Assistant Professor - Pediatric Neuropsychologist

Position Description:

The Division of Neuropsychology in the Department of Neurology at the Medical College of Wisconsin anticipates hiring two full-time clinical neuropsychology faculty to work in the section of Pediatric Neuropsychology. Minimum requirements include a doctoral degree in psychology with child neuropsychological emphasis, and completion of a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in clinical neuropsychology. Qualified applicants should be license-eligible in the State of Wisconsin and board certified or eligible for ABPP/ABCN certification. Applicants at any level will be considered, and participation in clinical, research and teaching is expected. Our neuropsychologists are generalists who also have individual areas of expertise that inform clinical research. Desirable candidates possess unique talents and skills that mesh with existing operations. The Division seeks a strong team player who has clinical experience working with children who have medical, neurological and genetic disorders.  The ideal faculty has a personal commitment to equitable provision of care to historically marginalized populations. Qualified bilingual candidates are highly desired. The position will be tailored to the interests and expertise of the faculty member.    

Clinical responsibilities include provision of neuropsychological services to children with a variety of medical, neurological and developmental disorders in inpatient, multidisciplinary and outpatient settings. Clinical activities are conducted in the Children’s Wisconsin (CW) hospital and clinics and within the CW Neuroscience Program. The ability to work and think quickly, efficiently and flexibly and to conduct both comprehensive and brief consultative evaluations is essential. Our section collaborates with many other pediatric disciplines including neurology, neurosurgery, neonatology, rehabilitation, genetics, neuroradiology, oncology, cardiology, pediatrics, psychology and psychiatry. We have major programmatic commitments to the Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, NICU follow-up program, Herma Heart Center, Brain Tumor program, the Center for Child Development, Comprehensive Sports Concussion clinic, and Nelson Rare and Undiagnosed Disease program.

An academic office is provided in the Hub for Collaborative Medicine. Teaching, supervision, and mentoring responsibilities include lectures and supervision of four pediatric postdoctoral fellows in clinical neuropsychology (didactics also include adult neuropsychology fellows) and practicum students from five regional graduate programs. Successful candidates will have strong interests in collaborative clinical research in specific areas of expertise. Advanced methods for data extraction from the medical record allow for timely research. The Department provides mentoring, research administrative support, and protected time for new faculty to establish their research program. The Department supports a major fMRI research laboratory devoted to understanding normal and abnormal language functions, a MEG research center, collaborative IOM program for brain tumors, and several clinical research databases.

About MCW

MCW is a major academic medical center; the largest research institution in the Milwaukee metro area and second largest in Wisconsin. MCW is the 2nd largest research institution in Wisconsin. In fiscal year 2020, $300 million was invested in research, teaching, training and related purposes, of which approximately $125 million was from the National Institute of Health.

MCW is a distinguished leader and innovator in the education and development of the next generation of physicians, scientists, pharmacists, and health professionals; we discover and translate new knowledge in the biomedical and health sciences; we provide cutting-edge, collaborative, patient care of the highest quality; and we improve the health of the communities we serve.

At MCW, diversity is a source of strength. We practice equity and advance inclusion through who we are, what we do, and how we work to achieve excellence in our missions and knowledge changing life in all communities we serve. MCW reaffirms its policy of equal opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, or status as a protected veteran, and is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities.

About Children’s Wisconsin

Children's Wisconsin (CW) is the principal pediatric hospital affiliate of MCW. CW is a Level 4 Epilepsy Center and was the 3rd pediatric hospital to receive the designation of Diagnostic Imaging Center of Excellence. CW also ranks among the best in the nation by US News and World Report in specialties that include Neurology and Neurosurgery, Cancer and Cardiology. CW has also been listed among the 20 most innovative Children’s Hospitals by Parent Magazine in 2018. CW has one of the few Level 1 trauma centers in the country that is devoted to pediatric patients.

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