Director of the Individualized Degree Program
General Studies
Job #545997
First Review Date: Sunday, April 20, 2025
Open Until Filled
Internal Only
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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: . 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 . 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:
Key Responsibilities:
Program Leadership & Administration
Student Advising & Success
Interdisciplinary Curriculum Development & Implementation
Program Promotion & Community Partnerships
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:
Preferred Qualifications:
Application Procedure: To apply, qualified candidates must electronically submit the following materials by clicking the Apply Now button:
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.
Weacknowledgethat Cal Poly Humboldt is located on the uncededlandsof 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.
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