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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#222222">After a brief pause, I am pleased to announce the relaunch of the search for the Vice Provost for Administrative Resolution (VPAR) and invite nominations and applications.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Reporting directly to the Provost & Executive Vice Chancellor (EVC), the Vice Provost for Administrative Resolution (VPAR) is an important campus leadership position responsible
for anticipating, preventing, mitigating, and resolving conflict through mediation, informal negotiation, and formal procedures of review and resolution. The VPAR works closely with Title IX, the Academic Senate, Campus Counsel, the Ombudsperson, Student
Affairs, Judicial Affairs, Labor Relations, Affirmative Action, Campus Police, and others to review and resolve issues of policy, procedure, integrity, and collegial relations that have the potential to impact the well-being of UCR’s students, staff and faculty,
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#222222">This is a 50% faculty administrator appointment and
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">is open to all ladder-rank tenured faculty at the University of California, Riverside. More information about the position is attached and can also be found on the
<a href="https://provost.ucr.edu/vpar-vice-provost-administrative-resolution">Executive Searches</a> page.
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#222222">Confidential review of nominations and expressions of interest will begin immediately. Please direct nominations, applications, and questions to Tanya Adams,
Human Resources Manager (</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="mailto:tanya.adams@ucr.edu">tanya.adams@ucr.edu</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#222222">).
To be ensured full consideration, please apply by submitting a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and statement of contributions to diversity to
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="mailto:tanya.adams@ucr.edu">tanya.adams@ucr.edu</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#222222">
by May 13<sup>th</sup>, 2021.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Thomas M. Smith, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Interim Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">4148 Hinderaker Hall<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">University of California, Riverside<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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