Neurologist - Movement Disorders
Company: UNC-Chapel Hill
Location: Chapel Hill
Posted on: April 1, 2026
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Job Description:
Position Summary The Department of Neurology of the University
of North Carolina ( UNC ) School of Medicine is seeking to fill a
full-time academic position for a Board Certified/Eligible
neurologist with a specific interest and experience in Movement
Disorders and neuromodulation techniques such as deep brain
stimulation and focused ultrasound ablation. This is a fixed-term
appointment at the Assistant to Full Professor level for a
fellowship trained movement disorder neurologist. The candidate
would join 6 other movement disorder specialists in the Department
of Neurology, with the goal of joining the team of 2 subspecialists
offering ambulatory and intraoperative support for planning and
programming surgical options for movement disorders. UNC is a
designated Parkinson Foundation Center of Excellence employing a
comprehensive approach to patients with movement disorders,
including a team of nurse practitioner, social worker, nurse and
research coordinator who are part of the program. This position
involves predominantly outpatient clinical duties focused on
patient centered care and operative planning/monitoring as well as
teaching residents, fellows, and medical students. Attending on the
inpatient neurology service 2- 8 weeks per year is a common
requirement for clinical faculty positions. The ideal candidate
will provide expertise in the care of patients with movement
disorders, having undergone fellowship training which includes 1)
surgical planning of available targets for symptomatic management
of movement disorders; 2) intraoperative micro-electrode recording
experience; 3) programming of deep brain stimulation devices.
Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, And Experience Prior
experience planning for focused ultrasound ablation is preferred
but not required.
Keywords: UNC-Chapel Hill, Burlington , Neurologist - Movement Disorders, Healthcare , Chapel Hill, North Carolina
