October 16, 2024

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The following is being sent on behalf of David Valentine, Chair, CCS Dean Search Advisory Committee
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Dear Colleague,

I write to you on behalf of the College of Creative Studies Dean Search Advisory Committee to solicit applications and nominations for the next Dean of the College.  The search is being conducted internal to UC Santa Barbara and is open only to tenured members of the UC Santa Barbara faculty.  You are receiving this correspondence because you are a UC Santa Barbara faculty member or have been identified as a staff member with a recent link to CCS.  On behalf of the search committee, I invite nominations, applications, or expressions of interest. You may nominate a colleague for this Deanship using this Nomination Form, or contact me if you would like more information.  Please provide nominations by October 30th, 2024 to assure full consideration by the committee.  

If you are a tenured UC Santa Barbara faculty member and wish to apply, please send all of the following documents (as pdf attachments) to Jackie Snider (jsnider@ucsb.edu) by November 13th, 2024.  In your email, please use the subject line: ‘CCS Dean Application’. Receipt of files will be acknowledged.

Please include:

  • A cover letter in which you express your interest in the position and describe your administrative experience, your record of mentorship, your experience with cross-campus collaborations, and your experience promoting diversity, equity and inclusion.
  • Your CV.
  • A vision statement that describes your vision for the future of CCS.

On behalf of the search committee,

David Valentine, Chair

 

CCS Dean Search Advisory Committee Membership

David Valentine, Chair; Norris Presidential Endowed Chair, Earth Science; Professor, Geochemistry and Microbiology
Tengiz Bibilashvili, Teaching Professor, Physics
Maria Bueno Cachadina, Teaching Professor, Mathematics
Stu Feinstein, Professor, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
Yunte Huang, Professor, English
Lisa Jevbratt, Professor, Art
Anna Lin, Staff representative; Senior Analyst, Finance & Resource Management
Karen Lunsford, Director, Writing Program; Professor, Writing
Javier Read de Alaniz, Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Sharon Tettegah, Director, Center for Black Studies Research; Professor, Black Studies
William Wang, Professor, Computer Science
Andrew Watts, Unit 18 Lecturer, Music Composition


Consultant to the committee:
June Betancourt, Director of Equal Opportunity and Policy Compliance, Academic Affairs

In accordance with CA Labor Code 432.3, the anticipated annual compensation range for this position is $199,700– $430,000. This range considers the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including but not limited to experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education,  and other business and organizational needs. Salary offers are determined based on final candidate qualifications and experience.

UCSB is an AA/EOE, including disability/veterans.