Strategic Lead, Doctoral Affairs & Academic Initiatives

New York University; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

New York University seeks an Associate Director to lead doctoral affairs initiatives, expand PhD alumni engagement, and build centralized data systems to support strategic planning.

You will collaborate with school leaders, manage programs like NYU PhD Live!, and develop dashboards and reports using Python/Tableau while guiding staff.

Hybrid work arrangement in NYC with emphasis on data-driven decision making and cross-campus collaboration, reporting to the Vice Provost.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field required.
• Master's degree preferred.
• 5+ years administering academic and/or research programs and events with data/publication experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead growth of doctoral affairs initiatives and alumni engagement.
• Build integrated data systems and interactive PhD dashboards.
• Collaborate with central Provost and school leaders across NYU.
• Mentor staff and oversee programs, events, and budgets.

Skills

Executive communication

Project management

Data-driven decision making

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Python

SQL

R

Tableau

LLM APIs

Job description

New York University seeks an Associate Director to lead doctoral affairs initiatives, expand PhD alumni engagement, and build centralized data systems to support strategic planning.

You will collaborate with school leaders, manage programs like NYU PhD Live!, and develop dashboards and reports using Python/Tableau while guiding staff.

Hybrid work arrangement in NYC with emphasis on data-driven decision making and cross-campus collaboration, reporting to the Vice Provost.