SUBJECT:

Search for the Dean of the Division of Biological Sciences

An international search for a new Dean of the Division of Biological Sciences 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 Biological Sciences and promotes excellence in all aspects of the Division's research, teaching, and service missions. Successful candidates should have prior experience in academic administration, and a distinguished record of scholarship, teaching, and service appropriate for appointment as a tenured senior professor at UC San Diego. He or she should also have a proven record in fundraising and financial management. The ideal candidate will have 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 achieving excellence and diversity.

The membership of the Search Advisory Committee, which will be chaired by Partho Ghosh, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, is given below. The Witt/Kieffer search firm has been engaged to assist with this important recruitment, and all candidate materials will be sent directly to the firm. The Search Advisory Committee will begin reviewing candidates in March and will continue until the position is filled. 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, Professor Partho Ghosh, c/o:

Mr. Brian Bloomfield, Consultant
Witt/Kieffer
ucsdbiodean@wittkieffer.com

The complete job description is posted at the following link:
http://academicaffairs.ucsd.edu/r/bio-dean.html

The Committee's membership includes:

*Provost Steven Adler (Theatre and Dance/Council of Provosts)
*Professor Douglas Bartlett (Scripps Institution of Oceanography)
*Samuel Chang (Undergraduate Student, Molecular Biology)
*Professor Nicholas Christenfeld (Psychology)
*Professor Douglass Forbes (Cell and Developmental Biology)
*Professor Partho Ghosh (Chemistry and Biochemistry) Chair
*Jordan James Gosselin (Graduate Student, Physics)
*Professor Anthony Hunter (Salk Institute for Biological Sciences)
*Kathleen Hay (Staff Representative)
*Professor Trey Ideker (Bioengineering/Medicine)
*Professor Yishi Jin (Neurobiology)
*Professor James Kadonaga (Molecular Biology)
*Professor Kaustuv Roy (Ecology Behavior and Evolution)
*Professor Jean Wang (Medicine)

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