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Assistant Dean for Student Affairs

🇺🇸 Philadelphia, PA 🕑 Full-Time 💰 TBD 💻 Academic Advising 🗓️ February 20th, 2026

Edtech.com's Summary

College of Medicine is hiring an Assistant Dean for Student Affairs. The role involves overseeing student services, advising, and promotions while engaging with students through all stages of their medical education and residency application. The Assistant Dean partners with various committees and offices to support student success and professional development.

Highlights
  • Advise and support medical students individually throughout their academic journey.
  • Coordinate student services and serve as liaison to Student Promotions Committees and the Professionalism Advisory Board.
  • Participate in career advising for residency match and prepare Medical Student Performance Evaluations.
  • Collaborate with Registrar, Financial Aid, Bursar, Academic Enrichment, and Student Mental Health Services.
  • Serve on Admissions, Curriculum, and Student Wellness Committees; interview candidates for medical school admissions.
  • Required qualifications include an MD and 1-3 years of relevant experience.
  • Position is a full-time administrative faculty role at the rank of Associate or Full Professor.
  • Physical demands typically involve sitting, standing, and walking.
  • Salary based on qualifications, experience, department budget, and internal equity.
  • Serves the College of Medicine and its students in Philadelphia.

Assistant Dean for Student Affairs Full Description

Job Summary

The Assistant Dean will work with the Senior Associate Dean for Student Affairs in the oversight of student services, student advising, and student promotions. The Assistant Dean for Student Affairs will be engaged with students in all phases of the process that leads to the successful completion of the medical degree. In addition, the Assistant Dean will be involved in career advising and mentoring of students as they progress through the residency application and selection process.

This position will be appointed at the rank of Associate or Full Professor commensurate with experience and accomplishments and is a 100% administrative position.

Essential Functions

  • Provide individual support and advising to students in the College of Medicine.
  • Participate in the coordination of student services Serve as an Administrative Liaison, along with the Senior Associate Dean for Student Affairs, to the Student Promotions Committees.
  • Participate in career advising and student advising for the residency match.
  • Participate as a member of the Professionalism Committee of the College of Medicine Serve as an Administrative Liaison to the Professionalism Advisory Board.
  • Prepare Medical Student Performance Evaluations for senior medical students.
  • Work collaboratively with the Office of the Registrar, Financial Aid, and Bursar.
  • Work collaboratively with the Director of Academic Enrichment and the Director of Student Mental Health Services.
  • Participate on the Admissions Committee, the Curriculum Committees, and the Student Wellness Committee Interview candidates for medical school admissions Participate in ad hoc task forces as appropriate 

Required Qualifications

  • Minimum of a Medical Doctor (MD)
  • Minimum of 1-3 years experience.

Physical Demands

  • Typically sitting at a desk/table
  • Typically standing, walking

Location

  • University City - Philadelphia, PA

Additional Information

This is a Full-Time Faculty position classified as Exempt. The offered salary is based on the successful candidate’s qualifications and experience, department budget, and an internal equity review. For information about benefits, please review Drexel’s Full-Time Faculty Benefit Fact Sheet or Part-Time Faculty Benefit Fact Sheet.

Special Instructions to the Applicant

A review of applicants will begin once a suitable candidate pool is identified.

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