PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS : Demonstrate managerial and leadership skills to recruit, support, retain, and develop diverse students and facultyacross the range of backgrounds our program serves — including first-generation college graduates, students from socioeconomically diverse and immigrant-origin communities, multilingual students, and leaders working in urban, suburban, and rural districts; Have substantial leadership and administrative experience in TK-12 or community college/higher education; Have administrative experience that includes staff supervision, faculty collaboration, and policy implementation; Demonstrate experience leading, teaching in, or designing programs serving working professionals or adult learners; Show proven understanding of and experience with the educational policy context within the state of California; and, Demonstrate experience building partnerships with school districts, community colleges, and other external organizations. POSITION DETAILS : The Director appointment is a full-time, 12-month position in the College of Education, combining a continuing tenured or tenure-track faculty appointment in the Independent Doctorate in Educational Leadership (EDD), a Special Program Area Group within Graduate and Professional Studies in Education, with appointment as Director of the Ed.