Position Description Manhattan University invites nominations and applications for the position of Founding Dean of the School of Nursing.
This is an extraordinary opportunity for a visionary, strategic, and innovative academic leader to establish and build a nationally respected School of Nursing in New York City, launching in Fall 2028, that will educate exceptional nurses who will become the next generation of healthcare leaders, advance the nursing profession, and serve as a trusted partner to the healthcare community. As the inaugural academic leader of the School, the Founding Dean will have the unique opportunity to shape its vision, culture, academic programs, faculty, clinical partnerships, and reputation from its inception. Working collaboratively with the President, Provost, University leadership, faculty, trustees, and healthcare partners, the Founding Dean will create a School distinguished by academic excellence, innovation, student success, outstanding clinical preparation, and meaningful community engagement. The successful candidate will be an accomplished academic leader with the intellectual curiosity, strategic vision, entrepreneurial spirit, and proven leadership ability necessary to build a new academic enterprise. The Founding Dean will possess a demonstrated commitment to excellence in nursing education, scholarship, clinical practice, and service, together with the ability to inspire others around a bold and compelling vision. Founding opportunities of this magnitude are rare. The Founding Dean of the Manhattan University School of Nursing will have the privilege of building far more than a new academic unit. This leader will shape the culture, values, academic quality, partnerships, and reputation of a New York City School that aspires to national recognition for excellence in nursing education, innovation, scholarship, and service. The Founding Dean will recruit the founding faculty, lead the School through NYSED approval and initial CCNE accreditation, establish enduring healthcare partnerships, guide development of a state-of-the-art Clinical Simulation and Experiential Learning Center, and create innovative academic programs that prepare exceptional nurses who will become the next generation of healthcare leaders. Manhattan University is a leading Lasallian Catholic university located in the historic Riverdale section of the Bronx, New York. It has a long and distinguished history of instilling in students the knowledge, skills, and wisdom necessary for successful lives of authenticity and meaning. An earned PhD in nursing or a closely related field from an accredited institution is required along with academic credentials and scholarly accomplishments appropriate for appointment at the rank of professor. A current, unencumbered New York State license as a Registered Professional Nurse, or eligibility to obtain such licensure promptly upon appointment, is also required. For further information, please consult the full position description . To Apply Manhattan University has engaged Opus Partners to support this search. Kenna Boyd, Partner, Katie Dean, Senior Partner, and Marisea Rivera, Senior Associate, are leading the search, which will remain confidential until the final stage of campus visits. For additional information, to nominate qualified candidates, or to apply, please contact Marisea Rivera at marisea.rivera@opuspartners.net . Applications should include a current resume or CV, a cover letter addressing the position, and contact information for three professional references. References will be contacted only at the finalist stage and with prior notice. The salary range for this position will be $300,000-$325,000 annually.
