[Hiring] Associate Academic Program Director @Medical University of South Carolina

Role Description

The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina seeks an experienced professional to serve as Associate Academic Program Director within the National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center's National Mass Violence Center (NMVC). This position will provide program leadership, coordination, consultation, training, technical assistance, resource development, and community support activities focused on preparedness for, response to, and recovery from mass violence incidents and domestic terrorism events nationwide. The Associate Academic Program Director will collaborate closely with NMVC leadership, federal partners, community stakeholders, victim service agencies, behavioral health professionals, law enforcement, emergency management personnel, first responders, survivors, and national organizations.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (J.D.), master’s degree, or equivalent advanced degree in a related field.
• Demonstrated expertise in victim services, criminal justice, emergency response, trauma-informed systems, mass violence response, disaster response, or related fields.
• Significant experience in program leadership, management, or administration, including providing training, consultation, or technical assistance at national, state, or local levels.
• Excellent communication, writing, collaboration, and project-management skills.
• Ability to travel nationally to support preparedness, response, recovery, and training activities.
• More than ten years of experience working in victim services, criminal justice, emergency management, mass violence response, or related areas.
• Experience developing educational curricula, guidebooks, training programs, and technical assistance resources.
• Experience supporting communities affected by mass violence incidents or terrorism.
• Experience working with multidisciplinary teams and national partner organizations.
• Academic teaching, faculty, or higher education experience.

Requirements

• Provide consultation, technical assistance, and support to communities impacted by mass violence incidents and domestic terrorism (15%).
• Assist communities with preparedness planning, response implementation, long-term recovery efforts, and resilience-building activities (15%).
• Develop, revise, and disseminate victim-centered, trauma-informed resources, toolkits, guides, curricula, other educational materials, and grant deliverables (20%).
• Deliver training and technical assistance to victim service providers, behavioral health professionals, law enforcement, emergency management personnel, first responders, schools, universities, and community organizations (15%).
• Collaborate with national partners, consultants, federal agencies, and multidisciplinary stakeholders (10%).
• Participate in grant-related reporting, planning, evaluation, and implementation activities (10%).
• Coordinate day-to-day operations of NMVC response, recovery, and preparedness activities, including tracking deliverables and timelines and coordinating the work of consultants, partners, and project staff (10%).
• Contribute to departmental, division, and university initiatives within the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences as appropriate (5%).

Company Description

The Medical University of South Carolina is an Equal Opportunity Employer. MUSC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, age, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected veteran status, family or parental status, or any other status protected by state laws and/or federal regulations. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment based upon applicable qualifications, merit and business need.

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