The Assistant Dean of Graduate Education, working under the direction of the Associate Dean for Graduate Programs, will provide programming and services to support and enhance the graduate student learning experience and graduate student success. The Assistant Dean will be responsible for direct graduate student advising, educational support, and program development in graduate student affairs and graduate education and assessment.
Responsibilities:
Work with the Faculty Advisor for 1st year graduate students to implement and develop process for course advising for graduate students
Develop advisory program to assist students with all aspects of course planning, rotation integration, and laboratory progress to the thesis
Develop and maintain regular communication with incoming and current graduate students
Work with faculty and students on academic policies and programs, academic integrity and misconduct, and responsible conduct of research
Work with faculty and students on mentoring and communication concerns
Develop and implement the graduate student ombudsman program; measures of graduate student satisfaction; and mentor training program
Develop programs and advising to enhance the student learning environment
Work with Academic Affairs Committee
Review Student Advisory Committee reports and follow up on recommendations
Review thesis research reports and follow up with graduate student and mentor as necessary
Review grade reports and work with Office of Academic Support as necessary
Develop and monitor graduate student milestone measures and time-line to degree
Meet with students and Office of Academic Support as needed to develop course plan and/or laboratory research plan
Work with the Graduate Curriculum Committee
Assessment - work with the Office of Institutional Assessment on evaluation plans and instruments to assess learning outcomes
Work with course leaders on metrics for student success
Work with the Office of Institutional Assessment on ongoing accreditation bench marks, program metrics and required reporting
Participate in new course development and graduate student enrichment activities
Develop new educational services and offerings
Work with Graduate Finance Director to review and update budget for graduate training
Work with Director of Graduate Admissions and the Graduate Admissions Committee on various aspects of recruitment and admissions
Participate in various recruitment and current student events
Provide periodic reports of progress in all areas and summary reports as requested
Work with the Associate Dean, the Training Grant Directors, and Graduate Office Training Grant Team on current and future training grants.
Work with the Associate Dean for Graduate Programs on various special and ongoing projects and new initiatives
Work with the Associate Dean, the Director of Career and Professional Development, and the Office of Grant Support on fellowship initiatives and fellowship preparation.
Work with the Associate Dean, the Senior Faculty Advisor, and the Chair of the Qual Exam Steering Committee on Qual Exam preparation and initiatives.
Work with the Associate Dean, the Director of Graduate Diversity, and the Office of Diversity and Inclusion on various diversity training initiatives.
Participate in various institutional committees and task forces as required
Act as representative of the graduate program and liason to various institutional units
Participate in regional and national biomedical graduate program meetings
QUALIFICATIONS
PhD Degree; 4 or more years experience in Higher Education (Preferably Graduate Education)
Student advising experience
Experience with assessment tools and evaluation resources
Founded in 1955, the Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Einstein) is one of the nation’s premier institutions for medical education, basic research and clinical investigation. A full-time faculty of some 2,000 conducts research, teaches, and delivers health care in every major biomedical specialty. The college has some 730 medical students, 193 Ph.D. students, 106 MD/Ph.D. students and 275 postdoctoral fellows.Einstein’s major strength, in addition to training physicians and scientists, is its science. During fiscal year 2015, the faculty’s consistently high level of scientific achievement resulted in the awarding of more than $150 million in peer-reviewed grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).Einstein is part of Montefiore Medicine Academic Health System, an integrated academic delivery system comprising seven campuses, including 8 hospitals, a multi-county ambulatory network, a new state-of-the art “hospital without beds”, a skilled nursing facility, school of nursing, home health agency, and the state’s first freestanding emergency department. As the University Hospital for the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore is a premier academic health system, e...mploying Einstein’s clinical faculty and training Einstein’s medical students, over 1,300 residents, 420 allied health students, and 1,600 nursing students annually.The Albert Einstein College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information. Einstein seeks candidates whose skills, and personal and professional experience, have prepared them to contribute to our commitment to diversity and excellence, and the communities we serve.
