UNIV - Associate Academic Program Director - Psychiatry: NCVRTC

C001 Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC - Univ); South Carolina; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Medical University of South Carolina seeks an Associate Academic Program Director to lead NMVC activities focused on mass violence preparedness, response, and recovery nationwide. The role involves coordination with federal partners, victim services, law enforcement, and emergency management professionals.

Required are extensive leadership experience in related fields and advanced degrees, along with strong communication, teaching, and program management skills.

Qualifications

• J.D., master's, or equivalent advanced degree in a related field.
• Extensive experience in victim services, criminal justice, emergency response, or related areas.
• Significant leadership/administration experience with national, state, or local programs.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; strong collaboration and project management.
• Ability to travel nationally to support activities.
• Academic teaching or higher education experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide consultation, technical assistance, and support to communities affected by mass violence.
• Assist with preparedness planning, response, recovery, and resilience-building.
• Develop and disseminate trauma-informed resources, curricula, guides, and grant deliverables.
• Deliver training and TA to victim services, behavioral health, law enforcement, emergency management personnel, first responders, schools, universities, and community organizations.
• Collaborate with national partners and multidisciplinary stakeholders.
• Participate in grant reporting, planning, evaluation, and implementation.
• Coordinate NMVC operations, deliverables, timelines, and staff coordination.
• Contribute to departmental and university initiatives.

Skills

Program leadership

Communication

Project management

Training

Consultation

Collaboration

Education

Advanced degree in related field

Job description

Job Description Summary

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. The position is supported by the Office for Victims of Crime National Mass Violence Center cooperative agreement and is dedicated primarily to the successful implementation and operation of NMVC activities.

Entity Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC - Univ) Worker Type Employee Worker Sub-Type Unclassified Cost Center CC001052 COM PSYCH NCVC CC Pay Rate Type Salary Pay Grade University-00 Pay Range 0.00 - 0.00 - 0.000 Scheduled Weekly Hours 40 Work Shift Job Description FLSA: Salary Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm; after hours, weekends, and travel required

Job Duties:

• 15% - 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.
• 20% - Develop, revise, and disseminate victim-centered, trauma-informed resources, toolkits, guides, curricula, other educational materials, and grant deliverables.
• 15% - Deliver training and technical assistance to victim service providers, behavioral health professionals, law enforcement, emergency management personnel, first responders, schools, universities, and community organizations.
• 10% - 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.
• 5% - Contribute to departmental, division, and university initiatives within the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences as appropriate.

Preferred Education & Experience:

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.

Physical Requirements:

Continuous - 6-8 hours per shift; Frequent - 2-6 hours per shift; Infrequent - 0-2 hours per shift) Ability to perform job functions in an upright position. (Frequent) Ability to perform job functions in a seated position. (Frequent) Ability to perform job functions while walking/mobile. (Frequent) Ability to work indoors. (Continuous) Ability to work outdoors in all weather and temperature extremes. (Infrequent) Ability to work in confined/cramped spaces. (Infrequent) Ability to perform job functions from kneeling positions. (Infrequent) Ability to squat and perform job functions. (Infrequent) Ability to perform 'pinching' operations. (Infrequent) Ability to fully use both hands/arms. (Frequent) Ability to perform repetitive motions with hands/wrists/elbows and shoulders. (Frequent) Ability to reach in all directions. (Frequent) Possess good finger dexterity. (Continuous) Ability to maintain tactile sensory functions. (Continuous) Ability to lift and carry 15 lbs., unassisted. (Infrequent) Ability to lift objects, up to 15 lbs., from floor level to height of 36 inches, unassisted. (Infrequent) Ability to lower objects, up to 15 lbs., from height of 36 inches to floor level, unassisted. (Infrequent) Ability to push/pull objects, up to 15 lbs., unassisted. (Infrequent) Ability to maintain 20/40 vision, corrected, in one eye or with both eyes. (Continuous) Ability to see and recognize objects close at hand. (Frequent) Ability to see and recognize objects at a distance. (Frequent) Ability to determine distance/relationship between objects; depth perception. (Continuous) Good peripheral vision capabilities. (Continuous) Ability to maintain hearing acuity, with correction. (Continuous) Ability to perform gross motor functions with frequent fine motor movements. (Frequent)

If you like working with energetic enthusiastic individuals, you will enjoy your career with us!

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