Vice Dean and Tenured Professor or Tenured Associate Professor
Rutgers University
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Posted: 17-Mar-24
Location: New Brunswick, New Jersey
Salary: Open
Internal Number: 223819
Position Summary:
Rutgers School of Public Health is seeking a senior level Tenured Professor or Tenured Associate Professor in any area of public health. Qualified candidates should have a PhD, DrPH, MD, or equivalent with extensive experience and community engagement in the field of public health. Additional requirements include a strong record of scholarly achievement, sustained extramural research funding as Principal Investigator, experience in teaching and mentoring a new generation of public health researchers and a commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, justice, anti-racism, and LGBTQ+ rights.
The successful candidate will serve as the Vice Dean and Tenured Professor or Tenured Associate Professor at the School of Public Health.
Responsibilities:
· Serve as part of the Dean's Leadership Team.
· Report and work directly with the Dean on all matters related to school oversight and management · Serve as proxy to the dean as needed (including the running of meetings in the Dean's absence).
· Create a culture of excellence among the SPH faculty members, staff, and students as per the 3 pillars of the school—-scholarship, teaching, and community engagement.
· Work with the Dean to liaise with Rutgers Health chancellor's team and RU leadership.
· Work with the Dean and Chief of Staff to provides supervision and mentorship of department chairs.
· Work with the faculty affairs team (Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, Director for Faculty and Staff Affairs, and Chief of Staff) on all aspects of faculty affairs processes including mentoring and annual performance evaluations, appointments/reappointments, tenure and promotion processes, faculty mentoring, recruitment, onboarding, and orientation.
· Work directly with the Assistant Dean for Research to further build extramural funding portfolio and excellence in scholarship.
· Work with Associate Dean for Finance and Administration and Director of Marketing and Communications as needed.
· Serve as primary supervisor for Assistant Deans for Student Services and Alumni Affairs, Admissions and Enrollment, and Diversity Equity and Inclusion for Faculty & Talent Development.
· Lead efforts for chair and program director evaluations.
· Lead efforts to develop the strategic plan for of the school every 5 years.
· Represent the SPH on the ASPPH, APHA and other national groups as needed.
· Foster a culture with zero tolerance of harassment and discrimination.
Committee Responsibilities:
· Appointment, Promotion, and Tenure Committee
Applications will be received and reviewed until the position is filled.
Minimum Education and Experience:
Successful applicants will have a doctoral degree (PhD or equivalent)
· A strong record of scholarship in public health
· A sustained record of major extramural research funding as Principal Investigator
· Experience teaching at undergraduate and/or graduate level
· Strong written and oral communication skills for both professional and general audiences
· Evidence of leadership regarding diversity, equity, inclusion, justice, antiracism, and LGBTQ+ rights · Experience mentoring master's and doctoral students as well as early career faculty
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a leading national public research university and the state's preeminent, comprehensive public institution of higher education. Rutgers is dedicated to teaching that meets the highest standards of excellence; to conducting research that breaks new ground; and to turning knowledge into solutions for local, national, and global communities. As it was at our founding in 1766, the heart of our mission is preparing students to become productive members of society and good citizens of the world. Rutgers teaches across the full educational spectrum: preschool to precollege; undergraduate to graduate and postdoctoral; and continuing education for professional and personal advancement. Rutgers is New Jersey's land-grant institution and one of the nation's foremost research universities, and as such, we educate, make discoveries, serve as an engine of economic growth, and generate ideas for improving people's lives.