Call for Applications and Nominations – Earl Warren College Provost Search

Applications and nominations are invited for the position of Provost at Warren College.

The Provost serves as the academic and administrative leader of the College and is responsible for the oversight of all educational affairs and activities. The ideal candidate will have an engaged, visible and approachable presence, and will be effective in fostering collaborations with partners across Academic Affairs, Student Affairs and other key campus units to enhance the student experience and further campus goals to be a student-centered, research-focused, service-oriented public university.

The Provost search will be confined to the UC San Diego campus, and candidates must hold a full-time, tenured ladder-rank faculty appointment or a full-time teaching professor appointment with security of employment in one of our academic departments or colleges. The Provost appointment will be for a period of five years, renewable after appropriate review. The general job description and required qualifications for a Provost follow this announcement and are also posted here.

Information on the academic theme and other specific aspects of Warren College may be found on the College website.

APPLICATIONS:
Please send via electronic mail a letter describing your interest in the Warren College Provost position, a CV, a diversity statement, and names of three references to John C. Moore, Dean of Undergraduate Education and Chair, Earl Warren College Provost Search Advisory Committee (searchprovost@ucsd.edu).

NOMINATIONS:
If you would like to nominate someone, please send your nomination to searchprovost@ucsd.edu. You need not contact the individual to ascertain if they are willing to be considered as a candidate. The Search Advisory Committee Chair will contact all nominees, in confidence, to discuss their willingness to have their names put forward to the Search Advisory Committee. Nominations and applications received by October 28, 2020 will receive full consideration by the Search Advisory Committee.

Elizabeth H. Simmons
Executive Vice Chancellor

THE PROVOST:
* Is responsible for the academic and administrative leadership of the College.
* Is responsible for the realization of the academic goals of the College, as described in the College's academic plan.
* Is responsible for working with administrative leadership to facilitate the campus’ student-centered, research-focused, service-oriented mission.
* Is responsible for fostering collaborations with academic departments, programs, and key campus units to enhance the quality of undergraduate education.
* Shares with the College faculty, the appropriate academic departments, and the respective Program Directors the responsibility for the supervision of academic programs, developed and administered under the aegis of the College, including the associated core courses sequence and the college writing program.
* Is responsible for promoting and enhancing an environment of equity, diversity and inclusion for the College.
* Is 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 College.
* Supervises the academic employees and professional staff of the College - Academic Coordinators, Dean of Academic Advising, Dean of Student Affairs, and other staff members who report to the Provost.
* Is responsible for the authority and oversight of the College budgets and expenditures.
* Is responsible for the management and administration of the associated college writing program and associated core courses sequence, including all budget, FTE, and personnel matters.
* Serves as ex officio member of the College's faculty executive committee, which is advisory to the Provost.
* Is responsible for orientation of new undergraduate students, transfer students, and their parents.
* Certifies students of the College for graduation upon completion of their studies.
* To the degree permitted by their administrative responsibilities, engages in teaching and research commensurate in quality with their rank as a member of the UC San Diego faculty.
* Serves, as appointed, on various campus-wide and system-wide committees.
* Is responsible for the programmatic aspects of College residence-hall life.
* Is responsible for recreational, social and cultural programming for the College.
* Is responsible for student government in the College.
* Is responsible for development activities on behalf of the College.
* Is a member of the campus administration

THE CANDIDATE:
* Must hold a full-time, tenured ladder-rank faculty appointment or a full-time teaching professor appointment with security of employment in one of our academic departments or colleges.
* Must have a commitment to undergraduate education.
* Must have demonstrated leadership skills.
* Must have a strong, demonstrated commitment to the achievement of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
* Must have the skills and knowledge to direct and supervise the professional staff of the College.
* Must have the interpersonal skills to work effectively with students, parents, faculty, staff, and alumni as well as the general public.
* Must be willing to work collaboratively across the Colleges, with academic and administrative departments, and with the Academic Senate to help achieve campus-wide goals.
* Must have knowledge and skills in budgeting and fiscal management.