Assistant Dean for Institutional Diversity

Minimum Qualifications 

• A Master’s Degree in higher education, sociology, social work, psychology or other related field is required.
• Minimum of 3 years of successful relevant full-time professional experience related to DEI in higher education, preferred.
• Expertise with issues of race, sexuality, gender, disability, indigeneity, class, and the dynamics of difference, privilege, and power, particularly in higher education in higher education.
• Relevant project management experience in support of senior administration.
• Demonstrated experience creating and maintaining collaborative working relationships with administrators, faculty, staff, and students.
• Strong verbal, written, and organizational skills.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities        

• Experience in developing and delivering diversity, equity, and inclusion trainings, workshops, and programming.
• Experience serving on a bias act response team in a higher education setting or other similar bias act investigating/reporting group in a professional setting.
• Experience gathering, analyzing, and interpreting data and statistical reports related to DEI; skillset in research, including but not limited to survey research, focus groups, quantitative and or qualitative research.
• Experience in designing and conducting organizational social climate and culture assessment, preferred.
• Background in community relations and capacity-building in regard to developing partnerships and relations with community-based organizations, volunteer programs, and non-profit organizations, preferred.

Technology Skills/Requirements

• Proficiency in Google Workspace (e.g., Gmail, Google Docs, Google Calendar) required
• Proficiency in conducting advanced statistical analyses using SPSS, preferred
• Proficiency using with social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Linked In), preferred
• Experience developing and managing website, preferred

As one of the nation’s oldest liberal arts colleges, Allegheny College celebrated its bicentennial in 2015. A selective residential college in Meadville, Pennsylvania, north of Pittsburgh near Lake Erie, Allegheny is one of 40 colleges featured in Loren Pope’s “Colleges That Change Lives.” Allegheny also is one of the few colleges in the country that requires students to choose both a major and a minor, helping to cultivate intellectual growth and the creative, big-picture thinking desired by employers and graduate schools. In its 2020 rankings, U.S. News & World Report recognized Allegheny in the top 20 among all national liberal arts colleges for best undergraduate teaching.

The Chronicle of Higher Education ranks Allegheny as one of the best colleges in the nation to work for, specifically in the areas of compensation and benefits.  Allegheny has a total undergraduate enrollment of approximately 1,800 with students from 47 states (plus AE, DC, PR, and VI) and 70 countries. The College’s picturesque location is ideal for outdoor recreation, with eight freshwater lakes, ski areas and recreational opportunities all within easy reach. 

Please submit a cover letter, resume, and provide contact information for three references to the Office of Human Resources, Allegheny College, 520 N. Main Street, Meadville, PA  16335 or by e-mail to [email protected]  Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. An offer of employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check.

Allegheny College is an Equal Opportunity Employer with a strong commitment to diversity, inclusion, and equity. Women, veterans, individuals with disabilities, and members of other underrepresented groups are highly encouraged to apply. Allegheny does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, or national origin.

Visit the Allegheny College Web Site at www.allegheny.edu