPF07341

Help contact : jaten@ucdavis.edu

About UC Davis

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The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state for federal law.

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Job location

Sacramento, CA