Dean, College of Education

Dean, College of Education

Employer

California State University, Los Angeles Location

California, United States

Salary

Salary Not specified

Posted Date Dec 15, 2023

Position Type Administrative, Deans Employment Level Executive Employment Type Full Time

California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA), seeks an inspiring and innovative leader to serve as Dean of the College of Education (COE). Applications, nominations, and expressions of interest are welcomed.

Reporting to the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs and working in collaboration with faculty, students, and staff, the dean will provide dynamic, visionary leadership to build upon the strengths of the college and develop new opportunities to fulfill the COE’s role as a model of intellectual and community engagement.

Under new leadership, the university is engaged in an exciting period of transformation as it revitalizes its curricula, fulfills its mission as an engine of social mobility by producing well- prepared 21st century graduates, and bolsters its presence as a regional leader. This is an exceptional opportunity for a dynamic and talented individual to advance the college during an exciting time of change and renewal. The successful candidate will bring a commitment to student success and scholarship, a strategic vision to energize and support research and entrepreneurial activities, and the ability to ensure administrative excellence as Cal State Los Angeles becomes a destination campus and a dynamic force in the region.

The dean provides academic and administrative leadership to the college’s three divisions

(Applied and Advanced Studies in Education, Curriculum and Instruction, and Special Education and Counseling) and student services unit. The COE offers two baccalaureate degree programs and eight graduate degree programs, including two doctoral programs and multiple professional credentials and certificates. The COE has 49 tenure track faculty, 120 part-time lecturers and over 1,800 students. With a base budget of approximately $9,000,000, it generates more than 1,600 FTES.

The successful candidate will be a compassionate and visionary leader who is an accomplished scholar and, also, has pertinent background as an educational practitioner. Candidates should also have at least five years of progressive experience in academic administration at the level of department chair, or above, that includes strategic planning and communication, shared governance, consultative decision-making, personnel management (faculty and staff), resource management, and quality academic programming and delivery.

Candidates must possess an earned doctorate in education or a closely related field and have a record of teaching, scholarship, and service sufficient to merit appointment as a full professor in the college.

All applications, nominations, and inquiries are invited. Applications should include, as separate documents, a CV or resume and a letter of interest addressing the themes in the profile, available at wittkieffer.com.

WittKieffer is assisting California State University Los Angeles in this search. For fullest consideration, candidate materials should be received by February 2, 2024.

Application materials should be submitted using WittKieffer’s candidateportal . Nominations and inquiries can be directed to:

Christine J. Pendleton, Alejandra Gillette-Teran, Bree Lidell

[email protected]

The salary range for this position is $200,000 – $220,000. The final hiring salary is commensurate with experience.

Cal State LA is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer with a strong institutional commitment to achieving and supporting diversity among its faculty, students and staff. Applications from women, minorities and individuals with a strong record of mentoring students from underserved or underrepresented groups are encouraged.

All qualified individuals will receive equal consideration without regard to economic status, race, ethnicity, color, religion, marital status, pregnancy, national origin or cultural background, political views, sex or sexual orientation, gender identification, age, disability, disabled veteran or Vietnam era veteran status.

Upon request, reasonable accommodation will be provided to individuals with protected disabilities to (a) complete the employment process and (b) perform essential job functions when this does not cause undue hardship.