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This focus is intended to become one of the pillars of HSL’s mission, distinguishing it as a center of excellence for discovery and innovation in the field of brain health.\nBuilding on its many resources for successful ADRD research and translation, including a large population of older adults, Harvard affiliation, expert neurocognitive and geriatric medicine faculty, clinical trials capability, the Wolk Center for Memory Health, and strong institutional commitment, the Marcus Institute aims to recruit a well-respected leader who can expand and enhance its ADRD research portfolio.\nThe successful candidate will be eligible for a faculty appointment at the appropriate rank of Assistant or Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School. This appointment is commensurate with teaching responsibilities.\nKey Responsibilities and Qualifications:\nThe successful candidate will have an established record of independent research in ADRD, as demonstrated by a track record of NIH, foundation, or Industry grants and peer-reviewed publications. The candidate should have experience leading interdisciplinary research programs and mentoring new investigators. \nPreference will be given to candidates with expertise in clinical trials in older people testing new drugs, devices, and services for the prevention and/or treatment of cognitive impairment and dementia, established collaborations with other ADRD research centers, familiarity with large database research, and clinical experience caring for patients with cognitive disorders so that research discoveries are readily translated into clinical care.\nEducation: PhD and/MD degree with demonstrated research experience through grants and publications as outlined above. Further details listed below.\nCore Competencies:\nInitiative: Willingly seizes or creates opportunities to improve current & future administrative performance.\nOrganizational Know-how- understands and uses formal structure, important relationships and culture within HSL and with external customers to accomplish work objectives and outcomes.\nTeamwork and Collaboration: Works effectively within a team, group and across the organization and accomplishes tasks and desired results while behaving constructively as opposed to separately and competitively.\nStrategic Orientation: Anticipates market, customer, industry and economic trends, issues and development and identifies new innovative opportunities to create competitive advantage for the organization.\nPosition Responsibilities:\nSenior Scientist level faculty members generally have distinguished records of scholarship and professional accomplishments recognized at the international level. Senior Scientists most often have sustained records of funding and reputations as top researchers in the field. \nCandidates for the Senior Scientist rank most likely have directed independent research programs and/or collaborative studies and published highly innovative research as senior authors. They have a highly capable training record, which may include developing instructional training programs, serving as course director, or teaching to international audiences.\nSenior Scientists have generally demonstrated significant service contributions to their institute. \nThe above covers the most significant responsibilities of the position. It does not, however, exclude other duties, which would be in conformity with the level of the position. 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