Assistant Dean - Van Andel Graduate School
Core
Provide leadership for doctoral students, faculty, and staff to support academic milestones, fellowship development, and professional programming in a biomedical research Ph.D. program.
Role type
Senior academic administrator (Assistant Dean)
Builds
A rigorous, inquiry-based Ph.D. program in molecular and cell biology
Domain
Biomedical research and graduate education
Deliverable
dashboards & analysis
Required skills
Mentoring graduate students, grant and fellowship proposal development, graduate-level teaching, policy development, accreditation support, project management
Preferred skills
Independent faculty experience leading a biological lab, leadership in graduate education, curriculum development, cross-unit collaboration
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Provide individualized guidance and mentorship to doctoral students through key academic milestones; Coordinate committee activities for comprehensive exams and dissertation defense; Develop and teach graduate-level courses on scientific writing and grant preparation; Identify and promote external fellowship opportunities; Support accreditation efforts; Contribute to the development of academic policies and resources; Represent the Graduate School externally
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC