UNIV - Associate Academic Program Director - Psychiatry: NCVRTC

musc; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Medical University of South Carolina seeks an experienced Associate Academic Program Director for the NMVC within the National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center. The role provides leadership, coordination, and training to support nationwide mass violence preparedness, response, and recovery efforts.

The position partners with federal and community stakeholders to develop resources and deliver curricula, while leading project staff and ensuring grant deliverables are met across multiple

Qualifications

• J.D., master's 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 leadership/administration experience, including national training or technical assistance.

Responsibilities

• Provide consultation, technical assistance, and support to communities affected by mass violence and terrorism.
• Assist communities with preparedness planning, response implementation, and long-term recovery.
• Develop and disseminate trauma-informed resources, guides, curricula, and grant deliverables.
• Deliver training to victim service providers, law enforcement, emergency personnel, schools, and organizations.
• Collaborate with national partners and federal agencies on NMVC activities.
• Participate in grant reporting, planning, evaluation, and implementation.
• Coordinate day-to-day NMVC operations and manage deliverables and staff timelines.
• Contribute to university initiatives within the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.

Skills

Program leadership

Training

Consultation

Technical assistance

Resource development

Community outreach

Education

Juris Doctor (J.D.)

Master's degree or equivalent

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

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.

Additional Job Description

Physical Requirements: (Note: The following descriptions are applicable to this section: 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