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VA Spine Neurosurgeon, Assistant or Associate Professor (University Medical Line)
Work type: University Medical Line
Location: VA Palo Alto Health Care System (VAPAHCS)
Categories: School of Medicine
The Department of Neurosurgery at Stanford University School of Medicine seeks a full-time general neurosurgeon who has a clinical focus on spine surgery at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor in the University Medical Line, based primarily at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Palo Alto. We are particularly interested in candidates who are outstanding surgeon-scientists with a strong commitment to advancing the academic mission through clinical excellence, teaching, and translational research involving the spine and spinal cord injury.
The major criteria for appointment for faculty in the University Medical Line shall be excellence in the overall mix of clinical care, clinical teaching, scholarly activity that advances clinical medicine, and institutional service appropriate to the programmatic need the individual is expected to fulfill. Faculty rank will be determined by the qualifications and experience of the successful candidate.
We seek an individual who will establish and lead a laboratory focused on spine translational research and spinal cord injury. Candidates must have completed neurosurgery training, be board-certified or eligible by the American Board of Neurological Surgeons, and be eligible for a California medical license. The successful candidate is expected to demonstrate excellence or strong potential in clinical care, teaching, and scholarly activity, with a trajectory toward regional or national recognition.
Stanford is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Stanford welcomes applications from all who would bring additional dimensions to the University's research, teaching and clinical missions.
Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact disability.access@stanford.edu.
The university's central functions of research and education depend on freedom of thought, and expression. The Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, and Stanford University value faculty who will help foster an open and respectful academic environment for colleagues, students, and staff with a wide range of backgrounds, identities, and perspectives. Candidates may choose to include as part of their research and teaching statements a brief discussion about how their work and experience will further these values.
To apply, please submit your application directly through the Stanford Faculty Positions portal at:
http://facultypositions.stanford.edu/cw/en-us/job/494981
For questions, please contact Phil Pajar at Pajar@stanford.edu
Search Chair:
Gordon Li, MD
Professor and Senior Vice Chair of Faculty Affairs, Department of Neurosurgery
Professor, by courtesy, of Neurology and Otolaryngology
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Stanford University School of Medicine
email: pajar@stanford.edu
The expected base pay range for this position is:
Assistant Professor step 1-7 $358,000 - $376,000
Associate Professor step 1-7 $421,000 - $439,000
This pay range reflects base pay, which is based on faculty rank and years in rank. It does not include all components of the School of Medicine's faculty compensation program or pay from participation in departmental incentive compensation programs. For more information about compensation and our wide-range of benefits, including housing assistance, please contact the hiring department.
Stanford University has provided a pay range representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for the position upon hire. The pay offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors including (but not limited to) the experience and qualifications of the selected candidate including equivalent years in rank, training, and field or discipline; internal equity; and external market pay for comparable jobs.
Advertised: 25 Jun 2026 9:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time
Applications close: 24 Jun 2027 11:55 PM Pacific Daylight Time
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