Position Summary:

• Provides institutional leadership on matters related to faculty affairs, faculty engagement, academic leadership development and academic personnel policy.
• Leads, mentors, and manages the staff of the Office of Faculty Affairs and Engagement.
• Sets strategic priorities and ensures alignment with the University's mission and academic goals. Serves as a centralized resource for policy interpretation, best practices, and academic guidance related to student affairs functions across the University.
• Oversees all aspects of the faculty lifecycle, from recruitment and appointment to review, promotion, retention, and retirement.
• Develops, revises, and implements academic personnel policies that promote faculty success and development.
• Creates and sustains communication channels to keep faculty and academic administrators informed about policies, practices, and issues critical to faculty success.
• Partners with Student Affairs and related units to ensure alignment and clarity around academic policies, student support expectations, and best practices that enhance the student academic experience.
• Works collaboratively across CLUs and administrative units to ensure coherence, compliance, and excellence in academic personnel practices.
• Establishes and supports stakeholder groups to develop, review, and implement policies and practices that advance faculty and academic success.

Minimum Education and Experience:

• Tenured Rutgers faculty member.
• Five years of experience working in academic administration, faculty affairs, academic personnel policy, or a related area.

City: New Brunswick

State: NJ

Salary: $275,000 - $375,000

Posting Number: 26ST0416

About Rutgers University

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.

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