Director, Mentoring Programs - Galveston, United States - UTMB Health

UTMB Health
UTMB Health
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Galveston, United States

4 weeks ago

Mark Lane

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Description

Job Summary:


Scope:
Institution-wide


Essential Job Functions:


Mentees:


  • Recruits faculty for participation in early
- and mid-career mentoring programs.

  • Conducts program orientations for all new faculty mentees and establishes and facilitates mentorship platforms for each mentee.
  • Tracks all faculty mentee and mentor resource utilization, project progress, and outcomes.
  • Meets monthly with assigned lead faculty mentees.
  • Collects and maintains faculty mentee outcome data and program participation records.

Programs:


  • Works closely with Executive Vice Provost in administering programs.
  • Supervises activities of project assistant and program resource staff: statistician, data analyst/programmers, database managers, science writer/editor, grant writing consultant, and graphics consultant.
  • Organizes and attends all regular translational research track meetings and organizes biweekly speakers for seminars, workshops, and panel presentations for all programs.
  • Organizes and coordinates annual retreat and/or research symposium. Develops, conducts, and analyzes data from semiannual and annual mentee and mentor surveys, writes an annual report, creates a brochure, and quaternary newsletter for all programs.
  • Produces and writes reports for donors as requested.
  • Chairs Advisory Board Meetings and Steering Committee Meetings. Oversees program databases and website maintenance.
  • Attends annual AAMC Group on Faculty Affairs conferences, the National Postdoctoral Association Annual meeting, and other relevant training.

Budget:


  • Maintains and monitors UTMB's Mentoring Program budgets, distribution schedule, benefactor support, mentee travel awards, the UTMB fellowship awards, the annual retreat and symposium, and payments/honoraria for guest speakers.

University Service:


  • Participates in faculty development initiatives (University Strategic Plan, School specific programs, and Faculty Affairs).
  • Presents at the annual UTMB New Faculty Orientation presentation.
  • Organizes annual (competitive) Mentee Panel Presentation (and travel awards) at the annual Mentoring Programs symposium.
  • Serves on various school and university committees.

Scholarship:


  • Conducts research and/or has a history of extramurallyfunded research/scholarship.
  • Adheres to internal controls and reporting structure.
  • Performs related duties as required.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:


  • Must have a collaborative work style and the ability to simultaneously manage multiple projects and tasks.
  • Ability to demonstrate a capacity for outstanding academic leadership and a dedication to young investigators and educational scholars required.
  • Must possess the skills to communicate effectively with diverse staff and faculty members and work crossfunctionally across numerous departments, and with leaders from across the university.
  • Resultoriented academic scholar and leader with a history of success.
  • Has an understanding of and commitment to the UTMB mission and vision.
  • Has personal qualities in line with UTMB's values, including integrity, transparency, enthusiasm, and an entrepreneurial spirit.
  • Is knowledgeable of extramural and intramural research funding opportunities.
  • Has a commitment to faculty excellence and development.
  • Understands and supports the research and education needs of junior investigators/educators.
  • Demonstrates a commitment to equality of opportunity and building a culture of diversity and inclusion.
  • Has superior organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills including the ability to work with a wide range of stakeholders and inspire junior investigators.

Minimum Qualifications:


  • Doctoral degree (PhD or MD) in Biomedical Science/ related field or Master/PhD degree in higher education from an accredited school is required.
  • Ten or more years of higher education experience required.
  • Experience in research/scholarship, education, grantwriting, and faculty and career development/academic administration.
  • Experience with program evaluation and using data to drive process and outcomes assessment required.
  • Experience in academic budget management required.
  • A track record of scholarly work evidenced by publications in peerreviewed journals, presentations required.
  • Prior NIH/extramural grantwriting and/or funding experience required.

Preferred Qualifications:


  • Prior teaching experience is preferred.

Equal Employment Opportunity:


UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law.

As a VEVRAA Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance women, minorities, protected veterans and individua
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