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UC DAVIS: Office of the Chancellor August 29, 2000 DEANS, DIRECTORS, DEPARTMENT CHAIRS RE: Recruitment for Vice Chancellor--Research and Dean--Division of Biological Sciences I write to announce the recruitment for two critical academic leadership positions: Vice Chancellor--Research and Dean--Division of Biological Sciences. The Vice Chancellor--Research has broad responsibility for facilitating, promoting, and overseeing research and scholarship throughout the campus; the Dean--Division of Biological Sciences serves as the chief academic officer of the Division, with responsibility for academic leadership and management of resources. Both the Vice Chancellor and Dean contribute to campuswide policy development through participation on the Council of Deans and Vice Chancellors. As always, we seek to identify diverse pools of candidates with strong records of accomplishment. Please help us identify persons with the ability, motivation, and background to meet the challenges of these positions by sharing this announcement with faculty and staff in your department and by nominating qualified persons. Applications and nominations should be sent to the address indicated on the appended position announcements. Larry N. Vanderhoef Chancellor Attachments 00-100 Dean-Division of Biological Sciences University of California, Davis The University of California, Davis, invites applications and nominations for the position of Dean-Division of Biological Sciences. The Division is an intercollege unit with 110 faculty and 126 staff that administers academic units in basic biology for the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and the College of Letters and Science. The Division administers 9 undergraduate majors in biology involving approximately 3,500 students and provides administrative support for 11 graduate groups involving about 500 students. The Division also plays a leading role in coordinating and planning campuswide programs in basic biology that involve the Division as well as the colleges and professional schools on campus. The Division is organized into five sections that represent major themes of modern biology: Evolution and Ecology; Microbiology; Molecular and Cellular Biology; Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior; and Plant Biology. The Dean is the chief academic and administrative officer of the Division responsible for academic planning, budgetary operations, and academic and staff personnel administration for all five sections. The Dean participates in campuswide policy development through membership on the Council of Deans and Vice Chancellors and chairs the Administrative Coordinating Council for Biological Sciences, which comprises deans and other senior administrators who share responsibility for the development and coordination of campuswide programs and activities in biological sciences. We seek candidates with a deep commitment to academic excellence who can lead the Division in its continuing development. Qualifications include a distinguished record of research, teaching, and professional service appropriate for appointment as Professor in the Division; demonstrated ability for creative leadership and management, and the energy and vigor to translate ideas into action. The University of California, Davis, has a strong institutional commitment to the achievement of diversity among its faculty, staff, and students and seeks an individual who shares that commitment. Salary will be commensurate with experience and qualifications. The starting date is July 1, 2001, or as negotiated. Applications and nominations should be received by November 3, 2000 to ensure full consideration. The position will remain open until filled. Nominations, applications, and requests for additional information should be addressed to: Larry N. Vanderhoef, Chancellor Office of the Chancellor University of California, Davis One Shields Avenue Davis, CA 95616-8558 The University of California, Davis, is an equal opportunity employer committed to excellence through diversity. Vice Chancellor-Research University of California, Davis The University of California, Davis, invites nominations and applications for the position of Vice Chancellor-Research. This position reports directly to the Chancellor. The Vice Chancellor-Research has responsibility for facilitating, promoting, and overseeing research and scholarship within all of the campus's colleges, schools, hospital, and clinics; increasing extra-mural financial support including support for large, long-term, and interdisciplinary projects; furthering relationships with government and industry; and accelerating the campus's technology transfer program. The Vice Chancellor-Research must understand the culture of a major research university; have the ability to deal effectively with public and private agencies that support scholarly research; be familiar with university patents and licensing; and have a full understand-ing of the contributions and requirements of scholars from all fields including the sciences, arts, social sciences, humanities, and professions. The successful candidate must have a strong record of personal, ongoing accomplishment as a research scholar appropriate for appointment as Professor and, secondarily, as an academic administrator. The Vice Chancellor-Research requires the ability, energy, creativity, and insight to respond quickly and appropriately to help guide university growth and change and the skills to work congenially and effectively with diverse constituencies. The campus has a strong institutional commitment to the achievement of diversity among its faculty, staff, and students and seeks an individual who shares that commitment. The University of California, Davis, is an expanding, highly diverse research university with 2,100 faculty, more than 20,000 undergraduate students, and 5,500 graduate and professional students. The campus has three colleges (Letters and Science, Engineering, and Agricultural and Environmental Sciences), two divisions (Biological Sciences and Education), four professional schools (Law, Management, Medicine, and Veterinary Medicine), and a major medical center in Sacramento. Salary will be commensurate with experience and qualifications. The starting date is July 1, 2001, or as negotiated. Applications and nominations should be received by November 3, 2000 to ensure full consideration. The position will remain open until filled. Nominations, applications, and requests for additional information should be addressed to: Larry N. Vanderhoef, Chancellor Office of the Chancellor University of California, Davis One Shields Avenue Davis, CA 95616-8558 The University of California, Davis, is an equal opportunity employer committed to excellence through diversity.
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