This is an administrative, managerial, and research position with direct responsibility to the Chair, Department of Population Science and Policy. The Division Chief is responsible for the strategic direction, leadership, and implementation of strategies to establish and grow the Human and Community Development Division through action-oriented research in collaboration with communities to innovate and improve the health outcomes for central and southern Illinois. This individual is also responsible for overall development, implementation and evaluation of undergraduate and graduate medical education in the area of behavioral and social science as it relates to population health. Finally, this individual will be accountable for fiscal management, faculty recruitment, faculty and staff support, and research functions for the Human and Community Development Division of Population Science and Policy.  

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1. MD/DO or PhD or equivalent degree from a nationally accredited university;
2. expertise in innovation, innovation life cycle, innovation culture, social entrepreneurship, and organizational change.
3. Expertise in problem based learning and grass-roots innovation.
4. Background in adult learning and development, organizational change, program evaluation, and systems-based design.
5. Project management and leadership experience working across multiple disciplines.
6. Research experience working within resource lean contexts as well as sensitivity to social determinants of health.
7. Sensitive to the needs of underrepresented minority populations.
8. Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

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