Assistant Dean of Multicultural Affairs

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June 30, 2023
Full Time
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Job Description

Job Number: REQ_0000045146

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

  • CURRENT PENN STATE STUDENT (not employed previously at the university) and seeking employment with Penn State, please login to Workday to complete the student application process. Please do not apply here, apply internally through Workday.

JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

The College of Agricultural Sciences seeks an innovative and forward-looking leader who will bring energy, creativity, and vision to the advancement of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in the College of Agricultural Sciences, including its faculty, staff, students, and outreach engagement.  The Assistant Dean for Multicultural Affairs is a full-time, 48-week appointment, reporting to the Dean of the College and working collaboratively with college leadership and academic units. The intended start date is January 1, 2024.

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will have the following responsibilities:

  • Coordinate, advance, and support diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) activities in the College

  • Provide leadership to the Diversity Coordinating Council

  • Collaborate with and support departmental DEIB committees

  • Offer and support DEIB professional development opportunities for faculty, students, and staff

  • Lead the discussion on the DEIB aspects of the college’s strategic plan, provide support to departmental efforts on DEIB planning and reporting

  • Assume responsibilities addressing Civil Rights compliance issues in the college, including Extension

  • Lead the discussion, development, implementation, and evaluation of DEIB practices related to teaching, research, and service

  • Provide leadership and support to efforts to recruit and retain a diverse faculty, staff, and student body

  • Help to identify potential resources to enhance DEIB progress

  • Represent the College on university-level committees, initiatives, and programs focused on DEIB

  • Supervise staff in the office of the Assistant Dean for Multicultural Affairs

  • Budget management as it pertains to the position

  • Serving as a resource for faculty and staff on DEIB issues

Qualifications

  • A doctoral degree in any academic field

  • Experience in academic leadership allowing the successful candidate to manage the responsibilities of this position as part of college leadership

  • Demonstrated commitment to and success in DEIB programming

  • Understanding of the land grant university system and the roles and responsibilities of agricultural sciences in it

Application material

  • A detailed letter that addresses interest, experience, and vision related to the position and its responsibilities

  • A curriculum vitae

  • Contact information (name, title, affiliation, email address, phone) for three academic references

The Pennsylvania State University is committed to and accountable for advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in all of its forms. We embrace individual uniqueness, foster a culture of inclusive excellence that supports both broad and specific diversity initiatives, leverage the educational and institutional benefits of diversity, and engage all individuals to help them thrive. We value inclusive excellence as a core strength and an essential element of our public service mission. 

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