Associate Director - University of Cincinnati (UC) and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC)
Posted: Friday, October 3, 2014
The Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics (DDBP) at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC) is seeking an Associate Director for the University of Cincinnati University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UC UCEDD). This will be an opportunity to pursue a career in a state-of-the-art health care facility in a vibrant academic environment under the direction of Ilka Riddle, Director of the UC UCEDD in the Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics.
The ideal scholarly candidate should be an accomplished health, education or early childhood professions leader and manager with a PhD or similar degree, who is eligible for a faculty rank of Assistant Professor and who will work successfully with the UCEDD faculty and staff and with partner organizations to meet identified needs for training, education, advocacy, policy development, research, technical assistance, and information dissemination. The successful candidate will have a track record of successfully competing for funding of such activities and of managing grant-funded projects. In addition, the candidate will have demonstrated ability to develop and maintain relationships at the local, state, and national level in working on issues of importance to people with developmental disabilities and their families.
The Associate Director of the UCEDD will join a young and dynamic team of faculty and staff within a division of approximately 150 professionals of multiple disciplines. Working under the direction of the UCEDD Director, the Associate Director will be responsible for managing educational, research, evaluation, and administrative aspects of the UCEDD, including a key role in implementing and supervising project activities in support of goals and objectives of the UCEDD and evaluation of their outcomes. The successful candidate will also: pursue his/her own research agenda; manage community education and collaboration efforts of the UCEDD ; successfully compete for funding at the state and national level for projects that help the UCEDD to meet its goals; work with the UCEDD Community Advisory Committee ; develop and strengthen relationships with departments and faculty of the University of Cincinnati; develop and foster collaborations with organizations and agencies in the local community, regional area (tri-state area: OH, KY, IN), and at the state and national levels; assess the needs of people with ID/DD, their families, and systems that serve them; foster systems change; conduct research and provide community education, technical assistance, and continuing professional education; participate at the national level as a member of the AUCD; attend and conduct presentations at state and national conferences; strengthen recruitment and collaboration efforts targeted at inclusion of people with developmental disabilities and their families and people from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds ; and oversee dissemination efforts of the UCEDD. For more information on the UC UCEDD please visit www.ucucedd.org (re-designed website coming fall 2014)
The University of Cincinnati University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities has a strong interdisciplinary training program (LEND) and is dedicated to achieving its four core functions of 1) interdisciplinary training, 2) research, 3) community services and 4) information dissemination. The vision of UC UCEDD is that "all people, including children and adults living with disabilities and their families, fully participate in society and live healthy, safe, self-determined and productive lives." UC UCEDD's mission is to be "a leader in working with and on behalf of children and adults with disabilities and their families so they can lead the lives they want." Current focus areas include health care access/transition, health promotion, family support/respite, and advocacy/self-advocacy and policy. We are interested in expanding our activities in family support, early intervention/early childhood development and employment/post-secondary education.
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center is a leading medical research and teaching hospital consistently ranking among the top 3 pediatric hospitals in the nation, according to the US News & World Report 2012-13 edition of America's Best Children's Hospitals. Cincinnati Children's provides career development through individual mentoring and participation in quality improvement, education, and research programs. As an organization committed to supporting faculty, it makes this a great place to launch and/or develop your career and change the outcome for children. We also offer a top tier compensation and benefits package. For more information on Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center please visit www.cincinnatichildrens.org. For more information on the Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics please visit www.cincinnatichildrens.org/service/developmental-behavioral/default/.
Candidates should send a letter of interest, CV, contact information for four diverse references (e.g. professional reference, community partner reference, person with a disability or family member of a person with a disability reference, etc.) and two writing samples (e.g. research publication, policy brief, white paper, fact sheet, resource guide, etc.) via email to:
Ilka Riddle, PhD
UC UCEDD Director
Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics (DDBP)
Email: [email protected]
This position is grant-funded and dependent on availability of funds.
Position is open immediately and will stay open until filled.
CCHMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, or other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
