Position Title: Co-Director for the NUCATS Center for Education and Career Development
Position Title: Co-Director for the NUCATS Center for Education and Career Development
Percent Effort (Minimum – Maximum): 10-17.5% at the FY23 NIH Salary Cap ($212,000)
Staff Support: CECD Assistant Director and Program Coordinator
Summary of Role
The co-director for the Center for Education and Career Development will play a pivotal role in shaping the education and career development initiatives within NUCATS. This individual will provide strategic oversight to continuously enhance the development of staff, Clinical and Translational Science (CTS) investigators (faculty and trainees), and the broader CTS workforce.
Responsibilities include
- Provide strategic leadership and vision for the CECD, aligning programs with the goals of the NUCATS Institute.
- Collaborate with key partners across Northwestern University and its clinical partners to identify training needs and develop responsive programs.
- Lead efforts to diversify and strengthen the CTS workforce through innovative recruitment and retention strategies.
- Oversee evaluation plans, ensuring relevant data informs decision-making and drives continuous improvement across CECD.
- Effectively communicate progress, challenges, and successes of education and career development initiatives with NUCATS Leadership.
- Represent the CECD and the NUCATS Institute at relevant conferences, meetings, and networking events.
Preferred Qualifications
The ideal candidate will have a deep commitment to faculty and/or staff professional development and hold the rank of associate professor or professor.
This position reports to the NUCATS multiple principal investigator team. Interested faculty members should contact Niki Woitowich, PhD, for more information, and may request a pre-application informational meeting. Please submit a letter of interest and a current CV to Woitowich. Please indicate which of the two positions is of interest to you.
