Description

Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs-Professor/Associate Professor 

School/Department/Division: Creighton University School of Medicine, Office of the Dean, Office of Faculty Affairs (Omaha Campus)

Full-Time: .6 FTE as Associate Dean, .4 FTE in: research, clinical setting, or teaching.   

The Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs will be a key member of the dean’s senior administrative team. The ideal candidate will serve as a resource for faculty by assisting and supporting their career advancement and will manage all faculty related issues. The Office of Faculty Affairs interacts directly with the Department Chairs and as needed Program Directors and Division Chiefs. Collaborates with the Offices of Research, Administration and Finance, Diversity, and Accreditation to support all the School Medicine’s programs and initiatives.

The Associate Dean will oversee faculty actions, promotion and tenure processes, professionalism, CU SOM policies, faculty governance, and faculty data management systems, while also working to optimize operational effectiveness and implement innovative solutions. This role involves fostering collaborations within the Office of Faculty Affairs and across the university and medical campus, leading faculty affairs modernization efforts, supporting accreditation processes, and ensuring compliance with institutional policies and regulations.

The Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs is expected to provide strong leadership to advance faculty excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service; promote the medical school’s commitment to justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion; and partner with the dean and other senior leaders to develop and oversee policies and procedures that involve all the faculty.

Position Summary:

• Oversee and facilitate all processes for faculty matters including appointment, retention, reappointment, evaluation, promotion, professional development, recognition, awards, compliance, and conflict resolution.
• Oversee all personnel actions related to faculty rank and promotion through the Committee on Rank and Tenure for faculty appointments, reappointments, and promotions.
• Identify, advocate for, and implement best practices in faculty affairs and professionalism to enhance faculty success and engagement.
• Assist department chairs in evaluation of faculty and promoting faculty wellness.
• In collaboration with department chairs, develop and manage faculty orientation and mentoring.
• In collaboration with the leadership of education and training programs, provide and support professional development to promote faculty activities related to teaching.
• In collaboration with research leadership and department chairs, provide and support professional development to promote faculty scholarship
• Oversee the annual faculty evaluation process and ensure compliance with policies and procedures.
• Maintain the faculty database and assure that information is accurate and complete.
• Oversee the annual Faculty Handbook review for updates.
• Work collaboratively with the medical school senior leadership team and department chairs.
• Work with Human Resources on personnel issues involving employed faculty.

Responsibilities:

• Participates as a member of the medical school senior leadership team and on appropriate committees as assigned.
• Design, develop, implement, and evaluate faculty orientation, development, and mentoring programs and initiatives focused on career development to support medical school programs.
• Oversee the processes for faculty recruitment, appointment, evaluation, promotion, and recognition and retention.
• Assure that the Faculty Handbook is complete and accurate.
• Maintains the faculty database for faculty and provides reports as needed on faculty achievements.
• Acquires knowledge for new technology and policy/procedure revisions.

Qualifications

Education and experience:

• A Ph.D., M.D., D.O. or other doctoral degree is required.
• Must have demonstrated experience and accomplishments in leadership roles at a medical school.
• A proven track record of progressive management experience and demonstrated success in providing strong leadership in medical education in a complex academic clinical setting is highly desirable.
• Must meet the qualifications for faculty appointment in the medical school at the rank of Professor or Associate Professor.

License or certification:

• Physicians with clinical responsibilities must maintain current licensure or eligibility to practice medicine in the States of Nebraska or Arizona

Application Instructions

Candidates should submit their application through Interfolio. When prompted please upload the following:

• Cover Letter / Letter of Intent
• Current Curriculum Vitae

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

AAP/EEO Statement 

Creighton University is committed to providing a safe and non-discriminatory educational and employment environment. The University admits qualified students, hires qualified employees and accepts patients for treatment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, marital status, national origin, age, disability, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or other status protected by law. Its education and employment policies, scholarship and loan programs, and other programs and activities, are administered without unlawful discrimination.