Director, Research Core, University of Washington Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center
Posted: 7/23/2021 (Employment)
Overview: The Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center (HIPRC) is one of nine CDC funded injury control centers, doing impactful injury and violence control work for over 30 years. A dynamic organization, the HIPRC aims to reduce the harm from injury and violence. There is a unique leadership opportunity to lead the HIPRC Research Core.
The Research Core Director oversees respective work aligned with HIPRC mission and vision through research, education, training and outreach, serves on the HIPRC leadership committee, and importantly provide strategic direction to the Research Core. The Research Core Director will be responsible for the overall management and leadership of the Research Core, partnering with the Administrative Core for oversight of the research projects, partnering with the Training Core to strengthen interdisciplinary relationships and practices, partnering with the Outreach Core to translate and disseminate research project findings. The Research Director ensures all projects adhere to regulatory and ethical standards, and evaluates outcomes of the Research Core. The Research Core Director oversees staff and faculty and work products delivered by the Research core. The Research Core Director oversees the work of the HIPRC staff who maintain, assess, and report on basic data regarding Research Core activities, including projects developed, projects funded, success in meeting timelines and deliverables of projects, and academic and community dissemination. The Research Core Director will be a core member of the HIPRC.
The HIPRC Director appoints the HIPRC Research Core Director. Appointments are made for a one-year term and renewed annually based on an annual review. Appointments can be renewed without term limit based on meeting or exceeding expectations as described below.
Eligibility: Have the qualifications (MD, PhD or MD/PhD), expertise and experience to be Research Core Director. The candidate should have strong quantitative methodological skills and demonstrated leadership as well as a strong interest, experience or desire to develop funded research portfolio in injury and violence. The candidate should have excellent communication skills.
Compensation: FTE commensurate with expertise and experience
Duties:
Ø Have a visible and engaged presence at HIPRC
Ø Convene monthly working meetings to advance the work of the research core
Ø Lead development of policies and procedures for the research core
Ø Regularly (average minimum of 50%) participate in weekly work-in progress sessions
Ø Perform annual evaluations of research core staff
Ø Provide oversight of CDC ICRC exploratory projects, and CDC Center grant
Ø Collaborate with Training Core and Outreach Core Directors
If interested, please submit a cover letter and CV to:
Monica S. Vavilala, MD
Director, HIPRC
Email: vavilala@uw.edu
Location: Seattle, UW