Assistant Dean, Assessment (Clinical Assistant, Clinical Associate or Clinical Full Professor)

The School of Medicine at York University invites highly qualified applicants for a Clinical Assistant, Clinical Associate or Clinical Full Professor position to commence August 1, 2026. The successful candidate will be appointed as Assistant Dean Assessment with an initial 5-year term, with the possibility of renewal. The role is expected to require 2 to 4 days per week, with flexible scheduling intended to complement active clinical practice. This is an open clinical faculty appointment in the Clinical Professorial Stream, as described in the University’s Clinical Faculty Appointments Policy. The successful candidate will identify a home department to be appointed (i.e., Family Medicine, Medicine, Paediatrics, Psychiatry, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Surgery, Community & Population Health & Health Systems Transformation, Anesthesia, Medical Imaging, or Pathology, Diagnostics and Laboratory Medicine) in the School of Medicine or a joint appointment across two departments.

Reporting to the Associate Dean, Undergraduate Medical Education (UGME), the Assistant Dean, Assessment (AD‑Assessment) provides strategic and operational academic leadership for the design, delivery, evaluation, and continuous improvement of learner assessment within the MD Program. [Full role description including leadership in assessment strategy, design, quality assurance, collaboration, etc., as detailed in the text.]

Candidate Qualifications:

• Degree: Doctor of Medicine (MD) or equivalent, eligibility for licensure in Ontario, certification with RCPSC or CFPC, advanced degree in medical education preferred, active hospital appointment.
• Scholarship: Engagement in scholarly activity in medical education/assessment.
• Teaching: Excellence in teaching and assessing medical learners.
• Additional: 5+ years experience, expertise in assessment methods, familiarity with standards.

Hiring Policies: Salary $70,000–$90,000 (2 days), $105,000–$135,000 (3 days), $140,000–$180,000 (4 days). All positions subject to budgetary approval. Priority to Canadian citizens/permanent residents.

Application Process: Due June 5, 2026. Submit CV, cover letter, publications, referees to somadmin@yorku.ca. Questions to Anne-Marie Roze at rozeam@yorku.ca.