UT San Antonio invites applications and nominations for the Dean, School of Health Professions.

Reporting to the Senior Executive Vice President for Health Affairs and Health System, the Dean will have the opportunity to build upon the School’s legacy of excellence in education, research, and clinical service that is well established at UT San Antonio’s Health Science Center, while continuously exploring opportunities to expand SHP’s program offerings and interprofessional learning. With numerous opportunities for collaboration and partnerships around interprofessional education, training and research, the Dean will serve as an integral leader in a greater organization and, as such, will be eager to think and participate in a system context. They will participate as a senior member of the health science center’s leadership team, promoting excellence in collaborative education, research and practice and ensuring the continuation of improving health in Texas and around the world.

The successful candidate will be a nationally recognized scholar with a strong track record of academic excellence and professional accomplishment. They will have demonstrated success in leading an academic, clinical, and research enterprise with the ability to foster programmatic growth through innovation and collaboration. This leader will be part of a system that educates health professionals, researchers, scientists and provides leading-edge patient care, community service, education, and research that makes an impact locally and around the globe.

The School of Health Professions (SHP) enrolls the largest number of students at UT San Antonio’s Health Science Center and plays a critical role in preparing the allied health workforce for South Texas and beyond. The School offers undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral programs across a comprehensive range of disciplines, including Medical Laboratory Sciences, Emergency Health Sciences, Imaging Sciences, Physician Assistant Studies, Respiratory Care, Speech-Language Pathology, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, and Health Sciences. Enrolling more than 1,000 students annually, SHP emphasizes interprofessional education, hands-on clinical training, and community-engaged learning through partnerships with hospitals, rehabilitation centers, schools, and emergency medical systems throughout the region. When benchmarked against state institution peers, SHP is seen as the bets value education for students.

The University of Texas at San Antonio (UT San Antonio) is San Antonio's only Tier One research-intensive academic institution and academic health science center. The Health Science Center is home to six professional health schools – medicine, nursing, dentistry, health professions, the graduate school of biomedical sciences, and public health – and supports a workforce of approximately 8,500 faculty and staff for the Health Affairs and Health System enterprise component of UT San Antonio.

Candidates must hold a Doctoral degree (PhD, EdD, DSc) or equivalent terminal degree in a relevant field.

All interested applicants are welcome to submit a resume for consideration.