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New York University

Assistant Director of Academic and Faculty Affairs - Liberal Studies

🇺🇸 New York, NY

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $75K - $80K

💻 Operations

🗓️ July 8th, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

New York University is hiring an Assistant Director of Academic and Faculty Affairs for Liberal Studies. This role involves managing course scheduling, faculty teaching assignments, and offering administrative support for over 600 classes annually while advising faculty and supervising staff within both Liberal Studies and Global Liberal Studies programs.

Highlights

  • Manage course scheduling and faculty teaching assignments across multiple academic terms.
  • Provide administrative support for approximately 2,600 undergraduate students and 600+ classes yearly.
  • Assess course demand trends and determine adjunct staffing needs each semester.
  • Collaborate on adjunct hiring and recommend new academic policies and procedures.
  • Advise faculty on policies, procedures, and curriculum; resolve administrative issues.
  • Supervise two staff members.
  • Proficient in MS Office Suite, Google Docs, social media platforms, data-imaging, and sound processing software.
  • Requires Bachelor's degree with preferred Master's degree in a related field.
  • Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience including administrative planning and staff supervision; higher education background preferred.
  • Annual base salary range from $74,520 to $80,000.

Assistant Director of Academic and Faculty Affairs - Liberal Studies Full Description

Position Summary: 
Liberal Studies is seeking a dynamic Assistant Director to join Academic and Faculty Affairs. This individual will manage course scheduling decisions and provide year-round administrative support for all classes in both Liberal Studies(LS) and Global Liberal Studies(GLS), including determination of faculty teaching assignments and the number and type of each course to offer. Impacts approximately 2,600 LS undergraduates enrolled in 600+ classes per academic year (including fall, spring, summer, and J-term), in both the 2-year Core Program and 4-year GLS B.A. Program. Assess course offering demands and trends via review of faculty teaching loads and course enrollment; determine areas of need for adjunct hiring by reviewing staffing and curricular offerings each semester, including summer; collaborate with Associate Director of Academic and Faculty Affairs to facilitate adjunct hiring. Identify and recommend new academic policies and procedures. Advise faculty on policies, procedures, and curriculum and resolve administrative issues. Supervise two employees. Qualifications: 
Required Education:
Bachelor's Degree

Preferred Education:
Master's Degree in an appropriate field.

Required Experience:
3+ years relevant experience including planning and implementing administrative activities and staff supervision or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Preferred Experience:
Experience in higher education working with faculty.

Required Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:
Ability to provide advice, creatively resolve problems, and interact with individuals at all levels in an academic setting. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Solid knowledge of MS Office Suite and other composition/file sharing tools (i.e. Google Docs, etc.), social media platforms, data-imaging and sound processing software. Additional Information: 
In compliance with NYC's Pay Transparency Act, the annual base salary range for this position is USD $74,520.00 to USD $80,000.00. New York University considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as, market and organizational considerations when extending an offer. This pay range represents base pay only and excludes any additional items such as incentives, bonuses, clinical compensation, or other items. 

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