Director, Department of Art as Applied to Medicine Full-time

Director, Department of Art as Applied to Medicine

Each Department Director is responsible to the Dean for providing overall stewardship within the department to advance the mission of the department and institution.

The Director is expected to provide leadership in the department and School of Medicine through a commitment to excellence and impact. In addition, the director should serve as a role model for the department by demonstrating institutional citizenship through engagement within the school and Johns Hopkins Medicine, as well being a leader in the profession at large. The Director is responsible for promoting a positive workplace environment that supports teamwork, respect and collegiality among all departmental faculty and staff.

The Director sets the tone for the department and promotes the vision and mission of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, as articulated by the Dean and School of Medicine leadership. The Director is expected to collaborate with appropriate administrative and clinical leadership to achieve departmental and school goals. The Director is responsible for the development and oversight of departmental strategic planning to ensure excellence and impact across the department's missions.

The Director is responsible for all aspects of departmental administration, including execution of the mission imperatives, operations, finances, and mentoring of faculty and trainees.

The Director of Art as Applied to Medicine is required to hold a graduate-level degree (such as a Master's or PhD) in a relevant field, including but not limited to medical illustration, fine arts, design, or a related discipline. The candidate should possess a strong understanding of the intersection between art and medicine and demonstrate a commitment to advancing the field through innovative practices and educational initiatives. The candidate must have demonstrated expertise appropriate for appointment as an Associate Professor or Professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. The candidate must have at least three years of administrative and leadership experience in an academic institution and be eligible to work in the United States.

Please provide a 2-3 page letter of intent to accompany your CV. Since the Search Committee will carefully review your CV, the letter should not reiterate material available there. Instead, the letter should be used to introduce yourself to the Search Committee and, in particular, to outline:

1. Your vision for the field
2. Your vision for the Department of Art as Applied to Medicine at Johns Hopkins in particular
3. Why you believe you are uniquely qualified for this position
4. Relevant research/administrative leadership experience
5. Commitment to scientific discovery and innovation
6. Engagement in the mentorship/professional development of others

The referenced salary range represents the minimum and maximum salaries for this position and is based on Johns Hopkins University's good faith belief at the time of posting. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. The actual compensation offered to the selected candidate may vary and will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, internal equity, market conditions, education/training and other factors, as reasonably determined by the University.

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The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check including education verification.

Johns Hopkins University strongly encourages, but no longer requires, at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The COVID-19 vaccine does not apply to positions located in the State of Florida. We still require all faculty, staff, and students to receive the seasonal flu vaccine. Exceptions to the COVID and flu vaccine requirements may be provided to individuals for religious beliefs or medical reasons. Requests for an exception must be submitted to the JHU vaccination registry. This change does not apply to the School of Medicine (SOM). SOM hires must be fully vaccinated with an FDA COVID-19 vaccination and provide proof of vaccination status. For additional information, applicants for SOM positions should visit and all other JHU applicants should visit.

The following additional vaccine requirements may apply, depending upon your campus. Please contact the hiring department for more information. The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.