Dean of Engineering — Lead Innovation & Alumni Impact

The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art; New York (NY); On-site; USD 340,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art seeks a Dean for The Albert Nerken School of Engineering. Reporting to the President, the Dean will lead a collegial senior team and guide the school toward the 2028 goal of full-tuition scholarships for undergraduates.

The Dean will champion undergraduate education, cultivate philanthropy, and advance interdisciplinary collaborations with Cooper Union’s architecture, art, and humanities faculties.

Qualifications

• An inspirational leader with exceptional communication skills and an aptitude for listening and consensus building.
• A desire to support undergraduate education through the exploration of novel paradigms.
• An exceptional record of undergraduate teaching and mentoring.
• A strong record of responsible budget development and fiscal management.
• Experience in building and maintaining alumni engagement.
• Proven capabilities in developing opportunities and new initiatives in engineering research and interdisciplinary collaborations both internally and externally.
• Exposure to ABET accreditation.
• Significant experience in building community and corporate relationships.
• The Dean should possess an earned PhD, or equivalent terminal degree(s) in a field related to the School, and possess a record of recognized achievement in teaching, research and service that would warrant appointment as a Full Professor.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the President and Board to build an entrepreneurial fundraising mechanism for the School that enhances its connection with, and energizes, alumni and industry;
• Partner with the President and the Deans of architecture, art and the Faculty of humanities and social sciences to craft and implement a strategic plan that will guide Cooper Union into the future;
• Engage and interact regularly with students, faculty and staff, with the option of teaching one course per semester;
• Lead, mentor and advise the faculty, and interact with campuswide and faculty committees;
• Carry out yearly reappointment reviews, provide evaluation of candidates for promotion and tenure and provide opportunities for faculty and staff professional development;
• Explore and promote a wide variety of student learning environments that support and sustain the School’s mission;
• Work with members of the Academic Leadership Team to identify and support potential interdisciplinary collaborations, both among the engineering, science, and mathematics disciplines and with Cooper Union’s exceptional Schools of architecture, art, and the Faculty of humanities and social sciences;
• Develop and facilitate professional partnerships with external institutions that have deep relevance to the academic and social mission of the School in the New York metropolitan area, nationally, and internationally to advance and sustain the School’s mission;
• Engage in open dialogues that promote inclusion, consensus and the respect of a breadth of ideas.

Skills

Inspirational leadership

Excellent communication

Undergraduate teaching

Budgeting and fiscal management

Alumni engagement

Fundraising and development

ABET accreditation experience

Community and corporate relations

Interdisciplinary collaborations

Education

PhD or equivalent terminal degree

Job description

The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art seeks a Dean for The Albert Nerken School of Engineering. Reporting to the President, the Dean will lead a collegial senior team and guide the school toward the 2028 goal of full-tuition scholarships for undergraduates.

The Dean will champion undergraduate education, cultivate philanthropy, and advance interdisciplinary collaborations with Cooper Union’s architecture, art, and humanities faculties.