Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Belonging, School of Law

Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Belonging, School of Law

The Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Belonging is a newly created position reporting directly to the Dean. As the chief diversity officer of the Law School, the Assistant Dean will be responsible for strengthening and advancing the Law School’s commitment to being a diverse and equitable institution in which every member feels an equal sense of belonging. The Assistant Dean will work collaboratively with students, faculty, staff, and senior leadership to support ongoing activities across the Law School. They will also identify, recommend, and lead the development of new and innovative Law School initiatives across all areas of Law School planning and operations. The Assistant Dean will develop tracking measures for the Law School’s diversity, equity, and belonging goals, and be responsible for monitoring and reporting on progress.

A diversity champion, the Assistant Dean will serve as a strategic thinker, an advisor, and an implementer. Specific areas of responsibility will include:

• Chair the Law School’s committee on diversity, equity, and belonging.
• Cultivate and support diversity, equity, and belonging programming of the Law School, including sharing ideas, information, and opportunities to support diversity, equity and belonging with the Dean and other senior leadership.
• Collaborate with the admissions, graduate studies, and financial aid offices on student recruitment and success and the development of pipeline programs, and engage directly with prospective and current students.
• Collaborate with Law School student services offices to support students from communities historically underrepresented at the Law School and in the legal profession.
• Mentor and support student organizations and affinity groups.
• Serve as a resource for faculty and staff to enrich diversity, equity, and belonging efforts in our curriculum, classrooms, clinics, experiential courses, and programs.
• Work together with the Dean, the Senior Associate Dean for Administration, the Vice Dean and other leadership to promote and nurture diversity, equity, and belonging in faculty and staff recruitment, retention, and support.
• Collaborate with and support the Law School Foundation’s engagement with diverse graduates of the Law School.
• Serve as the Law School’s partner with the University’s Inclusive Excellence framework
• Serve as a liaison and Law School representative to diversity officers and groups at the University, other law schools, and national and local organizations on matters of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Requirements:

• Advanced degree required; J.D. or equivalent strongly preferred.
• At least five years of legal practice, higher education or consulting experience, with substantial relevant experience working in the area of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Experience with diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in a law school or legal practice strongly preferred.
• Ability to build positive relationships with diverse stakeholders in a higher education community, including faculty, staff, students, and program graduates.
• Demonstrated ability to convey complex issues and objectives clearly and plainly, orally and in writing.
• Strong problem-solving skills; ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks independently; ability to work independently and in teams.
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion and tact.
• Familiarity with relevant federal and state legal frameworks surrounding diversity, equity, and inclusion issues.

TO APPLY:

***Please note ALL REQUESTED documents MUST be uploaded in the cv/resume box and you can combine documents into one PDF.***

***Applications that do not contain all the required documents will not receive full consideration.***

PROCESS FOR INTERNAL UVA APPLICANTS: Please apply through your Workday Home page, search "Find Jobs", and search for " R0016791".   Complete an application online and see below for documents to attach.

PROCESS FOR EXTERNAL APPLICANTS: Please visit UVA job board https://uva.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UVAJobs, (R0016791) complete the application and see below for documents to attach.

Complete an application online and attach:

• Cover letter of interest describing demonstrated past experience working on issues of diversity, equity and inclusion and/or working with diverse populations.
• CV
• Contact information for 3 references

Questions regarding this position should be directed to Professor Kimberly Robinson, krobinson@law.virginia.edu. For information about the application process, please contact Nicole Robinson, Faculty Search Advisor, nr7f@virginia.edu.

The selected candidate will be required to complete a background check at time of offer per University Policy.

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The University of Virginia, including the UVA Health System which represents the UVA Medical Center, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, UVA Physician’s Group and the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, are fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. We believe diversity is excellence expressing itself through every person's perspectives and lived experiences. We are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran status, and family medical or genetic information.