Position Summary:

• Supports, develops, recommends, implements, and evaluates innovative, high-quality academic programs for GSAPP.
• Promotes the School's academic and research activities.
• Coordinates the overall assessment and evaluation of the college's programs.
• Enhances and inspires an academic climate that promotes excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service.
• Provides leadership to develop a collaborative, cohesive, and innovative vision and strategic plan that focuses on equity, anti-racism, and social justice among all academic programs, research, and administration at GSAPP.
• Creates an environment of mutual respect that supports a socially responsible and just community, enhances cultural diversity, strives for equity and inclusion, and inspires others to work toward common goals; maintain an educational environment that supports the interests and needs of under-represented groups.
• Provides leadership and supervision that emphasizes a commitment to inclusion and equity in the recruitment, hiring, promotion, tenure, evaluation, and professional development of diverse faculty and staff of GSAPP.
• Develops and strengthens cooperative arrangements with other units at the University and with other institutions to expand and improve services to University students, faculty, and the broader community.
• Represents the University within the academic and local community, as well as professionally related activities of the local, state, regional, and national levels to build relationships that support the work of the School.
• Participates in university planning, policy-making, and executive leadership. Manage complex tasks and adapt to changing institutional priorities using a collaborative and collegial work style.
• Develops, reviews, and approves all School program planning, budgets, and fiscal plans and implement strategies within the approved budget framework.
• Serves on the Chancellor-Provost's Deans Council and the President's Administrative Cabinet.
• Directs the work of faculty and staff, including the approval of faculty assignments and staff position descriptions, training and orientation of new employees, approval and/or critique of work and performance, and approval of time records and leave requests.
• Provides leadership for ongoing accreditation of programs and unit approval by the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board and any other accreditation sought by the School.
• Identifies, cultivates, involves, and solicits the University's community, alumni, and friends in developing and sustaining an active external fundraising programs; strengthens external partnerships and relationships with donors, alumni, and granting organizations and maintains a productive relationship with Rutgers' Foundation in appropriate areas of fundraising and donor stewardship.

Minimum Education and Experience:

• An earned doctorate in a discipline relevant to GSAPP.
• A record of proven leadership and administrative experience at the level of department chair, associate dean, dean or director of a research center or institute, or equivalent.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Evidence of a sustained commitment to the goals of urban, public higher education serving diverse populations.
• Experience with accreditation processes and program assessment.
• Excellent skills in oral, written, and interpersonal communication.

Preferred Qualifications:

• An earned doctorate in a discipline appropriate to GSAPP.
• Administrative experience at the level of Department Chair, Associate Dean, Dean, or equivalent.
• A record of academic achievement requisite for a tenured senior faculty appointment in the School, at the rank of Full Professor.
• A record of proven leadership and administrative experience relevant to the work of the School.
• Evidence of a strong commitment to the goals of urban, public higher education serving diverse populations.
• Experience with accreditation processes and program assessment.
• Excellent skills in oral, written, and interpersonal communication.
• Experience in fundraising, community building, and networking.
• Demonstrated engagement with and success in obtaining federal, state, and private grants.
• Experience in fiscal affairs, faculty and staff development, and promoting university and community relations.
• Demonstrated accomplishments in innovative partnerships and policy development.

Posting Number: 22ST1169

Location: Busch (RU-New Brunswick)