Assistant or Associate Professor – Division of Behavioral Neurology in New Brunswick, New Jersey

Rutgers Health is Seeking a Behavioral Neurologist

Assistant or Associate Professor – Division of Behavioral Neurology
New Brunswick, New Jersey

Rutgers Health is seeking a Board Certified/Board Eligible Behavioral Neurologist to join the Department of Neurology at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. This faculty position offers an outstanding opportunity to provide comprehensive care for patients with cognitive and behavioral neurological disorders while contributing to the academic, research, and educational missions of one of New Jersey's premier academic medical centers.

Opportunity Highlights

• Faculty appointment at the Assistant or Associate Professor level
• Provide comprehensive outpatient care for patients with Alzheimer's disease, dementia, and other cognitive and behavioral neurological disorders
• Join a collaborative, multidisciplinary academic neurology program
• Participate in Neurology Grand Rounds and other departmental academic activities
• Shared inpatient call responsibilities, including night and weekend coverage at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
• Teach and mentor medical students, neurology residents, Behavioral Neurology fellows, and rotating trainees
• Opportunities to participate as a Principal Investigator or Sub-Investigator in industry-sponsored and investigator-initiated clinical trials
• Engage in clinical, translational, or scholarly research with opportunities for publication and academic advancement
• Work alongside nationally recognized faculty dedicated to advancing patient care, education, and innovation in Behavioral Neurology

Qualifications

• Board Certified or Board Eligible in Neurology
• Fellowship training in Behavioral Neurology or a related cognitive neurology subspecialty
• Eligible for medical licensure in the State of New Jersey
• Interest in academic medicine, teaching, and multidisciplinary patient care
• Commitment to clinical research and scholarly activity preferred

Why Join Rutgers Health?

• Prestigious academic faculty appointment at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
• Opportunity to build a rewarding clinical practice within a nationally recognized academic health system
• Robust teaching opportunities with medical students, residents, and fellows
• Access to clinical research infrastructure and participation in innovative clinical trials
• Collaborative environment with strong partnerships across Neurology, Psychiatry, Neurosurgery, Geriatrics, and other specialties
• Comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, retirement plans, educational benefits, and generous paid time off

Compensation

The anticipated salary for this position starts at $211,320 annually.

The compensation offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on several factors, including education, training, experience, academic accomplishments, market benchmarks, available funding, and internal equity.

To Learn More

To learn more about this opportunity or to refer a qualified candidate, please contact:

Bushra Khan
Senior Physician Recruiter
RWJBarnabas Health Physician Recruitment
Bushra.Khan4@rwjbh.org

Founded in 1884, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) New Brunswick, is an academic medical center whose Centers of Excellence include cardiovascular care from minimally invasive heart surgery to transplantation, cancer care, stroke care, neuroscience, orthopedics, and women’s and children’s care, including The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital (BMSCH).

BMSCH serves as the focal point of New Brunswick’s growing children’s health campus, which includes the Child Health Institute of New Jersey, PSE&G Children’s Specialized Hospital, and Ronald McDonald House - New Brunswick. The free-standing, state-designated, acute care children’s hospital is a state-of-the-art facility that is specially designed to care for children. From pediatric surgery, urology, and cardiology to oncology, hematology, and pulmonology, BMSCH’s specialists and intensivists provide advanced care for children of all ages—from fragile newborns to adolescents.

As the flagship cancer hospital of Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and the principal teaching hospital of Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick, RWJUH New Brunswick is an innovative leader in advancing state-of-the-art care. Featuring a Level 1 Trauma Center and the first Pediatric Trauma Center in the state, RWJUH’s New Brunswick campus serves as a national resource in its ground-breaking approaches to emergency preparedness.

RWJBarnabas Health is New Jersey’s largest integrated health care delivery system, providing treatment and services to more than three million patients each year. With 12 acute care hospitals, 3 children's hospitals, a growing number of our outpatient facilities and physician practices, our healthcare system is committed to providing the highest quality of patient care and health education to the community and region.

Our dedication to serving the people of New Jersey extends far beyond the care we provide within our hospital walls. We support programs that promote health and wellness in our communities and provide access to services that would otherwise be unavailable. We are committed to the ongoing improvement of the health, quality of life, and vitality of our communities. We strive to bring the best healthcare to meet the evolving needs of residents in New Jersey — whether that be enhancing the coordination for treating complex health conditions or improving community health through local programs and education.

Our partnership with Rutgers University creates the state’s largest academic healthcare system dedicated to providing high-quality patient care, leading-edge research, and world-class health and medical education, further advancing our mission of providing high-quality healthcare in New Jersey.

The new collaboration also aligns RWJBarnabas Health with Rutgers’ education, research, and clinical activities, including those at the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care.