Associate Dean, School of Education

Position Details

The School of Education (SOE) at Lehman College seeks an Associate Dean to provide leadership and management to the School and the Dean’s Office. The Associate Dean will report to the Dean of SOE and serve as a key member of the School’s senior management team, acting as a liaison between the SOE academic departments and units and the Dean’s office.

The Associate Dean supports the Dean with day‑to‑day functions of the School, including efforts across the school to develop strategic planning, quality assurance and accreditation processes, outreach and budget development and management. The Associate Dean will also help oversee scheduling, personnel and academic matters and represent the Dean’s office on school and college‑wide committees. This is not a remote position.

SOE is one of the six schools within Lehman College. The SOE reflects the mission of the college in serving the Bronx, New York City, and surrounding region as an intellectual, economic, and cultural center. As the only public higher education school of education in the Bronx, SOE embraces a vision of preparing future and in‑service educators, counselors, and school building leaders to meet the needs of an increasingly diverse student population, which represents a racial, ethnic, cultural, and linguistic spectrum that remains one of the strengths of our state and community.

SOE is organized in three departments:
Early Childhood and Childhood Education (ECCE);
Counseling, Leadership, Literacy, and Special Education (CLLSE); and Middle and High School Education (MHSE). SOE offers initial preparation, advanced preparation programs in Literacy Studies, Mental Health and Educational Leadership, including a doctorate in Organizational Leadership. SOE is also home to one center and two institutes:
The Bronx Institute, The Center for School‑College Collaboratives, and The Institute for Literacy Studies, all of which conduct research and action projects in partnership with schools.

The Associate Dean will represent the SOE when the Dean is away and support the Dean in managing all academic, accreditation and curricular affairs in collaboration with department chairs and programs coordinators. This includes oversight of educator, leadership, and counselor preparation programs, liaison with liberal arts and sciences faculty for collaborative programs, collaboration with school partners at other agencies and institutions, and support of administrative operations and student success.

• Co‑lead and co‑manage the school’s strategic planning process, in some cases share frameworks and recommendations for planning
• Provide leadership and oversight for all national and state accreditation activities, including Title II and annual accreditation reporting
• Supervise the Director of Assessment, Accreditation, and Compliance to ensure effective coordination of compliance, assessment, data gathering protocols and continuous improvement efforts
• Oversee the review of undergraduate and graduate curriculum change proposals from initiation through final approval, and advise academic departments on curriculum development, revision, and related matters
• Serve on the Schools Executive Committee, chair the SOE Educator Preparation Policy Council and co‑chair the Quality Assurance Committee
• Collaborate with faculty and staff in developing student success events such as workshops, symposia, and specialized advisement
• Assist the Dean in personnel matters, including assessment of potential new faculty and make recommendations regarding current faculty tenure and promotion, and professional development activities for faculty
• Cultivate and help manage new academic, advisement, and scholarship programs, including collaborations with CUNY Central, Office of Academic Affairs, NYC Public Schools, and NYSED
• Serve as a liaison with the admissions, marketing, and alumni affairs offices to develop up‑to‑date print and media materials, review the SOE website, and implement outreach plans for enrollment growth
• Serve as a liaison with schools in the region to build partnerships for sponsored programs and professional…