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The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley), the world’s premier public university, invites nominations and applications for the position of Dean of the Graduate School of Education (GSE). The Dean will join a school with a rich history of research excellence, grounded in the social sciences, and will build upon these strengths. The Dean will also foster cutting-edge interdisciplinary and professional learning opportunities. With the most diverse faculty and student body of any...

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...

The University of California, Berkeley invites nominations and applications for the position of Executive Dean of the College of Letters & Science, with an intended start date of July 1, 2021.

The Executive Dean of the College of Letters and Science (EDLS) holds a critical leadership position on the Berkeley campus. As part of a transition to new leadership in 2021, the EDLS will become a dedicated full-time position with a re-envisioned scope: advancing the core identity and mission of the college and providing leadership for undergraduate education. This re-envisioned EDLS position deepens...

Ben Hermalin is UC Berkeley’s new executive vice chancellor and provost

The University of California, Berkeley seeks a visionary, collaborative, and innovative leader with a deep commitment to the values of public education and the tenets of shared governance to serve as its next executive vice chancellor and provost (EVCP). The next EVCP will join the campus community at a transformational moment for Berkeley and higher education.

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

March 5, 2015

Search update

The search process has been launched. Stakeholder sessions were held for the many constituencies who work with and for the Division of Equity and Inclusion. Participants in these sessions provided useful feedback regarding the attributes, values, skills and experience needed in the next Vice Chancellor, as well as the challenges and opportunities ahead.

The search consultants, Spencer Stuart, are actively engaged in the recruitment phase of the search. The search committee should have a sense of the applicant pool by the end of this March.

We are on schedule to...

The University of California, Berkeley, invites nominations and applications for the position of Vice Chancellor for Research.

Reporting directly to the Chancellor and the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost (EVCP), this key leadership position has primary responsibility for research policy, planning and administration for the Berkeley campus. The Vice Chancellor for Research (VCR) ensures Berkeley’s leading position among research and teaching universities by sustaining an effective environment for faculty and student research and enhancing their entrepreneurial opportunities. The VCR...

The University of California, Berkeley invites nominations and applications for the position of Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs.

Reporting to the Chancellor and the Executive Vice Chancellor & Provost, this position will be a strategic partner in fulfilling the University’s commitment to creating a strong sense of community and enhancing the student experience for our more than 30,000 undergraduate and 11,000 graduate students.

The Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs provides strategic leadership and vision to a division of over 1600 staff responsible for “advancing the learning and...

The University of California, Berkeley invites nominations and applications for the position of Vice Provost for Academic Planning.

The Vice Provost for Academic Planning (VP-AP) holds a critical leadership position on the Berkeley campus, managing a portfolio at the intersection of academic programs, space planning and allocation, and international outreach and engagement. The VP-AP plays an integrative role for the Berkeley campus, serving as a leader and creative thought partner across a breadth of intellectual areas, recognizing and coordinating synergistic opportunities as they develop in...

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

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 more than 32,000 undergraduate students and more than 12,000 graduate students as well as...

Dania Matos will ‘lead with love’ as Berkeley’s new head of equity, inclusion

The University of California, Berkeley, seeks a collaborative, solutions-oriented and accomplished visionary leader to serve as the next Vice Chancellor for Equity and Inclusion (VCEI) during these unprecedented times in higher education.

Reporting to the Chancellor and the Executive Vice Chancellor & Provost, VCEI/Chief Diversity Officer (CDO) will serve as the campus’ chief strategist for transformative and institutional change related to equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging. In this role, the VCEI/CDO...