Associate Chair for Innovation

🇺🇸 Chapel Hill, NC

🕑 Full-Time

💰 TBD

💻 Other

🗓️ November 3rd, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is hiring an Associate Chair for Innovation. This full-time faculty and administrative position leads the Health Sciences Innovation Hub to foster collaboration, translational research, and entrepreneurship, while providing strategic leadership and mentoring within the Department of Health Sciences.

Highlights

Launch and manage the Health Sciences Innovation Hub initiative.
Provide strategic leadership for innovation and community engagement aligned with UNC's priorities.
Build relationships with clinical, corporate, and external innovation networks.
Advance scholarly work in clinical innovation, applied research, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Mentor faculty and trainees to support professional development and academic growth.
Collaborate with Innovate Carolina for innovation, entrepreneurship, and economic development.
Requires a doctoral degree and demonstrated excellence in clinical practice, education, or healthcare leadership.
Experience in mentoring, leadership in academic or clinical administration, and a strong record of scholarly activity.
Preferred knowledge includes commercialization, public-private research partnerships, and managing strategic initiatives.
Position is a full-time, open rank, permanent faculty appointment starting 07/01/2026.