Classification:  Administrator IV
Hours:  Full-time / 40 hours per week
FLSA:  Exempt

Anticipated Start Date:  January 2025 

Anticipated Hiring Salary Range:  $18,417 to $19,667* mo.
CSU Salary Schedule
*CSUMB provides pay scales representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for this position. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal equity, and CSU systemwide pay for comparable jobs.

Priority Screening Date:  Extended to October 25, 2024
Recruitment Status:  Open Until Filled

California State University, Monterey Bay (CSUMB) invites nominations and applications for the position of Dean of the College of Health Sciences and Human Services. CSUMB, is a Minority-Serving Institution, Hispanic-Serving Institution and Asian Pacific Islander Desi American serving institution. CSUMB is a growing, dynamic, vision-driven comprehensive state university with a strong culture of educational innovation and a deep commitment to its role as a regional steward.

This is an exciting opportunity for a collaborative leader with a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion to join California State University, Monterey Bay as the next Dean of Health Sciences and Human Services.  Reporting directly to the Provost and Vice-President for Academic Affairs, the Dean is the chief academic officer of the College of Health Sciences and Human Services. The Dean works with faculty and staff to represent the College's departments, programs, offices, and centers; oversees strategic planning, advancement, and budget development; and guides resource allocation, teaching, research, service, outreach, and administration activities within the college. The Dean also provides leadership and advocacy for faculty and staff, including recruitment, professional development, evaluation, and retention; enrollment planning, student recruitment and retention; program review and accreditation. In addition to supporting shared governance and promoting a diverse and collegial environment, the Dean actively encourages and supports cross-department and cross-college collaboration in teaching, creative activity, and scholarship. The Dean serves as a member of the Academic Affairs Leadership Team, working collaboratively with a highly collegial group of deans and academic affairs administrators, and serves as a member of the President's Extended Cabinet.

California State University, Monterey Bay

Empowered by an inspiring Founding Vision Statement, CSUMB, as an institution, transforms students’ lives through a focus on student success and engagement in its regional community. CSUMB is a comprehensive, mid-sized, four-year university of 7,800 students. With 56% of students living on campus, CSUMB is the most residential university in the CSU system and boasts a vibrant campus culture. CSUMB currently has 194 tenure-line faculty and 298 lecturers, an alumni base of 24,000, and a current annual operating budget of $150 million. While CSUMB serves students from across California and beyond, 42% of the University’s undergraduates come from Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Cruz counties. Given the University’s commitment to the success of every student, the faculty, staff, and administration have successfully increased student retention and completion in comparison to the rest of the CSU. The campus community prides itself on making world-class higher education accessible to traditionally underserved, first-generation, and low-income populations.

CSUMB’s Founding Vision Statement has guided the development of the University, which was envisioned as a comprehensive public university that values service through high-quality education. The Founding Vision Statement emphasizes service to the diverse people of California, especially the working class, historically undereducated and low-income populations. The statement further articulates a substantive commitment to multilingual, multicultural, gender-equitable learning. The ethos includes a culture of innovation in its overall conceptual design and organization in service to the economy of the state, the well-being of regional communities, and the quality of life and development of its students, faculty, and service areas.

Through this initial vision, CSUMB strives to become a model pluralistic academic community where everyone learns and teaches one another in an atmosphere of mutual respect and the pursuit of excellence. The faculty and staff are motivated to excel in their respective fields and to contribute to the broadly defined university environment. CSUMB’s graduates develop an understanding of regional interdependence and global competence, distinctive technical and educational skills, transformative experiences and abilities to contribute to California’s high-quality workforce, critical thinking abilities to be productive citizens, and a focus on social responsibility championed with skills to be community builders. Through their efforts, university students and personnel, analytically and creatively, strive to meet critical state and regional needs, and to provide California with responsible and creative leadership.

Monterey Bay and the Campus

Monterey Bay is on the central coast of California, just two hours south of San Francisco. The bay itself is one of the largest marine protected preserves in the world and home to whales, deep sea anglerfish, and the sea otter, CSUMB’s mascot. The CSUMB campus is close to pristine beaches, oak forests, tidepools, and the Fort Ord National Monument. Monterey has ideal weather: over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 44°F to 68°F and is rarely below 37°F or above 77°F.

The campus sits halfway between the Monterey Peninsula, which features the coastal communities of Carmel, Pacific Grove, Monterey, Marina, and Seaside, and the Salinas Valley, known as the “Salad Bowl of the World” for its abundant agricultural production. The city of Salinas is the county seat and served as the setting for many of John Steinbeck's novels.

The campus straddles the cities of Seaside and Marina, which are small, diverse communities where many students live and work. The history of the former military base is evident across the CSUMB campus.

In addition to CSUMB’s main campus, the University maintains a presence in Salinas and Monterey, providing instruction and community outreach through downtown Salinas, rural communities in south Monterey County, and the Ryan Ranch development in Monterey.

The College of Health Sciences and Human Services

The mission of the College of Health Sciences and Human Services is to strengthen the quality of life of the diverse communities with whom we live, work and serve through collaborative and community-informed education, research, training and service. Its recently developed vision is to create health, fitness and well-being in a socially just environment that honors equality, inclusiveness, cultural responsiveness, and active community engagement.

The College values a culture of inclusiveness and advocating for social equity through curricula, mentorships, applied research projects, and collaborations. Its interprofessional education efforts bring students together in a team-based learning environment to develop collegial, influential leaders serving in allied-health settings.

The College provides high-quality, innovative academic programs that meet the educational needs of students, the region, and the state in the fields of health science, human services, social work, sport science, and human performance and wellness. The College offers Bachelor’s degrees in Collaborative Health and Human Services, Kinesiology, and Nursing, and a Master’s degree in Social Work, and is focused on rapidly growing its offering of dynamic, new programs and degrees. It has built and maintains strong community partnerships that provide students and faculty with rich opportunities through a variety of field placements, internships, clinical rotations, and applied research projects.

The BS in Collaborative Health and Human Services is a unique and interdisciplinary program designed to prepare students for careers in health and human services fields. The program is distinctive in its emphasis on collaboration, integration, and community engagement, reflecting the complex and interconnected nature of health and human services work. The program offers concentrations in Public Administration/Nonprofit Management, Social Work, and Public Health, and includes a robust internship experience with one of our 160 community partners on the Central Coast.

The BS in Kinesiology develops science-based, practitioner-focused, comprehensive expertise in the human body. Graduates use knowledge in exercise, sport, behavior change, and wellness to improve all aspects of life. We are recognized by the National Strength and Conditioning Association for expertise in Strength and Conditioning for human performance and are closely aligned with the American College of Sports Medicine, with a Gold Medal winning Exercise is Medicine program. Kinesiology is the largest program in the College and has a strong presence in the local community.

The accredited BS in Nursing program provides a streamlined pathway for students with an Associate Degree in Nursing to attain a Bachelor’s degree. The nursing department sustains strong partnerships with multiple community colleges and its graduates make significant impacts on the regional healthcare workforce.

CSUMB’s accredited Master of Social Work Program recently doubled the number of students accepted (n=100) to its competitive program, with assistance from an HCAI expansion grant, and expects to grow again next year with a hybrid, weekend MSW program option. Through several million dollars in federal training grants (HRSA BHWET, HRSA SDS, DOE, and Title IV-E), the department now supports 50% of its students with scholarships. The vast majority of our MSW students come from the tri-county region, and return there to practice; 95% of them are employed in professional positions upon graduation.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include:

• Advancing the mission and vision of the University and the College of Health Sciences and Human Services in a collaborative, equitable, and inclusive environment that values diverse perspectives.
• Providing leadership and advocacy for strategic and budgetary planning, enrollment planning, student recruitment and retention.
• Guiding and facilitating the College’s vision as the University seeks to strengthen and distinguish its identity in the higher education landscape.
• Promoting interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary, inter-college and internal collaboration, cooperation and research.
• Developing strong collaborative relationships with external partners.
• Leading development and fundraising efforts for the College, collaborating with University Advancement, and engaging in university, community and alumni relations.
• Promoting excellence and innovation in the scholarship areas of teaching, research and creative activities, professional application, and university service for faculty.
• Overseeing the educational effectiveness of the College's academic programs through the assessment of student learning and program review and renewal processes; upholding standards of rigor and academic excellence; and overseeing and facilitating external accreditations.
• Acting as a decisive leader and diplomat with strong organizational and consensus building skills, integrity, and the ability to inspire and lead a diverse group of faculty.
• Experience in developing academic programs specifically designed to address the learning needs of an ethnically, culturally, and linguistically diverse student population.
• Appreciation for the role of scholarly research in the teaching and learning process, at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
• Demonstrated understanding of new paradigms and innovative pedagogies in higher education, including technology-enhanced and online learning strategies; values an interdisciplinary community.
• Values collaboration, community-building and shared governance; seeks widespread participation in decision-making; models’ integrity, ethical reflection and practice; mentors and fosters leadership skills in others; takes a leadership role in faculty/employee relations and performance; and creates a culture of civility and respect among faculty and staff.

Other Functions:

Performs other job-related duties and special projects as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Earned doctorate from an accredited higher education institution.
• Qualification for a faculty appointment at the rank of full professor within one of the departments in the College of Health Sciences and Human Services.
• At least five years of higher education management or leadership in the fields of Health Sciences and/or Human Services
• Demonstrated experience in strategic planning, policy development, and budget oversight.
• Evidence of effective and ethical faculty leadership and management through collaborative and shared decision making.
• Evidence of excellent communication and facilitation skills.
• A record of supporting faculty research and professional development.
• Commitment to equity and inclusion in the recruitment and retention of faculty and staff. 
• An understanding and appreciation of the role of scholarly research in the teaching and learning process, at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
• Experience in working with programs to equitably serve an educationally, ethnically and linguistically diverse student population consistent with the University’s mission, vision and values.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

The ideal candidate will have skills, knowledge, and leadership experience in the following areas:

• Experience enhancing community relations and promoting the role of the organization on campus and externally, including fundraising.
• Demonstrated experience in academic planning and the development of new programs.
• Demonstrated experience of effective, ethical, and collaborative participation as a member of an academic administrative team.
• Experience with related external accreditation processes and standards.

PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT:

Office environment with standard equipment and tasks. The position requires working at a computer and desk for extended periods of time.  May require travel between campus offices and off-campus locations. 

The health and safety of our students, faculty, and staff remain our highest priority. While on campus, students, faculty, staff, and the community will be expected to follow all campus safety mandates.  

SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT & POSITION DESIGNATIONS:

• All offers of employment are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check (including a criminal records check).
• The person holding this position will have a duty to report to the Campus Title IX Officer information pertaining to discrimination, harassment, sexual misconduct, sexual exploitation, dating violence, domestic violence, stalking, and retaliation and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order EO 1095, EO 1096, and EO 1097 as a condition of employment. 
• This position has been designated as a sensitive position with responsibility for the care, safety and security of people (including children and minors), animals and CSU property; authority to commit financial resources of the university through contracts greater than $10,000; access to, or control over, cash, checks, credit cards, and/or credit card account information; responsibility of access/possession of building master of sub-master keys for  building access; access to and responsibility for detailed personally identifiable Level 1 confidential information about students, faculty, staff or alumni that is protected, personal or sensitive as defined in the CSU Information Security Data Classification Standards).
• This position is a designated position in the California State University’s Conflict of Interest Code. The successful candidate accepting this position is required to file Conflict of Interest forms subject to the regulations of the Fair Political Practices Commission.
• This position is required to comply with confidentiality requirements outlined in the Department of Education Family Educational Rights and Privacy and California's Educational Code Chapter 13 regarding sensitive student issues.
• This position is designated as a Campus Security Authority (CSA).  The position is required to participate in training at the direction of the Clery Director and must also promptly report allegations of reportable crimes according to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, its accompanying regulations; the California State Education Code, Chapter 15.5, of the Donahoe Higher Education Act, Section 67380; and the California State University system-wide policy, Code EO 1107.
• Must possess and maintain a valid license to drive in the State of California, pass the Defensive Training Class, and be insurable under the University's liability coverage.
• May require occasional evenings and /or weekend work.

BENEFITS/PERKS: 

This is a management-level position with an attractive benefits package, which includes: a vacation accrual rate of 16 hours per month; an excellent choice of medical, dental, and vision insurance; long-term disability coverage; life insurance; educational incentives; membership in the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS); and 14 paid holidays a year. For further information, please visit Employee Benefits Summary. As a perk, the University Corporation at CSU Monterey Bay provides access to affordable campus housing based on availability; visit Schoonover Employee Housing for more information.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:

For full consideration, applicants must complete the required online application, and upload a cover letter and CV prior to the priority screen date found at Careers at CSUMB. Application submissions received after the application screening date will be reviewed at the discretion of the University. Materials submitted become the property of CSUMB and will not be returned.

Requests for information should be addressed to:  Dr. Karen Myers-Bowman, Committee Chair, California State University, Monterey Bay, CA. Email: kmyersbowman@csumb.edu

CSUMB is not a sponsoring agency for staff or management positions.

Reasonable accommodations will be provided for qualified applicants with disabilities who self-disclose by contacting Human Resources at (831) 582-3389 or emailing humanresources@csumb.edu. All employees must be eligible for employment in the U.S.

GENERAL INFORMATION:

CSUMB hires only individuals lawfully authorized to work in the United States and is an E-Verify employer. In compliance with federal crime awareness and campus security legislation, including the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics, you can view the notice of availability and access the Cal State University, Monterey Bay annual security and fire safety reports at https://csumb.edu/clery/asr-and-fsr-notices-availability/.

CSUMB is a smoke and tobacco-free campus.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER:

CSUMB is an Equal Opportunity employer seeking to recruit and support a broadly diverse community of faculty and staff. We value and celebrate diversity in all its forms and strive to foster an inclusive culture built on respect that affirms inter-group relations and builds cohesion. We consider qualified applicants for employment for their anticipated contributions and without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, veteran status, or disability.