Senior Associate Dean

Senior Associate Dean

Job Description / Duties

Senior Associate Dean

Oakland University (www.oakland.edu), a public R2 doctoral institution, located in the northern suburbs of Metro Detroit, Michigan, invites inquiries, nominations, and applications as it searches for a new leadership position in the Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine: Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine (OUWB) is committed to developing compassionate, highly skilled physicians who are dedicated to improving the health of their communities.

The Senior Associate Dean reports directly to the Dean of OUWB and assumes leadership over preclinical and clinical education, student affairs, admissions, continuous quality improvement (CQI), and accreditation. As a key partner in strategic planning, this leader identifies and implements initiatives that shape the future of medical education at OUWB. The Senior Associate Dean carries ultimate responsibility for designing and managing the entire educational program with reporting units including Medical Education, Student Affairs, Admissions, Enrollment, and Financial Aid, Accreditation and Continuous Quality Improvement, and the Clinical Skills Training and Simulation Center.

Under the leadership of Ora Hirsch Pescovitz, MD, President; Amy Thompson, Ph.D.; Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost at Oakland University; and Christoper Carpenter, MD, MHSA, Stephan Sharf Dean of the Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, OUWB welcomes 125 students every August. Its current alumni count is 1,275. Three Metro Detroit Corewell Health hospitals— including the number-two ranked hospital in Michigan, Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital in Royal Oak—are the exclusive training sites for OUWB medical students.

Please visit: www.academicsearch.org/OUWB-AssocDeanAA to view the full position profile, including the full list of qualifications, the leadership agenda, and instructions for submitting applications.

Academic Search is assisting Oakland University in this search. All inquiries, nominations, and applications will be held in strict confidence. To learn more about this opportunity and discuss your qualifications, potential applicants should email [email protected] to request a conversation with Dr. Ginny Horvath, the Senior Consultant for this search. Please include a copy of your CV.

Although nominations are not required to be considered for this position, leaders who know of outstanding candidates are welcome to submit confidential nominations in an email to [email protected]. Be sure to include the nominee’s full name and contact information. Academic Search will notify people of their nomination, provide details about the position, and encourage them to apply.

The position remains open until filled, however, for full consideration by the Search Committee, candidates should submit their applications materials by March 3, 2026. The search timeline plans for screening and initial interviews in late March, an on-campus visit to include a public presentation in mid-April, and an expected start date for the new Senior Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs in summer 2026.

Oakland University is an Equal Opportunity Institution.

Oakland University sits on traditional and ancestral lands and waters of the Anishinaabe people, also known as the Three Fires Confederacy comprised of the Ojibwe, the Odawa, and the Potawatomi.