Assistant Dean, Faculty Success & Advancement

Ugajobsearch; Athens (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Georgia invites applications for the role of Assistant Dean for Faculty Affairs within the UGA School of Medicine in Athens. This leadership position provides guidance across faculty affairs, academic advancement, well-being, and career success, partnering with department chairs, HR, and administrative offices.

Responsibilities include onboarding of new faculty, advising on promotion pathways and tenure processes, supporting faculty well-being, and developing programs to

Qualifications

• Established record of providing consultation and guidance to faculty and academic leaders regarding promotion, tenure, career progression, performance improvement, and professional development.
• Knowledge of faculty affairs policies, procedures, and best practices in academic medicine and higher education, including promotion, tenure, and academic advancement processes.
• Exceptional interpersonal and relationship-building skills with the ability to establish credibility and trust with faculty, department chairs, senior leadership, and administrative partners.
• Strong consultation, coaching, and advising skills to support faculty career development, advancement, and professional success.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across departments, disciplines, and administrative units to achieve institutional goals.
• Commitment to promoting faculty well-being, engagement, and belonging.
• Ability to use data and assessment measures to evaluate program effectiveness and recommend continuous improvements.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain standardized onboarding protocols, orientation materials, and a new faculty career success series tailored to the UGA SOM context.
• Serve as an important point of contact for new faculty during their initial appointment period, connecting them to institutional policies, resources, and key personnel.
• Develop/revise the UGA SOM faculty handbook and other website resources.
• Collaborate with Department Chairs, Human Resources, and administrative offices to ensure timely credentialing and completion of institutional requirements.
• Solicit and act on feedback from new faculty to continually improve the onboarding experience.
• Advise faculty at all ranks on promotion pathways, forms, systems, timelines, criteria, and portfolio preparation in accordance with UGA SOM and UGA policies.
• Provide individual consultations to faculty at critical career junctures including onboarding, pre-promotion, CV review, scholarship development, career challenges, and intent-to-leave conversations.
• Provide workshops or other mechanisms to support faculty in building competitive promotion packets.
• Provide timely updates to faculty regarding available promotion and tenure development opportunities at UGA.
• Be a conduit to the UGA Faculty Offices to clarify or mediate any promotion/tenure applications.
• Provide advocacy for faculty career opportunities both inside and outside the UGA SOM.
• Foster a culture of faculty recognition by celebrating achievements, milestones, and contributions to the school’s mission.
• Partner with UGA SOM Office of Personalized Health & Well Being and UGA Office of Faculty Affairs to promote wellness activities and resources to ensure faculty have access to well-being support and community.
• Coordinate mentorship pairing and peer integration to promote early engagement and belonging.
• Use data to monitor success of the mentorship and revise as needed.
• Provide faculty vitality programming including career development workshops, leadership development, and mid- and late-career resources.
• Coordinate with HR on exit interviews and use data from interviews to inform improvements to increase faculty retention.
• In coordination with Office of UME, Office of GME, Assistant Dean of Faculty Development, and Department Chairs, develop and promote programs that support the engagement and success of volunteer adjunct clinical faculty.
• Offer unit-level mediation services and conflict resolution support to faculty members.
• Advise the SOM Dean, Department Chairs and HR on USG, UGA and UGA SOM on updated faculty policies, particularly when addressing academic productivity, timelines and behaviors.
• With the SOM Department Chairs and HR, analyze collated reports on faculty success milestones including professionalism, advancement, promotion/tenure, productivity and significant achievements; report these periodically to the Dean and faculty.
• Serve as an ad hoc (non-voting) member of the Faculty Honors and Awards Committee.
• Offer faculty success educational programming that includes best practices and habits for career success.
• Provide professionalism education programming for faculty, including content on communication, conflict resolution, and inclusive professional conduct.
• Serve as a resource and advisor to Department Chairs on early identification of struggling faculty and best practices for improvement.

Skills

Faculty affairs knowledge

Interpersonal skills

Consultation & advising

Cross-functional collaboration

Data-driven assessment

Faculty well-being advocacy

Education

MD/DO/PhD or terminal degree in health professions

Job description

The University of Georgia invites applications for the role of Assistant Dean for Faculty Affairs within the UGA School of Medicine in Athens. This leadership position provides guidance across faculty affairs, academic advancement, well-being, and career success, partnering with department chairs, HR, and administrative offices.

Responsibilities include onboarding of new faculty, advising on promotion pathways and tenure processes, supporting faculty well-being, and developing programs to