Job Description
Assistant Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education and Chief Academic Technology Officer (0669U) 77 About Berkeley At the University of California, Berkeley, we are dedicated to fostering a community where everyone feels welcome and can thrive. Our culture of openness, freedom and belonging make it a special place for students, faculty and staff.
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Departmental Overview Research, Teaching, and Learning (RTL) is composed of several teams providing support for instructors and researchers at Berkeley. With leadership in their area of expertise, teams coordinate around consultations, resources, tools, and projects across RTL for the broader campus community.
Job Summary The Assistant Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education and Chief Academic Technology Officer (CATO) is the strategic leader who provides vision and direction at the intersection of teaching, learning, and technology across the UC Berkeley campus. The position reports to the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education with a dotted line to the Associate Vice Chancellor for IT and CIO. The CATO oversees Research, Teaching, and Learning (RTL), which includes several service organizations employing over 65 full-time staff members with an annual budget of approximately $17 million. The position is also the primary IT liaison between the academic community and teaching and learning technology. The CATO builds strong partnerships and supports shared governance with academic units, the Academic Senate, Berkeley IT, the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, Student Affairs, the Graduate Division, colleges and schools, other units, and various faculty stakeholders to ensure that Berkeley's deployment of academic technology is successful and that faculty are supported in their teaching mission.
Responsibilities Strategic Leadership of RTL: - Manages the strategic direction of RTL's units to ensure that resources are appropriately leveraged to support the intersection of teaching, learning, and technology on campus.
- Aligns RTL's strategic plan with the Division of Undergraduate Education strategic plan, the campus strategic plan and the Berkeley technology plan.
- Provides vision and direction for teaching and learning support services focusing on pedagogy and instructional technology across the campus.
- Oversees the development and adherence to planned resources and goals in projects and operations for all RTL units.
- Ensures systematic evaluation of RTL services in order to report progress and drive improvement.
People Leadership: - Champions and ensures the creation of a healthy and inclusive workplace culture and climate for 65+ staff members.
- Establishes and maintains a positive team culture, maintains transparent communication within RTL as appropriate and advocates for staff development.
- Leads, models, and champions collaboration within RTL teams and externally with other units in UE and IT.
Academic Technology Leadership: - Responsible for oversight, through reporting managers, of the campus enterprise services and programs provided through the respective RTL units.
- Coordinates with the Chief Information Officer and central IT (Berkeley IT) to ensure efficient and effective IT service management of all technology resources across campus.
Financial and Operational Leadership: - Responsible for overseeing RTL's budget of approximately $17M/year, ensuring careful spending practices to use limited resources effectively.
- Provides strategic leadership in operational planning, establishing priorities for space utilization and resource allocation to align with institutional goals.
Executive Advising and Campus Engagement: - Serves on the leadership team for the Division of Undergraduate Education and One IT; attends regular meetings with the Vice Provost and CIO.
- Advises senior management in UE and IT, and campus-wide on complex and/or controversial situations related to academic technology on campus and in higher education.
Required Qualifications - Thorough knowledge of information technology systems, particularly in academic/educational contexts.
- Understanding of and experience with information technology management best practices.
- Proven ability to lead strategic planning efforts and manage organizational change.
- Thorough knowledge of organizational development, operational planning, program management, and leadership.
- Thorough understanding of current educational and learning theories.
- Ability to leverage creativity and strategic thinking to advance pedagogical and/or academic technology initiatives.
- Demonstrated political acumen with the ability to balance competing priorities, build consensus among diverse stakeholders.
- Advanced written and oral communication skills.
- Advanced skills in supervision and staff development.
- Strong relationship building and collaboration skills.
- Ability to oversee IT teams effectively.
- Bachelor's degree in related area and/or equivalent experience/training.
Salary & Benefits For information on the comprehensive benefits package offered by the University, please visit the University of California's Compensation & Benefits website.
The budgeted salary range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position is $235,000.00 - $300,000.00.
Other Information This position is not fully remote and will require some in-person presence.
How to Apply To apply, please submit your resume and cover letter.
Conviction History Background This is a designated position requiring fingerprinting and a background check due to the nature of the job responsibilities. The University reserves the right to make employment contingent upon successful completion of the background check.
Equal Employment Opportunity The University of California is
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