Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty Pitzer College | Claremont, California Pitzer College, a private liberal arts and sciences college and member of The Claremont Colleges with a long history of social engagement and global reach, seeks an experienced and collaborative leader to serve as the next Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty (VPAA/Dean), the chief academic officer of the College. The VPAA/Dean will have the opportunity to join a highly dynamic and engaged College community rooted in its core values of social responsibility, intercultural understanding, student engagement, environmental sustainability, and interdisciplinary teaching, learning, and research.Established in 1963, Pitzer College was the fifth undergraduate college to join the prestigious Claremont Colleges Consortium, now comprised of five undergraduate institutions (Claremont McKenna, Harvey Mudd, Pitzer, Pomona, and Scripps Colleges) and two graduate institutions (Claremont Graduate University and Keck Graduate Institute). Though it is the youngest of the undergraduate colleges in the Consortium, Pitzer has enjoyed a steep trajectory of success due to its unique identity, mission, values, and innovations. Pitzer’s current enrollment is approximately 1,200 students, with 106 full-time faculty plus a modest number of part-time faculty. The student-faculty FTE ratio is 10:1 . Pitzer is located in the beautiful, walkable town of Claremont, which boasts tree-lined streets and historic buildings.Nestled at the base of the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, Claremont is nationally recognized for its quality of life.Over the last decade, the College has made notable advancements in the breadth, depth and innovation of its academic programs, as well as faculty and student success, including achieving a diverse and inclusive faculty, staff and student body. Pitzer emphasizes community engagement at every level, from campus participation in the College’s shared governance, to its nationally leading position in the Fulbright Fellows program. From its beginning, the College was deliberately designed to minimize academic hierarchy—there are no departments or chairs—and this fluid model has allowed Pitzer to develop pioneering programs that are truly interdisciplinary in teaching and learning, including a creative and cooperative classroom experience. Decision making largely happens through committees of faculty, students, and staff, informed by the deeply-held ethos of encouraging every voice at Pitzer to be heard fully. The VPAA/Dean will join the Pitzer community at an exciting time of growth and the hiring of many new tenure-track faculty members to meet a rising enrollment, and the Pitzer faculty and staff will be looking to the VPAA/Dean to ensure the faculty and staff within Academic Affairs have what they need to prepare for Pitzer’s next phase of innovations. The VPAA/Dean will also serve as a trusted advisor to the President on all academic matters and a key partner with senior-staff colleagues, helping facilitiate productive collaboration across the functional divisions of the College, especially with student affairs. To be successful, the VPAA/Dean will ensure that faculty voices are well represented in all College and senior-staff interactions, and that shared governance structures contribute effectively to strategic decision-making. In addition, the successful VPAA/Dean will be an effective Pitzer spokesperson to the Claremont Consortium and to larger public audiences outside the consortium. The VPAA/Dean will have the opportunity to work with highly passionate and dedicated faculty, highly capable staff, an engaged and collaborative senior staff, and talented students to facilitate Pitzer’s next chapter of academic innovation. Authenticity and creativity are highly valued at Pitzer, and due to Pitzer’s relatively flat organizational structure, it will be important that the VPAA/Dean build relationships and facilitate grassroots decision making to build trust. In doing so, the VPAA/Dean will work to address the following key opportunities and challenges: Cultivate the strengths and talents of the Pitzer community in support of the College’s unique mission and identity for even greater impactServe as a dedicated convener and spokesperson for faculty in advancing their success, engagement, development, and wellbeing, as well as a representative of senior staff with the facultyAct as an effective advocate, representative, and spokesperson for Pitzer across the Consortium and more broadly externallyPartner with faculty, staff, and students to determine the most effective organizational structure for enhanced efficiencies, effectiveness, and progress on shared objectivesThe anticipated salary range for this role is $260,000 to $285,000. Screening of complete applications will begin immediately and continue until the completion of the search process. Inquiries, nominations, referrals, and CVs with cover letters should be sent below. Electronic submission of materials is required.Lindsay Gold is leading this search with Evan Layne and Julia Hochner.Pitzer College is committed to providing an inclusive educational and working environment free of discrimination and harassment, including sexual and interpersonal misconduct, for students, faculty, administrators, staff, and visitors. This is consistent and in accordance with applicable federal law, Title III Americans with Disabilities Act, Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, Title IX, the Clery Act, and the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act (VAWA), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act; the California Fair Employment and Housing Act; and other similar laws. The College prohibits discrimination and harassment based on sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, age, religious belief, marital status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. APPLY NOMINATE contact Evan Layne Full Description
Pitzer College, a private liberal arts and sciences college and member of The Claremont Colleges with a long history of social engagement and global reach, seeks an experienced and collaborative leader to serve as the next Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty (VPAA/Dean), the chief academic officer of the College. The VPAA/Dean will have the opportunity to join a highly dynamic and engaged College community rooted in its core values of social responsibility, intercultural understanding, student engagement, environmental sustainability, and interdisciplinary teaching, learning, and research.Established in 1963, Pitzer College was the fifth undergraduate college to join the prestigious Claremont Colleges Consortium, now comprised of five undergraduate institutions (Claremont McKenna, Harvey Mudd, Pitzer, Pomona, and Scripps Colleges) and two graduate institutions (Claremont Graduate University and Keck Graduate Institute). Though it is the youngest of the undergraduate colleges in the Consortium, Pitzer has enjoyed a steep trajectory of success due to its unique identity, mission, values, and innovations. Pitzer’s current enrollment is approximately 1,200 students, with 106 full-time faculty plus a modest number of part-time faculty. The student-faculty FTE ratio is 10:1 . Pitzer is located in the beautiful, walkable town of Claremont, which boasts tree-lined streets and historic buildings.Nestled at the base of the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, Claremont is nationally recognized for its quality of life.Over the last decade, the College has made notable advancements in the breadth, depth and innovation of its academic programs, as well as faculty and student success, including achieving a diverse and inclusive faculty, staff and student body. Pitzer emphasizes community engagement at every level, from campus participation in the College’s shared governance, to its nationally leading position in the Fulbright Fellows program. From its beginning, the College was deliberately designed to minimize academic hierarchy—there are no departments or chairs—and this fluid model has allowed Pitzer to develop pioneering programs that are truly interdisciplinary in teaching and learning, including a creative and cooperative classroom experience. Decision making largely happens through committees of faculty, students, and staff, informed by the deeply-held ethos of encouraging every voice at Pitzer to be heard fully. The VPAA/Dean will join the Pitzer community at an exciting time of growth and the hiring of many new tenure-track faculty members to meet a rising enrollment, and the Pitzer faculty and staff will be looking to the VPAA/Dean to ensure the faculty and staff within Academic Affairs have what they need to prepare for Pitzer’s next phase of innovations. The VPAA/Dean will also serve as a trusted advisor to the President on all academic matters and a key partner with senior-staff colleagues, helping facilitiate productive collaboration across the functional divisions of the College, especially with student affairs. To be successful, the VPAA/Dean will ensure that faculty voices are well represented in all College and senior-staff interactions, and that shared governance structures contribute effectively to strategic decision-making. In addition, the successful VPAA/Dean will be an effective Pitzer spokesperson to the Claremont Consortium and to larger public audiences outside the consortium. The VPAA/Dean will have the opportunity to work with highly passionate and dedicated faculty, highly capable staff, an engaged and collaborative senior staff, and talented students to facilitate Pitzer’s next chapter of academic innovation. Authenticity and creativity are highly valued at Pitzer, and due to Pitzer’s relatively flat organizational structure, it will be important that the VPAA/Dean build relationships and facilitate grassroots decision making to build trust. In doing so, the VPAA/Dean will work to address the following key opportunities and challenges: Cultivate the strengths and talents of the Pitzer community in support of the College’s unique mission and identity for even greater impactServe as a dedicated convener and spokesperson for faculty in advancing their success, engagement, development, and wellbeing, as well as a representative of senior staff with the facultyAct as an effective advocate, representative, and spokesperson for Pitzer across the Consortium and more broadly externallyPartner with faculty, staff, and students to determine the most effective organizational structure for enhanced efficiencies, effectiveness, and progress on shared objectivesThe anticipated salary range for this role is $260,000 to $285,000. Screening of complete applications will begin immediately and continue until the completion of the search process. Inquiries, nominations, referrals, and CVs with cover letters should be sent below. Electronic submission of materials is required.Lindsay Gold is leading this search with Evan Layne and Julia Hochner.Pitzer College is committed to providing an inclusive educational and working environment free of discrimination and harassment, including sexual and interpersonal misconduct, for students, faculty, administrators, staff, and visitors. This is consistent and in accordance with applicable federal law, Title III Americans with Disabilities Act, Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, Title IX, the Clery Act, and the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act (VAWA), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act; the California Fair Employment and Housing Act; and other similar laws. The College prohibits discrimination and harassment based on sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, age, religious belief, marital status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
