Job Details
Job Title: Chair for Biomedical Sciences & Professor, 12 Month Salaried (Medicine Academic Affairs - College of Medicine)
Location: Tallahassee, FL
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Full/Part Time: Full-Time
Job ID: 62042
Department
College of Medicine, Medicine Biomedical Sciences
Responsibilities
- Strategic Direction & Leadership: Provides strategic leadership for the department, articulating a vision for its future growth and impact in alignment with the medical school's mission and strategic plan. Fosters and supports a large interdisciplinary community of faculty researchers, educators, students and trainees.
- Faculty Development: Responsible for the recruitment, mentorship, administrative supervision, and evaluation of all employed, contracted, and volunteer faculty in the Department. Champions the department's faculty, including their professional development, and ensures excellence in research, teaching, and service. Plays a key role in recruitment and retention of outstanding faculty, students, and staff.
- Innovation and Research Development: Maintains an active, extramurally funded research program while also fostering an environment of innovative inquiry within the department by enhancing research infrastructure and grants oversight.
- Collaboration with Other University and College of Medicine Programs: Fosters interprofessional and cross-organizational collaboration and respect for all disciplines and roles among faculty and trainees and across the university to advance FSU Health.
- Curriculum Improvement: Provides direction in the design, development and management of the curriculum in the basic medical sciences. Oversees curricular enhancements through implementation of adult learning principles and integration of advanced technologies into curriculum delivery by the biomedical science faculty. Works with faculty across the school to ensure refinement of biomedical science content in a case-based curriculum model, including the representation of biomedical science education in clinical phases of the curriculum.
Qualifications
Doctoral Degree (PhD, MD/PhD, DO/PhD, or equivalent) in biomedical sciences or related discipline from an accredited institution with a demonstrated record of achievement as an accomplished scholar in teaching, academic research, and service. Academic achievements must meet the criteria for the rank of full Professor.
Preferred Qualifications
- Clinical experience or experience in clinical collaborations are a plus.
- Established record of excellence in managing and advancing extramurally funded research programs (NIH, NSF, foundations, industry grants, etc.).
- A proven track record of successful leadership in medical education, including mentoring faculty, with significant experience in academic administration, program development, and implementation.
- Exceptional strategic leadership capabilities, coupled with outstanding communication, interpersonal, and collaborative skills, with a demonstrated ability to build relationships across a variety of stakeholders, including faculty, students, staff, and external partners.
- Extensive experience managing and enhancing medical and biomedical education programs at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, with a focus on innovative and evidence-based practices.
- Demonstrated experience developing, advancing, and implementing innovative biomedical science curricula and medical education programs.
- A demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with institutional leadership, faculty, and external organizations to drive academic excellence, strengthen educational outcomes, and promote the College’s mission and vision.
- A record of nationally recognized achievement in research and clinical or educational pursuits commensurate with the rank of tenured full Professor.
Other Information
At FSU College of Medicine, we are committed to fostering the development of future healthcare leaders who are dedicated to responding to the evolving needs of the healthcare landscape. If you are a visionary leader passionate about transforming medical education and making a meaningful impact, we invite you to apply and contribute to shaping the future of healthcare. Together, we aim to advance groundbreaking research that addresses critical health challenges, drives innovation in biomedical science, and translates discoveries into real-world solutions—improving lives across Florida and beyond.
Helpful
The Chair of Biomedical Sciences plays a pivotal role in the academic leadership for the discipline. The Chair should have a record of sustained accomplishments and evidence of leadership in a basic science discipline and medical education, and is expected to maintain a record of personal success in the discipline and participate in teaching, scholarly activity and research, and professional and community services. The Chair must serve as a role model for and represent both faculty and trainees.
Contact Info
Dawn Snyder
Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Dean
dawn.snyder@med.fsu.edu
University Information
One of the nation's elite research universities, Florida State University preserves, expands, and disseminates knowledge in the sciences, technology, arts, humanities, and professions, while embracing a philosophy of learning strongly rooted in the traditions of the liberal arts and critical thinking. Founded in 1851, Florida State University is the oldest continuous site of higher education in Florida. FSU is a community steeped in tradition that fosters research and encourages creativity. At FSU, there’s the excitement of being part of a vibrant academic and professional community, surrounded by people whose ideas are shaping tomorrow’s news!
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How To Apply
If qualified and interested in a specific Faculty job opening as advertised, apply to Florida State University at https://hr.fsu.edu/facultyjobs. If you are a current FSU employee, apply via myFSU > Self Service.
Applicants are required to complete the online application with all applicable information. Applications must include education details even if attaching a Vita.
Considerations
This is a Faculty position.
This position requires successful completion of a criminal history background check.
This position is assigned to a tenure-track job code; however, the final appointment classification will be based on the selected candidate’s qualifications and experience. Eligibility for a tenure-track appointment is not guaranteed and will be determined in alignment with FSU’s policies, applicable guidelines, and the outcome of the formal review process.
This position is being advertised as open until filled.
Equal Employment Opportunity
FSU is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.
Organization
Working at Florida State University
One of the nation's elite research universities, Florida State University — with the Carnegie Foundation's highest designation, Doctoral/Research University-Extensive — offers a distinctive academic environment built on its cherished values and unique heritage, welcoming campus on the oldest continuous site of higher education in Florida, championship athletics, and prime location in the heart of the state capital.
Combining traditional strength in the arts and humanities with recognized leadership in the sciences, Florida State University provides unmatched opportunities for students and faculty through challenging academics, cultural discovery and community interaction.
Underlying and supporting the educational experience at Florida State University is the development of new generations of citizen leaders, based on the concepts inscribed in our seal: Vires, Artes, Mores — Strength, Skill and Character.
Epitomized by recently named Rhodes Scholars Garrett Johnson and Myron Rolle — elite athletes and scholars committed to public service — and Joseph O'Shea — a campus and community leader as well as a top scholar — Florida State's 40,000 students are dedicated to academic excellence and providing leadership in our complex world.
Florida State University's 16 colleges offer more than 275 undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, professional and specialist degree programs, including medicine and law, covering a broad array of disciplines critical to society today. Each year the University awards over 2,000 graduate and professional degrees.
With its impressive breadth of leading graduate, professional and undergraduate programs, Florida State University is a demanding, intellectually stimulating, yet warm and caring environment for students and faculty. Recognized nationally for its commitment to diversity, Florida State University is a national leader in the number of doctorates awarded to African-American students and in the graduation rate of African-American undergraduates. Its College of Medicine and College of Law are ranked in the nation's Top 10 for Hispanic students.
Florida State University's arts programs — dance, film, music and theatre — rank among the finest in the world, offering an arts education comparable to leading conservatories. Its creative writing program is ranked among the nation's best and is home to the most consistently honored and published student body in the United States. Florida State is responsible for governance of the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art and associated arts programs, one of the largest museum/university complexes in the nation.
Other programs consistently included in the top public university list include physics, chemistry, political science, psychology, criminology, public administration, library science, information, human sciences, business and law.
At the Ph.D. level, interdisciplinary programs draw on notable research faculty strengths that transcend the traditional disciplines, including neuroscience, molecular biophysics, computational science, materials science and research at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory—home to the world's most powerful magnets.
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