Overview
Dean of the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) invites inquiries, nominations and applications for the position of dean of the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health (FSPH). One of UCLA’s 12 professional schools, FSPH consistently ranks among the top 10 such schools in the nation. The school is comprised of five departments that represent the core disciplines in public health — biostatistics, community health sciences, environmental health sciences, epidemiology, and health policy and management — and is also home to 18 research centers that lead innovative efforts in health equity, infectious diseases, nutrition, environmental genomics, health policy, climate change, global and immigrant health, social policy, population and reproductive health and more. FSPH also has 19 memoranda of understanding with institutions in countries that include Cambodia, China, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Germany, Mexico and the Philippines. The school offers seven degree types: B.S., B.A., M.P.H., M.S., M.H.A., MDSH and Ph.D. Students can also combine an M.P.H. with an M.D., J.D., M.B.A., M.S.W., M.P.P. or MURP, or with M.A. programs in African, Asian American or Latin American studies.
The school’s faculty includes acclaimed public health experts and innovators working to support the school’s mission to create healthy futures for all locally, nationally and globally. Of its 210 faculty members, 76 of whom are full time, 17 are members of the National Academy of Medicine. Opportunities for cross-disciplinary collaborations abound, given the school’s colocation on campus with UCLA’s world-renowned hospital and schools of medicine, dentistry, nursing, engineering, law, management and public affairs; cross-campus initiatives in biosciences, data science and global studies; and access to dedicated biomolecular, genetic, environmental, and other science teaching and research facilities.
As the chief executive and academic officer for the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, the dean provides strategic vision for and operational leadership of the school, which has an annual operating budget of approximately $68 million. The dean works to advance scholarship, education and civic engagement; encourage distinctive programmatic innovation; enhance excellence through diversity in educational programs and faculty and student recruitment; and link the work of the school’s faculty and students to other disciplines, communities and interests within and outside of the academy. Supporting the university’s research mission, the dean will advance the faculty’s scholarly activities, including opportunities afforded by interdisciplinary approaches. The dean serves as the school’s public voice, articulating its contributions to local, state, regional, national and international communities, and pursuing an ambitious development program to build the school’s resources. Reporting to the executive vice chancellor and provost, the dean serves on the deans council and the council of professional school deans, collaborating with leadership across UCLA and the UC system as well as local, national and international leaders in public health.
We seek a visionary leader to build upon the school’s traditions of excellence and community engagement. Ideal candidates will be nationally and/or internationally recognized with demonstrated leadership and substantial administrative experience; strong scholarly visibility within the public health research community; and the capacity to exercise policy leadership at the local, state, national and international levels. Minimum requirements include a strong commitment to research, teaching and public service; administrative leadership experience; a record of distinguished scholarly accomplishment; demonstrated intellectual leadership in the area of public health; proven success in — or aptitude for — external and alumni relations and development; an established record of advancing inclusive excellence; and credentials that merit appointment at the rank of full professor.
With its 419-acre campus in Westwood and site acquisitions in Downtown L.A., South Bay and Westside, UCLA is enriched by the cultural diversity of the dynamic greater Los Angeles area, as well as the geographic advantages of Southern California. One of the world’s preeminent public research universities, UCLA is an international leader in breadth and quality of academic, research, health care, wellness, cultural, continuing education and athletic programs, with more than 6,567 faculty members who teach approximately 48,000 students in the UCLA College and 12 professional schools. UCLA is consistently ranked among the top institutions nationally for research funding, having generated nearly $1.6 billion in research grants and contracts in the last fiscal year alone.
Confidential review of applications, nominations and expressions of interest will begin immediately and will continue until an appointment is made. Address nominations, inquiries and applications to our Isaacson, Miller consultants David Bellshaw, Silvia Cheng and Carley Davenport via the Isaacson, Miller website: https://apptrkr.com/6511743. To be ensured full consideration, please submit a letter of interest and curriculum vitae by November 24, 2025.
The anticipated annual compensation range for this position is $475,000 – $595,000. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC nondiscrimination policy.
