Dean - Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism Job at University of California Be
University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, United States, 94709
Position Overview Position title: Dean, Graduate School of Journalism Salary range: The posted University of California Deans' Salary Bands set the pay ranges for deans. The Dean of Berkeley Journalism position is in Band 1: $199,700 - $509,900. The minimum salary that UC Berkeley expects to pay for this position is $360,000. Anticipated start: July 1, 2025 Review timeline: Screening of complete applications will begin immediately. For best consideration, please submit materials by January 24, 2025. Application Window Open date: December 4, 2024 Next review date: Friday, Jan 24, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time). Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee. Final date: Monday, Jun 30, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time). Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled. Position Description 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. Reporting directly to the executive vice chancellor and provost, the dean will lead the school in fulfilling its mission of advancing journalism education and practice, while shaping the future of journalism and journalism education. The dean will focus their vision-setting work on adapting journalism education to a rapidly changing media landscape, building a more inclusive community of faculty, staff, students, and enhancing collaboration and shared purpose within the school and across the broader campus. The next dean must have a sophisticated and contemporary understanding of journalism, insight into the opportunities, challenges and demands the field will face in the future, and the insight to anticipate the implications of this landscape for the next generation of aspiring journalists. The Graduate School of Journalism seeks a dean with substantive leadership and administrative experience, who possesses a national or international reputation as an expert practitioner or scholar within the field. The ideal candidate will have prior academic experience or demonstrate a willingness and ability to learn the specific demands of journalism within an academic environment. Qualifications Basic qualifications (required at time of application) : An advanced degree or a minimum of 10 years of professional journalism experience. Additional qualifications (required at time of start) : The incoming dean must merit a tenured appointment as a full professor. In reviewing candidates for tenure, the UC Berkeley Journalism looks principally for superior practitioners of journalism, in whatever form of the craft. Preferred qualifications : Candidates with evidence of high scholarly research, publications and/or media analysis are also encouraged to apply. Application Requirements Document requirements : Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V. Cover Letter / Letter of Interest - A letter of interest addressing the themes in the position profile is required. Apply link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04619 About UC Berkeley UC Berkeley is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. The excellence of the institution requires an environment in which the diverse community of faculty, students, and staff are welcome and included. Successful candidates will demonstrate knowledge and skill related to ensuring equity and inclusion in the activities of their academic position (e.g., teaching, research, and service, as applicable). The University of California, Berkeley is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status. Job location: Berkeley, CA #J-18808-Ljbffr