Dean, Leon Hess Business School
West Long Branch, Monmouth County, New Jersey, 07764, USA
Listed on 2026-06-23
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Education / Teaching
University Professor, Education Administration, Academic -
Management
Education Administration
Dean, Leon Hess Business School
Job Category:
Academic Leadership
Requisition Number: DEANL
001235
Posted:
May 27, 2026
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Monmouth University Main Campus, West Long Branch, NJ (On-site)
Rate: $200,000 USD per year
Final date to receive applications: September 15, 2026 (full consideration). The position remains open until filled.
Monmouth University seeks a visionary, collaborative and innovative leader who will serve as the next Dean of the Leon Hess Business School, with an anticipated start date of Fall 2027.
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 an academic business discipline, a distinguished record of scholarly 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 successful accreditation processes.
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 Leon Hess Business School is AACSB accredited.
The Dean oversees four departments:
Accounting;
Economics, Finance, and Real Estate;
Management and Leadership; and Marketing and International Business. They also oversee the Kislak Real Estate Institute and Monmouth University's Center for Entrepreneurship.
The Leon Hess Business School's programs include business administration with concentrations in accounting, economics, finance, international business, management and leadership, marketing, marketing and management, and real estate. Qualified students also have the option of enrolling in a five-year program in which they can earn both their B.S. and M.B.A.
This is an in‑person, on‑campus, non‑remote position.
Additional Application Material Required- Resume or Curriculum Vitae
- Cover Letter
- Contact Information for Three Professional References
- Up to Three Letters of Recommendation
- Unofficial Transcripts
- Ph.D. or other doctoral degree in one of the School's disciplines or a related field.
- A minimum of five (5) years of demonstrated successful progressive administrative experience in higher education with experience leading undergraduate and graduate programs.
- A distinguished record of academic accomplishments, including effective teaching, scholarly activity, and service at a level consistent with the appointment to rank of Professor with tenure.
- Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills.
- Ability to treat confidential and sensitive information appropriately.
- Strong background, knowledge of, or experience in AACSB accreditation and requirements of AACSB Accredited institutions, along with either having a degree from or having held a full‑time position in an AACSB accredited school.
- Experience in mentoring and supporting faculty and students. Experience with undergraduate and graduate program development, assessment, and support faculty development of skills directly relating to accreditation standards.
- Strong financial and budgetary experience.
- Successful experience in securing external funding through grants, cultivating donor relationships, and fundraising.
- Effective and collegial work experience with other leaders from a range of academic disciplines.
- Experience with interdisciplinary and cross‑school, collaborative program building.
- Experience with oversight of academic institutes.
- Evidence of fostering community engagement and outreach.
- Awareness of the changing dynamics of national trends in business related fields.
- Commitment to student professional development and career success.
- Abi…
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