Job Description

Position Overview

The Dean for the School of Business will report to the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. The School consists of 35 tenure stream faculty and 23 non-tenure stream faculty who teach 452 undergraduate students and 1,628 graduate students. The serves in the capacity as Chief Executive Officer of the School and will be responsible for ensuring success in the School’s programmatic, teaching, and research enterprise.

The Dean will lead the School in developing a strong academic foundation by pursuing rigorous academic standards in faculty, as well as excellence in curricula, programs of research, and students.

Responsibilities:

• Establish an inclusive vision for the School
• Expand and promote research
• Enhance the student experience
• Mentor and grow the faculty
• Foster an interdisciplinary and collaborative culture
• Strengthen and develop external relationships
• Increase undergraduate and graduate enrollment

Qualifications:

• Energetic, entrepreneurial, and collaborative leadership style that inspires faculty, students, and staff and can build in and commitment to the Stevens vision.
• An uncompromising appreciation for high academic standards, and an ability to identify and nurture excellence that includes the ability to recruit, develop, and retain superb and diverse faculty members.
• A commitment to building a strong learning environment for students – both undergraduate and graduate – that stresses academic quality, experiential learning, technology, and global perspectives.
• The ability to build bridges between academic disciplines and a commitment to facilitating collaborative activities across institutional and disciplinary boundaries to promote the collective goals of the institution.
• An ability to set and meet high expectations for himself and for the Stevens academic community.
• An impeccable record of integrity with strong commitment to high ethical standards capable of earning the trust of the community.
• Strong financial management skills including the ability to manage university finances, communicate the relationships between academic priorities and budgeting, and transparently align strategic initiatives with long-term budget planning.
• The fortitude and confidence to make leadership decisions when faced both with exciting opportunities and significant challenges while operating within a largely tuition-driven budget model.
• An appreciation for the importance of balancing outstanding scholarship and high-quality teaching with a faculty comprising tenure-track and teaching-track.
• A commitment to diversity, relying on individual action and institutional leadership to advance diversity and inclusion.
• A commitment to furthering the strength of the Stevens community through participating in campus-wide initiatives, and actively engaging with the students of SSE.
• Experience and determination in leading the development and implementation of a strategic vision, establishing metrics, measuring progress, and adapting as necessary.
• The ability to describe and to garner both engagement and support for academic priorities.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills; a good listener and active learner who appreciates multiple perspectives.
• A record of leadership and academic administration experience.
• An earned doctorate and a record of distinguished scholarship and teaching appropriate for appointment as a tenured full professor.
• Creativity, passion, openness, and flexibility.

Department

Office of the Provost

EEO Statement:

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