Senior Assistant Dean- School of Social Ecology

🇺🇸 Irvine, California 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $185K - $250K 💻 Administrator 🗓️ November 4th, 2026

Human Resources Operations Strategy

Edtech.com's Summary

University of California - Irvine is hiring a Senior Assistant Dean- School of Social Ecology. This is the school's senior staff position, providing administrative leadership and day-to-day management for a school made up of three departments: Criminology, Law, and Society; Psychology; and Urban Planning and Public Policy. The Assistant Dean works directly with the Dean to set strategic priorities tied to the school's academic mission and carry them out.

Highlights

Lead and manage the school's general operations, establishing operational objectives and work plans and delegating assignments to subordinate managers.
Direct the school's resources, including financial strategy and operations, space planning and facilities, computing, and human resources.
Work with the Dean on strategic priorities, and develop, modify, and carry out organizational policies that affect school operations and may reach across the university.
Oversee accreditation processes, organizational reviews, and long-range personnel planning, along with the reports and statistics requested by sources inside and outside the university.
Ten or more years of relevant work experience, including at least 8 in a management role and preferably in higher education, plus a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
Thorough knowledge of financial analysis and reporting, human resources and risk management planning, accounting and payroll, and project management, including capital projects.
Preferred: working knowledge of University of California system policies, experience with regulations governing financial administration of federal and state research contracts and grants, and an advanced degree.
Pay range of $185,000 to $250,000.