The position plays a key role in achieving the goals of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs (VCAA) in the management and implementation of the administrative, financial and operational business activities of the Academic Affairs (AA) business unit. Units include but are not limited to Academic Services, Graduate Studies, Postdoctoral Education, Interprofessional Education, Assessment and Accreditation, Institutional Research, Compliance Office, High School Alliance, Faculty Development, Interprofessional Academy of Educators, eLearning, iEXCEL, Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Office of Equity, and of Community Engagement and the Summer Health Professions Education Program. The Administrator has responsibility for the conduct of all financial management and human resources activities, including planning, organizing, directing, monitoring administrative, human resource, and fiscal operations. the role involves direct supervision of Academic Affairs staff. The Administrator will serve as a member of Academic Leadership team and contribute to key decision making both long and short term.
A vital enterprise in the nation’s heartland, the University of Nebraska Medical Center has its eye on improving the future of health care in Nebraska and beyond. As Nebraska’s only public academic health sciences center, UNMC is committed to the education of a 21st century health care work force, to finding cures and treatments for devastating diseases, to providing the best care for patients, and to serving our state and its communities through award-winning outreach. UNMC also is committed to embracing the richness of diversity, and is a major economic engine for the state of Nebraska. Led by Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D., UNMC has six colleges, two institutes and a graduate studies program, serving nearly 4,000 students in more than two dozen programs. Our physician assistant program was recently ranked ninth in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, and our primary care program was ranked 17. The university’s physical therapy, pharmacy and public health programs also are ranked among the top in the country.
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