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The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) invites inquiries, nominations and applications for the position of Dean of the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture (UCLA Arts).
UCLA Arts plays a vital role in the cultural and artistic life of the university and the broader community. As an interdisciplinary hub for discovery, creativity and connection, UCLA Arts is where art, architecture, dance, design and scholarship are rooted in the curiosity, conscience and rigor at one of the nation's top public research universities.
Its mission is to educate and empower students and faculty to explore new forms and pursue new answers to the pressing questions that shape our world. The school has approximately 155 full-time and part-time faculty (of whom 55 are tenure track) who teach approximately 800 undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in liberal arts programs (B.A., M.A., Ph.D.), professional degree programs (M.F.A., M.Arch., MSAUD, M.A. in Architecture) and a K-12-focused arts education minor.
The school is organized in four departments — architecture and urban design, art, design | media arts, and world arts and cultures/dance — and houses nine faculty-led research centers and labs that foster groundbreaking interdisciplinary creativity and research to address issues such as global health, climate change, urbanism and other critical societal challenges.
Responsibilities
As the chief executive and academic officer for UCLA Arts, the dean provides strategic vision for and operational leadership of the school, which has an annual operating budget of approximately $70 million. The dean works to advance scholarship, creative and artistic accomplishment, and education and civic engagement; encourage distinctive programmatic innovation; enhance excellence through diversity in educational programs and faculty and student recruitment; and link the work of the school's faculty and students to other disciplines, communities and interests within and outside of the academy. Qualifications
Ideal candidates will be nationally and/or internationally recognized for scholarly and/or professional achievement, with demonstrated leadership and administrative experience in a creative environment and in academia, and a strong commitment to arts and architecture education and scholarship. Minimum requirements include a record of distinguished intellectual leadership and scholarly accomplishment and/or practice in the arts and/or architecture; significant organizational leadership and administrative responsibility; demonstrated success in external relations and fundraising, particularly with alumni; an established record of advancing inclusive excellence; and credentials that merit appointment at the rank of full professor. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC nondiscrimination policy.
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As the chief executive and academic officer for UCLA Arts, the dean provides strategic vision for and operational leadership of the school, which has an annual operating budget of approximately $70 million. The dean works to advance scholarship, creative and artistic accomplishment, and education and civic engagement; encourage distinctive programmatic innovation; enhance excellence through diversity in educational programs and faculty and student recruitment; and link the work of the school's faculty and students to other disciplines, communities and interests within and outside of the academy. Qualifications
Ideal candidates will be nationally and/or internationally recognized for scholarly and/or professional achievement, with demonstrated leadership and administrative experience in a creative environment and in academia, and a strong commitment to arts and architecture education and scholarship. Minimum requirements include a record of distinguished intellectual leadership and scholarly accomplishment and/or practice in the arts and/or architecture; significant organizational leadership and administrative responsibility; demonstrated success in external relations and fundraising, particularly with alumni; an established record of advancing inclusive excellence; and credentials that merit appointment at the rank of full professor. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC nondiscrimination policy.
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