02/08/2018
Campus Job Posting:
Director, African American Student Development
Priority Review Date: 3/2/18
Open until filled
The African American Student Development program (AASD) works to support the African American/Black community at UC Berkeley and is part of Multicultural Student Development (MSD), a collective of offices that work collaboratively to develop programs, activities, and strategies to promote undergraduate and graduate students’ academic progress and success by engaging in multicultural practices that acknowledge and celebrate individual and collective experiences. MSD is part of the Centers for Educational Justice & Community Engagement (EJCE) and is housed within the Campus Climate, Community Engagement and Transformation Cluster (CCCET), part the Division of Equity & Inclusion.
The Director of AASD reports to the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Equity & Inclusion who in turn reports to the Vice Chancellor for Equity & Inclusion
Broadly, the Director of African American Student Development (AASD):
Provides leadership and vision for all AASD initiatives. Designs, develops, oversees and evaluates major initiatives and complex programs to address systematic barriers that impede students' curricular and co-curricular success;
Provides expert advice to campus administration on responding to incidents that impact the campus climate for the UC Berkeley African American/Black community and plays an integral role in the operations and sustainability of the African American Initiative;
Develops a multi-year strategic plan and budget. Manages budget, monitors spending, conducts annual evaluation of all AASD programs and services to determine effectiveness;
Collaborates with on and off campus partners to develop innovative strategies that address issues such as racism, sexism, transphobia, homophobia/heterosexism, and other forms of systematic forms of exclusion and oppression in higher education;
Recruits, selects, trains, supervises and evaluates AASD professional staff, student assistants, and interns, including Fannie Lou Hamer Black Resource Center staff;
Monitors student trends and issues and continually assesses the nature and effectiveness of AASD programming and activities to make ongoing improvements. Conducts programmatic and project evaluations and assessment;
Maintains staff and alumni partnerships, in addition to faculty and academic partnerships;
Implements initiatives that support and enhance the curricular and co-curricular success of the African American/Black student community, with particular attention to underrepresented African American/Black communities at UC Berkeley. Initiatives and activities include: annual African American/Black issues conference, workshops on leadership development, dialogues on race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, resources for campus and community internships, and presentations on undergraduate and graduate research;
Builds relationships with academic departments and research units to improve the retention and success of African American/Black undergraduates and preparation for graduate school. Skilled at building relationships with local community leaders and community-based organizations to connect students with community-based research projects;
In partnership with Residential Education & Housing, oversees the African American Theme Program, including providing direction for the seminar and other educational programs; convenes an advisory board; includes this program in fundraising goals; evaluates student satisfaction; and accesses AATP program effectiveness
Education/Training:
Masters degree and/or equivalent experience/training
Preferred Qualifications
A minimum of 5 years of professional experience in working with; African American/Black students in a university setting or equivalent. Advanced knowledge and content expertise of the experiences of African American/Black students in higher education.
Doctorate degree in related area and/or equivalent experience/training
For full job description and to apply, please go to jobs.berkeley.edu and search for job #24489.
