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Associate Dean for Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

Employer
University of Virginia
Location
Charlottesville, VA

Job Details

Job location: Charlottesville, VA


Employment Type: Full-time
Posted data: 2022-01-23
Req: R0028636
We seek a collaborative and visionary colleague who can contribute meaningfully to the School of Architecture’s leadership team by helping to frame and guide tangible systems change within the School, while actively participating in broader efforts of institutional transformation across the University of Virginia. Questions of race, identity, culture, power and belonging underpin all our disciplines at the School of Architecture. The Associate Dean for Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (AD JEDI) will significantly contribute to the intellectual expansion of scholarship within our disciplines, transforming the canon, its interpretation and capacity for cultural transformation. The AD JEDI will be a key member of the Office of the Dean’s Executive Team, newly established by Dean Malo Hutson, which includes Associate Deans of Academics, of Finance, of Research, and of Strategic Initiatives; the Creative Director of Communications; the Assistant to the Dean; and the Executive Director of the School of Architecture Foundation. The AD JEDI will bring intellectual and empathic leadership as well as strategic and imaginative thinking to our shared project of rethinking institutional structures, centered on anti-racism, equity, intersectional understanding, and the dismantling of white privilege as a deeply engrained institutional legacy.

In 2017, the School of Architecture’s Inclusion + Equity Committee began work on a wide-ranging plan of action, motivated by our commitment to the university as a space for cultivating democracy, one dedicated to “the sustained, critical rethinking of our institutional policies, practices, and structures.” In June 2020, over 500 members of the School of Architecture community signed a Call to Action, urging the School of Architecture “to accept the challenge of setting a precedent for an anti-racist design pedagogy,” with a key priority of appointing an Associate Dean of Inclusion + Equity. That same summer, President Jim Ryan appointed a Racial Equity Task Force, whose final report, “Audacious Future: Commitment Required,” issued in August 2020 and endorsed by UVA’s Board of Visitors, lays out a detailed action plan for the University of Virginia. This pivotal moment of institutional transformation presents an unparalleled opportunity to spearhead the continued co-creation and implementation of long-term solutions that are integrated into our educational mission, daily operations. and culture.

Although systems transformation can manifest through many forms, a successful leader in this role will likely:

• Contribute to the intellectual expansion of scholarship within our disciplines to address and unpack questions of race, identity, culture, power, and belonging.
• Oversee policy, curricular, and programmatic transformation to ensure the School’s JEDI commitments manifest with intended outcomes.
• Support JEDI fund-raising efforts, including those focused on the School’s Project Pipeline, our DEI Scholarships, and other critical initiatives.
• Collaborate and coordinate with University-wide DEI transformation efforts, including partnering with the Vice President for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Community Partnerships; other Associate Deans across the University, the Center for Redress of Inequity through Community-Engaged Scholarship, and other significant university partners.
• Work in dialogue with key national and international partners and allies to ensure that the School has a leading voice in devising and disseminating transformative practices focused on equity in our disciplines.

Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate will be an accomplished scholar/practitioner, with a record of significant research and exemplary teaching, who holds a PhD or terminal degree in a field related to our disciplines. This candidate would be a generative, transdisciplinary thinker, eager to galvanize partnerships within and across organizational boundaries, with the personal and professional integrity needed to hold the School to high standards of institutional accountability. The candidate will have a strong history of commitment to addressing issues of justice and identity within the built environment through their research and have proven capacity to center race and culture through their teaching. This is an open-rank, tenure-track eligible position. Faculty rank will be based on candidate qualifications.

Interpersonal Characteristics

• Exceptional personal and professional integrity
• Thoughtful, transparent, and collegial
• Collaborative within, and across, organizational boundaries
• Strong interpersonal skills with a high level of emotional intelligence
• Excellent verbal and written communicator
• Personal humility and sense of humor

To Apply or Nominate

Confidential inquiries and nominations should be directed to Susan Gaines at susangaines@virginia.edu. To apply, submit a letter of interest and CV at https://uva.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UVAJobs. The search will be carried out with full confidentiality.

Additional information can be found at: https://executivesearch.virginia.edu/searches


COVID Vaccination Requirement and Guidelines

Please visit the UVA COVID-19 Job Requirements and Guidelines webpage prior to applying for current information regarding vaccination requirements and guidelines for employment at UVA.

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.

Organization

In 1819, the University of Virginia established a new model for intellectual exchange and cross-disciplinary collaboration in higher education. Two hundred years later, as a major research institution, we continue to challenge conventions, lead with ingenuity and advance knowledge for the common good.

What began as an innovative idea has become one of the nation’s leading public research universities, with over 21,000 undergraduate, graduate and professional students. UVA also has over 3,000 full-time faculty offering more than 400 degrees.

Each of the University’s eleven schools has its own distinctive mission, working together to garner consistently high rankings—including #2 Best Value Public College (Princeton Review, 2016), #3 Public University in the Nation (U.S. News & World Report, 2016), and #3 Best Value Among Public Colleges (Kiplinger’s, 2016).  

As we invest in and strengthen our research capabilities, UVA seeks new faculty ready to uncover new insights, rewrite old rules and collaborate on intellectual discoveries.

RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS THAT CROSS DISCIPLINES

As an R1 institution, the University’s research centers, consortia and laboratories are on the leading edge of discovery and technology, offering collaborative spaces for students and faculty to solve global problems.

Our professors are recognized members of major national scholarly and professional organizations, including the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Our faculty’s engagement in interdisciplinary research is being facilitated by new research institutes specializing in everything from big data to brain functioning, and by cluster hires across schools.

NATIONALLY RANKED HEALTH SYSTEM

UVA is also home to a nationally renowned academic medical center and the UVA Health System, which serves a three-part mission to treat patients, conduct translational research and train medical practitioners in a wide variety of disciplines.

Established as the nation’s 10th medical school in 1825, the institution has since grown to include a 612-bed hospital and a Level I trauma center, nationally recognized cancer and heart centers, a Children’s Hospital, and primary and specialty clinics throughout Central Virginia.

The UVA Medical Center is consistently ranked among the nation’s best hospitals by the U.S. News & World Report magazine and has been named among the top 25 percent in seven specialties.

INSPIRING STUDENTS, INSPIRED TEACHING

The vast majority of UVA students come from the top 10% of their high school class, as well as from all 50 states, over 142 countries and a variety of socioeconomic backgrounds. Despite their diversity, all UVA students share a love of learning and a drive to achieve.

One of the reasons students choose Virginia is our unique residential culture. At UVA, the community of students, faculty and staff personifies the Jeffersonian idea that living and learning are connected. The Academical Village was constructed to support a unique residential experience, with faculty living in the Pavilions, students occupying Lawn rooms and the world-famous Rotunda at its heart. The University’s residential culture continues to support this experience today—strengthened by students, faculty and staff rich in backgrounds, ideas and perspectives. Our unique culture is also paying dividends in innovation:  UVA’s faculty have generated more than 130 patents since 2010.

Perhaps most importantly, faculty come to UVA knowing that instruction is as important as research, and they pride themselves on their many teaching awards.  Our best professors look for ways to encourage, mentor and develop tomorrow’s leaders inside and outside the classroom.

LIFE IN CHARLOTTESVILLE

Living in Charlottesville you’ll find sophisticated restaurants, world-renowned wineries and breweries, cosmopolitan arts and music, friendly urban and suburban neighborhoods and a Piedmont landscape that has lured adventurous souls for centuries.  No wonder the U.S. National Bureau of Economic Research named Charlottesville the “happiest city in America” in 2014.

In addition to UVA and its health system, several major employers have facilities in Charlottesville, including State Farm, Northrop Grumman, the U.S. Department of Defense, GE and others.  Charlottesville is also becoming a center for innovative start-up businesses.  The University also actively helps spouses and partners of faculty members build their networks and pursue employment opportunities with a wide variety of area employers. 

The University of Virginia is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA) and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, qualified individuals with disabilities are protected from discrimination and may be entitled to reasonable accommodations to assist in their pursuit of employment at the University. This includes assistance in completing the online job application as well as reasonable accommodations during the interview process. Please contact the UHR Service Center: 434.982.0123 orAskHR@virginia.edu to request assistance.

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