Associate Dean of Sciences jobs in Arizona

• Serve as the primary leader in the development and implementation of curricular initiatives.
• Ensure the curriculum demonstrates evidence of coherence and coordination.
• Provide vision and oversight for strategic curriculum development, implementation, assessment, and evaluation for the COHS programs.
• Collaborate and liaison with various internal and external stakeholders both in the United States and internationally.
• Direct the development, evaluation, and revision of course descriptions, course learning outcomes, lecture objectives, and methods of student assessment for each course in the clinical phase of the program in collaboration with the Program Directors.
• In collaboration with the Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Inclusion, oversee and assess the onboarding, orientation, and effectiveness of teaching faculty.
• Identify, recommend, and formally evaluate teaching faculty and directors. Ensure timely sharing of feedback to educators and support the development of teaching faculty.
• Serve in an advisory and/or leadership capacity for relevant curricular management and development committees and sub-committees.
• Provide academic coaching to students where appropriate.
• Oversee implementation of student remediation efforts, document outcomes for use in the program’s ongoing process of self-assessment and effectively communicate these efforts and outcomes to program directors.
• Oversee the use of the College’s learning management system(s) and other College program management platforms used for the various program(s).
• Recruit teaching faculty, preceptors and clerkship directors
• Develop and lead a team of experienced educators, each of whom is administratively responsible for a significant area of the educational mission.
• Strengthen partnerships and relationships with affiliate institutions and community partners to benefit the educational mission.
• Strengthen existing internal and external university relationships to promote interprofessional education.
• Take responsibility for the maintenance and development of curricular policies and procedures.
• Guide efforts to maximize alignment across units, including leading and supporting efforts to share ‘best practices’ in a growing college.
• Collaborate with other college leaders to ensure the college exceeds all accreditation requirements.
• Oversee management, planning, and budgetary responsibility for the office.
• Other duties assigned by the COHS Dean and/or the COHS Vice-Dean for Education.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Demonstrated expertise in administration and ability to present the missions of the college to external audiences.
• Demonstrated managerial and administrative skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work with diverse students, trainees and colleagues.