Founded in 1856, University of Maryland, College Park is the state’s flagship institution. Our 1,250-acre College Park campus is just minutes away from Washington, D.C., and the nexus of the nation’s legislative, executive, and judicial centers of power. This unique proximity to business and technology leaders, federal departments and agencies, and a myriad of research entities, embassies, think tanks, cultural centers, and non-profit organizations is simply unparalleled. Synergistic opportunities for our faculty and students abound and are virtually limitless in the nation’s capital and surrounding areas. The University is committed to attracting and retaining outstanding and diverse faculty and staff that will enhance our stature of preeminence in our three missions of teaching, scholarship, and full engagement in our community, the state of Maryland, and in the world.

The Office of the Dean at the University of Maryland School of Public Health is seeking a skilled strategic thinker, communicator, and facilitator to coordinate diversity, equity, inclusion, anti-racism and belonging (DEIAB) and well-being activities within the school. This position requires independent thought and action, strong interpersonal skills, and experience communicating and facilitating programming within communities and across differences. This position will focus on strengthening and expanding the capacity of faculty, staff, and students within SPH around interacting within and across DEIAB and along the eight dimensions of wellbeing. The person in this position will communicate and model the DEIAB as well as the Happiness and Wellness values of the school.

The person in this position will create, coordinate, and facilitate inclusive and innovative approaches to support momentum for the School’s wellness and happiness goals as well as processes of truth and transformation. The work done will be around all dimensions of oppression and identity, centering on racial justice, and also grounded in LGBTQIA+, immigrant, gender, socioeconomic, religious, class, and disability justice, as well as the Happiness and Wellness Initiative. A key component of this position will include assembling and sharing resources and communicating/connecting with communities to enact change based upon the DEIAB and wellbeing needs and strategic goals of the school.

Education:
Bachelor’s degree in a field related to the position requirements/duties of DEIAB and well-being or equivalent work experience.

Experience:

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
Evidence of creative and independent work and project completions, interpersonal and technical skills and experience that support DEIAB and wellbeing communication, knowledge building, understanding and change towards a more just and equitable community

Salary range is $72,800 – $86,000. Candidates must be currently authorized to work in the United States.

Ability to stand, sit, walk for extended periods. Visual acuity to view and work at computer. Ability to speak for extended periods in one-on-one meetings as well as group presentations. Ability to lift 10 pounds.

The University of Maryland, College Park, an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, creed, marital status, political affiliation, personal appearance, or on the basis of rights secured by the First Amendment, in all aspects of employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.