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***RECRUITMENT IS INTERNAL TO UCI AND FOR CURRENT SENATE FACULTY WITH TENURE AT THE FULL PROFESSOR RANK

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Reporting directly to the Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor, the Vice Provost and Graduate Dean serves as the senior academic official responsible for graduate education at UC Irvine. The Vice Provost and Graduate Dean will collaborate closely with the provost, vice provosts and vice chancellors, deans and associate deans, department chairs, directors of interdisciplinary graduate programs, Graduate Council, and other academic leaders across campus and the UC system to manage graduate funding and ensure standards of excellence, fairness, and equity across all graduate programs. The Vice Provost and Graduate Dean will work closely with Associated Graduate Students on issues related to graduate student success and wellbeing. The University is focused on advancing graduate opportunities for talented students of all backgrounds. The Vice Provost and Graduate Dean will be responsible for both graduate education and postdoctoral scholar professional development, with a forward looking vision of the future of graduate education and 21st century graduate careers.

The Vice Provost and Graduate Dean will provide leadership and oversight in strategic planning, implementation, coordination, review and support of graduate education, and will ensure accountability in all processes and policies related to graduate education. The Vice Provost and Graduate Dean will provide campuswide oversight to promote academic quality and fairness across disciplines, and will oversee graduate admissions, academic progress, student employment, financial support, student affairs, professional development and the granting of doctorate and master’s degrees, postdoctoral education and training, and related services. This position will oversee central communications relating to graduate and postdoctoral education, manage fellowship and operations budgets, and set priorities for resource allocation and utilization.

The University of California, Irvine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer advancing inclusive excellence. 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 anti-discrimination policy.

As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct, are currently being investigated for misconduct, left a position during an investigation for alleged misconduct, or have filed an appeal with a previous employer.

• “Misconduct” means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant’s previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment, discrimination, dishonesty, or unethical conduct, as defined by the employer.
• UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy
• UC Anti-Discrimination Policy for Employees, Students and Third Parties
• APM - 035: Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment.
  

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.