Associate Vice President for Inclusive Excellence

Classification:  Administrator IV
Hours:  Full-time / 40 hours per week  
FLSA:   Exempt

Anticipated Hiring Salary Range:  $15,834 to $17,083* mo.
CSU Salary Schedule
*CSUMB provides pay scales representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for this position. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal equity, and CSU systemwide pay for comparable jobs.

Priority Screening Date: January 20, 2025
Recruitment Status:  Open Until Filled - Internal to CSUMB Applicants Only 

ABOUT CSUMB

California State University, Monterey Bay is a mid-sized university in California’s Central Coast that grants undergraduate and graduate degrees. Powered by an inspiring Founding Vision Statement, CSUMB is part of the nation’s largest four-year public university system, California State University, which educates nearly 460,000 students every year. 

With a vibrant, diverse student body of over 7,000 students, CSU Monterey Bay is both a Minority Serving Institution and a Hispanic Serving Institution. Our staff and faculty transform students’ lives with a focus on student success and engagement through experiential learning, service learning, and a strong emphasis on multicultural and global perspectives. CSUMB’s sustainability goal is to be carbon neutral by 2030. 

The university’s Strategic Plan prioritizes inclusive excellence through recruiting and investing in developing a diverse body of faculty, staff and administrators. Many appreciate living and working close to the shores of beautiful Monterey Bay, with easy access to recreational areas from Big Sur to Santa Cruz. Nearby opportunities for collaborative research include working in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Silicon Valley, and with colleagues at local research universities, including UC Santa Cruz and Stanford University.

As one of the 23 campuses in the CSU system, CSUMB offers excellent benefits, including access to below-market-rate rental housing on East Campus, and competitive salaries for faculty and staff. With proximity to the San Francisco Bay Area and San Jose, opportunities for faculty, staff and students are as endless as the shores of the nearby Pacific Ocean.

PURPOSE:

The Office of Inclusive Excellence advances excellence at Cal State Monterey Bay through inclusion and equity.  The Office of Inclusive Excellence focuses on promoting a campus environment where all students, faculty and staff feel a sense of belonging, are able to fully engage in campus life, and are able to achieve their academic or professional goals.

Reporting to the President, the Associate Vice President of Inclusive Excellence provides strategic, transformational leadership in building an equity-minded, student-ready, inclusive institution that welcomes and supports diverse students, staff, and faculty, whereby diversity is inclusive of a broad range of identities and their intersections, i.e., gender, race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, veteran status, political affiliation, etc. The position reports to the President, is a member of the President’s Cabinet and co-chairs the President’s Committee on Equity & Inclusion. The position advances an equity, social justice and inclusive excellence mindset in all college-wide initiatives, including strategic planning, budgeting, and resource allocation.

In support of the University’s senior leadership, this position provides thought leadership in identifying pedagogical strategies for leveraging our student body as an educational asset and to advance a culture of equity and inclusion; supporting equity and inclusion objectives in faculty and staff hiring and development; and developing student support programs that enhance students’ multicultural competence. 

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