Director for the Carolina Institute for Neurodevelopmental Disorders (Open Rank Faculty)

UNC-Chapel Hill • Chapel Hill, NC

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About The Position

This position is being recruited as a primary faculty rank with a secondary non-faculty director role. Applicants must be able to hold a primary faculty rank in a School of Medicine Department. The Director role is secondary to the primary faculty rank. The School of Medicine of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill seeks a highly qualified physician-scientist or physician researcher (MD or MD-PhD) to serve as the inaugural Director for the Carolina Institute for Neurodevelopmental Disorders ( CIND ). This position is being recruited as primary faculty Open Rank/Open Track with appointment in an affiliated academic department. The faculty member leader is expected to have significant leadership and administrative experience as well as research grant expertise. This new institute joins together the Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities ( CIDD ), the state-wide UNC TEACCH Autism Program, and the Program on Neurodevelopmental Psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry. This institute brings major programs and resources at UNC Chapel Hill into closer alignment, with the overarching goal of building one of the premier, comprehensive and integrated programs in the country to address clinical, research and training issues relevant to individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders and their families. The Director will serve in an at-will administrative capacity at the pleasure of the Dean of the School of Medicine ( SOM ) and CEO of UNC Health and hold faculty rank in an appropriate academic department. The Director will report to and work with the Vice Dean for Research and the Chair of the Department of Psychiatry, positions that report to the Dean of the SOM and CEO of UNC Health. The director will work closely with leadership to support the translation of basic science and clinical research findings with real-world interventions in the clinic and community.

Nice To Haves

• Significant leadership experience. This role demands a proven, highly effective leader.
• Demonstrated excellence in attracting, recruiting, and developing world-class scientific and clinical leaders, team building, vision and strategy setting and execution of multi-faceted decisions
• Strong understanding of neurodevelopmental disorders, clinical research and clinical operations in a highly matrixed, multidisciplinary and interprofessional environment.
• Experience with external relations including legislative advocacy, community engagement and philanthropy.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Proven track record of research excellence and previous leadership experience in academic medicine.
• Proficiency in budget management and financial analysis on a significant/similar scale.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree