Senior Director, Faculty and Academic Affairs

Senior Director, Faculty and Academic Affairs Position Summary

• Direct the Office of Faculty and Academic Affairs for the Gallatin School.
• Develop and execute strategic plans, administrative systems, and procedures for faculty affairs, instructional, and academic affairs/support for all faculty (full time and part time) and all courses.
• Oversee implementation of the School's faculty appointment, reappointment, sabbatical/leave, and promotion policies, and collaborate with Gallatin and NYU offices around faculty employment and labor relations.
• Counsel and train academic program and committee chairs.
• Strategically plan long‑term curricular program goals for the School.
• Oversee implementation of curricular innovations, including new requirements and programs.
• Direct and oversee administrative processes for the evaluation of instruction, analyze and present evaluation data to deans and academic program chairs with recommendations for resolving issues.
• Direct staff and support services in the Faculty and Academic Affairs Offices, and maintain oversight of departmental budget.
• Plan, manage and implement onboarding and orientation for new faculty, introducing them to Gallatin resources for administrative processes, teaching, and research support.

• Required
  
  Education:
  
  Bachelor’s Degree
• Preferred Education: Master’s Degree
• Required Experience: 10+ years of progressively responsible managerial experience in academic administration or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Must have experience supervising and developing and overseeing the implementation of policies and practices in an academic and/or nonprofit environment.
• Required Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:
  • Excellent interpersonal, analytical, oral and written communication skills.
  • Knowledge of Access and/or other database applications.
  • Ability to interact with all levels of faculty and staff.
  • Excellent planning, management, analytical and problem‑solving skills.

NYU Gallatin provides a distinctive liberal arts education for a diverse student body. Our faculty foster passionate intellectual commitments from learners and prepare them for a world in which managing knowledge is key to success. Guided by the philosophy that self-directed learning is the key goal, the faculty seek to cultivate an environment conducive to intellectual exploration across traditional academic disciplines, and they insist on active student engagement in developing the direction of their own education.

Our highly specialized and deeply engaged advisers guide students in their intellectual explorations toward an interdisciplinary approach to problem solving.

In compliance with NYC’s Pay Transparency Act, the annual base salary range for this position is USD $ to USD $. New York University considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as, market and organizational considerations when extending an offer. This pay range represents base pay only and excludes any additional items such as incentives, bonuses, clinical compensation, or other items.

NYU aims to be among the greenest urban campuses in the country and carbon neutral by 2040. Learn more /nyugreen. NYU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to a policy of equal treatment and opportunity in every aspect of its recruitment and hiring process without regard to age, alienage, caregiver status, childbirth, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, domestic violence victim status, ethnicity, familial status, gender and/or gender identity or expression, marital status, military status, national origin, parental status, partnership status, predisposing genetic characteristics, pregnancy, race, religion, reproductive health decision making, sex, sexual orientation, unemployment status, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis.

All interested persons are encouraged to apply at all levels.