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Brief Job Details:
Job Title:
Dean, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Company Name:
UTHealthScience Center
Location:
San Antonio TX 78229 USA
Application:
Job Description:
The University of Texas HealthScience Center at San Antonio is searching for a dynamic leader who will assume the position of Dean of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, one of the five Schools at the UTHealthScience Center.
The UTHealthScience Center is in the top 2% of all research universities in the nation receiving federal funding and is the largest research intensive university in South Texas. The School serves as the chief catalyst for the $16.3 billion biosciences and healthcare industry in San Antonio. This individual will have responsibility for resources and direction of the Graduate School, which includes seven departments with 147 tenure track faculty and 354 MS and PhD students. The position reports to the President of the University. This individual will control resources and take primary responsibility for planning the future direction and expansion of the Graduate School, which has current extramural funding in excess of $40 million. Total extramural funding at the UTHealthScience Center is now $202 million. A dramatic increase in research space of more than 225,000 square feet and significant funding increases make this is a unique opportunity for a visionary leader.
This outstanding leader will have responsibilities to advance the quality of graduate education and research endeavors in the biomedical sciences and foster interdisciplinary graduate education and collaboration between the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and other partners. The successful candidate will also provide strong administrative leadership of graduate degree programs, admissions, student support programs, and postdoctoral scholars. He/she will have responsibility to review programs currently in place and be a bridge builder who understands and embraces accountability and stewardship of graduate school resources. He/she will work with the leadership of four other professional schools (Medical, Dental, Nursing, Health Professions) in creating and successfully implementing programs to enhance graduate student and postdoctoral scholar life and improve academic enrichment and translational science programs. In addition, the successful candidate will oversee a variety of outreach and diversity programs aimed to increase the participation of a diverse group in the graduate health sciences.
Nominations and CVs may be sent to the Health Science Center?s search consultant, Marvene Eastham, at UTBioMed@wittkieffer.com. Items that cannot be emailed may be sent to 10375 Richmond Avenue, Suite 1625, Houston, TX 77042. We may be reached confidentially at 713-266-6779 (p) or 713-266-8133 (f). The UTHealth Science Center is an Equal Employment Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer. All faculty and Executive Committee appointments are designated as security sensitive positions.
The successful candidate will hold a PhD, MD/PhD or DDS/PhD and be an outstanding scientist and scholar with an international reputation. He/she should have a strong record of accomplishment in research, education and administration. In addition, this individual should have a track record of success in recruiting high caliber individuals and developing collaborative faculty interactions.
