Vice Chancellor for Research, UC Berkeley (0132U) #88620

Executive Summary The University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley) , the nation’s premier public research university, seeks a collaborative, experienced, and principled leader to serve as its next Vice Chancellor for Research (VCR). The VCR joins the institution at a pivotal moment. Poised to lead new discoveries and solve complex global challenges, Berkeley aims to push the boundaries of knowledge, foster innovation, expand opportunities, and cultivate a welcoming environment for individuals of all backgrounds over the next decade.

The VCR has the opportunity to engage with UC Berkeley's Strategic Planning , which includes fundamental inquiry, use-inspired research for global grand challenges, and enhancing research sustainability. Working closely with other campus leaders and a broad range of stakeholders across campus, the VCR will advance research across the campus by promoting and supporting discovery, scholarship, innovation, entrepreneurship, and interdisciplinary collaboration while addressing administrative complexities, research compliance requirements, and upgrades to research facilities and services.

The VCR will also collaborate with external stakeholders, nationally and internationally, relevant to Berkeley’s research mission. About the University of California, Berkeley Chartered in 1868, as the flagship of the University of California (UC) system, UC Berkeley is situated on a hillside overlooking the San Francisco Bay.

It is consistently recognized for the quality of its faculty and students, the depth of its research, and its leadership in the national dialogue on the future of higher education. More information can be found on UC Berkeley’s Points of Pride . UC Berkeley is part of the ten-campus University of California system . Collectively, the UC system enrolls approximately more than 300,000 students and maintains a mission of research, teaching, and public service.

Institutional Highlights Global Ranking: Ranked the #1 public university and #7 university by U.S. News & World Report . Academic Breadth: Comprises 14 schools and colleges, 184 academic departments and programs, and more than 300 degree programs, including more top-ranked PhD programs than any university. Entrepreneurial Excellence: Ranked #1 by Pitchbook for undergraduate programs producing the most VC-backed startups, and #1 for the most women-led VC-backed startups.

Distinguished Faculty: The current faculty includes 10 Nobel laureates (26 historically), 1 Fields Medal winner, 4 Pulitzer Prize winners, 33 Mac. Arthur Fellows, and 364 Guggenheim Fellows. Research Funding: Over $1 billion in annual research expenses based on the NSF Herd model. The city of Berkeley has a population of approximately 121,000 and is a culturally rich community located across the Bay from San Francisco and north of Oakland and San Jose.

It is a prominent center for theater, music, dining, and intellectual life. The university's 1,200-acre campus sits within an urban core and is defined by natural beauty—featuring creeks, meadows, and groves of trees. It is close to some of the state and nation’s most impressive nature and outdoor recreational areas. Research At UC Berkeley UC Berkeley is a world-renowned R1 public research university, which champions groundbreaking, interdisciplinary research to tackle society’s toughest challenges.

Berkeley’s prize-winning faculty and researchers bring in over $900 million in sponsored research funding per year on average from federal (over $315 million), state, industry, and nonprofit sources across disciplines from hard science to the arts and humanities. Berkeley is also the home of innovation and entrepreneurial research, ranked #1 in the world by Pitchbook in 2025 for the number of venture-backed companies founded by undergraduate alumni and students.

Berkeley’s world-leading research institutes and centers bring together researchers from multiple disciplines and from around the world to drive new insights across a wide array of fields, including genomics, labor policy, space science, ethics, global engagement, public health, transportation, development, human health, to name but a few.

The campus also hosts notable innovation hubs, connecting startup companies with Berkeley faculty and students to accelerate groundbreaking solutions in biotechnology, energy and materials, and health, and fosters engineering, materials science and transportation research at its nearby Richmond Field Station. Berkeley researchers are also actively engaged in public-impact, community-engaged research to drive lasting change.

Berkeley research collaborations extend beyond the campus to leverage synergies with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), located adjacent to the campus, and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), located across the Bay. The campus has deep connections and history with Silicon Valley entrepreneurship.

Berkeley’s core research community is made up of roughly 1,600 full‐time ladder‐rank faculty, 33,000 undergraduate and 13,000 graduate students, 1,200 postdoctoral fellows and visiting scholars from around the world, and over 2,500 other research staff who participate in our vibrant research ecosystem of academic departments, laboratories, museums, field stations, and research centers.

Many of the 30,000 undergraduate students also participate in the campus’s cutting‐edge research, either as part of their coursework or as research and laboratory assistants. In addition, there is a comprehensive infrastructure of highly-skilled technical and administrative staff and non‐faculty researchers who support the University’s research enterprise.

This enterprise takes form in the University’s 130 academic departments and in its numerous research institutes, centers, supported by a rich ecosystem of world-cl

All those interested in applying for official consideration are asked to do so via jobs.berkeley.edu to job number 88620. Candidates should submit both a CV/resume and a letter of interest. Job application guides are available at https://jobs.berkeley.edu/job-listings/external-applicants. The full leadership profile is available at https://drive.

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This is a designated position requiring fingerprinting and a background check due to the nature of the job responsibilities. Berkeley does hire people with conviction histories and reviews information received in the context of the job responsibilities. The University reserves the right to make employment contingent upon successful completion of the background check.

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer.

“Misconduct” means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant’s previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment, discrimination, dishonesty, or unethical conduct, as defined by the employer.

For reference, below are UC’s policies addressing some forms of misconduct: UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy UC Anti-Discrimination Policy Abusive Conduct in the Workplace

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 status under state or federal law.