Dean School of Nursing and Health Studies
West Long Branch, Monmouth County, New Jersey, 07764, USA
Listed on 2026-01-12
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Education / Teaching
University Professor, Academic, Education Administration
Location: West Long Branch
Dean of the School of Nursing and Health Studies
Job Category:
Academic Leadership |
Requisition Number: DEANO
001208 | Posted:
September 25, 2025 | Full Time | On-site | Rate: $190,000 USD per year
Monmouth University Main Campus, West Long Branch, NJ
Position OverviewMonmouth University seeks a visionary, collaborative and innovative leader to serve as the next Dean of the Marjorie K. Unterberg School of Nursing and Health Studies, with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2026. Applications received by November 1, 2025 will receive full consideration. The Dean provides overall leadership for the school and reports directly to the Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs.
The ideal candidate will possess an earned doctorate in a health‑related academic discipline; a distinguished record of academic achievement including effective teaching in higher education (undergraduate and graduate), scholarly activity and service at a level consistent with the appointment to rank of Professor with tenure; demonstrated successful progressive administrative experience in higher education; and experience in accreditation processes, state certification rules, regulations, and codes.
The Dean provides fiscal management and advances department and programmatic initiatives, research, curricular innovations, and other activities. The Dean facilitates efforts to recruit, develop and retain diverse and highly qualified faculty, and makes recommendations on hiring, tenure, promotion, and faculty reappointment. The Dean will also maintain accreditation standards, requirements, and reporting for all programs.
The Marjorie K. Unterberg School of Nursing and Health Studies offers programs in nursing, health and physical education, physician assistant, occupational therapy.
Application DetailsThis is an in‑person, on‑campus, non‑remote position. For additional information about the school and its programs, please refer to the Marjorie K. Unterberg School of Nursing and Health Studies webpage.
Required DocumentsThe Diversity Statement should briefly describe your past efforts and future plans to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion. Your statement should demonstrate an understanding of the barriers facing women, people of color, students, and community members with disabilities, LBGTQIA+, and other members of groups underrepresented and/or marginalized in medical/health careers, along with understanding Monmouth University’s mission to meet the educational needs of our diverse student population.
We recognize that some faculty candidates may not have substantial past activities in this domain. In such cases, we recommend focusing on your future plans.
- Articulate and advocate the mission and goals of the School of Nursing and Health Studies;
Provide strategic leadership of the School. - Represent the School to internal and external constituents. Take an active role in collaborating and promoting nursing and health science education with appropriate state and private agencies, hospitals, and educational institutions.
- Responsible for the fiscal management of the School, as well as overseeing departmental budgets.
- Provide academic leadership and oversight of academic program reviews, for accredited and non‑accredited programs, to continually evaluate and improve program quality and to ensure congruence with the University strategic plan as well as the standards prescribed by accrediting bodies of the respective accredited programs.
- Lead and perform oversight of curriculum innovation and excellence in nursing and health science programs;
Oversee the quality of the general education curriculum delivered by the School; and Oversee the scheduling of classes for undergraduate and graduate programs within the School. - Working with Graduate Studies, the Dean provides leadership in developing innovative graduate degree and certified programs in traditional and non‑traditional delivery modes that meet the needs of…
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