Clinical Psychologist, Anesthesia Research

Description

The Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Virginia (UVA) School of Medicine seeks applications to join our clinical faculty as a psychologist on the tenure-ineligible track.  Information about the Department of Anesthesiology can be found here : Department of Anesthesiology - University of Virginia School of Medicine

UVA Anesthesiology provides an environment where expertise and passions thrive, utilizing our extraordinary team of anesthesia physicians, trainees, nurses and staff to advance patient care within UVA Health. With excellence in physician leadership, research, education and innovations, we strive to improve perioperative outcomes, establish unparalleled practices in patient care, and advance the field of anesthesiology globally.

The successful candidate will be expected to provide neuropsychological evaluation, education and intervention. This person will be part of perioperative team to improve brain health during the perioperative period and beyond. We are particularly interested in postoperative cognitive dysfunction and postoperative delirium and starting a registry on them. Thus, you will work in preoperative clinic, and intraoperative and postoperative areas to conduct screening and comprehensive diagnostic psycho-educational evaluations and provide appropriate psychotherapy to patients and / or their family members that have been enrolled in a clinical trial or whose clinical situation requires such an evaluation or intervention based on published guideline.

Qualifiations

Qualified candidates must be a licensed clinical psychologist and have experience in the evaluation of cognition and behavior including learning and memory.  Interest in the perioperative setting will be necessary. Experience in research data management and platform establishment will be a plus.

Salary and rank are commensurate with education and experience.

Application Instructions

Please apply through interfolio :

Please complete the application online with the following documents :

CV

Cover Letter – please include how you learned about this position

Contact information for at least 3 references

For additional information about the position, please contact Dr. Zhiyi Zuo, at anesthesia-apply@virginia.edu.