Research Professor & Executive Director, Christopher M. Barnett Autism Laboratory - School of Social Work

Temple University • Boulder, CO

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About The Position

The Temple University Barnett College of Public Health invites applications for Executive Director for its newly formed Christopher M. Barnett Autism Laboratory. The successful candidate will also hold a non-tenure track faculty rank of Research Professor. The individual will lead efforts to establish a nationally-significant laboratory addressing Autism translational and implementation research, practice and policy agendas, and will collaborate with interprofessional colleagues across the College of Public Health, Temple University, other universities, Federal and State agencies, key actors in healthcare, foundations, insurers and provider organizations and Autistic people themselves. There will be a strong emphasis on self- determination principles, support of families and shared agendas with co-researchers. The goal is for the Laboratory and Philadelphia to rapidly become a nationally recognized leader. Supported with a substantial donor fund, the Executive Director will develop and lead a funded portfolio of research, training and evaluation additionally supported by NIH, foundation and state and local sources, and will build and advance the Laboratory’s central team of researchers and practitioners.

Requirements

• The successful candidate shall have a doctorate, such as a PhD in a relevant discipline
• Prior experience leading a multi-million-dollar research, training and evaluation organization and in leveraging gifts/donations/administrative grants to secure additional sponsored projects and revenue producing programs
• A demonstrated commitment to the well-being of autistic individuals of all ages and of their families
• Demonstrated success in authentic inclusion of experts with lived experience and with inclusive employment, dissemination, and research methods
• Experiences of successful collaboration with non-academic university partners and with advisory groups, community partners, funders, project officers, and government agencies.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead a large multi-disciplinary laboratory.
• Form and lead a nationally significant Autism agenda
• Build and support research teams to seek external funding to support research activities
• Provide leadership in expanding funding and research opportunities
• Mentor and advise early career faculty
• Conduct their own scholarly research and publish and present in peer-reviewed venues.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees