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Title: Dean of Mathematics and Science Position Summary: To oversee the overall planning, programming and evaluation of the academic division; to support the Vice President for Academic Affairs. Duties and Responsibilities: The Dean is the chief administrative officer of the Division. Duties include divisional planning, budget development, supervision and evaluation of programs and staff. Responsible for selection and evaluation of full-time faculty and staff. Responsible for supervision of class schedule development. Oversee curriculum development as needed. Provide leadership for academic advising system; advise students. Serve as divisional liaison to the College administration. React to change productively and handle other essential tasks as assigned; teach as required; professional development. Other duties as assigned. Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Work Characteristics: Proven leadership skills, and excellent human relations skills. Good communication...

Assistant Director, Research Development University of California Los Angeles Requisition Number: 32592 Salary: $5,692 - $14,925 monthly Position Description: The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activities houses UCLA's Sustainable LA Grand Challenge (SLA GC). The SLA GC is a campuswide initiative launched in 2013 by the Chancellor to transition Los Angeles to the most sustainable megacity by 2050. The premise of the SLA GC is to take world-class research from across disciplines and apply it to a hotter and more populous Los Angeles through policy recommendations, technology breakthroughs, and partnerships to demonstrate and implement scalable urban sustainability solutions. The SLA GC is bridging the gap between academic scholarship and real world beneficial application to the surrounding community and beyond. The SLA GC seeks an energetic and motivated individual with demonstrated experience in leading creative...

  The Earth Institute at Columbia University in New York, NY, seeks applications from innovative, doctoral candidates or recent Ph.D., M.D., J.D., or Sc.D. recipients (within 5 years of degree receipt) interested in a broad range of issues in sustainable development. The Institute is especially interested in qualified candidates from historically underrepresented groups for its Diversity Fellowships . The Earth Institute Postdoctoral Research program provides scholars with the opportunity to acquire the cross-disciplinary expertise and breadth needed to address critical issues in the field of sustainable development such as food security, energy systems, climate change impacts, poverty reduction, disease, and environmental degradation. Candidates who have developed cross-disciplinary approaches during their graduate studies will find numerous, unique opportunities to engage in research programs at the leading edge of sustainable development.