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Dean of the Division of Arts and Humanities

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Position description

An international search for a new Dean of the Division of Arts and
Humanities is now commencing, and we are pleased to invite applications
and nominations for this position.

The Dean is responsible for providing academic, intellectual, and
administrative leadership to the Division of Arts and Humanities and
promotes excellence in all aspects of the School's research, teaching,
and service missions. Successful candidates should have a distinguished
record of scholarship, teaching, and service appropriate for appointment
as a tenured senior professor at UC San Diego. They should also have a
demonstrated commitment to education; prior experience in academic
administration; a proven record in fundraising and financial management;
strong demonstrated accomplishments in areas contributing to diversity,
equity and inclusion; and a desire to play a leadership role in
advancing UC San Diego's commitment to be a model student-centered,
research-oriented, service-oriented world class public university.

The membership of the Search Advisory Committee, which will be chaired
by Charles Oates, Professor of Theatre and Dance, is given below. The
Search Advisory Committee is charged with conducting an international
search, identifying and presenting suitable candidates for interview by
the Committee, and helping to develop a short list of diverse, qualified
candidates who will be invited to visit the campus. We will solicit and
consider input from everyone who participates in the selection process
and will make the final determination about the successful candidate.

The Search Advisory Committee will begin reviewing candidates in March
and will continue until the position is filled. The Isaacson, Miller
search firm has been engaged to assist with this important recruitment,
and all candidate materials will be sent directly to the firm.
Nominations and applications (e.g. CV, letter of introduction or
biographical summary that includes the individual's contributions to
diversity) can be sent in confidence to the Search Advisory Committee
Chair Charles Oates, c/o:

Mr. David J. Bellshaw
Isaacson, Miller
http://www.imsearch.com/OpenDetails.asp?JobID=S4-999

For additional information regarding the search, please visit:
http://academicaffairs.ucsd.edu/evc/arts-dean.html

The Committee's membership includes:

*Professor Patrick Anderson (Communication/Critical Gender Studies)
*Professor David Borgo (Music)
*Professor Camille Forbes (Literature)
*Professor Anya Gallaccio (Visual Arts)
*Professor Catherina Gere (History)
*Emily Goodman (Graduate Student)
*Kourtni Gouche (Undergraduate Student)
*Jacqueline Griffin (MSO, Visual Arts)
*Provost John Moore (Muir College)
*Professor Dana Nelkin (Philosophy)
*Professor Sanjay Nigam (Medicine)
*Professor Charles Oates (Theatre and Dance), Chair
*Professor Ramesh Rao (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
*Brian Schottlaender (University Librarian)

We are grateful to all members of the committee for their assistance
in this most important search.

        Pradeep K. Khosla
        Chancellor

        Suresh Subramani
        Executive Vice Chancellor

Application Requirements

Document requirements
  • Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

  • Cover Letter - letter of introduction or biographical summary that includes the individual's contributions to diversity. For further information about contributions to diversity statements, see http://facultyequity.ucsd.edu/Faculty-Applicant-C2D-Info.asp.

  • Misc (Optional)

  • Misc (Optional)