Associate​/Full Professor & Director - Institute Community Inclusion

Associate/Full Professor & Director – Institute for Community Inclusion

Posted: 1 week ago | Position Type:
Faculty, Full Time | Campus: UMass Boston | Department:
Institute for Community Inclusion | Pay Grade:
No Pay Grade | Date opened: 03 Nov 2025 Eastern Standard Time

The College of Education and Human Development is seeking a tenured, equity‑minded leader who can advance our mission by leading the Institute for Community Inclusion (ICI). The Director will hold an Associate/Full Professor position in an academic unit within the College and will provide overall direction, oversight, and leadership for the ICI, integrating its activities with the School for Global Inclusion and Social Development (SGISD), the College of Education and Human Development (CEHD), and Boston Children’s Hospital.

• Oversee and direct the Institute for Community Inclusion’s leadership structure (including strategic planning, organizational design and management); help set future directions for the ICI addressing high priority needs in research, training, service, capacity development, innovation and policy development across the life span of persons with disabilities; guide the ICI in the recruitment of staff and the development of new partnerships; and serve as the overall manager of all ICI activities at the planning, operational, implementation and financial levels.
• Work with funding entities (e.g., foundations, federal) and local/state/federal/international agencies and/or organizations in developing additional resources to support the mission and programs of the ICI.
• Foster the creation, maintenance and advancement of collaborative working relationships with allied entities, including international, federal, state and local public and private agencies and organizations, trade associations, professional organizations, institutions of higher education and the private sector.
• Manage the development of materials that facilitate knowledge generation, capacity building and replication of evidence‑based practices in the disability community; support dissemination through academic vehicles (journals, peer‑reviewed publications, conference presentations, curricula development), ICI publications, public media, advocacy entities and formal pre‑service and in‑service training for professionals and leaders in the disability community nationally and internationally.
• Guide and advance the establishment of evidence‑based practices that ensure the inclusion of persons with disabilities of all ages and conditions in community settings.
• Develop and expand the ICI’s relationships within CEHD academic departments, centers, and institutes as well as other Colleges at UMass Boston and establish joint grant submissions, training and mentorship for student graduate assistants.
• Represent the ICI on public boards, task forces and organizations consistent with the mission of the ICI and support its implementation at international, national, state and local levels.
• Supervise the senior staff of the ICI, including the Associate Director and other senior leadership staff.
• Provide oversight for administrative, marketing, communication and finance functions of the ICI in collaboration with the Associate Director.
• Work with the ICI finance team, CEHD’s research team and the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs to support operations and grantsmanship.
• Represent the ICI’s interests in all administrative meetings of SGISD, including service on the UMB Council of Centers and Institutes.
• Oversee and play a leadership role in staff development activities of the ICI and represent the needs and interests of the ICI and its staff to SGISD, CEHD at UMass Boston and the Division of Developmental Medicine at Children’s Hospital Boston.
• Serve as the PI for the ICI UCEDD Core grant and collaborate with the Director of the LEND program at Boston Children’s Hospital to support collaboration across the two programs.
• Build a global presence for the ICI internationally, nationally and at the regional and state levels, representing the ICI in related venues; help educate policy makers on evidence‑based and innovative practices that support…