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Assistant Dean, Student Affairs, Southern Medical Program (SMP)

By josebelle cruz | June 23, 2025

The UBC Faculty of Medicine’s MD Undergraduate Program (MDUP), at The University of British Columbia (UBC), invites applications for the position of Assistant Dean, Student Affairs, Southern Medical Program (SMP).

Through its vision and mission, the Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia’s goal is to create, translate, and implement knowledge at scale across all research areas to increase global impact and promote improved individual and population health. Further, the Faculty has a fundamental responsibility to educate, develop and mentor future and current health practitioners, educators and researchers who can work together effectively to serve evolving health needs.

This is an administrative role with a three-year term appointment, with potential for renewal for a second term, subject to satisfactory review. The position has a time commitment of approximately 0.6 FTE, equivalent to three (3) days per week. The incumbent must have sufficient protected time during the working week to fulfill the requirements of this role.

Travel is expected within the Interior region, with occasional travel to Vancouver and other areas of BC, as required.

The Assistant Dean, Student Affairs, Southern Medical Program (SMP) will be responsible for ensuring that the dedicated cohort of SMP students know about and can access student services including: personal support, academic support, financial services, and career guidance and preparation. While the position is necessarily at arm’s length from the Office of the Assistant Dean, Southern Medical Program, and the Office of the Regional Associate Dean, Southern Medical Program, it is critical that there is a cooperative and collaborative relationship between these positions.

This position works closely and collaboratively with the Associate Dean, Student Affairs and the Assistant Deans, Student Affairs across the province, as well as the Associate Director, Student Affairs and Student Affairs, Coordinator, SMP. There is frequent formal and informal collegial contact amongst these faculty members to ensure equity across all sites.  

The successful candidate will hold an MD or equivalent. The successful candidate must hold a UBC faculty appointment or be eligible to hold a UBC faculty appointment.

The successful candidate will have held previous leadership experience, including leading teams, building, coaching, mentoring and empowering others; experience and knowledge in the field of advising, counselling, student assessment, feedback and remediation principles is an asset; knowledge of the University of British Columbia MD Undergraduate Program preferred, especially a good knowledge of program wide curricular goals for students; exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with an ability to effectively engage faculty, staff, partners, and the broader community; skilled in identifying challenges and implementing effective solutions to improve the MD Undergraduate Program.

A detailed job description is available below for those who wish to review it. For further questions, please enquire at the email address below.

A letter of application, accompanied by a detailed curriculum vitae and names of three references should be directed to:

Dr. Robyn Hutchings
Associate Dean, Student Affairs
c/o Lisa Ogilvie
Email: lisa.o@ubc.ca   
Subject Line: Assistant Dean, Student Affairs, SMP

The deadline for applications will be July 11, 2025. The anticipated start date for this position is August 4, 2025, or upon a date to be mutually agreed.

The expected pay (or pay range) for this position is $90,000 per annum at 0.6 FTE.

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Job Description

UBC — One of the World's Leading Universities. As one of the world's leading universities, the University of British Columbia creates an exceptional learning environment that fosters global citizenship, advances a civil and sustainable society, and supports outstanding research to serve the people of British Columbia, Canada and the world.

Our Vision: To Transform Health for Everyone.

Ranked among the world’s top medical schools with the fifth-largest MD enrollment in North America, the UBC Faculty of Medicine is a leader in both the science and the practice of medicine. Across British Columbia, more than 12,000 faculty and staff are training the next generation of doctors and health care professionals, making remarkable discoveries, and helping to create the pathways to better health for our communities at home and around the world.

The Faculty — comprised of approximately 2,200 administrative support, technical/research and management and professional staff, as well approximately 650 full-time academic and over 10,000 clinical faculty members — is composed of 19 academic basic science and/or clinical departments, three schools, and 24 research centres and institutes. Together with its University and Health Authority partners, the Faculty delivers innovative programs and conducts research in the areas of health and life sciences. Faculty, staff and trainees are located at university campuses, clinical academic campuses in hospital settings and other regionally based centres across the province.

UBC hires on the basis of merit and is committed to employment equity. All qualifies persons are encouraged to apply. Equity and diversity are essential to academic excellence. An open and diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been underrepresented or discouraged. We encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code, including sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, racialization, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nation, Metis, Inuit, or Indigenous person. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority.