ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION
- Employer
- University of Washington College of Engineering
- Location
- Washington, United States
- Salary
- Salary Not Specified
- Date posted
- Aug 27, 2020
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- Position Type
- Administrative, Business & Administrative Affairs, Affirmative Action & Equal Opportunity, Deans
- Employment Type
- Full Time
ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION
Req #:
180731
Department:
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Job Location:
Seattle Campus
Posting Date:
07/14/2020
Closing Info:
Open Until Filled
Salary:
Salary is commensurate with experience and education
Shift:
First Shift
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process.
As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and
work/life programs. For detailed information on Benefits for
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As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives
on our campuses, in our state and around the world. UW employees
offer their boundless energy, creative problem solving skills and
dedication to build stronger minds and a healthier world.
UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional
growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted
for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits and
natural beauty. All of which has allowed the UW to be nationally
recognized as a “Great College to Work For” for six consecutive
years.
The Dean’s Office within the College of Engineering has an
outstanding opportunity for an Associate Dean for Diversity,
Equity, and Inclusion.
This position is responsible for leading the college’s ongoing
efforts to become an accessible, welcoming, and inclusive
community.
This position will leverage its subject matter expertise to lead
and develop best practices and guidelines that strengthen the
College’s goals around diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). The
Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion will report to
the Frank & Julie Jungers Dean of Engineering and is a member
of the Dean’s leadership team.
In collaboration with the Dean and other campus/college leaders,
this position will provide professional expertise and have the
authority to lead, develop, and implement programs that increase
the participation and engagement of diverse and underrepresented
groups across the College. The position is responsible for
overseeing matters involving DEI and for advancing and sustaining
inclusive environments for all students, faculty and staff across
the College. This position is expected to impact in all aspects of
work, for example, leading efforts to attract and retain
underrepresented populations at all levels and ranks.
In serving the CoE community, the Associate Dean for Diversity,
Equity, and Inclusion joins the College of Engineering Dean’s
Office in promoting and continually aspiring to excellence,
collaboration, integrity, innovation, diversity, inclusion and
respect.
The Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion will play a
key role in the preparation, coordination, and oversight of the
College’s plan to develop resources and provide training to support
CoE’s units in DEI and compliance; participate and represent CoE on
various related committees and workgroups; and provide
communication on CoE’s efforts.
This position must have the ability to interpret, track, and be
responsive to dynamic state and federal laws and regulations. The
successful candidate must demonstrate exceptional collaboration,
project management, communication, and interpersonal skills in
collecting and analyzing data, overseeing performance management
metrics, and in preparing reports for the college.
The Associate Dean for DEI should have considerable experience with
implementing DEI initiatives, data analysis, compliance and project
management, preferably within higher education.
This position is expected to work with faculty leadership in
developing and writing effective proposals for support, including
federal, foundations, donors, etc.
This position must be able to work independently on certain
assignments and manage day-to-day administrative operations, with
the flexibility to work collaboratively within a group or team
setting.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Consulting, Training and Compliance
• Serve as a strategic leader and subject matter expert, creating
and cultivating a common vision of the College’s commitment to DEI
that can be shared amongst students, faculty and staff as well as
College external constituents.
• Develop, plan and deliver communication and
training/education/workshops to the CoE community around DEI and
related subject matter; coordinate meetings with CoE leadership and
administrators to deliver and discuss data and associated
strategies to address any possible areas of under-utilization in
the College’s strategic plan, ensure that data and performance
measures are easily accessible and shared amongst the broader
community.
• Develop and implement DEI initiatives to recruit and retain a
world-class community of faculty and staff and promote inclusivity;
create processes and procedures that ensure the inclusion and voice
of students; as appropriate, collaborate with existing campus
resources including ADVANCE and the Office of Faculty
Advancement.
• Identify, assess, and develop best practices that help the
College achieve its goals of recruiting high-quality faculty,
first-class undergraduate education, a distinguished graduate
program and high-impact research.
• Provide pathways for student advocacy on diversity issues and
enhance the overall COE experience.
• Perform regular review of the CoE website as it pertains to EOAA;
update and maintain content as appropriate.
• Provide updates to the Dean, Associate Deans and senior leaders
regarding diversity and inclusion efforts.
• Support local units and centers so that they are informed and
empowered to make thoughtful and strategic decisions that are in
support the College’s equity, inclusion, and diversity goals.
• Collaborate with internal departments (i.e. Academic Services,
Infrastructure, Finance, HR, Advancement, etc.) to promote DEI
initiatives to students, faculty and staff..
• Coordinate with relevant offices to seek opportunities to reduce
disparities including making recommendations for changes to
policies within the CoE community.
• Collaborate with the Dean, Vice Dean and Associate Deans,
Department Chairs, campus leaders, University committees, students,
faculty and staff and external constituents to advance the
College’s commitment to all aspects of diversity that are essential
to academic excellence.
• If appropriate, escalate issues and concerns to CoE HR and
executive leadership.
Analysis
• Collaborate with College leadership and Dean’s Office staff to
develop and collect performance measurement goals as related to
DEI, work to ensure that metrics are accessible and lead to
accountability.
• Partner with CoE Institional Research to design and implement
mechanisms for assessment and improvement of related initiatives.
Use surveys, benchmarking, data and assessments to set and inform
DEI goals related to matters of student access, progression,
retention and completion.
• Work with CoE Human Resources, Office of Academic Personnel,
ADVANCE, and CoE Administration to gather, review, analyze, prepare
and disseminate data as needed or as requested by hiring units in
accordance with project timelines, university policy standards,
and/or applicable state and federal regulations.
• Effectively leverage existing reports and participate in the
development of new reports to support data needs.
Engagement
• Collaborate with partner organizations’ diversity councils, and
serve as expert on various committees and teams, both internal and
external to the CoE. Position is expected to include and engage
registered student organizations, including but not limited to
NSBE, SWE, SHPE, WiSE, and AISES.
• Partner with the Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity to
ensure that the College’s work is in line with the university’s
diversity blueprint.
• Coordinate and manage affinity groups with the College of
Engineering. Lead recurring stakeholder meetings, including the COE
Diversity Committee. Work specifically in support of registered
student organizations including NSBE, SWE, SHPE, etc.
• Working collaboratively with COE leadership and the Advancement
team, develop and participate in fundraising efforts for programs
that are in support of the College’s diversity mission. Prioritize
funding for student programming and initiatives that promote
outreach of prospective students from underserved
backgrounds.
• Partnering with the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, work
with the STARS program to ensure that underrepresented
undergraduate populations continue to be served in a manner that is
representative of the College’s values.
Proposal Writing
• Position is expected to write effective proposals for support
(federal, foundations, donors, etc.).
• Develop new and compelling ideas in a collaborative manner
working with both internal and external constituents.
• Position is expected to be well connected with the national STEM
diversity community, and potentially serve on review panels,
national meetings, reviewing other proposals, etc.
REQUIREMENTS:
• PhD or EdDoc in education, business organizational behavior,
sociology, data management, instructional design or related field;
and a minimum of seven years of experience in implementing DEI
programs, affirmative action, information management, compliance,
or related work.
• Successful candidate must be an excellent writer, and must have
analytical and quantitative experience working in higher education
or related field.
• A minimum of one year of experience and demonstrated proficiency
in preparing, managing, and overseeing a DEI plan
• Demonstrated commitment to serving diverse
populations/communities representing a range of social, economic,
cultural, ideological, racial, and/or ethnic backgrounds.
• Ability to be strategic, visionary, transformative, and tactical
while playing close attention to delivering tangible results.
• Demonstrated successful history of collaborative leadership
skills with proven ability to work effectively across institutional
and organizational lines to build consensus and forge strong
collaborative relationships with a diverse array of campus
constituencies in a complex and higher education environment.
• Ability to exercise a high-degree of professionalism, integrity
and ownership; must be results-oriented, innovative, creative,
highly motivated, team-oriented and a self-starter.
• Project management and problem-solving skills, ability to set
priorities and manage multiple projects and competing
deadlines.
• Demonstrated analytical and quantitative writing ability, strong
preference given to candidates with proposal writing experience.
Track record of successful proposal writing and related project
development.
• Candidate will have a proven track record of successful proposal
writing (and related project development).
• Ability to maintain discretion and tact when handling complex
issues and data; ability to exercise discretion with sensitive
issues.
• Demonstrated proficiency with producing complex institutional
reports (data and written), and navigating data, analytics, and/or
related information management software
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication
skills
• Ability to monitor, comprehend, and implement relevant federal
and state laws/regulations
• Ability to adapt to current and evolving technology and software
to accomplish daily activities.
Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all
minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements,
such as a license/certification/registration.
DESIRED EXPERIENCE
• Advanced proficiency with information management, statistical
reporting, and/or data gathering.
• Relevant experience in a higher education or large public
institution setting.
Conditions of Employment
• Position may require travel.
Application Process:
The application process for UW positions may include completion of
a variety of online assessments to obtain additional information
that will be used in the evaluation process. These
assessments may include Workforce Authorization, Cover Letter
and/or others. Any assessments that you need to complete will
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application will not be reviewed, and you will not be considered
for this position until all required assessments have been
completed.
Committed to attracting and retaining a diverse staff, the University of Washington will honor your experiences, perspectives and unique identity. Together, our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable and welcoming.
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