OFFICE OF THE CHANCELLOR

February 12, 2025

ALL ACADEMICS AND STAFF AT UC SAN DIEGO, INCLUDING UC SAN DIEGO HEALTH

UC San Diego is pleased to invite nominations and applications for the position of Dean of the Division of Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs (GEPA). We have enlisted the assistance of the international leadership advisory firm WittKieffer to help us manage the search process. Carol Padden, Dean of the School of Social Sciences, has agreed to chair the Search Advisory Committee, whose members are listed below.

Members of the Search Advisory Committee for the Dean of the Division of Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs (GEPA):

The GEPA Dean reports directly to the Executive Vice Chancellor, participates in the Chancellor's Cabinet meetings, and represents the university at the campus, local, state, national and international levels. GEPA is a multifaceted division that serves more than 10,300 graduate and professional students and 1,200 postdoctoral scholars. The dean provides leadership to approximately 44 full-time employees in the areas of postdoctoral scholar affairs, graduate admissions, academic progress to degree, financial support, student affairs, graduate student academic employee collective bargaining, and the granting of higher degrees.

The dean collaborates with academic colleagues to set a compelling vision for the university’s excellence in graduate education and postdoctoral training and develops divisional goals and long-range plans in alignment with the Chancellor’s recently refreshed Strategic Plan. The ideal candidate will possess deep experience in the graduate, professional, and postdoctoral spaces and a comprehensive understanding of the student experience; demonstrate broad awareness of the different academic disciplines and an appreciation of the diversity of thought that exists among academic leadership; and embrace a culture of shared governance.

Additional details regarding the position and qualifications for Dean of the Division of Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs are outlined in the position profile available on the WittKieffer website. The Search Advisory Committee will begin reviewing candidates immediately and will continue until the position is filled. All applications, nominations and inquiries are invited. Applications should include, as three separate documents, a CV, a letter of interest addressing the themes in this profile, and a diversity statement (see  for more information). For full  , applicants must also apply via the UC San Diego academic recruitment website at: https://apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/JPF04171 by March 19, 2025.

Direct inquiries and nominations should be emailed to Shelley Arakawa, J.D, Suzanne Teer, and Luis Bertot (UCSD-GEPADean@wittkieffer.com). You need not contact the nominee to ascertain if they are willing to be considered as a candidate. All nominees will be contacted in confidence by the search firm to discuss their willingness to have their names put forward to the search advisory committee.

Pradeep K. Khosla
Chancellor
Joan and Irwin Jacobs Chancellor’s Endowed Chair

Elizabeth H. Simmons
Executive Vice Chancellor