Associate or Assistant Dean of Research & Scholarly Activity
- Employer
- West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
- Location
- Lewisburg, WV
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- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
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Position Title:Associate or Assistant Dean of Research & Scholarly Activity
Unit/Division:Academic Affairs
Scheduled Hours Per Week:37.5
FLSA Status:Exempt
Job Description Summary:The Associate or Assistant Dean of Research and Scholarly Activity provides strategic leadership and administrative oversight for research and scholarly activity at the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM). This position supports research innovation, research compliance, faculty and student scholarly activity, and the development of a strong institutional research culture. The Associate or Assistant Dean works collaboratively with faculty, students, and institutional partners to advance WVSOM’s research mission and ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and institutional requirements. The Associate or Assistant Dean of Research and Scholarly Activity reports to the Vice President for Academic Affairs & Dean.
Minimum Education:Doctorate
Required Licenses/Certification:Education and Experience
The successful candidate must hold a terminal degree in a biomedical or related discipline, such as a Ph.D., D.O., M.D., Pharm.D., D.N.P., or equivalent credential. The candidate must demonstrate an established record of scholarly activity, including peer-reviewed publications, and experience supporting research, scholarly activity, research administration, or related academic initiatives. For appointment as Associate Dean, candidates should demonstrate significant leadership experience in research, scholarly activity, research administration, or academic administration and be eligible for appointment at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor. For appointment as Assistant Dean, candidates should demonstrate leadership potential and experience supporting research, scholarly activity, research administration, or related academic initiatives. This position requires experience working collaboratively with faculty, staff, students, and external partners, as well as knowledge of research compliance, regulatory requirements, and best practices in research and scholarly activity.
Preferred Qualifications · Experience securing, administering, or overseeing externally funded research programs.· Experience working in an academic health sciences, medical education, or biomedical research environment.· Record of mentoring faculty and/or students in research and scholarly activity.
Duties and Responsibilities:Specific Job Responsibilities
Research Leadership and Strategy
•Provide leadership and administrative oversight to promote a culture of research, scholarship, and professional development in biomedical, translational, osteopathic, and clinical research.
•Lead institutional efforts to foster excellence in research and scholarly activity.
•Promote research priorities in alignment with WVSOM’s mission, strategic plan, and academic initiatives.
•Promote faculty and student scholarly activity, including publications, presentations, research dissemination, and other scholarly products.
•Facilitate and support collaborative research activities across all departments and with external partners.
•Provide strategic leadership for institutional research development, including identifying emerging funding opportunities, mentoring faculty researchers, and supporting growth in externally funded research programs.
•Work with the Associate Vice President of Government and External Relations/Chief Communications Officer to develop and grow private and public research opportunities.
•Increase awareness of WVSOM research activities through internal and external communication efforts.
•Serve as the institution’s senior advocate for research and scholarly activity and represent research interests in institutional planning and decision-making.
Faculty, Student, and Educational Support
•Support and mentor faculty in the development, growth, dissemination, and expansion of research and scholarly activity.
•Promote, expand, track, and assess medical student research and scholarly activity opportunities and outcomes.
•Advise students regarding research resources and opportunities and support student research organizations and initiatives that promote research and scholarly engagement.
•Collaborate with academic leadership and curriculum committees to support integration of research and scholarly activity throughout the medical education program.
•Collaborate with the Statewide Campus, Center for Rural and Community Health, Graduate Programs, Graduate Medical Education, and affiliated clinical partners to support research and scholarly activities for students, interns, and residents.
•Provide opportunities for faculty and students to present and be recognized for their research and scholarly accomplishments.
•May maintain an active program of scholarship consistent with institutional needs, faculty rank, and assigned administrative responsibilities.
Research Operations and Infrastructure
•Develop and oversee research‑related budgets, including the animal facility budget.
•Work with and assist faculty and the Institutional Grant Writer with the development and submission of research proposals.
•Provide facility oversight for the Smith Science Building research laboratories and animal facilities, and the Clinical and Translational Science Center, in collaboration with appropriate stakeholders.
•Oversee and approve research laboratory space assignments.
•Serve as a resource for research equipment acquisitions and equipment service contracts.
•Supervise and evaluate Research Assistants and Laboratory Animal Resource personnel as related to research support functions.
•Monitor and assess institutional research productivity and trends and provide recommendations to support continuous improvement and strategic growth.
Compliance, Research Integrity, and Safety Oversight
Provide institutional leadership for research compliance, integrity, and safety programs in collaboration with the General Counsel, Director of Research Compliance, and other institutional stakeholders. Support compliance with federal, state, and institutional requirements related to human subjects research, animal care and use, biosafety, responsible conduct of research, conflict of interest, and export controls.
Lead the development and periodic review of research-related policies and procedures, and provide guidance regarding research compliance, risk management, safety, and ethical conduct.
Collaborate with institutional committees and stakeholders to promote a culture of research integrity, safety, and compliance, support continuous improvement of research compliance programs, and oversee research-related licenses, permits, registrations, and renewals as assigned.
Work collaboratively with the Director of Research Compliance, IRB, IACUC, and Institutional Biosafety Committee, recognizing and respecting their respective regulatory authority and responsibilities.
Committees, Reporting, and Institutional Service
•Work closely with the Research Committee, serving as an ex officio member and providing guidance and administrative support.
•Prepare internal and external research‑related reports and provide data as required for accreditation, assessment, and institutional reporting (e.g., COCA, AACOM, AOA, WVINBRE, WVHEPC, WVCTSI, HLC and institutional reports).
•Monitor, analyze, and report institutional research and scholarly activity outcomes, including publications, presentations, grant submissions and awards, and student scholarly accomplishments, to support accreditation, assessment, strategic planning, and continuous improvement efforts.
•Support institutional efforts to document and demonstrate compliance with accreditation standards related to research and scholarly activity.
•Prepare or oversee required external research compliance reports and assurances, including ORI, FWA, OLAW, USDA, and related annual or periodic submissions.
•Represent WVSOM on national and regional committees related to osteopathic medical research and West Virginia research collaboration, as assigned.
•Collaborate with West Virginia institutions of higher education and internal departments to support research infrastructure and STEM‑focused pipeline initiatives.
•Perform other related duties as assigned.
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Quick Link to Posting:Organization
The mission of the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM) is to educate students from diverse backgrounds as lifelong learners in osteopathic medicine and complementary health related programs; to advance scientific knowledge through academic, clinical and basic science research; and to promote patient-centered, evidence based medicine.
WVSOM is dedicated to serve, first and foremost, the state of West Virginia and the special health care needs of its residents, emphasizing primary care in rural areas.
10 REASONS TO CHOOSE WEST VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE
Because of our outstanding medical education programs. Because of our latest high-tech learning tools. Because WVSOM has a sense of community togetherness and family feeling.
Reason #1: The feel of a small school with a national reputation
Our legacy of excellence has earned WVSOM national recognition for many years as a leader in the nation for family medicine, primary care and rural medicine by the highly regarded U.S. News & World Report. With a passion for providing the best osteopathic medical education, WVSOM fosters the development of caring and compassionate physicians. WVSOM has also been named by The Chronicle of Higher Education in “Great Colleges to Work For.”
Reason #2: Education is our top priority
At WVSOM, our faculty is dedicated to our principal mission: educating osteopathic students in all areas of medicine. Because we are a free standing program—not part of a larger university—our faculty of nationally and internationally recognized PhDs, DOs and MDs are free to focus on the education of our students. Their passion for teaching and commitment to lifelong learning are the hallmarks of a WVSOM medical education.
Reason #3: Preparing students for primary care and all other specialties
WVSOM is leading the charge to elevate community-based services to a more prominent position in our nation’s health care system. With the firm medical education that we provide, students are well prepared to succeed in any field of medicine they choose to pursue.
Reason #4: Curriculum to maximize learning style
WVSOM presents a 21st century, clinically integrated approach to medical education. In the first two years, students are exposed to a variety of learning modes, including small group case presentations, lectures and laboratory experiences, and interaction with standardized patients and robots. Students learn a variety of clinical skills, and have early clinical encounters with real patients. All of these curricular activities integrate the basic sciences and their application to the patient. During years three and four, through the Statewide Campus System, students spend time in physician offices and hospitals, honing their skills with actual patients.
Reason #5: Our professors
Students at WVSOM have unprecedented access to consult with professors on an individual basis beyond the classroom setting. Open office hours, combined with the fact that most faculty members live in close proximity to campus, ensure that instructors are not just available, but eager to address questions or concerns one-on-one. Teaching is our primary objective, and we understand that learning often happens outside of classroom time.
Reason #6: A holistic approach to healing and emphasis on preventive medicine
The osteopathic philosophy of medicine provides everything students need to become a fully competent, practicing physician with a more holistic approach to the patient. While osteopathic physicians practice traditional medicine and surgery, they also focus on preventive medicine and ways to attain and maintain wellness. An osteopathic medical education provides training in OMM (Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine), a practice where physicians use their hands as another tool to diagnose and treat injury and illness.
Reason #7: Leading edge technology
WVSOM is on the forefront of innovation, providing a cutting-edge medical education. For first and second year students, wireless Internet service envelops the entire campus, ensuring 24/7 access to research sources, classroom materials and a global communications network. Each first year student receives a new, fully programmed laptop computer to utilize during their four years of study. During third and fourth year off-site rotations, students can gain access to testing, grading and evaluation forms, required reading lists and other instructional materials via WVSOM’s secure student portal.
More traditional research needs can be fulfilled in WVSOM’s modern library facility. Consisting of over 33,000 items, the library features current books, literature, scientific journals and access to over 8,000 full-text e-journals. Of special note is the osteopathic history collection and a unique index of over 23,000 osteopathic articles. The library also provides comfortable space for individual and group study with computer workstations, AV study rooms and individual cubicles.
Reason #8: Human patient simulators (robots) put real-life scenarios in students' hands
Students at WVSOM utilize human patient simulators to confront and treat real-world patient situations in a safe, controlled clinical training environment. These full-size, interactive, computerized mannequins can provide real-life simulations of more than 80 medical conditions, allowing for many different kinds of training scenarios.
With their life-like exterior and hi-tech internal components, WVSOM’s patient simulators provide an incredibly realistic training experience for students.
With the robots, failure does not mean a bad grade; failure means a patient dies. This visceral experience enhances the learning experience and makes a lasting impression.
Reason #9: World-class anatomy lab offers hands-on learning environment
The study of human anatomy is a core component of the nationally recognized osteopathic medical education program at WVSOM. Our advanced anatomy lab features state-of-the-art equipment and ventilation systems, along with a multipurpose anatomy demonstration room to enhance the learning experience. This tactile learning environment offers a level of hands-on exposure to the human anatomy in a sterile and controlled environment that no simulator or model can provide.
Reason #10: Standardized patients training
In the medical field, effectively communicating with the patient is critical to acquiring complete medical histories, performing thorough physical exams and accurately diagnosing and treating the whole patient. In a simulated and controlled environment, actors portray patients with a specific set of medical issues and symptoms. Students must complete a comprehensive physical examination on the patient. This experience provides an invaluable opportunity to practice interview skills and develop a compassionate bedside manner.
- Website
- https://www.wvsom.edu/
- Telephone
- 8003567836
- Location
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400 Lee Street North
Lewisburg
WV
24901
United States
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