ASDOH - Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

ASDOH - Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

Job Category: Executive
Requisition Number: ASDOH003053
Full Time
Mesa, AZ 85206, USAMesa, AZ 85206, USA


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A.T. Still University's Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health (ATSU-ASDOH) seeks a full-time Associate Dean of Academic Affairs. Under the supervision of the Dean, the Associate Dean is responsible for providing strategic leadership for curriculum management while contributing to the creation, development, and growth as needed of all the oral health educational activities at ASDOH to ensure that educational objectives and outcomes are met. The Associate Dean will also manage and submit all required CODA documentation and support ASDOH priorities, focusing on transparent communication and team building through leadership, engagement, and collegiality.

Essential Functions:

• Provide oversight of all educational programs at ASDOH, including the predoctoral DMD program and all postgraduate programs, to coordinate their functioning, assessment, and continuous improvement in compliance with the University and CODA guidelines using outcomes assessment data for all curricula.
• Oversee, lead, and coordinate the CODA accreditation process, including developing the accreditation document, arranging mock site visits, and designating team leads for relevant sections.
• Support faculty recruitment, appointment, orientation, retention, development, and separation with HR, the Business Office, and direct supervisors.
• Work with the Promotion and Tenure Committee Chair and committee members to support and encourage academic rank and scholarship advancement.
• Promote and oversee faculty development, including specific development programs, and serve as chairperson of the Faculty Development Committee.
• Support the faculty supervisors during the annual review process and ensure remediation of underperforming faculty.
• Assure review, approval, distribution, and reassessment of course syllabi.
• Direct the timely and accurate completion of reports related to accreditation, faculty curriculum, and student progress, including the curriculum database.
• Direct the creation, maintenance, and evolution of a progressive oral health curriculum and oversee competency mapping to the curriculum.
• Serve as chairperson of the Academic Progress Committee and the Curriculum Committee.
• Serve as the chairperson of the Institutional Assessment and Accreditation committee.
• Participate in appropriate dental school/University/external programs and committees.
• Meet with student leadership on a regular basis.
• Assure promotion of cultural proficiency and inclusion in the curriculum process.
• Advise instructors and school leadership on using sound educational methodology in instructor teaching, learning, and assessment through faculty development sessions and retreats.
• Serve on ASDOH's Dean's Council.
• Work with the ADR, ADITS, and external agencies to target grants and create partnerships with industry to advance student/resident education.
• Complete any additional tasks or projects as directed by the Dean.

Required Knowledge:

• Curriculum management.
• Competency-based education and assessment.
• Modern pedagogical concepts and application in health professions education.
• Licensing and accrediting agencies and their activities related to the dental school.
• Credentialing standards for health professions Student Information Systems.
• FERPA and HIPAA Trends in oral health and oral health education.
• Dental accreditation standards and processes.
• Word, Excel, Outlook, Learning Management Systems (LMS), SharePoint, Access databases.

Education & Experience:

• Minimum of seven years of work experience in a dental school setting with increasing administrative responsibilities.
• Some research experience.
• At least one related doctoral degree, including DDS/DMD/BDS/PhD/EdD.

Working Conditions:

• Position requires coordination of a variety of responsible duties in stressful situations.
• Must be available for some evening and weekend commitments and events.

Ability to:

• Promote the dental school's mission, vision, and core values and integrate them into its educational operations.
• Lead and function in an active change environment, including managing large, multifaceted projects over an extended period.

Personal Characteristics:

• Patience and diplomacy.
• Collegiality
• Empathy (especially related to student issues).
• Fosters an inclusivity, respect, and engagement environment for faculty, staff, and students.
• Forward-thinking/innovative.
• Understanding of crisis management.
• Organized, detailed, diplomatic, and possess good judgment.

ATSU offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverages, among more. If eligible, employee-elected benefits would begin the first of the month following hire date. For more information, please visit: atsu.edu/employment/benefits.

A.T. Still University (ATSU) does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnicity, national origin, sex (including pregnancy), gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, or veteran status in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in its programs and activities.

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