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DESCRIPTION :
The Senior Director of Science Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Implementation will report to the EDI Executive Office while also being matrixed to the Science Directorate.
This dual-reporting structure positions the Senior Director at the forefront of developing and implementing strategies to enhance diversity within psychological science, including how science is conducted, reported, reviewed, and disseminated.
Key responsibilities include identifying and dismantling barriers to diversity within the discipline, crafting resources to change psychological scientists’ behavior and aligning with EDI initiatives both internally and externally to APA.
Additionally, the Senior Director will play a vital role in advancing the knowledge production objectives within the APA Racial Equity Action Plan.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED :
- Doctoral degree in psychological science or related field.
- A minimum of 15 years of senior management experience in an area related to EDI.
- Strong communication and organizational skills, including communication to psychological scientists.
COMPUTER SKILLS :
Microsoft Office : Advanced user. Email : Advanced user. Internet search tools and research databases, including PsycINFO : Advanced user.
RESPONSIBILITIES :
Spearhead strategic initiatives aimed at enhancing EDI within all facets of psychological science from research conception to dissemination.
This includes developing training strategies, and inter-association collaborations.
- Advance implementation of the priority actions outlined under the Knowledge Production domain in APA’s Racial Equity Action Plan
- Collaborate with psychological scientists to pinpoint and address EDI challenges within the field. This involves reviewing relevant literatures to identify gaps and develop solutions to bridge these gaps.
- Create and continually update resources designed to educate scientists on strategies for mitigating systemic discrimination and barriers in psych science (e.
g., community-based partnerships, diversity science theories, systems-based language). This position will focus on all forms of diversity in science, including but not limited to EDI of racial / ethnic, sexual / gender, ability, socioeconomic status, and religious diversity.
- Manage and expand a database of diverse scholars to increase representation in the review process for manuscripts and grants.
- Collaborate with the Leadership Development Institute on the development of mentoring resources to connect diverse scholars with scientific leaders.
- Develop strategies for recruitment of trainees from diverse communities to enter psych science professions.
- Conduct trainings with scholars on resources available to recruit and retain diverse scholars (diversity supplements, Ford Foundation, admissions practices, etc)
- Undertake other related duties as necessary to ensure that contributions to the APA’s EDI and knowledge production goals remain impactful and aligned with the APA’s Racial Equity Action Plan.
- Spearhead strategic initiatives aimed at enhancing EDI within all facets of psychological science from research conception to dissemination.
This includes developing training strategies, and inter-association collaborations.
- Advance implementation of the priority actions outlined under the Knowledge Production domain in APA’s Racial Equity Action Plan
- Collaborate with psychological scientists to pinpoint and address EDI challenges within the field. This involves reviewing relevant literatures to identify gaps and develop solutions to bridge these gaps.
- Create and continually update resources designed to educate scientists on strategies for mitigating systemic discrimination and barriers in psych science (e.
g., community-based partnerships, diversity science theories, systems-based language). This position will focus on all forms of diversity in science, including but not limited to EDI of racial / ethnic, sexual / gender, ability, socioeconomic status, and religious diversity.
- Manage and expand a database of diverse scholars to increase representation in the review process for manuscripts and grants.
- Collaborate with the Leadership Development Institute on the development of mentoring resources to connect diverse scholars with scientific leaders.
- Develop strategies for recruitment of trainees from diverse communities to enter psych science professions.
- Conduct trainings with scholars on resources available to recruit and retain diverse scholars (diversity supplements, Ford Foundation, admissions practices, etc)
- Undertake other related duties as necessary to ensure that contributions to the APA’s EDI and knowledge production goals remain impactful and aligned with the APA’s Racial Equity Action Plan.
- Spearhead strategic initiatives aimed at enhancing EDI within all facets of psychological science from research conception to dissemination.
This includes developing training strategies, and inter-association collaborations.
- Advance implementation of the priority actions outlined under the Knowledge Production domain in APA’s Racial Equity Action Plan
- Collaborate with psychological scientists to pinpoint and address EDI challenges within the field. This involves reviewing relevant literatures to identify gaps and develop solutions to bridge these gaps.
- Create and continually update resources designed to educate scientists on strategies for mitigating systemic discrimination and barriers in psych science (e.
g., community-based partnerships, diversity science theories, systems-based language). This position will focus on all forms of diversity in science, including but not limited to EDI of racial / ethnic, sexual / gender, ability, socioeconomic status, and religious diversity.
- Manage and expand a database of diverse scholars to increase representation in the review process for manuscripts and grants.
- Collaborate with the Leadership Development Institute on the development of mentoring resources to connect diverse scholars with scientific leaders.
- Develop strategies for recruitment of trainees from diverse communities to enter psych science professions.
- Conduct trainings with scholars on resources available to recruit and retain diverse scholars (diversity supplements, Ford Foundation, admissions practices, etc)
- Undertake other related duties as necessary to ensure that contributions to the APA’s EDI and knowledge production goals remain impactful and aligned with the APA’s Racial Equity Action Plan.
- Other duties as assigned.
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