Search for the Dean of the School of Global Policy and Strategy

UC San Diego is pleased to invite nominations and applications for the position of Dean of the School of Global Policy and Strategy. We have enlisted the assistance of leading executive search firm Isaacson, Miller to help us manage the search process. Cristina Della Coletta, Dean of the Division of Arts and Humanities, has agreed to chair the Search Advisory Committee, whose members are listed below.

Reporting directly to the Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, the Dean serves as the academic and administrative leader of the School of Global Policy and Strategy and has responsibility for its full range of educational, scholarly and engagement programs. The Dean is responsible for the recruitment and retention of a diverse community of scholars, for sustaining an inclusive environment where all can thrive and for maintaining an effective administrative structure to support the school’s programs and activities. The Dean will provide academic, intellectual and administrative leadership in enhancing the School, and will promote excellence in all aspects of the School’s research, teaching and service missions. Moreover, the Dean is responsible for providing academic leadership to the faculty for programs leading to Masters and Ph.D. degrees, as well as for executive education, joint degree programs with other campus units and the school’s role in undergraduate education. The Dean will drive implementation of plans and program improvement in the areas of instruction; research; public service; academic planning; development and management of resources; and articulation of the goals and programs of the School with the professions, industry and government at the local, state, national and international levels.

Additional details regarding the position and qualifications for Dean of the School of Global Policy and Strategy are outlined in the position profile. The Search Advisory Committee will begin reviewing candidates immediately, and will continue until the position is filled. Direct inquiries and nominations should be directed to Annie Webster (awebster@IMSearch.com) at Isaacson, Miller. You need not contact the individual to ascertain if they are willing to be considered as a candidate. All nominees will be contacted in confidence, to discuss their willingness to have their names put forward to the search advisory committee.

CVs with cover letters, as well as a diversity statement addressing aspirations and contributions to promoting equity, inclusion and diversity must be submitted via the UC San Diego Recruit website (https://apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/JPF02498), and via the Isaacson, Miller website (https://www.imsearch.com/search-detail/S7-568). Electronic submission of materials is required. For best consideration, please submit materials by November 16, 2020.

Pradeep K. Khosla
Chancellor

Elizabeth H. Simmons
Executive Vice Chancellor

MEMBERS OF THE SEARCH ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE DEAN OF THE SCHOOL OF GLOBAL POLICY AND STRATEGY:

Cristina Della Coletta (Dean, Division of Arts and Humanities), Chair
Clayton Allen (Senator, Associated Students)
John Alquist (Associate Professor, Global Policy and Strategy)
Renee Bowen (Associate Professor, Global Policy and Strategy)
Jennifer Burney (Associate Professor, Global Policy and Strategy)
Ivan Evans (Provost, Eleanor Roosevelt College)
Josh Graff Zivin (Professor, Global Policy and Strategy)
Emile Hafner-Burton (Professor, Global Policy and Strategy)
Stephan Haggard (Professor, Global Policy and Strategy)
Gillian Hemingway Asch (Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the EVC), Staff Consultant
Wendy Hunter-Barker (Assistant Dean, Rady School of Management)
Craig McIntosh (Professor, Global Policy and Strategy)
Paul Niehaus (Associate Professor, Economics)
Kim Prather (Professor, Scripps Institution of Oceanography)
Nieves Rankin (Assistant Dean, Social Sciences)
Margaret Roberts (Associate Professor, Political Science/Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute)
Stefan Savage (Professor, Computer Science Engineering)
Victor Wang (Vice President, Academic Affairs, Graduate Students Association)
Yiru “Katie” Zhou (Vice President, China Operations, Qualcomm and GPS Alumna)

POSITION DESCRIPTION

Scope/Responsibilities:

● Provides leadership in the development of new academic initiatives and is instrumental in the review and approval processes for establishment of new graduate and undergraduate programs or degrees, and curricular changes within the School.
● Provides leadership on programs and initiatives that improve the overall student experience.
● Authorizes the initiation of faculty recruitment, including negotiations. Approves faculty start-up packages.
● Maintains provision control of permanent and temporary faculty FTE and Teaching Assistant FTE allocated to the School.
● Reviews and/or has final authority for School of Global Policy and Strategy faculty, adjunct faculty and lecturer appointments, merits, leaves of absence, and promotions. Has final signature authority for temporary faculty appointments.
● Serves as the School’s academic affirmative action officer for all academic affirmative action compliance documents.
● Serves as the advocate and champion to the larger campus community on efforts to promote diversity, equal opportunity, inclusion, and the UC San Diego Principles of Community.
● Responsible for promoting an environment in which the highest standards of ethical conduct are understood to be a primary responsibility of all members of the School.
● Cultivates local and national scientific and industrial affiliation and support.
● Co-supervises the Directors of Development and Communications assigned to the division and works closely with the Campus External Relations/Development Office to engage alumni and cultivate major gifts in support of the School’s teaching, research, and public service programs.
● Cultivates partnerships with other campus units, such as the Wertheim School of Public Health, the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, the Jacobs School of Engineering, the Division of Social Sciences, the Rady School of Management, and the Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute in developing opportunities for interdisciplinary programs and initiatives.
● Responsible for overseeing the financial performance of the School including the avoidance of and recovery of overspending within the School.
● Responsible for overseeing the School’s budgetary and space proposals and for the allocation of financial and space resources within the School.
● Reviews and approves acquisition of infrastructure support for computing and communications.
● Responsible for short- and long-range planning of minor and major capital improvement projects for the division. Approves requests for renovations and alterations in the School’s space. Serves on Building Advisory Committees of all GPS capital projects, usually as chair.
● Represents the School of Global Policy and Strategy on various General Campus, campus-wide and University-wide committees as designated. Represents the School at the local, state, national, and international levels.

Skills and/or experience necessary to perform this position:

● A distinguished record of teaching, research, and professional service appropriate for a tenured Full Professor appointment at UC San Diego.
● Leadership experience promoting research, academic excellence, and adaptation to the challenges and opportunities facing higher education today, especially in an interdisciplinary environment;
● An equity-minded leadership style and a demonstrable commitment to enhancing diversity and promoting inclusion; experience in recruiting and developing excellent faculty, staff, and students, including women and members of racially and ethnically underrepresented groups;
● Excellence in research, and experience bringing research to policy;
● Successful and progressively responsible administrative roles, with demonstrated achievement and experience managing staff and budgets, and with long-range planning;
● Demonstrated leadership and diplomacy skills, with the ability to set priorities, influence change, and inspire high levels of creativity and collegiality;
● Demonstrated experience working across disciplines, academic units, divisions or schools;
● Interpersonal skills that enable effective relationships with all stakeholders, including other University leaders, alumni, advisory boards, government officials, and leaders in the international affairs arena;
● Experience forging partnerships with a variety of public and private organizations and universities, both nationally and internationally;
● Financial acumen and experience developing new resources, including fundraising, program revenue growth, grant support, and partnership development.
● An entrepreneurial and creative mindset, the ability to think creatively and move quickly, and a willingness to take calculated risks;
● The highest degree of ethics and personal integrity.