Director of Operations/administration - Berkeley, United States - University of California Berkeley

University of California Berkeley
University of California Berkeley
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Director of Operations/Administration (0548U) Job Department of Electrical Engineering (EECS) About Berkeley


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Departmental Overview


The College of Engineering at UC Berkeley is recognized for its educational and research excellence, consistently ranking among the top three Engineering colleges in the United States.

With more than 240 regular faculty members, 2100 graduate students and 3600 undergraduate students located in seven academic departments. Engineering is the second largest college on the Berkeley campus.


The Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS) in both the College of Engineering and the Division of Computing Data Science and Society (CDSS), is the largest department on the Berkeley campus consisting of over 130 faculty, adjunct, active emeriti and PIR appointments, 3,500+ undergraduates both in the College of Engineering and Letters and Science,800+ graduate students, and 60+ staff members.

EECS programs are consistently ranked in the top three by many measures, including U.S. News & World Report's national and global ranking. Annual operating budget not including research expenditures for EECS is $40+ million.


The Department is actively engaged in teaching and research in the disciplines of Artificial Intelligence, Computational Biology, Databases, Graphics, Hardware / Architecture, Human-Computer Interaction, Operating Systems / Networking, Programming Systems / Software, Scientific Computing, Theory, Vision (in Computer Science) as well as Biosystems, Communication/Networking, Communications/Physical Layer, Control, Design, Modeling, and Analysis, Electromagnetics/Antennas, Integrated Circuits, Optics, Physical Electronics Devices, Physical Electronics/MEMS, Optoelectronics, Energy, Robotics, Signal Processing for Image & Video, Signal Processing for Speech & Audio (in Electrical Engineering).

Computer Science operates research and instructional laboratories in Soda Hall and Sutardja Dai Hall, and Electrical Engineering operates like facilities in Cory Hall and Sutardja Dai Hall.

EECS also has a significant technical staff support structure to provide support for research and instructional laboratories and fabrication facilities.

As Director of Operations/Administration for EECS, provides leadership and management direction for the EECS Department. The position reports directly to the Chair of the EECS Department.

The incumbent independently directs all department and division operations, exercises discretionary powers to solve managerial, budgetary, and program problems, and is responsible for long-range planning, analysis, rationalization, staffing, and regulation.

Administrative services include activities in finance, human resources, academic personnel, external relations/development, instruction/course support, facilities and student services.

General management includes long and short-range strategic planning in determining the mission and directing all activities of multi-disciplinary units and groups through subordinate management staff.

Application Review Date


The First Review Date for this job is: April 26, Open Until Filled


Responsibilities:

40% Leadership for EECS Operations

Manages, plans and administers administrative operations or general operations of EECS, a large interdisciplinary department within the College of Engineering.

Ensures that all operations in EECS support the teaching mission and goals of the department and the University. Reporting directly to the Chairs, the Director develops goals and implements plans for administrative, academic, and instructional programs.

Independently directs all Department operations, exercises discretionary powers to solve managerial and program problems, and is responsible for long-range strategic planning, coordination, organization, staffing and oversight for the following areas:

Policy Development and Implementation

Serves as key administrative officer for Department's
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