Associate Director, Faculty Affairs

Stanford University; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 168,000; Full time

Job summary

Stanford University in Palo Alto seeks a dynamic leader to oversee the faculty affairs function for the School of Medicine. You will provide expert guidance on employment activities for faculty and academic staff and partner with faculty leadership to strengthen the faculty affairs landscape.

Duties include directing staff, hiring and retention, career coaching, policy analysis, and ensuring compliance with school and university policies.

Responsibilities

• Direct staff and provide leadership to achieve goals and vision of the organization and the day-to-day operations.
• Responsible for hiring and retaining staff, career coaching, personal development for direct reports and accountable for the performance of employees.
• Conduct strategic analysis of data, policy, and other information relevant to critical functional area(s) of faculty affairs for the organization.
• Identify and resolve issues of substantial significance that affect the faculty affairs function beyond the immediate organization.

Job description

The Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine is seeking a dynamic and experienced leader to oversee the faculty affairs function. The successful candidate will possess superior critical thinking skills and will serve as an expert resource, providing guidance on all aspects of employment activities for faculty and academic staff while partnering with faculty leadership to enhance the faculty affairs landscape.

Duties include: Direct staff and provide leadership to achieve goals and vision of the organization and the day-to-day operations. Responsible for hiring and retaining staff, career coaching, personal development for direct reports and accountable for the performance of employees. Conduct strategic analysis of data, policy, and other information relevant to critical functional area(s) of faculty affairs for the organization. Identify and resolve issues of substantial significance that affect the faculty affairs function beyond the immediate organization.university leadership on institutional, academic, and administrative policies and guidelines. Ensure compliance with school and university policies. Manage university faculty conflict of interest requirements for the organization as needed, utilizing institutional and departmental understanding of relationships in relevant fields. Serve on school or Provost’s Office committees to provide input on faculty affairs issues. Represent the organization to other university departments including, but not limited to, the Provost’s Office; Office of General Counsel; Office of Faculty Development; Office of Technology Licensing; Dean of Research; Office of Development; and other academic units. Manage the direction of internal academic and administrative policy development for programs and administrative operations. Interpret and explain policy and programmatic development and changes to department chairs and managers on programmatic and policy development. Oversee the collection, management, analysis, and/or reporting of faculty data. Assist in ensuring compliance with related policies. May oversee allocation of the organization’s resources. May independently or in collaboration with the Provost’s Office, direct faculty and/or academic staff supervisors and managers in the interpretation and implementation of faculty affairs policies, procedures, and programs. May provide input to university leadership on institutional academic and administrative policies and guidelines for improvement.

Other duties may also be assigned.

Compensation

The expected pay range for this position is $135,357 to $168,457 per annum.

Stanford University provides pay ranges representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for a position. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal equity, geographic location and external market pay for comparable jobs.

Benefits

At Stanford University, base pay represents only one aspect of the comprehensive rewards package. The Cardinal at Work website https://cardinalatwork.stanford.edu/benefits-rewards provides detailed information on Stanford’s extensive range of benefits and rewards offered to employees. Specifics about the rewards package for this position may be discussed during the hiring process.