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The University of California, Berkeley invites nominations and applications for an inaugural Associate Provost for Energy, Climate, and Environment (AP-ECE), with an anticipated start in spring 2026, depending on the availability of the candidate selected.

The inaugural AP-ECE, who will report to the Executive Vice Chancellor & Provost (EVCP), will work collaboratively across campus and with external partners to promote research excellence, curricular innovation, community-engaged scholarship, and sustainable campus operations aligned with the university’s broader strategic goals to provide...

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The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley), the nation’s premier public research university, invites nominations and applications for the position of Dean of the College of Environmental Design (CED).

Since its founding in 1959, the College of Environmental Design has achieved distinction for its integration of architecture, planning, and landscape design with an emphasis on environmental and social justice within the built environment. Ranked #1 for Architecture and the Built Environment (2025 QS World University Rankings) among public...

Dean Searches - Frequently Asked Questions

The University of California, Berkeley, the world's premier public university, seeks a visionary, strategic, and collaborative leader to serve as the next dean of its College of Engineering (Berkeley Engineering). Applications, nominations, and expressions of interest are invited.

UC Berkeley's College of Engineering, the second largest college at Berkeley, with 4,200 undergraduates, 2,500 graduate students, 400 staff and 250 faculty, is a community of visionaries, technology leaders, and industry pioneers. Berkeley Engineering is consistently ranked...

The University of California, Berkeley seeks its next vice chancellor (VC) for university development and alumni relations (UDAR), a visionary leader able to take Berkeley’s successful development and alumni relations efforts to new heights.

Partnering with Berkeley’s new Chancellor, Richard Lyons, for whom advancing philanthropic success is a key priority, the next VC will join Berkeley at a pivotal moment. The VC will be an active partner with the chancellor, provost, deans, and other senior leaders in the campus’s strategic planning, working with these leaders to design the philanthropic...

Dean Searches - Frequently Asked Questions

The University of California, Berkeley, the nation’s premier public research university, invites nominations and applications for the position of Dean of the UC Berkeley Walter A. Haas School of Business(Berkeley Haas).

Berkeley Haas has a rich history of innovation and excellence. Founded in 1898 as the first U.S. business school at a public university, the School is one of the world’s leading producers of new ideas and knowledge in all areas of business that influence both business and society. In recent years, Berkeley Haas has celebrated...

The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) seeks a visionary, forward-looking, and community-oriented leader to serve as the next dean of the Graduate School of Journalism (UC Berkeley Journalism). The dean will have a profound opportunity to shape the future of journalism and journalism education, empowering the next generation of journalists to lead with integrity and creativity.

UC Berkeley is internationally renowned for excellence across all disciplines; for the opportunities it affords students of all backgrounds; and for scientific...

The University of California, Berkeley seeks a collaborative, creative, innovative, and accomplished finance leader to serve as the campus’s next Vice Chancellor for Finance and Chief Financial Officer.

The Office of the Vice Chancellor of Finance and Chief Financial Officer (VCF) provides exceptional financial, analytical, and administrative management to the University and campus partners. The office is comprised of the controller’s office, financial planning and analysis, and university business partnerships and services. Together these teams, along with the Vice Chancellor’s office...

The University of California, Berkeley seeks a visionary, inspirational, and community-oriented leader to serve as the next Dean of Berkeley Social Welfare.

Berkeley Social Welfare strives to counter the systems that perpetuate poverty and social disadvantage. The school develops effective leaders and scholars committed to solving complex social problems; produces, disseminates, and utilizes research to improve social-service delivery and policy through critical thinking and evidence-based knowledge; and prepares the next generation of culturally...

Currently Suspended. Search to be relaunched in the 2025-26 academic year

The University of California, Berkeley College of Chemistry, ranked among the very top in the world in its fields of study, seeks a dynamic leader and accomplished scholar to serve as the next Dean of the College of Chemistry.

Now over 150 years old, Chemistry at UC Berkeley has been part of the University since its founding. The College of Chemistry has been recognized for discovering 16 new elements, changing the periodic table. College faculty and alumni have been awarded 18...

The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley), the world’s premier public university, seeks a visionary, strategic, and inclusive leader as its next dean of the Division of Biological Sciences.

UC Berkeley is internationally renowned for excellence across all disciplines, for the opportunities it affords students of all backgrounds, and for scientific discovery, innovation, and cultural creativity. Ranked nationally as the No. 1 public university by U.S. News & World Report Rankings 2023, the Berkeley campus is home to over 33,000 undergraduate...