Dear Colleagues:

I am pleased to announce the search for a new Associate Dean for the Social Sciences. 

The Associate Dean supports curricular, research, and service activities across the various social science degree-granting programs, research centers, and special initiatives in the College and throughout the University. The Associate Dean advises the Dean on various matters of concern to the College. The Associate Dean may represent the Dean or College, including the exercise of delegated decision-making and signature authority as permitted. 

See a more detailed position description attached. 

While I welcome the nominations of others, I make a direct appeal to all CHASS tenured members of the Academic Senate to consider submitting a 2-page letter of interest that speaks to qualifications and preparation relative to the position description accompanied by a current CV. 

The materials will be vetted in three rounds including in-person interviews: first, by an ad-hoc committee of one current CHASS chair, a divisional FAO, one of the two CHASS faculty equity officers, and the director of the Social Sciences Lab; second, by the director of the Social Sciences Lab, the other CHASS faculty equity officer, and associate deans from CHASS and CNAS; and, third, in a one-on-one conversation with me. 

While current or prior appointment as department chair or vice chair; and/or service on an academic personnel committee at the department, Division, and System level; and/or membership on the Senate Executive Council is preferable, I welcome any and all experience that aligns with the advancement of College mission, the CHASS strategic plan, and the most recent priorities described in the 2025 State of the College. 

The letter of interest and CV may be forwarded by email to Susan Brown at susan.brown@ucr.edu. For best consideration, please submit by noon PT, Monday, December 8, 2025. The interviews will be conducted December 9-18. 

The target start date is January 1, 2026, negotiable, and we may explore partial duties (focused mainly on academic personnel) for the first half of 2026. 

As many of you are aware, our former associate dean, Gloria González-Rivera, will retire from active UC service on December 31, 2025. I cannot thank Gloria enough for her leadership during a five-year term as associate dean, which formally concluded June 30, 2025. I am deeply grateful that she will remain in an advisory role to me and the College through the end of the year. 

Yours sincerely,

Daryle Williams
Professor and Dean
College of the Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
University of California, Riverside