Faculty Affairs and Academic Programs
Advancing Faculty Diversity, UC Irvine
UC Irvine, 2019-2020
Project Principal Investigators
James Bullock, Dean of Physical Sciences
Isabella Velicogna, Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, Equity and Inclusion
Mu-Chun Chen, Equity Advisor, School of Physical Sciences
Douglas Tobias, Chair, Chemistry
Eric Rignot, Chair, Earth System Sciences
Michael Cranston, Chair, Mathematics
Timothy Tait, Acting Chair of Physics and Astronomy
Matthew Foreman, Distinguished Professor of Mathematics
Project Abstract
Building on past successes at UC Irvine, this proposal is aimed at a particularly stubborn problem: the core Physical Sciences. It includes three main elements: using innovative targeted outreach to create a particularly diverse applicant pool; implementing inventive techniques to reduce implicit bias in choosing candidates, such as blind (redacted) searches; and improving yield-on-offers by individualizing startup packages with tools such as teaching release, family-friendly support, and mechanisms for partner hires. Over two years, the school expects 13 searches.