Closing date: September 8, 2027

Title: Assistant Dean for Faculty Affairs

Employee Type: Faculty

Department: LSUNO A/H-Administration

Campus Location: ALLIED HEALTH - ADMINISTRATION

Job Summary/Basic Functions

The Assistant Dean for Faculty Affairs and Academic Development serves as a senior member of the School of Allied Health Professions leadership team and reports directly to the Dean. The Assistant Dean provides strategic leadership for faculty recruitment, development, advancement, engagement, evaluation, and retention. The position collaborates with department chairs, program directors, and university leadership to support faculty success across teaching, research and scholarship, clinical practice, service, and leadership domains. The Assistant Dean also oversees initiatives that promote faculty excellence, wellbeing, mentorship, leadership development, accreditation readiness, and academic innovation.

Leads Dean-assigned initiatives that promote faculty success and advance the School's strategic priorities. Oversees faculty development, mentoring, onboarding, engagement, leadership development, and recognition efforts; supports promotion and tenure readiness and processes; coordinates faculty-related policies and initiatives; and represents the School on university committees and professional organizations.
The Assistant Dean will provide approximately 40-50% effort within the Dean's office and will continue as a faculty member in his/her primary academic department (50-60%) with responsibility for teaching and course instruction, as well as departmental, school, and university committee service.

Minimum Qualifications

Required Education: Master's

Required Field of Study: Terminal degree in a health profession or related discipline.

Number of years required to perform the job: 5

Type of experience required to perform the job: Minimum five years of progressive academic leadership experience.
Experience with faculty affairs, faculty development, accreditation, or academic administration.
Eligible for appointment at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor.

Additional Information About Our School/Department

Established in 1970, by the Board of Supervisors, the School of Health Professions comprises both undergraduate and graduate programs. Baccalaureate degrees (Bachelor of Science) are offered in Cardiopulmonary Science and Medical Laboratory Science. The Department of Communication Disorders offers a Master of Communication Disorders degree in Speech and Language Pathology and a Doctor of Audiology (AuD) in hearing. The Department of Occupational Therapy offers the Master of Occupational Therapy Degree, the Department of Physical Therapy offers a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree, and the Department of Counseling offers the Master of Health Sciences degree. The SoHP also includes the Human Development Center, which provides programs to increase the capacity of healthcare providers for individuals with developmental and acquired disabilities. The SoHP provides multidisciplinary outpatient services to achieve diversity of patient objectives that include diagnostic, therapeutic, and restorative services to enable patients to achieve as much functional, social, and occupational independence as is reasonably possible. The School of Health Professions is committed to providing quality education, leadership, research, and public service through direct patient care and community outreach by clinical healthcare professionals.

Comprehensive benefits are available to eligible employees and their dependents including health, life, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement plans; generous annual and sick leave; 14 paid holidays per year; and an employee health primary care clinic. See following link for more details on our benefits offerings: LSUHSC, New Orleans - Benefits

Other employee benefits include a full-service credit union, wellness benefits featuring complimentary fitness center membership for employees and their spouses, employee assistance program, campus assistance program, and pet insurance option. More information about these benefits can be found on this webpage: Additional Benefits