Job Opportunities

Are you looking to take your career to new heights with a leader in healthcare? SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is one of the nation's leading metropolitan medical centers. As the only academic medical center in Brooklyn, we serve a large population that is among the most diverse in the world. We are also highly-ranked by Castle Connolly Medical, a healthcare rating company for consumers, among the top 5 leading U.S. medical schools for training doctors.

Bargaining Unit:

UUP

Job Summary:

The School of Health Professions at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a full-time Program Chair & Professor (12MO), Applied Behavioral Analysis Program (Tenure Track). Reporting directly to the Dean of School of Health Professions, the successful candidate will:

• Demonstrate advanced skills in administration, teaching, research, clinical experience, and a record of substantial scholarship or potential for scholarship.
• Be committed to the concepts of interdisciplinary teamwork and increasing the diversity of the program's faculty and student body.
• Oversee and develop program materials, policies, procedures, and courses. 
• Teach, managed budgets, secure faculty through hiring, and evaluate/mentor the program's faculty.
• Provide leadership for the new program including overseeing the Applied Behavioral Analysis faculty clinical practice.
• Work closely with the program faculty, staff and other school Chairs, the Assistant and Associate Deans, and Dean of the School of Health Professions, along with faculty and staff university-wide. 

Required Qualifications:

• Eligible for licensure as a doctoral-level behavioral analyst in New York State.
• Doctoral Degree (PhD or EdD).
• National certification.
• Demonstrated experience in program leadership and management.
• Experience teaching in higher education.
• 5+ years of clinical experience in applied behavior analyst practice.
• Clinical expertise in any of the Applied Behavioral Analysis clinical specialty areas will be considered. 
• Ability to mentor faculty and staff in the tasks associated with achieving academic success, managing academic program operations, and team building.
• Ability to mentor students for academic and clinical success.
• Preference may be given to candidates with an established line of scholarly work.
• Experience using contemporary instructional technologies and learning management systems to deliver curricula in person and from a distance.
• Active involvement in service with local, state, national and/or professional organizations.
• Knowledge of Applied Behavioral Analysis program accreditation requirements.
• Organization, program planning, development, and evaluation skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5+ years of equivalent full-time experience teaching in higher education.
• Grant writing skills and record of securing grant funding.

Work Schedule:

Variable Days; Variable Hours

Salary Grade/Rank:

Salary Range:

Commensurate with experience and qualifications

Executive Order:

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation.  If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction, and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.

Women, minorities, veterans, individuals with disabilities and members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.

If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact Human Resources at ada@downstate.edu