Director of Regional Initiatives in Dental Education (RIDE)

Eastern Washington University • Cheney, WA

243d • $127,146 - $150,000

About The Position

The Regional Initiatives in Dental Education (RIDE) program at Eastern Washington University (EWU) invites nominations and applications for the full-time RIDE Spokane Dental Director. The successful candidate will also be eligible for appointment as an Affiliate Faculty member at the University of Washington School of Dentistry. This full-time EWU position is located in the university district of Spokane, Washington. The expanded RIDE facility is currently under construction, set to open Summer 2025 in the UW / Gonzaga Health Sciences Building at 840 E. Spokane Falls Blvd. The RIDE program is a collaboration between Eastern Washington University and the University of Washington School of Dentistry (UWSOD). RIDE's mission is to provide access to a high quality, public-funded dental education track that develops dentists who are committed to serving the needs of rural and underserved communities in Washington. Students graduating from the RIDE program track will receive a DDS from the UWSOD, but spend their first and second year in Spokane as students of EWU. The full-time RIDE Spokane Dental Director is responsible for managing the first and second year RIDE program, reporting directly to the EWU Dean of Health, Science and Public Health and the UWSOD Associate Dean for Regional Affairs. The Spokane RIDE Director is the chief administrative officer of the unit and is responsible for accomplishing strategic plan goals, representing the unit at College and University levels; enforcing compliance requirements and university policies and procedures; contributing to the units teaching mission; managing budgets and personnel; including faculty retention and promotion; and in conjunction with faculty, determining work assignments and course scheduling. In addition, the Director is expected to provide effective leadership to the unit, focusing on achieving excellence in instruction, scholarship, equity and due process in department decision making.

Requirements

• DDS or DMD degree
• Senior Level Leadership Experience
• Teaching and Administrative Experience
• An established record of developing and sustaining relationships with students, faculty, staff and the professional community
• An ability to work sensitively in a multi-institutional setting
• Willingness to adapt creatively to change
• Demonstrated ability to apply a responsive and flexible approach that is supportive to the needs including universal access of our students, faculty staff and the public.

Responsibilities

• Interpret and implement multiple and complex federal, state, EWU, UW, policies and procedures.
• Oversee the RIDE Administrator in formulating general administrative policies.
• Develop executive-level reports for the Program for strategic planning and operational decision-making.
• Administer institutional, state and federal personnel policies and requirements including faculty and staff appointments, promotions, salary actions and terminations.
• Direct, monitor and analyze the financial resources for the Program including financial planning, budgeting and accounting functions of the operations and personnel portions of the budget.
• Ensure compliance with the fiscal/grant policies and procedures of the University, Program, State, and those of federal and other funding agencies.
• Oversee procedures and documentation that assure fiscal compliance with University, State and Federal guidelines and laws involving personnel/payroll, purchasing, budget management and travel.
• Serve as the program's academic and administrative chief executive officer.
• Advise faculty members and staff regarding University Policy and procedures relating to personnel and payroll issues.
• Supervise all RIDE Program faculty, ensuring annual performance evaluations.
• Oversee the expansion of the RIDE Spokane curriculum to include the 26 courses in the second year DDS curriculum by the completion of the FY26 academic year.
• Select and oversee qualified instructors to undertake development of courses and instruction to ensure equivalency with the UW SOD course curriculum.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Life and disability insurance
• Retirement
• Generous vacation and sick leave accruals
• 12 paid holidays per year
• Tuition waiver for employees and eligible family members
• Discounted EWU sports tickets
• Full access to campus workout facilities at a minimum fee
• Free transportation through STA buses

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Educational Services
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree