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The UC Davis School of Medicine Dean’s Office is recruiting for an Executive Associate Dean. The Executive Associate Dean reports to the Dean of the School of Medicine (SOM) and serves the SOM on the Sacramento and Davis campuses. This role supports the Dean in executing academic, clinical, and research goals while ensuring operational efficiency. The Executive Associate Dean coordinates across departments, faculty, and constituents to enhance educational programs, clinical operations, faculty development, and research initiatives. This position serves in the capacity of the Dean in his/her absence, serves as the Dean’s representative, and is a key member of the Dean’s leadership team.

The incumbent will have up to 25% effort in administrative responsibilities as Executive Associate Dean, while maintaining up to 75% effort and responsibilities in research, clinical, and/or teaching duties as a full-time faculty member in an Academic Senate series (Regular, In Residence, Clinical X) at the Full Professor level in the appropriate academic department in the UC Davis School of Medicine. This is not a change in title opportunity.

Responsibilities
• Leadership to ensure the responsible use of all School of Medicine, Health System, and University resources to optimally support the institution’s missions.
• Interact regularly with other administrative leadership in the Health System, SOM, and UC Davis to ensure the coordination of administrative decisions with the larger organization.
• Provide leadership and mentorship to various administrative, academic, and technical professionals in the School of Medicine.
• Collaborate on long-term planning related to financial sustainability, faculty recruitment, infrastructure, and program development.
• In partnership with the Executive Assistant Dean and other SOM leadership, provide leadership of administrative and financial operations, including budgeting and resource allocation.
• Collaborate on a strategic FTE allocation and prioritization to achieve the School’s academic and clinical goals
• Support development activities to enhance fundraising and ensure appropriate stewardship of donated funds.

• Work to enhance the sense of community among our faculty and researchers, focusing on communication with our internal audience.
• Collaborate closely with other Vice and Associate Deans and Department Chairs to offer comprehensive mentorship for faculty.
• Cultivate academic partnerships and collaborations with other UC Davis units with academic and nonacademic entities outside the University.
• Support an academic environment that stimulates faculty development. Interact with campus partners and other partner organizations to implement high-quality faculty development opportunities.
• Advance our culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion that reinforces our aspirational goals of equity in all aspects of education, science, and healthcare.

As an academic faculty member, responsibilities include clinical service, in applicable area of specialty; teaching of medical students, residents, and fellows; conducting and producing scholarly work, clinical/translational research; a record of peer-reviewed publications; success in obtaining extramural funding, as applicable; and University service. All responsibilities will be further determined based on faculty series.

UC Davis is a smoke and tobacco-free campus (http://breathefree.ucdavis.edu/).

We are an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer, and particularly encourage applications from members of historically underrepresented racial/ethnic groups, women, individuals with disabilities, veterans, LGBTQ community members, and others who demonstrate the ability to help us achieve our vision of a diverse and inclusive community.

The University of California 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, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC nondiscrimination policy.

For the University of California's Affirmative Action Policy, please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4010393/PPSM-20

For the University of California's Anti-Discrimination Policy, please visit: http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/1001004/Anti-Discrimination

Under Federal law, the University of California may employ only individuals who are legally able to work in the United States as established by providing documents as specified in the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. Certain UC Davis positions funded by federal contracts or sub-contracts require the selected candidate to pass an E-Verify check. More information is available at: http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify

The University of California, Davis (UC Davis) is committed to inclusive excellence by advancing equity, diversity and inclusion in all that we do. UC Davis celebrates the multi-cultural diversity of its community by creating a welcoming and inclusive environment demonstrated through a variety of resources and programs available to academics, staff, and students. Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are core values of UC Davis that are embedded within our Principles of Community and are tied with how to best serve our student population. Our excellence in research, teaching, and service can best be fully realized by members of our academic community who share our commitment to these values, which are included in our Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Vision, our strategic plan: “To Boldly Go,” our Principles of Community, the Office of Academic Affairs’ Mission Statement, and the UC Board of Regents Policy 4400: Policy on University of California Diversity Statement. UC Davis is making important progress towards our goal of achieving federal designation as a Hispanic-Serving Institution and an Asian American, Native American, and Pacific Islander-Serving Institution. The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion offers a plethora of resources on their website, and the Office of Health Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (HEDI) has outlined similar goals in their "Anti-Racism and DEI Action Plan.” There are a plethora of links available on the About Us webpage where you can learn more about our Administration, Diversity and Inclusion, Rankings, Locations, Native American Land Acknowledgement, Sustainability, Visiting UC Davis, UC Davis Health, and Campus Safety.

The university is consistently ranked among the top institutions in the world for campus sustainability practices by the UI Green Metric World University Rankings. UC Davis is focused on achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions and repeatedly shown its commitment to preserving a healthy and sustainable environment for generations to come.

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.