Associate Vice President, Faculty Affairs

Job no: 537168
Work type: Management (MPP)
Location: Pomona
Categories: MPP, Administrative, At-Will, Full Time
Associate Vice President, Faculty Affairs
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona or CPP) invites confidential inquiries, nominations, and applications for the position of Associate Vice President for Faculty Affairs (AVPFA). Reporting directly to the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, the AVPFA serves as a member of the Provost’s senior administrative team and is responsible for creating a strategic vision and leveraging their knowledge and experience in Faculty Affairs to provide comprehensive leadership, advocacy, and coordination of the faculty experience and Faculty Affairs matters. The AVPFA is expected to assume office no later than July 1, 2024.
Cal Poly Pomona, recognized as one of the most diverse regional universities in the Western United States as we as nationwide, offer an affordable, life-changing education. Located less than 30 miles east of Los Angeles, the campus enjoys the excitement of a diverse metropolitan area while retaining the serenity of a foothill community. As an inclusive polytechnic university, CPP utilizes a technology-enhanced, learn-by-doing approach to education and cultivates success through experiential learning, discovery, and innovation. Students enjoy endless opportunities for involvement in a vibrant and diverse community. A Hispanic-Serving Institution, Cal Poly Pomona is among the top 25 colleges in conferring baccalaureate degrees to Hispanic students.
The Office of Faculty Affairs is a foundational function fostering faculty career development and the positive campus culture. As the leader, a successful candidate will need to use an evidence based approach to develop positive relationships with the diverse groups of stakeholders. The new AVPFA will bring expertise to the broad portfolio of responsibilities inherent in the domain of Faculty Affairs (e.g., faculty recruitment and retention; faculty support, development, recognition, and success; faculty community, climate, and culture, especially with regard to increasing access, belonging, diversity, equity, and inclusion). As the university enters a phase of stability in new leadership, the successful candidate should be able articulate a vision for Faculty Affairs as a proactive force on the campus.
Academic Search is assisting Cal Poly Pomona in this search. To ensure full consideration, inquiries, nominations, and applications (PDF preferred) should be submitted electronically, in confidence, to CPPAVPFA@academisearch.org. When submitting a nomination, please include the nominee’s full name, title, position, and email address. For more information about the position, qualifications, application instructions, please download the full position profile from the Academic Search website.
Nominators and prospective candidates may arrange a confidential conversation about this opportunity with the two senior consultants leading this search: Cynthia M. Patterson at Cynthia.Patterson@academicsearch.org. or Maria Thompson at Maria.Thompson@academicsearch.org
The Search Committee will begin reviewing candidates immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Priority consideration will be given to materials received by Sunday, April 14, 2024. Additional information about the institution can be found at https://www.cpp.edu. The salary for this position will be $187,356 - $195,000. More information is available at: https://www.calstate.edu/csusystem/careers/benefits/Documents/employee-benefits-summary.pdf
Cal Poly Pomona is committed to creating a community in which a diverse population can learn, live, and work in an atmosphere of tolerance, civility and respect for the rights and sensibilities of each individual, without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, religious creed, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, medical condition, age, Vietnam era veteran status, or any other veteran’s status.

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