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Assistant Director of DEI Faculty Recruitment (Hybrid/Remote Opportunity)

Stanford University Remote
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October 1, 2022
Stanford University
Santa Clara County, CA, Stanford, California
FULL_TIME
Assistant Director of DEI Faculty Recruitment (Hybrid/Remote Opportunity)[School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States](https://careersearch.stanford.edu/jobs/18455/other-jobs-matching/location-only)AdministrationAug 11, 2022 Post Date95797 Requisition Stanford Medicine is leading the biomedical revolution in precision health.

We are transforming health care away from after-the-fact diagnosis to prediction and prevention and away from one-size-fits-all medicine to personalized care that empowers people to lead healthy lives.

We are leveraging the art and science of medicine to predict and prevent disease before it strikes and cure it decisively if it does.

To achieve our Precision Health vision, we are integrating, building, and leveraging our strengths in fundamental research, the new field of biomedical data science, and nine transformative biomedical platforms.

As a learning health system, we will apply these advances in our hospitals and health care delivery systems within Stanford Health Care and Stanford Children’s Health.

Stanford Medicine’s Office of Faculty Development and Diversity (OFDD) is seeking an Assistant Director of DEI Faculty Recruitment to promote equitable faculty search processes across the School of Medicine’s clinical and basic science departments.

OFDD serves to develop faculty to their fullest potential as academic, clinical, and community leaders and to promote the advancement of a diverse faculty community.

To achieve these goals, OFDD must continue to work toward creating an organizational culture that values the contributions of all members, encourages a broad and open approach to teaching, research, and patient care, and provides an intellectually and socially attractive environment for all people.

[https://med.stanford.edu/facultydiversity.html](https://med.stanford.edu/facultydiversity.html) The Assistant Director of DEI Faculty Recruitment will lead the efforts to develop strategies to solve the challenge of recruiting and retaining a diverse and inclusive faculty workforce at Stanford Medicine.

Duties include: Partner with department faculty search committees, including Search Chair, Faculty Affairs Administrator, and Faculty Diversity Representative, to provide DEI subject matter expertise and guidance.

Identify and develop tailored strategies that effectively promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in their search processes.

Make recommendations on ways to operationalize efforts throughout their search process.

Design, create, and execute new, first-of-their-kind tools and resources that promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in the faculty search process.

Tools and resources may include policies, processes, trainings, templates, toolkits, outreach targets, welcome materials, etc., and should address critical DEI topics such as organizational alignment, crafting job descriptions, ensuring diverse candidate outreach, using equitable interview questions, requesting candidate diversity statements, and establishing equitable evaluation processes.

Develop a strategic outreach plan to identify, reach out to, network with, and eventually source candidates who are traditionally underrepresented at Stanford School of Medicine and in medicine broadly.

Design, lead, and manage recruiting campaigns to develop a diverse pool of candidates for current and future faculty searches.

Develop strategies for departments to analyze diversity metrics within applicant pools, long lists, and definitive lists.

Identify unusual shifts in the composition of pools from one stage to the next and provide search chairs with an analysis of what the data is showing, what problems may exist, and solutions about how to remedy or revisit decisions.

Lead focus groups with search committee faculty chairs, department chairs, and faculty affairs administrators to identify barriers and other challenges in recruiting diverse faculty.

Serve as school-wide subject matter expert and resource in DEI in an academic workplace, including a strong understanding of faculty lines, faculty recruitment, training, development, and resources as well as privilege, power, marginalization, and oppression and how those manifest institutionally.

Analyze and evaluate the adoption rate and utilization of DEI services, tools, and resources.

Seek feedback from search committees to continuously improve tools and resources, identify opportunities and/or gaps to be addressed with new tools and resources, and identify new strategies that will support search committees in promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in their search processes.

Design and develop communication channels to strategically promote the Office of Faculty Development and Diversity’s faculty search DEI services, tools, and resources.

Similarly, design and develop communication channels to showcase its successes.

Stay abreast of and analyze trends in the DEI space to inform the approach to strategic guidance, services, and tools/resources.

Identify key academic conferences and DEI events and activities to attend.

Present at national DEI forums and conferences.

Build relationships with external DEI stakeholders to share best practices and stay current on DEI trends.

- Other duties may also be assigned.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS: Diversity, equity, and inclusion subject matter expertise and 7 years of relevant experience, or a combination of education and relevant experience.

Knowledge of and experience with best practices for DEI in recruiting.

Proven track record in strategic development, critical analysis, problem identification, and solution development.

Knowledge of and experience with the faculty hiring process in an academic context, academic medicine preferred.

Demonstrated ability to partner with and influence senior faculty and administrators.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE (REQUIRED): Bachelor's degree and five years of relevant experience, or combination of education and relevant experience.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (REQUIRED): Demonstrated ability to establish priorities, manage shifting priorities, and handle numerous time-sensitive projects with multiple deadlines.Ability to accomplish goals working through formal and informal channels, with diplomacy and tactfulness.Demonstrated creativity, problem solving, critical analysis, initiative, judgment and, decision-making skills.Demonstrated ability to develop and meet budget goals.Demonstrated solid planning and organizational skills.Demonstrated experience working independently and as part of a team.Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills.Strong relevant subject matter knowledge.Ability to direct the work of others, for jobs requiring supervision.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Constantly perform desk-based computer tasks.

Frequently stand/walk, sitting, grasp lightly/fine manipulation.Occasionally use a telephone.

Rarely lift/carry/push/pull objects that weigh 11-20 pounds.

- Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of his or her job.

WORKING CONDITIONS: Occasional evening and weekend hours.

WORK STANDARDS: Interpersonal Skills: Demonstrates the ability to work well with Stanford colleagues and clients and with external organizations.Promote Culture of Safety: Demonstrates commitment to personal responsibility and value for safety; communicates safety concerns; uses and promotes safe behaviors based on training and lessons learned.Subject to and expected to comply with all applicable University policies and procedures, including but not limited to the personnel policies and other policies found in the University's Administrative Guide, [http://adminguide.stanford.edu](http://adminguide.stanford.edu).

As an organization that receives federal funding, Stanford University has a COVID-19 vaccination requirement that will apply to all university employees, including those working remotely in the United States and applicable subcontractors.

To learn more about COVID policies and guidelines for Stanford University Staff, please visit: [https://cardinalatwork.stanford.edu/working-stanford/covid-19/interim-policies/covid-19-surveillance-testing-policy](https://cardinalatwork.stanford.edu/working-stanford/covid-19/interim-policies/covid-19-surveillance-testing-policy) Our Benefits Market Competitive Compensation: We offer a competitive salary that is commensurate with your relevant work experience.

[https://cardinalatwork.stanford.edu/benefits-rewards/compensation/staff-compensation](https://cardinalatwork.stanford.edu/benefits-rewards/compensation/staff-compensation) Comprehensive Health and Welfare Benefits: On day one of employment, you are eligible for medical, dental, and vision benefits, some at significantly reduced cost for individual coverage, depending on your elections.

[https://cardinalatwork.stanford.edu/benefits-rewards/health](https://cardinalatwork.stanford.edu/benefits-rewards/health) Unmatched Time Away Benefits: You will receive 10 vacation days, up to 3 PTO days, 2 floating holidays, 12 sick days, 10 paid holidays, in your first year of employment.

Additionally, we have a 1.5- 2-week annual winter closure.

[https://cardinalatwork.stanford.edu/benefits-rewards/time-away](https://cardinalatwork.stanford.edu/benefits-rewards/time-away) Unique Education Benefits: This position is eligible for the Tuition Grant Program (TGP), once you have completed five (5) years of continuous benefits-eligible service.

The TGP helps eligible faculty, staff and retirees pay for the cost of undergraduate college education for their eligible children.

The program pays all or a portion of college tuition at accredited institutions for up to four years of course work required for an undergraduate degree.

Work Life Programs: The Stanford Work Life Office delivers programs and services to help employees manage the competing demands of work, school, family and personal responsibilities.

[https://cardinalatwork.stanford.edu/benefits-rewards/worklife](https://cardinalatwork.stanford.edu/benefits-rewards/worklife) Stanford Sweeteners: presents the 'sweetest' perks and rewards of being affiliated with Stanford, from discounts and incentives to facilities access and professional development [https://cardinalatwork.stanford.edu/benefits-rewards/sweeteners](https://cardinalatwork.stanford.edu/benefits-rewards/sweeteners) Learn more about the benefits of being a Cardinal [https://cardinalatwork.stanford.edu/benefits-rewards](https://cardinalatwork.stanford.edu/benefits-rewards) Additional Information Schedule: Full-time Job Code: 4122 Employee Status: Regular Grade: J Requisition ID: 95797

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