Director of the Individualized Degree Program

General Studies

Job #545997

Close Date: Sunday, April 20, 2025

 

 

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(Job #545997) Administrator II, Director of The Individualized Learning Program, Salary Range: $5,053 - $16,221; Hiring Range: $7,875 - $9,188. This is a full-time, benefited, 12-month pay plan in General Studies. This position is an Administrator II in the California State University Management Personnel Plan (MPP). Under this plan, incumbents are subject to normal management reviews and serve at the pleasure of the University President. Additional information can be found at: http://www.calstate.edu/HRAdm/policies/mpp.shtml. This position comes with a premium benefits package that includes outstanding vacation, medical, dental, and vision plans, life insurance, voluntary pre-tax health and dependent care reimbursement accounts, a fee waiver education program, membership in the California Public Employees Retirement System (PERS), and 14 paid holidays per year. Additional benefits information can be found at https://hraps.humboldt.edu/employee-benefits. Please note that this is an internal recruitment open only to active, stateside, Cal Poly Humboldt Employees.

 

Position Summary:

The Director of the Individualized Degree Program (IDP) will lead the Interdisciplinary Studies - Individualized Degree Plan (IDP), a program that provides students with a flexible and customized degree pathway. Students in the program develop a unique, interdisciplinary degree plan that incorporates courses from multiple disciplines, preparing them for diverse academic, career, and lifelong learning goals.

The IDP curriculum includes a sequence of required core courses that introduce students to interdisciplinary thinking and approaches to inquiry, equipping them with the skills to integrate knowledge across fields and apply it to complex, real-world challenges.

The program fosters a culture of interdisciplinarity, innovation, and student empowerment, supporting students as they take an active role in designing their education.

The IDP Director provides strategic and administrative leadership for the program, ensuring that it serves as a hub for interdisciplinary education and student success. This position supports students in designing customized interdisciplinary pathways toward graduation and serves as an incubator for developing new interdisciplinary degree options.

 

Visit the IDP program website here: https://idplan.humboldt.edu/

 

Key Responsibilities:

 

Program Leadership & Administration

• Provide strategic direction and oversight for the IDP program.
• Oversee curriculum development, implementation, and assessment.
• Recruit, hire, onboard and supervise program faculty and staff
• Oversee program budget
• Ensure that program curriculum and individual degree plans articulate with university requirements.
• Work with the Registrar's Office to ensure degrees and transcripts articulate.
• Represent the IDP program to internal and external constituencies.
• Develop the IDP profile on campus
• Lead program growth and innovation, including exploring new interdisciplinary degree pathways.

 

Student Advising & Success

• Provide academic and career advising to IDP students, helping them develop cohesive and meaningful degree pathways.
• Collaborate across academic and student services to support student success.
• Implement student-centered strategies that promote retention, engagement, and timely graduation.
• Develop, implement, and oversee equity-focused, inclusive academic support structures that meet the diverse needs of IDP students.

 

Interdisciplinary Curriculum Development & Implementation

• Guide the development and instruction of interdisciplinary courses in online and hybrid modalities.
• Ensure that IDP core courses effectively prepare students for interdisciplinary inquiry, critical thinking, problem-solving, career development and lifelong learning.
• Maintain knowledge of curriculum policies, Title V, and curriculum workflow to ensure compliance and program effectiveness.

 

Program Promotion & Community Partnerships

• Promote IDP as a high-impact interdisciplinary learning opportunity to prospective students, as well as to internal and external constituencies.
• Collaborate with faculty, staff, and community partners to create internships, career development and experiential learning opportunities.
• Foster relationships with community colleges, industry partners, and other institutions to create pathways for student success

 

Collaborate with the Academic Programs team and the Dean of Undergraduate Studies. 

 

Other Duties as Assigned

 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Associated with this Position Include:

The incumbent must possess a demonstrated record of successful teaching in service to a diverse student population and a strong commitment to interdisciplinarity, including knowledge of interdisciplinary pedagogies and curricular models that support student success across diverse fields. The successful applicant must demonstrate an asset-based mindset that recognizes and builds upon students' strengths and a strong commitment to creating an equity-focused, inclusive, student-centered culture and curriculum. This includes actively supporting interdisciplinary approaches that enhance student learning and engagement.

 

The successful candidate must also have demonstrated experience with academic planning, program development, scheduling, and assessment. A record of successful leadership and management in a shared governance environment is required.

 

Competencies include excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong project management and organizational skills, the ability to oversee multiple initiatives, knowledge of online teaching and learning strategies, curriculum policies, Title V, and curriculum workflows, and the ability to work in a team with collaborations across multiple areas.

 

Minimum Qualifications:

• Doctorate or terminal degree in a relevant field (e.g., interdisciplinary studies, education, social sciences, or a related discipline).
• Teaching experience, service in a university or community setting, and a broad knowledge of curriculum.

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience in meeting students where they are and mentoring them in identifying and advancing toward their academic, career, and lifelong learning goals.
• Knowledge of best practices in student-centered, flexible, and
• Competency-based learning models.
• Experience with high-impact practices, including experiential learning, prior learning assessment, and project-based learning.
• Understanding of barriers to degree completion and experience implementing strategies to improve persistence and graduation rates.

 

Application Procedure: To apply, qualified candidates must electronically submit the following materials by clicking the Apply Now button:

• Letter of Interest
• Resume or Curriculum Vitae
• Contact information for at least three professional references

Application Deadline: The deadline to submit application materials is 11:55 p.m. on Sunday, April 20, 2025.

Any inquiries about this recruitment can be directed to careers@humboldt.edu or Cal Poly Humboldt’s Human Resources Office at (707) 826-3626.

We acknowledge that Cal Poly Humboldt is located on the unceded lands of the Wiyot people, where they have resided from time immemorial. We encourage all to gain a deeper understanding of their history and thriving culture. As an expression of our gratitude we are genuinely committed to developing trusting, reciprocal, and long lasting partnerships with the Wiyot people as well as all of our neighboring tribes. Cal Poly Humboldt was the first campus in the California State University system to offer a stand-alone major in Native American Studies.

Cal Poly Humboldt is committed to enriching its educational environment and its culture through the diversity of its staff, faculty, and administration. Persons with interest and experience in helping organizations set and achieve goals relative to diversity and inclusion are especially encouraged to apply.

Working in the state of California is a condition of employment for this position. Even if part or all of an employee's assignment can be performed remotely, the employee must maintain a permanent residence in the state of California. The employee must be able to accept on-campus work assignment, as assigned, and come to campus when needed. This position is telecommute eligible; work on-site as scheduled or as requested and telecommute as scheduled.

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This position is a “designated position” in the California State University’s Conflict of Interest Code. The successful candidate accepting this position is required to file Conflict of Interest forms subject to the regulations of the Fair Political Practices Commission.” In reference to the full disclosure letter, please refer to HR 2010-08.

 

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Mandated Reporting: This position may be considered a “mandated reporter” under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment.

Additionally, all CSU staff and faculty receive training annually on their obligations in responding to and reporting incidents of sexual harassment and sexual violence. You will be notified by email when you are required to take this mandated training.

Class Code: 3312
Publication Date:   4/4/2025