From the Dean of the School of Natural and Social Sciences and Special Adviser to the Provost for Academic Research Initiatives
The Institute for Community Health Promotion (ICHP) operates as a collaborative of professional teams focused on research, program development, program implementation, and training across the entire spectrum of prevention, health promotion, and related services. The two major programmatic focuses of ICHP are the Center for Health and Social Research (CHSR), encompassing health research and program development; and Learning, Engagement, and Development Services (LEADS), comprising research, program development, and training related to temporary and disability services, human services leadership, and other human services.
Responsibilities of the ICHP director include providing oversight of existing ICHP projects and contracts, overseeing and facilitating the development of new grants and contracts, and supporting and providing leadership to the institute’s teams with regard to the following:
- Conducting, analyzing, and reporting on research
- Developing and implementing evidence-based programs relevant to enhanced health outcomes
- Collaborating with service organizations, various government agencies, health professionals, and academics at other institutions
- Acting as the main liaison with Buffalo State administration for ICHP issues
- Conducting ICHP community-outreach efforts (on campus and off campus) to raise the recognition of ICHP and to provide a network to support ICHP projects
- Managing fiscal, human resources, administrative, and programmatic policies for ICHP
- Continuing support for the development of health promotion courses and curriculum for the Health, Nutrition, and Dietetics Department
- Supervising and mentoring key ICHP staff
Required Qualifications
- Earned doctorate in a discipline related to health promotion
- Minimum of five years of experience as a principal investigator or co-investigator on externally funded projects
- Minimum of five years of formal research or similar project management experience beyond the predoctoral level
- Established skills related to research techniques, scientific methodology, and project administration
- Demonstrated involvement in scholarly activities, such as teaching, making presentations, writing project reports, and publishing in scientific journals
- Proven ability to build and maintain professional relationships on and off campus, including with various government stakeholders
- Success in leading collaborations that have secured and maintained grants and contracts
- Ability to manage multiple projects and make executive-level decisions
- Expertise in working with community, county, and state agencies on program evaluation
- Experience conducting longitudinal projects on substance abuse, mental health, and health promotion topics
- Experience implementing organizational processes, policies, and procedures including fiscal, human resources, administrative, and programmatic policies
- Demonstrated expertise in supervising and mentoring professional program staff
- Experience conducting needs assessments with sponsors and target audiences and participating in the development, maintenance, and monitoring of evaluation results
Preferred Qualifications
- Proven track record of building successful long-term research and program management teams
- Extensive experience with SPSS or similar data-analysis software
- Expertise in leading complex data-collection efforts including the development and implementation of telephone, online, and community-based surveys
Qualified candidates are invited to submit a current résumé and a cover letter addressing the required and preferred qualifications to the search committee chair, Karl Wende, population health scientist in CHSR. Review of applications will begin Thursday, February 14, and continue until the position is filled.
