Senior Assistant Dean, Graduate Education

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, prescription drug, and dental

Paid vacation, holidays and leave

Competitive retirement benefits

Educational benefits

Life insurance coverage

Employee discount programs

Job summary

Rutgers University – Newark, an urban public research university, is seeking an Assistant Dean III to support the office of Academic Programs at Rutgers Business School in Newark. You will provide reliable graduate advising, manage student records, and help guide students toward timely degree completion.

The role requires communicating with program directors and campus partners, participating in orientations and events, and occasional travel between campuses.

Qualifications

• Masters degree with a minimum of three years of administrative or student advising in an academic setting, or a combination of a Bachelor’s degree and five years of experience in college‑level academic advising, student services or a closely related field, preferably in a large university setting.
• Experience assessing learning outcomes, student programming, and retention and outreach efforts.
• A dynamic and engaging personality, excellent communication skills, personal flexibility, ability to prioritize multiple tasks and meet deadlines, and experience establishing and maintaining effective working relationships in a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Provides reliable and timely academic advising to graduate students at Rutgers Business School ( RBS ).
• Manages and maintains student records, to support scholastic standing reviews.
• Resolves complex issues regarding graduation requirements.
• Interacts professionally and compassionately with all graduate students, as well as their parents/guardians.
• Establishes effective working relationships with Graduate Program Directors, Coordinators, and the RBS departments and other campus partners on issues pertaining to academic policies and student advising.
• Participates in university‑wide and school‑wide duties and functions such as new student orientations and onboarding, commencement, graduation convocation, student engagement, recruitment and other special programs or events.

Education

Masters degree with a minimum of three years of administrative or student advising in an academic setting, or a combination of a Bachelor’s degree and five years of experience in college‑level academic advising, student services or a closely related field, preferably in a large university setting.

Job description

Rutgers University – Newark, an urban public research university, is seeking an Assistant Dean III to support the office of Academic Programs at Rutgers Business School in Newark. You will provide reliable graduate advising, manage student records, and help guide students toward timely degree completion.

The role requires communicating with program directors and campus partners, participating in orientations and events, and occasional travel between campuses.