REVISED: UCSC Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program Director
Position overview
Position title: UCSC Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program DirectorApplication Window
Open date: March 23, 2023
Most recent review date: Tuesday, Aug 1, 2023 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications received after this date will be reviewed by the search committee if the position has not yet been filled.
Final date: Friday, Mar 22, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.
Position description
Dr. Erika Zavaleta in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) invites applications for the position of Director of the UCSC Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program. The director will manage all aspects of The Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program, which recruits and supports undergraduate students from across the U.S., its territories, and associated sovereign tribal nations. The program seeks emerging conservation leaders with passion and transformative potential from diverse racial, ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds. The program has three key components:
- Integrative training in leadership, design, communication, collaboration and field conservation science and practice through an annual, intensive summer course and internship placements.
- Strong mentoring for scholars throughout and beyond the two-year scholarship period, with opportunities to interact and work with leaders in conservation, conservation justice and allied fields.
- Cultivation of an enduring community among scholars and their mentors, instructors, families, peers and partner organizations.
The Doris Duke Scholars Program is dedicated to enhancing diversity and inclusion, and strongly encourages applications from candidates who will enrich that mission. We are looking for a dynamic, engaged leader to manage this program who shares our strong values around effective and equitable conservation. The director will work with an advisory board of diverse conservation leaders in academia, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), philanthropy, community groups, tribes and government, and a national network of internship sponsors and partners.
The successful candidate will be responsible for the following activities:
- Lead outreach, recruitment and selection of 20 undergraduate conservation Scholars each year to participate in a two-year program based at UC-Santa Cruz.
- Work closely with the faculty director and other staff to implement an 8-week annual summer conservation research and leadership course; annual winter retreats; year-round mentoring at Scholars’ home institutions; and group internship placements with NGOs, foundations, agencies, private firms and cross-sector partnerships in conservation.
- Sustain a strong culture of health, safety, inclusion, equity and excellence across all DDCSP programming.
- Maintain and build a network of partners, including contributing faculty, advisory board members, speakers and panelists, and other organizations to contribute to the program and support the community of Scholars and program alumni.
- Mentor current and past participants in the program and sustain strong community and communications among them.
- Manage program finances, evaluation and reporting.
The hiring unit will not sponsor employment-eligible immigration statuses for this position.
UCSC Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program: https://conservationscholars.ucsc.edu/
Qualifications
- M.A./M.S. degree or higher in conservation-related field (such as conservation science, policy, law or biology) or relevant field; or a bachelor’s degree plus three to five years of professional experience in the aforementioned fields.
- Experience working with students from diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds as a teacher, research supervisor or mentor.
- Experience managing field-based or similar experiential learning programs .
Application Requirements
Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
Cover Letter
Statement of Teaching - Please provide a statement of teaching and mentoring experience, approach
and vision (up to 2 pages).Statement of Contributions to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - Please provide a statement of DEI experience, leadership and vision (up to 2
pages). Candidates are urged to review guidelines on statements (see https://apo.ucsc.edu/diversity.html) before preparing their application.Writing Sample - A relevant sample such as a publication, report or grant proposal.
Help contact: zavaleta@ucsc.edu
About UC Santa Cruz
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