Senior Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs

About the role

The City University of New York Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy (CUNY SPH) seeks a dynamic Senior Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs to serve as the School's Chief Academic Officer. CUNY SPH is committed to excellence in teaching, research, and service, and works toward creating a healthier New York City, healthier populations across the globe, and a healthier planet.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic expansion of academic programs and partnerships — including in-person, online, and 4+1 formats, and the development of an undergraduate public health program — in response to evolving educational and workforce needs at the local, national, and international levels.
• Support and advance faculty success in teaching innovation, community-centered research, and service, cultivating an environment of sustained engagement and development.
• Manage the Office of Academic Affairs, including academic development and scheduling online learning, accreditation and reporting, and library services.
• Collaborate with the Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Alumni Relations to assure high-quality, student-centered, comprehensive services, including academic advisement, academic support, enrollment and retention management and support, financial aid, career services, and supporting student and alumni resources and activities.
• Collaborate with the Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs to develop meaningful assessment methodologies to evaluate teaching, learning, course, and program effectiveness.
• Seek and pursue external funding opportunities for educational scholarships and educational research programs.
• Collaborate with the communications and marketing team to strategically grow and market the School's multimodal programs.
• Assume a leadership or ex-officio role in shared governance in various school committees.
• Assist the Dean in other duties, as assigned.

Qualifications

• A minimum of a Bachelor's degree and eight years' related experience.
• A doctoral degree in public health or a related field is preferred.
• Demonstrated leadership experience in academic settings in positions of increasing responsibility, including evidence of leading fiscal and resources allocation, strategic planning, faculty and staff development, and other academic functions in graduate education.
• A distinguished career that demonstrates academic excellence and innovation in teaching, scholarship, and community collaboration service, meriting appointment at the rank of professor in one of the school's academic departments.
• A commitment to the public higher education tenets of equity, diversity, multiculturalism, in an inclusive environment conducive to student, faculty, and staff success.
• Experience mentoring faculty at all career stages.
• Evidence of academic experience using data-informed decision-making, evaluation, and continuous quality improvement.
• Excellent written, oral communication and conflict management skills with a leadership style that is collaborative, empowering, and inclusive.
• Experience of a leadership role in starting a new academic degree or certificate granting program.