Duke University is seeking an experienced college health leader to serve as the Interim Assistant Vice President for Student Well-being (AVP) for a period of approximately 10 months. The Interim AVP will provide vision, leadership, and oversight of the clinical, educational, fiscal and administrative services for two essential departments—Student Health Services (Student Health) and Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS). Reporting to the Vice President of Student Affairs, the Interim AVP will also be instrumental in enhancing the integration and collaboration between Student Health and CAPS, other Student Affairs units, and the broader campus community. When needed, they will offer expert consultation and guidance on crisis management, including emergency interventions and public health communications in support of University leadership’s mission to protect students’ health.

The ideal candidate will bring a strategic vision, exceptional leadership and managerial skills, and a commitment to fostering an integrated approach to student health and well-being. A deep and working knowledge of established best practices and opportunities for innovation in college health and wellness, as well as dedication to ensuring the delivery of high-quality, equitable, and accessible care to students, is essential. This interim opportunity requires strong interpersonal, communication, and supervisory skills.

Duke University will provide a housing stipend and competitive compensation.   

With bright and talented students, faculty, and staff, Duke University is consistently rated as one of the most of prestigious research institutions in the U.S. and boasts one of the most beautiful campuses in the world. Duke’s hometown of Durham, North Carolina is a city with vibrant research, medical and arts communities, and numerous shops, restaurants and theaters. Durham is one of three municipalities, along with Raleigh and Chapel Hill, that form the Research Triangle, a growing metropolitan area of more than one million people that provides a wide range of cultural, recreational and educational opportunities.

Specific Duties

• Leads a multidisciplinary staff ensuring integration of clinical, outreach, training and quality assurance activities to accomplish objectives.
• Provides leadership and supervision for the student health insurance program.
• Provides leadership for the campus dental and physical therapy programs.
• Provides leadership for the partnership with the School of Medicine, specifically our relationship with Family Medicine and Psychiatry.
• Provides leadership in developing and monitoring the department’s strategic plan including outcomes assessments integrated with Division of Student Affairs goals and objectives.
• Provides collaborative and consultative services to, and serves as administrative liaison with, diverse constituencies, including student affairs professionals, faculty, deans, student groups, parents and University and Medical Center leaders.
• Supports and develops a broad range of wellness (including suicide prevention) and outreach education services, including training, consultation, direct programming, multimodal media programming.
• Promotes and sustains efforts that advance multicultural organizational development, including recruiting and retaining a diverse staff.
• Plans and supports staff development efforts to ensure best practices guide the work in serving our students.
• Develops and implements performance evaluation standards based on best practices of all skills for culturally competent university health and counseling services.
• Enhances empirically based quality assurance analyses, which include research, needs assessment, client satisfaction evaluation, and related outcome measurements.
• Considers and implements as appropriate the use of new technologies to improve service delivery and evaluation. Ensures HIPAA compliance.

Develops and manages the departmental budgets to achieve excellence in provision of clinical care.

• Other duties as assigned

General Qualifications

Doctorate in Clinical or Counseling psychology, Doctor of Medicine (MD, DO), or Doctorate in Health Administration or Public Health is strongly preferred. A Master’s in Social Work, Health Administration, Public Health or related field with significant experience and related academic accomplishments will be considered.

Minimum of ten (10) years of directly related full-time work experience with a demonstrated pattern of increased responsibility, including supervision of a diverse team. Directly related full-time work may include academic research endeavors or work within scientific or community health institutes.

Application Process

Duke has partnered with Keeling & Associates (K&A) in this interim search process. Interested applicants must send a resume, preferably in PDF format, to recruiting@keelingassociates.com. The subject line of the email should read “Duke—Interim AVP.” Confidential inquiries and nominations should be addressed to LeAnna Rice at lrice@keelingassociates.com. Applications will be reviewed immediately, and the process will continue until the position is filled.

EEO Statement

Duke University is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of gender, marital status, pregnancy, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, other legally protected characteristics or any other occupationally irrelevant criteria. The University promotes Affirmative Action for minorities, women, individuals who are disabled, and veterans. Duke University is a drug-free, smoke-free workplace.