Professor - Respiratory Therapy at University of Texas Medical Branch – Galveston, Texas

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Work with chairs and program directors to provide leadership and direction for educational programs.
• Provide leadership and direction to faculty on matters of curriculum development and instruction.
• Ensure that, where applicable, accreditation standards are met and that best educational practices in the field are known and applied by faculty.
• Encourage, recognize, and reward educational innovation, creativity, and excellence.
• Collaborate with the Office of Institutional Effectiveness in curriculum evaluation, coordination, and reporting activities.
• Facilitate periodic surveys of students and graduates to support curricular change.
• Facilitate regular, useful course evaluations and feedback activities.
• Develop academic and faculty policies to assure consistency within the school.
• Review and oversee new program proposals and the approval process; provide guidance to SHP department chairs, program directors, and faculty as they consider new academic programs, including certificate programs.
• Collaborate with SHP departmental chairs and program directors to review curricular feedback, faculty evaluation, and student performance, and facilitate recommendations for best educational practices.
• Assist with managing the program budget and resources effectively. Assisting with recruitment, selection, and supervision of faculty and clinical instructors.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with clinical partners.
• Participate in faculty activities, including teaching, research, and service.
• Support and assist in the implementation of university-wide IPE activities.
• Serve as a resource to the SHP appointment, promotion, and tenure process and its related committees.
• Organize Academic Program Reviews for programs without accreditation requirements.
• Participate in SACS Reaffirmation activities.
• Act as liaison with IT and classroom services/academic computing for new programs, distance education, and other learning activities.
• Be familiar with system, institution, and school-wide policies and demonstrate and expect compliance with them.
• Participate in large Council of Deans meetings.
• Serve in an ex officio capacity for the SHP scholarship committee, curriculum committee, admissions committee, and others.
• Prepare reports for UTMB, UT System, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and other state and federal agencies.
• Ensure compliance with institutional and the School of Health Professions' academic policies.
• Supervise and serve as a repository for all clinical affiliation contracts and MOUs, articulation agreements, and other partnership collaborations within the programs/departments in the SHP, both domestic and international; seek contract renewals when needed.
• Encourage and demonstrate the importance of positive cooperation, collaboration, and teamwork in effective school-wide administration.
• Actively participate in school-wide strategic planning and governance.
• Demonstrate leadership by example in service to the school, university, and community.
• Other duties as assigned by the Dean of the School of Health Professions.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Eligible for an appointment at the Associate Professor or Professor level; PhD degree or equivalent (from an accredited institution in a relevant field).

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Record of at least three years of administrative responsibilities, evidence of extramural funding, evidence of supervisory abilities, evidence of leadership roles.

SALARY:

Commensurate with experience.

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 Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.