Senior Associate Dean of Academic Affairs

🇺🇸 Rochester, MI 🕑 Full-Time 💰 TBD 💻 Academic Advising 🗓️ January 17th, 2026

Edtech.com's Summary

Oakland University is hiring a Senior Associate Dean of Academic Affairs to lead and enhance the strategic direction and operational efficiency of its medical education programs. This role involves overseeing preclinical and clinical education, student affairs, admissions, continuous quality improvement, and accreditation, while fostering collaboration to uphold academic excellence.

Highlights

Lead mentorship and supervision for academic department chairs and associate deans in various domains including Preclinical and Clinical Education, Student Affairs, and Admissions.
Coordinate accreditation preparation and continuous quality improvement to ensure compliance with medical education standards.
Plan, develop, implement, manage, and assess the medical education curriculum with integration of basic and clinical sciences.
Oversee student progress and promotion processes in collaboration with the Student Performance Review Committee.
Develop and implement policies and procedures supporting medical education excellence and manage activities of the Clinical Skills Center.
Prepare annual budgets for all supervised units and collaborate with the Dean to expand clinical training opportunities and community partnerships.
Require possession of MD, DO, or PhD with board certification and at least ten years of executive leadership experience in higher education.
Demand strategic vision, consensus-building skills, openness to collaboration, and capability to lead institutional change.
Must demonstrate transparency, a collaborative leadership style, excellent communication skills, and the ability to manage challenges and conflicts.
Responsible for oversight of Medical Education, Student Affairs, Admissions and Financial Aid, Accreditation and CQI, and the Clinical Skills Center.