The Assistant Dean for Scholarly Affairs (or Director for Scholarly Affairs) is a full-time academic leadership position responsible for advancing a cohesive, inclusive, and productive culture of scholarship across the School of Medicine. The role emphasizes the development of people first—faculty, mentors, and emerging scholars—by building mentoring capacity, supporting high-quality scholarly activity, and ensuring that all medical students acquire foundational research skills and complete a meaningful scholarly project. The Assistant Dean/Director collaborates with Graduate Medical Education (GME) leadership to align scholarly expectations, mentoring capacity, and research skill development across the UME–GME continuum. The role works in close collaboration with Methodist University research administration, clinical partners, and the health system to strengthen research governance, ethical oversight, and scholarly infrastructure. A key focus of this position is supporting, in partnership with the University, the development of a robust and responsive Institutional Review Board (IRB) process that effectively serves School of Medicine educational, clinical, and community-based scholarship as the institution advances toward an integrated academic medical system. This position provides both strategic leadership and operational oversight of faculty and student scholarly activity and serves as a central integrator across departments, clinical partners, and community settings. Appointment at the level of Assistant Dean or Director will be determined based on demonstrated scope of leadership experience, institutional responsibility, and readiness for school-wide leadership. Appointment and Rank Full-time position with a faculty appointment in the Department of Health Systems Sciences, which will serve as the academic home for this role. Faculty rank at the level of Associate Professor (academic or comparable non-tenure track), commensurate with background, experience, and institutional policies. Terminal degree required: MD, DO, PhD, EdD, or equivalent. For MD/DO appointees: limited, ongoing clinical practice is expected to maintain professional expertise and inform clinically relevant scholarship.
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Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree