Department: MMI Education and Child Development 50000689
Reg-Temp: Full-Time Regular
Position Summary:
The Munroe-Meyer Institute (MMI) for Genetics and Rehabilitation at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) is accepting applications for a faculty position in the Education and Child Development as an Assistant Professor (AP).
The Assistant Professor will oversee community-based and educational program evaluation projects and must have experience running large projects. They will be responsible for collaborating and communicating with multiple external stakeholders. The AP will have the skills necessary in order to facilitate groups for the processes of strategic planning, developing logic models and building evaluation plans. They will be expected to develop and maintain relationships with clients. The AP will be able to function as a Primary Investigator. They will be expected to develop evaluation plans, construct scopes of work and develop evaluation budgets. They are expected to communicate evaluation plans, progress and outcomes to a variety of audiences. The AP will plan, implement and support data analysis and report writing. The AP will coordinate the work of assistant project directors and program evaluators involved in data collection. The AP will be responsible for translating research into practice. The AP will be responsible for presenting finding in peer-reviewed journals, at conferences and participate in committees at MMI and UNMC as needed.
About MMI:
MMI is one of the oldest, largest, and most comprehensive intellectual and developmental disability centers in the world. MMI's mission is
A vital enterprise in the nation’s heartland, the University of Nebraska Medical Center has its eye on improving the future of health care in Nebraska and beyond. As Nebraska’s only public academic health sciences center, UNMC is committed to the education of a 21st century health care work force, to finding cures and treatments for devastating diseases, to providing the best care for patients, and to serving our state and its communities through award-winning outreach. UNMC also is committed to embracing the richness of diversity, and is a major economic engine for the state of Nebraska. Led by Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D., UNMC has six colleges, two institutes and a graduate studies program, serving nearly 4,000 students in more than two dozen programs. Our physician assistant program was recently ranked ninth in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, and our primary care program was ranked 17. The university’s physical therapy, pharmacy and public health programs also are ranked among the top in the country.
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