Dean of the College of Health Sciences

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United Arab Emirates

On Site – Abu Dhabi Campus

Abu Dhabi University is a multi-campus institution with locations in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, and Dubai, offering undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral degrees across five colleges: Arts and Science, Engineering, Business, Health Sciences, and Law. We are proud to be accredited locally by the UAE s Commission for Academic Accreditation and internationally by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). Many of our programs also hold prestigious professional accreditations, including RIBA, ABET, and APHEA, with our College of Business being among the top 2% of business schools worldwide holding both AACSB and EQUIS accreditations.

Over the past five years, we have achieved remarkable milestones, celebrating 20 years of excellence and shaping the future of our students. Our student outcomes have improved, our research profile has grown, and we ve expanded our campuses. We ve established a strong external engagement through partnerships and collaborations with leading universities, as well as new connections with governmental, charitable, and corporate sectors. Our community ethos continues to strengthen as we work closely with students and colleagues to shape our university’s future.

Ranked among the top 200 universities worldwide according to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2025, and among the top three in the UAE, Abu Dhabi University is committed to maintaining world-class distinction in student experience, teaching, and knowledge creation. The Times Higher Education World University Subject Rankings 2024 also positioned our College of Business among the top 200 globally, ranked 101-125 overall, and number one in business and economics in the UAE and the Arab region. We look forward to welcoming new leaders who share our ambition and vision for continued growth and success.

SECTION I: JOB PURPOSE

The Dean provides strategic and operational leadership for the College of Health Sciences, which is rapidly becoming a leading provider of health science education, research and consultancy in the UAE. The Dean develops structures and hires faculty and staff worthy of the College to deliver the College s provision and to plan for growth while establishing the highest standards of academic quality and clinical skills. The Dean secures professional body accreditations at national and international levels, enhances collaborations with world-class higher education institutions, and establishes clinical partnerships to further both teaching and research. The Dean establishes laboratory facilities for clinical teaching and research and develops models for their efficient use, including by students and colleagues from other Colleges of the University. Under the Dean s leadership, the College contributes to the enhancement of the University s reputation for teaching, research, industry engagement and employability. With students at the heart of what we do, the Dean strives constantly to enhance student success in education and employment, provide opportunities for them to excel in curricular and extra-curricular activities, and create partnerships to enable first class training in clinical skills.

The Dean is a senior leader in the University and a key member of the Provost s leadership team. A senior clinically qualified academic, the Dean enjoys stature as academic and clinical leader on a par with international partners, and of academic and professional accrediting bodies.

SECTION II: KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Leadership & Management

    • Lead the development, growth, and sustainability of the College of Health Sciences, through relevant, attractive, and financially viable teaching programs at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, using synergies with programs in other ADU Colleges, and productive collaboration with external partners.
    • Develop strong relationships with national and regional health care planners, commissioners, providers, professional bodies, and health professions accreditors to ensure that our teaching and research are aligned with professional standards and that our graduates are sought after by employers.
    • Personally and through College faculty, establish and strengthen links with relevant regulatory authorities, governmental bodies, hospitals, primary care providers and other stakeholders to ensure that our taught programs and research are impacting on and responding to national and regional health care and professional health workforce priorities.
    • Develop and implement best practice in laboratory provision and use, pedagogy, assessment, quality enhancement, professional ethics and clinical skills development.
    • Be committed continually to improving student success (as measured by student engagement and satisfaction, retention, completions, GPA, employability) at the College level and to contribute to such efforts across the University.
    • Ensure that the College engages in research that addresses national and regional challenges and contributes to teaching, pedagogic and clinical skills developments.
    • Lead in the recruitment and selection of highly qualified faculty and staff, ensure the effective leadership and development of faculty and staff, and manage faculty and staff workloads, performance evaluations and promotions.
    • Ensure that relations with accreditors (the CAA, WASC, ADEK, KHDA and health care professional bodies) are developed and enhanced, that requirements for accreditations are met, and that new accreditations are secured where these would enhance program reputation and improve student employability.
    • Ensure that leadership and governance at College level is of the highest quality. Participate in and lead in University level governance arrangements.
    • Serve as a key member of the Provost s leadership team, playing a central role in delivering the University s Strategic Plan, meeting performance indicators and leading endeavours that will develop and enhance the reputation of the College and the University.
    • Undertake other leadership duties as may reasonably be assigned by the Provost or Chancellor.

Marketing & Enrolment Management

    • Working closely with marketing and enrolment colleagues, develop and implement College plans to attract well-qualified students to the College and ensure its growth.
    • Plan and implement strategies to increase the number of programs at undergraduate level (in the next phase likely to be Health Communication and Informatics, Public Health Nutrition, Optometry and Vision Science, and Biomedical Sciences) and introduce appropriate programs at postgraduate level.
    • Embed practices and support systems to ensure strong student retention and high levels of student engagement and satisfaction.
    • Ensure that our marketing efforts are well targeted at potential national and international markets.

Financial and Strategic Planning

    • Participates actively in supporting ADU’s Strategic Plan at the College and University levels
    • Ensures financial feasibility of the College and its constituent programs.
    • Develops college action plans, implementation strategies and continuous improvement feedback mechanism.
    • Manages the budget for the college.

Reporting and Accreditation

    • Be responsible for quality and standards, including course approvals and reviews, applications for accreditation and ensure that reporting requirements are met fully and on time. Maintain strong links with accrediting and review bodies.

SECTION III: KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

Minimum educational qualifications required for the role:

    • Research Doctorate from an Internationally accredited HE institution Health science discipline.
    • Clinical qualification at a suitable level.

Minimum Years and nature of relevant experience Required

    • 4 years of experience as Department Chair (or higher) or as an Associate Dean in an internationally accredited school of law.
    • Record of achievements that would command the respect of peers and external stakeholders, including accrediting bodies, health care authorities, and professionals in relevant fields.
    • Ability to attract high caliber faculty, clinical, technical, and professional services staff to a newly established College.
    • Evidence of being student focused.
    • If not already a Professor, a senior academic or clinician with the credentials to be appointed as Professor.

Language Skills

    • English, Proficient C2
    • Arabic, preferred but not required

Special Skills and Abilities

    • Leadership skills to create and deliver an ambitious vision for the new College through carefully designed strategy and plans and the ability to implement to deadlines, quality and budgets.
    • People and communication skills that will enable you to deal with a range of external and internal stakeholders.
    • Ability to enthuse, motivate, and persuade students, faculty, staff and external stakeholders.
    • A commitment to putting students first.
    • Experience in change management.
    • Passion for collaboration, including with clinical partners.
    • Ability and willingness to develop provisions jointly with other Colleges of the University, employing synergies and offering programs that would set ADU apart from competitors.

Compensation:

A competitive tax-free compensation and benefits package will be offered to successful candidates including family health insurance, housing and school allowances.

How to apply

Applicants should submit the following documents to:

[email protected]

  1. Letter of Application addressing how your experience matches the position requirements.
  2. Curriculum vitae.
  3. Research statement. Please add the impact factor to your journal articles as well as the Scopus Quartile (found here https://www.scimagojr.com/journalrank.php?year=2018 Please also include a link to your Google scholar profile.
  4. Teaching statement (philosophy and evaluation).
  5. Copies of all education certificates presented in Curriculum vitae.
  6. List of referees: names, titles, and contact information of at least three referees. Referees will only be contacted with applicants permission.

Please note that INCOMPLETE applications will be eliminated from the initial application screening.

In your email submission, the subject heading should be Dean, College of Health Sciences application for [insert Rank] [insert discipline] [insert your full name]

Application Deadline: Application to be received by 31st October 2024.

Screening of applications will begin on 1st November 2024 and continue until positions are filled.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Call: +971 2 501 5555