Dean, College of Information, Data and Society (APPLY VIA SEARCH FIRM)

Key Responsibilities

• Provides visionary leadership to faculty, staff, and administrators to foster a culture of inclusive and academic excellence of students and faculty
• Oversees strategic planning for the college and provides leadership to faculty and staff, encouraging a sense of academic community and the vision, commitment, and integrity necessary to define and accomplish College and University goals
• Experience building innovative degree programs that provide a diversity of options for students across information science, library science, and data analytics in both online and in-person / hybrid modalities
• Articulates and advocates the role of the college on campus and in the Silicon Valley community
• Contributes to creating an academic community in which a diverse population can learn and work in an atmosphere of tolerance, civility and respect for each individual
• Develops initiatives and changes to improve quality and services for the college
• Leads the college by supporting academic governance and collaborative decision-making, demonstrating effectiveness in a collective bargaining environment
• Mediates conflicts among departments and faculty
• Updates and manages facilities and infrastructure to support College and University goals for teaching and research
• Develops partnerships and collaborations with various stakeholders across the College, University and broader community to achieve excellence in the College and University's teaching, research, and service mission
• Carries out responsibilities in accordance with university policies and applicable laws
• Establishes effective plans and supports to improve graduation rates and reduce gaps for the college’s diverse learners, creating programs that help close the achievement gap between groups
• Champions effective use of innovative teaching, internships, service learning, and novel pedagogies that promote greater student engagement, learning, retention, graduation, and professional success
• Create a strategic plan for philanthropy in the college that establishes clear fundraising priorities in collaboration with the provost and vice president of advancement
• Provides direction and support to departments to assure goals, programs, activities, and personnel practices are consistent with and contribute to College and University goals and strategies
• Oversees college recruitment planning for faculty, staff, and administrators and collaborates with departments, the Office for Faculty Success, University Personnel-Faculty Services, the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and Provost in recruitment, retention, promotion, and tenure procedures
• Reviews academic teaching, research, and service of all faculty
• Addresses complaints and resolves problems amongst students, faculty, and staff in collaboration with other campus leaders

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Demonstrable evidence that they are an innovative, visionary, and entrepreneurial leader, with high personal integrity
• Knowledge of and experience with integrating frameworks of diversity, equity, and inclusive excellence into the everyday fabric of an organization’s culture and practices
• An understanding how rapid changes in technologies - e.g., artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, human-computer interaction, UI / UX and design - are intersecting with the changing world of information and data literacy and use
• Demonstrated skill and capacity in effective fundraising and ability to write successful grants
• Exemplary analytical, strategic, and critical thinking skills with a strong emphasis on both data-driven decision making and innovative thinking approaches with demonstrable outcomes
• Ability to communicate accurate information and informed opinions in writing or orally to varied audiences
• Ability to implement solid, proven effective budgeting and management skills
• Ability to work collegially with university leadership and the college faculty and staff within a shared governance structure
• Ability to promote academic excellence and innovation, including the use of technology to address equity gaps
• Strong interpersonal communication skills, appropriate for interacting with a diverse range of individuals and settings
• Demonstrate ability to work effectively in culturally diverse settings, while understanding how to build programming using equity-based approaches that foster inclusive excellence

Required Qualifications

• A terminal degree in an information, library, and / or data science discipline or equivalent
• Demonstrated record of teaching, research, service, and / or experience meriting appointment as a tenured professor in the college
• Three or more years of direct leadership experience at the department chair, director, associate dean or dean level
• Some leadership experience at the department chair, director, associate dean or dean level, experience with accreditation, and / or experience working in a collective bargaining environment
• Demonstrated ability to develop a culture of philanthropy

Preferred Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in information, library, and / or data science or related field
• Five or more years of direct leadership experience at the department chair, director, associate dean or dean level

Compensation

Classification : Administrator IV

Anticipated Hiring Range : $18,750 / month - $20,000 / month

CSU Salary Range : $9,625 / month - $30,896 / month

The final hiring salary will be commensurate with experience.

San José State University offers employees a comprehensive benefits package typically worth 30-35% of your base salary. For more information on programs available, please see the Employee Benefits Summary .