Assistant Dean III

Rutgers University; Newark (NJ); Hybrid; USD 78,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Rutgers University is seeking an Assistant Dean III to advise graduate students at Rutgers Business School, Newark and New Brunswick. The role reports to an Assistant Dean II in the Office of Academic Programs and supports orientation, commencement, and recruitment.

This position combines one-on-one advising with student record management, policy guidance, and collaboration with program directors and campus partners.

Qualifications

• Master's degree with at least three years of administrative or student advising experience.
• Alternatively, a bachelor's degree with five years of college-level advising or student services experience.
• Experience with learning outcomes assessment, student programming, and retention efforts.
• Familiarity with Rutgers curricula and student information systems preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide timely academic advising to graduate students and interact with students and families.
• Maintain student records to support scholastic reviews and graduation requirements.
• Collaborate with program directors and campus partners on academic policy and advising issues.
• Support orientation, commencement, and other school-wide events.
• Travel between Newark and New Brunswick campuses as needed.

Skills

Advising experience

Student records management

Communication with students/parents

Event support

Education

Master's degree

Bachelor's degree

Tools

DN

IMS

MS Office

Canvas

Salesforce

Job description

Rutgers University is hiring an Assistant Dean III to advise graduate students at Rutgers Business School, which serves more than 10,000 students across its Newark and New Brunswick campuses. The role reports to an Assistant Dean II in the school's Office of Academic Programs and is part of RBS Graduate Education. It combines one-on-one advising and student record management with support for orientation, commencement, recruitment, and other student events.

Highlights

• Provide timely academic advising to graduate students at Rutgers Business School, interacting compassionately with students as well as their parents and guardians.
• Maintain student records to support scholastic standing reviews, and resolve complex questions about graduation requirements.
• Build working relationships with Graduate Program Directors, coordinators, RBS departments, and other campus partners on academic policy and student advising issues.
• Take part in school-wide and university-wide events such as new student orientation and onboarding, commencement, graduation convocation, student engagement, and recruitment.
• Travel between the Newark and New Brunswick campuses as needed, and use DN, IMS, MS Office, Canvas, and Salesforce daily, along with social media platforms to communicate with students.
• Master's degree with at least three years of administrative or student advising experience in an academic setting, or a bachelor's degree with five years of college-level academic advising or student services experience, preferably at a large university.
• Experience assessing learning outcomes, student programming, and retention and outreach efforts, and working with both domestic and international students.
• Knowledge of the business curricula and degree requirements, and of Rutgers' student information systems, is preferred.
• Salary range of $77,919 to $114,989, in a full-time, 12-month staff role with a 37.5-hour week that may be eligible for hybrid work.