Careers at Virginia Tech

The Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine (VTCSOM) has initiated a nationwide search for an innovative and visionary leader to serve as its Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs. The Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs provides strategic leadership and oversight of all faculty-related matters at VTCSOM. Independently and in collaboration with other leaders, the Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs role includes engagement with and/or oversight of faculty appointments, faculty recruitment and retention, career development, including promotion and tenure processes, faculty-related personnel matters, including annual performance evaluations, professional development programs, well-being efforts, and governance issues and policies.

The Associate Dean reports to the Dean of the VTCSOM and serves as a key advisor to the Dean. They will collaborate with department chairs, other decanal leaders, senior administrators, professional staff, and university and health system partners to advance VTCSOM's mission. This role is central to fostering a vibrant and supportive academic environment that promotes faculty excellence in teaching, research, clinical care, and service. VTCSOM has over 900 appointed faculty across ten clinical and two non-clinical academic departments. Faculty are both employed by Virginia Tech and Carilion Clinic, the college’s health system partner, and include clinicians, teaching and research faculty, affiliated health professionals, and community physicians. Faculty at VTCSOM hold full-time faculty appointments with Virginia Tech and have a variety of ranks and tracks available to them.

The Office of Faculty Affairs supports faculty in achieving their academic goals and providing quality education to learners at the health center. VTCSOM welcomes approximately 50-100 new faculty members each year, with continued expansion of the school expected to further increase this number.

Terminal degree (MD, DO, PhD, EdD or equivalent) in a relevant discipline.
Qualifications commensurate with the academic rank of Associate Professor or higher.
Minimum of five years of experience as a faculty member in an academic health center.
Leadership experience in academia or healthcare
Experience with conflict resolution and critical thinking skills, along with the ability to collaborate and problem-solve within multiple constituencies and across differing levels of organizational complexity.

Familiarity and experience with LCME accreditation standards for medical schools, particularly as they relate to faculty affairs and governance.
Formal training in higher education, medical education, faculty administration, educational research, and/or educational science.
A proven track record of progressive management experience and demonstrated success in providing strong leadership in medical education in a complex academic clinical setting, with experience in:
- Working directly with medical school leadership/administration
- Advising faculty in academic, clinical, professional identity formation, and career development
- Building and supervising effective teams in identifying and solving problems related to faculty affairs
- Leading and/or actively participating in professional organizations dedicated to faculty success

Faculty

Exempt: Not eligible for overtime

Regular

Commenserate with Experience

40

01/31/2026

Virginia Tech does not discriminate against employees, students, or applicants on the basis of age, color, disability, sex (including pregnancy), gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, ethnicity or national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, or military status, or otherwise discriminate against employees or applicants who inquire about, discuss, or disclose their compensation or the compensation of other employees or applicants, or on any other basis protected by law.

The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.

In partnership with Carilion Clinic and the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, VTC School of Medicine is a cornerstone of one of the nation’s premier health and biomedical research ecosystems. Located in Roanoke, Virginia, in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains, and 40 miles from the Virginia Tech main campus in Blacksburg, VTCSOM provides abundant opportunities to deliver innovative, discovery-based medical education in a community-based, picturesque setting.

Its innovative curriculum includes robust, longitudinal mentored research training and a primary curricular emphasis on health systems science and interprofessional practice. Students are attracted to VTCSOM for its 99% match rate, including competitive specialties and programs. With a 2.3% acceptance rate, VTCSOM receives over 6,400 applications for 49 positions and is poised for continued growth.

About Virginia Tech

Dedicated to its motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve), Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on, transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem-solvers. A comprehensive land-grant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world, Virginia Tech is an inclusive community dedicated to knowledge, discovery, and creativity. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students in eight undergraduate colleges, a school of medicine, a veterinary medicine college, Graduate School, and Honors College. The university has a significant presence across Virginia, including Blacksburg, the greater Washington, D.C. area, the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke, sites in Newport News and Richmond, and numerous Extension offices and research institutes. A leading global research institution, Virginia Tech conducts more than $650 million in research annually.

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