Associate Dean I Spvr

Position Summary

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Associate Dean I Supervisor for the School of Communication and Information. This position reports directly to the Dean of the School of Communication and Information and has a reporting relationship to the New Brunswick Senior Vice Chancellor of Finance and Administration. The associate dean of the School of Communication and Information is the chief financial and chief operating officer of the school and serves as the dean's chief of staff. As of 2026, the school has over 80 full-time faculty members, 160 part-time faculty members, about 50 teaching/graduate assistants and fellows, about 55 staff, hundreds of coadjutant and student worker appointments per year, and over 2,500 undergraduate majors and graduate students, with a budget close to $70M.

Among the key duties of this position are the following:

• Leads and manages the financial, human, technology, facilities, and organizational operations and resources of the school, and supervising staff who lead these operations.
• Serves as a key member of the dean's cabinet conducting strategic planning, and works closely with department chairs and program directors to support their planning and operations.
• Represents the dean and school on a range of university committees and venues.
• Serves the Senior Vice-Chancellor as a part of the New Brunswick Financial Officers group and its sub-committees.
• Acts as the liaison for the school with university offices such as Office of General Counsel, University Office of Labor Relations, and Ethics and Compliance.

Minimum Education and Experience

• Master's degree and a minimum of ten years of supervisory and/or executive experience in higher education, including responsibility for budget development and financial management, human resources management, enrollment management, and/or long-range planning.

City

New Brunswick

State

NJ

Equipment Utilized

• Rutgers enterprise systems such as IMS, Salesforce, Oracle Financial Management, and HCM.
• Academic systems such as Canvas, scheduling software.
• Desktop computing systems.
• Conference and smart classroom systems.
• Office equipment such as printers and copiers.
• Contracted systems such as Salesforce.
• Basics of computer programming, networking and Internet technology (in order to participate in decision-making on technology for the school).
• Capable of learning new local and enterprise systems.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

Ability to lift up to 15 pounds.

Special Conditions

The position requires some evening and weekend work.