Scientific Director, Center for Research on Racial Trauma and Community Healing

Hartford HealthCare invites applications from qualified researchers for the position of Scientific Director of the Center for Research on Racial Trauma and Community Healing.

This is a senior research and administrative position under the research arm of the Institute of Living (IOL). The individual in this role will direct operations and be responsible for the IOL’s Center for Research on Racial Trauma and Community Healing. The role has administrative, educational, and research responsibilities and they will work closely with broader system-wide health equity and community engagement initiatives.

The preferred candidate will have good character and embodies the values of this role, is passionate about research, and dedicated to the communities they serve. Applicants should be distinguished scholars/researchers with demonstrated excellence in community engaged research. Candidates should be able to work closely with the community, other Research Directors and Centers at the IOL and Hartford Hospital, as well as the Education and Research Offices within Hartford HealthCare to promote IOL’s mission. We are interested in candidates who will excite and motivate research scientists and community members of diverse backgrounds, and who will contribute to a campus climate that supports equity, diversity, and inclusion.

About the Center for Research on Racial Trauma and Community Healing:

Discrimination is increasingly prevalent in today’s society, and its effects on communities across the state and nation are staggering. The Center for Research on Racial Trauma and Community Healing is a one-of-a-kind research center established in 2024. Our aim is to gain a deeper understanding of the psychological and behavioral consequences of discrimination and trauma so we can advance equity and healing through the power of community.

Qualifications:

Applicants must hold a PhD and/or MD with training relevant to research on racial trauma, as well as a successful record of high-impact scholarship and extramural funding, and experience as a mentor for junior faculty members.

Other desired qualifications are as follows:

• Licensure as a regulated health professional.
• Experience with research leadership, operational leadership, scholarship, knowledge mobilization, and community engagement.
• Knowledge and skills related to health equity, justice, and racial trauma.
• Expertise related to minority stress/trauma research and therapeutics.
• Experience and skills with community based participatory approaches.
• Ability to work with junior scientists and learners.
• Professionalism: is a role model, has personal and professional boundaries, works collaboratively across the hierarchy and across disciplines, can keep confidential what should be private while knowing what and who to tell and when.
• Temperament: Inclusive leader who does not rush to judgement/to act, is curious/self-aware/open-minded, can set limits, is able to confront, is able to advocate, is not afraid of additional things to manage and can manage additional things, finds pleasure in the “people” parts of the role, has a sense of how systems work.
• Willing to travel.
• Knowledge of healthcare settings including ambulatory, mental health and acute care environment.
• Knowledge and skills in health professional education.
• Ability to lead by influence and motivate by coaching and problem-solving.
• Excellent communication skills both written and oral.

The Academic Medicine Practice of Korn Ferry is assisting with this important search. If you are interested in learning more, please email your CV and letter of interest, or nominations of qualified candidates, to:

Amber Gornik

Managing Associate, Academic Health Practice

215-656-5354

Hartford HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.

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