Dean of Education

Horowitz Andreessen Academy • San Francisco, CA

21h

About The Position

The Dean of Education will design and run a student-driven educational model at the Horowitz Andreessen Academy (HAA), a model intended to be distinct from traditional colleges. The Academy aims to help students cultivate high agency, AI-native building, people skills, and ambition. Rather than relying on lectures, tests, grades, or homework, the model will give students opportunities to create their own challenges and projects while maintaining an extraordinarily high bar for their work.

This role combines educational philosophy, culture-building, and coaching. Because there is no established playbook for this educational model, the Dean will build it from the ground up. Applicants are asked to sketch out how they would approach the vision and include that in their application.

Responsibilities

• Design structures that enable students to direct their own learning, such as standups, peer review, and mentorship touchpoints.
• Establish a high bar for student work and output through peer norms and osmosis rather than enforcement.
• Coach and mentor students, encouraging them to think bigger and take on harder challenges while knowing when to step back.
• Hire, train, or manage instructors and mentors across disciplines.
• Define how the school will assess student growth, particularly in traits that cannot be tested or graded.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed