[Ucrfacultyandstaff] Search Announcement: Dean of the College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences

[Provost]

Dear Campus Community,
I write to announce the launch of a national search for the next Dean of the College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (CNAS)<https://provost.ucr.edu/dean-college-natural-agricultural-sciences-cnas>. Preliminary search activities began on May 28, and we are currently engaged in campus listening sessions which are being facilitated by our executive search partner, Isaacson Miller. We plan to make an official call for applications in early July, build a diverse candidate pool during the summer, and bring finalist candidates for campus visits in the late Fall Quarter. Updates will be made available throughout the search process via email and on the Executive Searches<https://provost.ucr.edu/dean-college-natural-agricultural-sciences-cnas> website.
Should you have questions or wish to provide input or submit candidate nominations, please do so via email at UCRDeanCNAS at imsearch.com<mailto:UCRDeanCNAS at imsearch.com>.
I am also pleased to announce the search advisory committee:
Christopher Lynch, BCOE Dean and Professor of Mechanical Engineering (Chair)
Hoori Ajami, Associate Professor, Environmental Sciences
Djurdjica Coss, Associate Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development & Professor of Biomedical Sciences
Elizabeth Davis, CHASS Equity Advisor and Associate Professor of Psychology (Affirmative Action Compliance Liaison)
Jennifer Farias, CNAS Chief Financial and Administrative Officer
Chukwufunanya (Funanya) Ikechukwu, Undergraduate Student
Karine Le Roch, Professor, Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology (MCSB)
Paige Mejia, CNAS Financial Operations Manager
Umar Mohideen, Professor, Physics, former Divisional Dean of Physical Sciences
Richard Redak, Professor, Chair of Entomology
Kathy Redd, CNAS Director for Graduate Student Advising
Helen Regan, Professor, Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology (EEOB)
Yinsheng Wang, Distinguished Professor, Chemistry
Graduate Student (TBD)
I look forward to broad campus and community participation during this important search. Your engagement in the search process and willingness to provide feedback are essential for identifying and selecting candidates with the characteristics needed to succeed in this vital campus leadership position.
Sincerely,
Liz
Elizabeth Watkins, PhD (she / her / hers)
Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor
University of California, Riverside
951.827.1129 | Elizabeth.Watkins at UCR.edu<mailto:Elizabeth.Watkins at UCR.edu>

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